Number of job vacancies in the construction industry in Canada 2020-2024

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Fernando de Querol Cumbrera,
Jun 3, 2025

Between 2020 and 2024, job vacancies in the construction industry in Canada have fluctuated significantly. In 2022, there was a peak in the vacancy rate. That coincided with a worry about shortages of low-wage workers, which also affected the construction industry. During that period, there has been indeed an increase in the number of open positions in the construction industry, peaking at ****** open positions in April 2022. As of December 2024, it reached ******, one of the lowest recorded in the analysed time. Approximately *** percent of all occupied and vacant jobs in the construction industry were vacant. The construction occupations with most vacancies were mainly blue-collar positions.

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Number of job vacancies in the construction industry in Canada from October 2020 to December 2024

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May 2025

Region

Canada

Survey time period

October 2020 to December 2024

Special properties

Not seasonally adjusted

Supplementary notes

Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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