Job prospects Newspaper Writer in Prince Edward Island
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Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "newspaper writer" in Prince Edward Island or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Prince Edward Island

These outlooks were updated on November 29th, 2023. Learn more about outlooks.

Prospects over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be moderate for Journalists (NOC 51113) in Prince Edward Island for the 2023-2025 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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