Job prospects Stair Builder-carpenter in the Southwest Region

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as "Carpenters" in the Southwest Region or across Canada.

Current and future job prospects

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 28, 2026. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Recent trends from the past 3 years

Balanced

Over the past few years (2023-2025), the labour market was balanced for Carpenters in the Southwest Region. The number of job openings was about the same as the number of workers available in this occupation.

Source Labour Market Information | Recent Trends Methodology

Job outlook over the next 3 years

Moderate

The employment outlook will be Moderate for carpenters (NOC 72310) in the Southwest region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

Here are some key facts about carpenters in the Southwest region:

  • Approximately 630 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
  • Carpenters mainly work in the following sectors:
    • Construction (NAICS 23): 92%

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

Find out what will be the job prospects for Carpenters across Canada over the next 10 years, from 2022 to 2031.

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