United Way Centraide Canada has released a report highlighting alarming trends in the labour force in the nonprofit care economy.

The report showcased the 140 per cent increase in vacancies in core community-care occupations since 2015 and the roughly 115,000 full-time equivalent positions social services in the country have lost annually.

Sheri Benson, the CEO for the Saskatoon area of United Way Canada, the issue requires help from everyone, not just the government or other organizations.

“In order for a community to be a great community for everyone we need to support those services.”

Benson says part of the issue is cost of living, since community nonprofit workers earn about 31 per cent less than the economy-wide average.

It’s projected that 45 per cent of jobs closely tied to nonprofit care work will face strong labour-shortage risks by 2033 if something isn’t done to deal with the issue.