Job prospects Caseworker - Social Work in the South Central Region

We were not able to determine labour market conditions for Social workers in the South Central Region over the past few years (2021-2023) because of low employment levels in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

The employment outlook will be moderate for Social workers (NOC 41300) in the South Central region for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many 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 Social workers in the South Central region:

• Approximately 170 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Social workers mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Nursing and residential care facilities and social assistance (NAICS 623-624): 47%
  • Ambulatory health care services and hospitals (NAICS 621-622): 21%
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 8%
  • Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 7%
  • Other services (except public administration) (NAICS 81): 6%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology