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Job market forecasts

Employment prospects and the latest job market statistics provide a snapshot of the province’s labour force and future outlook.

Overview

The Outlooks use factors such as economic and occupational outlook, demographics and education to forecast future demand for occupations and supply of workers in Alberta.

These Outlooks are a useful tool for:

  • Alberta government and other levels of government
  • industry associations
  • employers
  • post-secondary institutions
  • Albertans looking to make training and career decisions

Use the Alberta labour market information subscription service to receive timely updates, forecasts and reports directly to your inbox.

Alberta’s Occupational Outlook

Government releases the Alberta Occupational Outlook every 2 years to predict 10 years of job shortages and surpluses.

We expect a mixed outlook for Alberta’s labour market by 2033, with potential shortages in specific occupations, countered by surpluses in others. The Occupational Outlook does not consider or reflect policy changes.

The following are a few of the occupations with a forecasted labour shortage of more than 4,000 workers by 2033:

  • registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
  • nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
  • computer systems developers and programmers
  • information systems specialists
  • licensed practical nurses
  • paramedical occupations
  • electricians (except industrial and power system)
  • material handlers
  • professional occupations in business management consulting
  • software developers and programmers

Alberta’s occupational outlook: educational attainment

Alberta’s occupational outlook: educational attainment forecasts the number of graduates across 8 major fields of study for different levels of schooling for Alberta’s population.

Alberta’s occupational outlook: Indigenous, visible minorities and people with disabilities

Alberta’s occupational outlook: Indigenous, visible minorities and people with disabilities looks at the projected population sizes for the 3 sub-groups of Albertans by age and gender, as well as the Alberta population as a whole.

Oil Sands labour demands

The Oil Sands Construction, Maintenance and Operations Labour Demand Outlook to 2023 report was developed to provide accurate labour market information about workforce requirements for construction and oil sands jobs over the near-future.

Regional Occupational Demand Outlook

Current labour market information is essential to career practitioners, employers, teachers and students. This forecast highlights 140 occupations and how they are expected to grow over a 5-year period.

The report’s information is organized by occupation and by year, outlining:

  1. the number of jobs in each occupation
  2. the percentage of projected growth from 2021 through to 2025
  3. the percentage of the labour market they account for

For each occupational category, there are 3 lines of information:

  1. number of people within that occupation:
    • very large occupation groups are considered to be 10,000 people or more
    • large is 5,000 to 10,000
    • moderate is 1,000 to 5,000
    • small is 500 to 1,000
    • occupation groups less than 500 people are considered to be very small
  2. per cent change, reflecting the annual average growth projected for each occupation
  3. percentage share in the labour market that the particular occupation accounts for

Regional occupational forecasts 2021-2025

Short-Term Employment Forecast

The Short-Term Employment Forecast (STEF) provides a three-year overview of occupations expected to be in-demand during that period.

This forecast examines 516 occupations and ranks their demand prospects into these categories:

  • high demand
  • moderately high demand
  • medium demand
  • low demand

STEF does not show potential labour shortages. It only examines occupations expected to be in demand.

STEF helps bridge the gap between what is happening now in Alberta’s economy and the government’s 10-year, long-term labour forecast, the Occupational Demand and Supply Outlook 2021-30.

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