Job prospects Economist in Alberta

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Job opportunities in Alberta

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be limited for Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts (NOC 41401) in Alberta for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few 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 Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts in Alberta:

• Approximately 1,950 people work in this occupation.
• Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Monetary Authorities - central bank and securities, commodity contracts and other intermediation and related activities (NAICS 521, 522, 523): 20%
  • Oil and gas extraction (NAICS 211): 11%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 10%
  • Other professional, scientific and technical services (NAICS 5414, 5416-5419): 9%
  • Utilities (NAICS 22): 6%
• 79% of economists and economic policy researchers and analysts work all year, while 21% work only part of the year, compared to 61% and 39% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 47 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• 7% of economists and economic policy researchers and analysts are self-employed compared to an average of 15% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 59% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 41% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 6% compared to 28% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 12% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 38% compared to 21% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 41% compared to 9% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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