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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Underground production and development miners" in the West Coast–Northern Peninsula–Labrador Region or across Canada.
Current and future job prospects
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Recent trends from the past 3 years
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 Methodology
Job outlook over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Underground production and development miners (NOC 83100) in the West Coast - Northern Peninsula - Labrador region for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- Not many 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 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%
Job prospects elsewhere in Canada
Find out what will be the job prospects for Underground production and development miners across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.
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