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Employment by industry and sex
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| 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number employed | |||
| Both sexes | Men | Women | |
| thousands | |||
| All industries | 17,306.2 | 9,085.1 | 8,221.1 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,804.9 | 2,969.8 | 835.1 |
| Agriculture | 305.6 | 215.5 | 90.1 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas1 | 337.2 | 275.7 | 61.5 |
| Utilities | 139.8 | 105.2 | 34.6 |
| Construction | 1,262.2 | 1,121.4 | 140.8 |
| Manufacturing | 1,760.2 | 1,252.1 | 508.1 |
| Services-producing sector | 13,501.3 | 6,115.3 | 7,386.1 |
| Trade | 2,669.9 | 1,369.8 | 1,300.2 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 843.4 | 640.6 | 202.8 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 1,083.4 | 472.6 | 610.8 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,309.2 | 757.6 | 551.6 |
| Business, building and other support services2 | 677.0 | 378.4 | 298.6 |
| Educational services | 1,219.4 | 415.7 | 803.7 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,091.5 | 371.9 | 1,719.6 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 784.2 | 428.0 | 356.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,093.4 | 455.5 | 637.9 |
| Other services | 758.7 | 351.7 | 407.0 |
| Public administration | 971.2 | 473.6 | 497.6 |
| 1. Also referred to as Natural resources. 2. Formerly Management of companies, administrative and other support services. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0008. Last Modified: 2012-01-06. | |||
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