Job prospects Planner, Urban And Regional in the Northeast Region

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Over the past few years (2022-2024), there was a labour shortage for Urban and land use planners in the Northeast Region. There were more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

The employment outlook will be Moderate for urban and land use planners (NOC 21202) in the Northeast region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.

Here are some key facts about urban and land use planners in the Northeast region:

• Urban and land use planners mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 20%
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 19%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 9%
  • Primary metal manufacturing (NAICS 331): 9%
  • Professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 54): 9%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology