Future economic problems in the Region will not be due to unemployment but rather a lack of people to work in available jobs.
A Lakehead University study concludes that the average age of the work force in Northwestern Ontario is growing at a rampant rate, which could lead to a reduction in the size of the economy.
Health and Education are some of the area’s expected to be hit hard with retirements.
Sociology Professor Chris Southcott authored the report and says at the current rate, there could be severe shortages in those sectors by 2011.
The average age for a worker in Dryden is 38.81, while Red Lake sits at 38.64.
