Job prospects Business Intelligence Analyst - Economic Research near Charlottetown (PE)

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts" near Charlottetown (PE) or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2021-2023), the labour market was balanced for Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts near Charlottetown (PE). The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

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Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts (NOC 41401) in Prince Edward Island 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts in Prince Edward Island:

  • Approximately 50 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 74%
    • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 26%
  • 83% of economists and economic policy researchers and analysts work all year, while 17% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 50 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 62% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: 38% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: n/a
    • high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: n/a
    • bachelor's degree: 62% compared to 17% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 31% compared to 8% for all occupations

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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