FAQ'S

* The top 10 jobs employers are having the most difficulty filling in Canada include:

- Sales representatives
- Customer Service / Customer Support
- Engineers
- Drivers
- Mechanics
- Labourers
- Chefs/cooks
- Electricians
- Skilled Trades
- Nurses

* According to employment services firm Manpower, 41 percent of U.S. employers are having difficulty filling positions because of a lack of available talent

* so far, retailers, health care providers, educational services, accouting firms and leisure and hospitality companies have been among those industries consistently boosting their payrolls.

* In the U.S, there are more jobs than good candidates for, especially in professional jobs, from Academics to sales to accounting right through to hospitality! Teachers showed up as the #2 position on the Manpower Talent shortage survey. There's a huge demand for teachers, particularily in science and math. It has become evident the drop out rate among teachers hovers around the 50% mark.

- The talent pool is shrinking and by 2024 Canada and the U.S. will see over a million shortage of suitable workers to fill positions.