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Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island
These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.
Prospects over the next 3 years
The employment outlook will be moderate for Journalists (NOC 51113) in Prince Edward Island for the 2024-2026 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Journalists in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Journalists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 77%
- Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 23%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 83% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 17% compared to 16% for all occupations
- 57% of journalists work all year, while 42% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 44 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
- 13% of journalists are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 53% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 47% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 13% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 38% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 25% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 19% compared to 8% for all occupations
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