Fishermen/women in Bas-Saint-Laurent

The employment outlook will be Very limited for fishermen/women (NOC 83121) in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about fishermen/women in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region:

• Approximately 60 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Fishermen/women mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Fishing, hunting and trapping (NAICS 114): 70%
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21): 12%
  • Wood product manufacturing (NAICS 321): 11%
  • Agriculture (NAICS 111, 112, 1151, 1152): 6%