Job prospects Newspaper Reporter in Manitoba
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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Journalists (NOC 51113) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
Several 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 Manitoba:

Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Journalists mainly work in the following sectors:
- Information and cultural industries (NAICS 51): 82%
- Arts, entertainment and recreation (NAICS 71): 8%
- Universities (NAICS 6113): 5%
The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 88% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 13% compared to 19% for all occupations
77% of journalists work all year, while 23% 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 46 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
18% of journalists are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 60% compared to 53% for all occupations
- Women: 40% compared to 47% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: 10% compared to 31% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 25% compared to 17% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 45% compared to 20% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 15% compared to 8% for all occupations

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