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Canada: Employment by Industry
 

2006

2011

% Change 2006-2010

  Thousands
ALL INDUSTRIES 16410.2 17306.2 5%
Goods-producing sector 3975.9 3804.9 -4%
Services-producing sector 12434.3 13501.3 9%
Manufacturing 2107.2 1760.2 -16%
Agriculture 346.9 305.6 -12%
Business, building and other support services 683.3 677 -1%
Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas1 334.1 337.2 1%
Trade 2616.4 2669.9 2%
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 1032.9 1083.4 5%
Educational services 1154.7 1219.4 6%
Information, culture and recreation 742.3 784.2 6%
Transportation and warehousing 794.8 843.4 6%
Accommodation and food services 1013.9 1093.4 8%
Other services 701.1 758.7 8%
Utilities 121.3 139.8 15%
Public administration 834 971.2 16%
Health care and social assistance 1779 2091.5 18%
Construction 1066.4 1262.2 18%
Professional, scientific and technical services 1082.1 1309.2 21%
1. Also referred to as Natural resources.  
Source: Statistics Canada   

 

 

Canada: Employees by Occupation (July 2011)

 

Occupation

Employees (thousands)

Sales and service occupations

3822.9

Business, finance and administrative occupations

2857.8

Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

2297.7

Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion

1224.8

Natural and applied sciences and related occupations

1142.8

Health occupations

1016.8

Management occupations

970.7

Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities

832.5

Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

432.6

Occupations unique to primary industry

358.9

Source: StatCan July 2011


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