Job prospects Social Worker in the Northwest Region

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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Social workers" in the Northwest Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Labour shortage

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Social workers in the Northwest Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Social workers (NOC 41300) in the Northwest region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
Not many positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about Social workers in the Northwest region:

Approximately 770 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Social workers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 61%
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 24%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology