Just Released: B.C.'s Labour Market Outlook, 2022 Edition

Are you looking for your first job, coming back to the workforce after an absence or switching careers to achieve your professional goals? The British Columbia Labour Market Outlook, 2022 Edition can help!

The Labour Market Outlook provides British Columbians with the knowledge to make informed decisions on careers, hiring, training and education. It reflects today’s demographic and industry trends, the ongoing recovery from the pandemic and other wide-ranging economic developments that shape the modern workplace. Learn what’s expected for the supply of jobs and the skills and competencies in demand for labour in our province.

A few facts:

• Between 2022 and 2032, B.C. is expected to have 1,017,000 job openings. 
• Nearly 80 per cent of jobs will typically require workers to have post-secondary education or training.
• A little over 60 per cent of future job openings will be to replace workers leaving the labour force, mostly from retirements.

New features of the 2022 Outlook:

• More detailed reporting on the construction industry.
• An employment and occupational forecast for B.C.’s Clean Economy.
• An occupational forecast for B.C.’s Care Economy.

More resources:

• Watch the video to learn more about the Labour Market Outlook.
• Learn about high opportunity occupations that are expected to experience higher demand and offer higher pay compared to other occupations.
• Access interactive versions of the charts and tables in the Labour Market Outlook report through the Tableau Application.