Job prospects Miner in the West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador Region

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Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a labour shortage for Underground production and development miners in the West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Assessment Methodology

The employment outlook will be good for Underground production and development miners (NOC 83100) in the West Coast - Northern Peninsula - Labrador region for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Several 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 Underground production and development miners in the West Coast - Northern Peninsula - Labrador region:

• Approximately 670 people work in this occupation.
• Underground production and development miners mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Mining and quarrying (NAICS 212): 66%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211, 213): 28%
  • Other manufacturing (NAICS 313-316, 323, 325-327, 331, 334-335, 337, 339): 6%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology