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Public sector employment, seasonally adjusted, (quarterly)

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Public sector employment, seasonally adjusted, (quarterly)
(Canada)
  3rd quarter 2010 2nd quarter 2011 3rd quarter 2011 2nd quarter 2011 to 3rd quarter 2011 3rd quarter 2010 to 3rd quarter 2011
  number % change
Canada and outside Canada          
Public sector 3,613,208 3,643,254 3,631,691 -0.3 0.5
Federal general government 419,238 445,905 429,821 -3.6 2.5
Military personnel 94,943 94,091 93,728 -0.4 -1.3
Provincial and territorial general government 358,061 356,852 357,814 0.3 -0.1
Health and social service institutions, provincial and territorial 847,958 857,422 861,198 0.4 1.6
Universities, colleges, vocational and trade institutions, provincial and territorial 387,406 384,609 383,115 -0.4 -1.1
Local general government 606,798 609,693 605,848 -0.6 -0.2
Local school boards 679,505 676,878 677,606 0.1 -0.3
Government business enterprises 315,767 318,058 319,138 0.3 1.1
Federal government business enterprises 103,677 102,171 102,141 0.0 -1.5
Provincial and territorial government business enterprises 145,918 147,690 148,237 0.4 1.6

To obtain information concerning the composition of the Public Sector, consult the Public Sector Chart and for statistical classification information refer to the Financial Management System (FMS).

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