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Employment by industry
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| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | |||||
| All industries | 16,805.6 | 17,087.4 | 16,813.1 | 17,041.0 | 17,306.2 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,975.7 | 4,013.4 | 3,724.3 | 3,740.0 | 3,804.9 |
| Agriculture | 335.0 | 323.6 | 316.1 | 300.7 | 305.6 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas1 | 341.7 | 344.6 | 317.9 | 329.4 | 337.2 |
| Utilities | 137.7 | 151.5 | 147.6 | 148.3 | 139.8 |
| Construction | 1,130.5 | 1,231.0 | 1,160.8 | 1,217.2 | 1,262.2 |
| Manufacturing | 2,030.9 | 1,962.7 | 1,781.8 | 1,744.3 | 1,760.2 |
| Services-producing sector | 12,829.9 | 13,074.0 | 13,088.8 | 13,301.0 | 13,501.3 |
| Trade | 2,673.3 | 2,684.9 | 2,652.2 | 2,677.8 | 2,669.9 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 819.7 | 848.9 | 816.2 | 805.7 | 843.4 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 1,055.8 | 1,073.6 | 1,092.1 | 1,095.7 | 1,083.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,129.9 | 1,189.3 | 1,191.9 | 1,266.7 | 1,309.2 |
| Business, building and other support services2 | 699.0 | 685.0 | 654.9 | 672.2 | 677.0 |
| Educational services | 1,179.8 | 1,186.3 | 1,188.8 | 1,217.8 | 1,219.4 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,835.4 | 1,893.0 | 1,949.2 | 2,030.7 | 2,091.5 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 776.3 | 758.4 | 769.6 | 766.0 | 784.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,073.8 | 1,080.6 | 1,056.6 | 1,058.4 | 1,093.4 |
| Other services | 721.8 | 748.3 | 787.0 | 753.5 | 758.7 |
| Public administration | 865.1 | 925.7 | 930.3 | 956.4 | 971.2 |
| 1. Also referred to as Natural resources. 2. Formerly Management of companies, administrative and other support services. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0008 and Catalogue no. 71F0004XCB. Last modified: 2012-01-06. | |||||
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