Job prospects Journeyman/woman Carpenter in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Carpenters (NOC 72310) in Yukon for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

  • Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
  • A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
  • There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Carpenters in Yukon:

  • Approximately 450 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Carpenters mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 73%
    • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 8%
    • Finance, insurance and Real estate and rental and leasing (NAICS 52-53): 7%
  • The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
    • Full-time workers: 85% compared to 84% for all occupations
    • Part-time workers: 15% compared to 16% for all occupations
  • 41% of carpenters work all year, while 59% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 38 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
  • 42% of carpenters are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
  • The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
    • Men: 93% compared to 49% for all occupations
    • Women: 7% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
    • no high school diploma: 13% compared to 11% for all occupations
    • high school diploma or equivalent: 23% compared to 25% for all occupations
    • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 45% compared to 13% for all occupations
    • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 9% compared to 20% for all occupations
    • bachelor's degree: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
    • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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