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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Construction trades helpers and labourers (NOC 75110) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
- This occupation will benefit from major public and private construction projects scheduled in the Northwest Territories over the next few years. For example, the federal government is providing the Northwest Territories $94.5 million over five years through the Canada Community-Building Fund to support core infrastructure and housing development projects in the territory.
- Canada's interest and inflation rates started to decline in 2024, which may stimulate economic activities in the construction sector.
- Training for this occupation is available locally at Aurora College.
Here are some key facts about Construction trades helpers and labourers in Northwest Territories:
- Approximately 200 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Construction trades helpers and labourers mainly work in the following sectors:
- Construction (NAICS 23): 75%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 8%
- Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 5%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 81% compared to 88% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 19% compared to 12% for all occupations
- 44% of construction trades helpers and labourers work all year, while 56% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 34 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 95% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 5% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 47% compared to 17% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 39% compared to 26% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 5% compared to 18% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
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