Job prospects Human Resources Specialist in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region
Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Human resources professionals" in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for Human resources professionals in the Lower Mainland–Southwest Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.
Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Human resources professionals (NOC 11200) in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region for the 2023-2025 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a few 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 Human resources professionals in the Lower Mainland - Southwest region:
- Approximately 9,740 people work in this occupation.
- Human resources professionals mainly work in the following sectors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 18%
- Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 11%
- Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 9%
- Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 7%
- Educational services (NAICS 61): 7%
Job prospects elsewhere in Canada
Find out what will be the job prospects for Human resources professionals across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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