Nursing assistants
Nursing assistants: demand is holding steady in the US and giving mixed signals in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.
United States: Holding
Basis: weekly + outlook agree. Personal Care & Home Health job postings +7.3% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +2.6%. Median pay: US$42,260.
Canada: Signals disagree
Basis: weekly thinning, outlook rising. Personal Care & Home Health job postings -5.0% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: +1.22 on a scale of −2 to +2.
US SOC 31-1131. Canada NOC 33102. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.