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Employment by industry

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
  thousands
All industries 14,909.7 15,076.8 15,411.8 15,746.0 16,020.5
Goods-producing sector 3,867.8 3,862.5 3,942.6 3,986.1 4,029.6
Agriculture 372.6 328.6 330.0 339.5 334.3
Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 283.0 293.1 272.0 289.7 297.8
Utilities 116.4 123.0 131.5 131.5 131.4
Construction 815.6 843.3 882.8 931.4 983.7
Manufacturing 2,280.2 2,274.5 2,326.2 2,294.0 2,282.4
Services-producing sector 11,041.9 11,214.2 11,469.3 11,759.9 11,990.8
Trade 2,318.1 2,383.6 2,430.0 2,460.7 2,501.8
Transportation and warehousing 779.8 773.2 756.2 766.8 800.5
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 867.0 874.5 895.6 936.2 983.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 945.9 987.0 993.3 999.5 1,022.6
Business, building and other support services1 546.2 555.3 591.4 612.2 628.1
Educational services 974.8 966.2 1,015.9 1,050.3 1,055.0
Health care and social assistance 1,526.4 1,542.1 1,607.0 1,684.3 1,750.0
Information, culture and recreation 665.5 707.2 704.8 704.5 720.9
Accommodation and food services 960.6 976.0 1,003.9 1,022.3 1,011.7
Other services 695.8 682.7 693.2 707.9 695.9
Public administration 761.7 766.4 778.0 815.2 820.6
1. Formerly Management of companies, administrative and other support services.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 282-0008 and Catalogue no. 71F0004XCB.
Last modified: 2005-01-14.

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