Economist
Core
Conduct economic and workforce analysis to support Canada's digital transformation and strengthen workforce competitiveness.
Role type
Economist (Labour Market & Economic Research)
Builds
Labour market intelligence, economic forecasts, policy research, and workforce development initiatives for government and industry.
Domain
Public sector / Government / Digital Economy / Labour Economics
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Economic research, labour market analysis, economic forecasting, input-output modelling, data analytics, Python, R, SAS, Tableau, Power BI, data cleaning, literature reviews, stakeholder collaboration
Preferred skills
Bilingualism (English/French), experience with equity-deserving groups, familiarity with labour market information frameworks, occupational classification systems
Technologies
Python, R, SAS, Tableau, Power BI, input-output models
Responsibilities
Execute research methodologies for labour market outlook reports; Contribute to quarterly economic briefs; Support development of labour market information dashboards; Collaborate with provincial/territorial partners; Conduct literature reviews and jurisdictional scans; Analyze impact of emerging technologies on skills demand; Examine employment, wages, and productivity; Contribute to economic forecasting and modelling; Collect and manage complex datasets; Produce research papers and sector briefs.
