Job prospects Retailer in Yukon

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Job opportunities in Yukon

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Retail and wholesale trade managers (NOC 60020) in Yukon for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Retail sales in the Yukon are estimated to grow 2.7% in 2025 and 3.4% per year on average from 2026-2030, in part due to gradually diminishing inflation and increased consumer spending in the territory (Conference Board of Canada, 2024).
• Robust population growth in the Yukon is also expected to increase consumer spending from 2024 to 2026, which may lead to increased demand for retail jobs.
• Looking beyond the forecast period, the Conference Board of Canada (2024) predicts that these occupations will be in the top 20 in terms of open positions of all occupations in the Yukon from 2024 to 2045.

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