Job prospects Assistant Manager - Wholesale Trade near Whitehorse (YT)

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The employment outlook will be good for Retail and wholesale trade managers (NOC 60020) in Yukon for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Many businesses in this sector are undergoing changes as they continue to adapt to changing market conditions brought on by the pandemic. Uncertainty will continue to play a role in staffing decisions in the short and medium term. Many people are expected to retire.

Here are some key facts about Retail and wholesale trade managers in Yukon:

• Approximately 400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Retail and wholesale trade managers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Wholesale and Retail Trade (NAICS 41, 44-45): more than 95%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 94% compared to 84% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 16% for all occupations
• 89% of retail and wholesale trade managers work all year, while 11% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 49 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 33% of retail and wholesale trade managers are self-employed compared to an average of 14% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 66% compared to 49% for all occupations
  • Women: 34% compared to 51% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 7% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 44% compared to 25% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 12% compared to 13% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 20% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 14% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology