Canadian job vacancies by sector, Oct. 2024

Jobs relating to health care and social assistance had both the most vacancies and the highest vacancy rate in the latest data. Food service and retail jobs also showed high vacancy totals.

Table with 3 columns and 20 rows. Currently displaying rows 1 to 8. Including 1 sticky rows. Sorted descending by column "Job vacancies "
Health care and social assistance5.1%
129,595
Accommodation and food services4.1%
57,110
Retail trade2.8%
56,940
Professional, scientific and technical services3.1%
38,900
Construction3.0%
38,285
Manufacturing2.1%
33,355
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services3.4%
29,840
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting3.5%
9,865