Job prospects Urban Planner in the Northeast Region

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We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Urban and land use planners in the Northeast Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

The employment outlook will be good for Urban and land use planners (NOC 21202) in the Northeast region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Urban and land use planners in the Northeast region:

• Urban and land use planners mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 24%
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 13%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 11%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 9%
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 8%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology