Job prospects Unit Clerk in Nunavut

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Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for General office support workers (NOC 14100) in Nunavut 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 several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Many sectors employ eneral office support workers in Nunavut such as finance, insurance, real estate and rental leasing, and other commercial services. Job openings for this occupation are closely tied to the overall health of Nunavut’s economy, which is expected to be strong for the next few years.

Here are some key facts about General office support workers in Nunavut:

  • Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • General office support workers mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 44%
    • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 16%
    • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): 11%
    • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 5%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 86% compared to 87% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 14% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • 70% of general office support workers work all year, while 30% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 43 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 20% compared to 51% for all occupations
    • Women: 80% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 34% compared to 37% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 22% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 11% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 15% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 6% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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