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Employment in the finance and other service industries

  1998 1999 2000
  employees1 (thousands)
All industries2 11,619.6 11,823.2 12,199.6
Finance, insurance and real estate 718.5 723.1 734.5
Finance and insurance 518.0 526.5 537.6
  Deposit accepting intermediaries 279.0 269.3 261.6
    Banks 194.4 186.4 184.6
    Trust companies 23.9 22.1 18.5
    Deposit accepting mortgage companies x x x
    Credit unions 60.0 60.2 58.3
  Consumer and business financing intermediaries 18.2 22.5 26.9
  Investment intermediaries 78.1 80.1 81.0
  Insurance (excluding agencies) 102.3 107.6 112.5
  Other financial intermediaries 40.4 47.1 55.6
Real estate operator and insurance agencies 200.6 196.6 197.0
Business services 798.6 859.5 957.4
Employment agencies and personnel suppliers 112.6 120.7 124.5
Computer and related services 112.5 137.6 163.0
Accounting and bookkeeping services 59.7 57.4 59.7
Advertising services 45.5 44.9 53.3
Architectural, engineering and other scientific and technical services 153.1 152.9 167.2
Offices of lawyers and notaries 57.3 55.2 55.3
Management consulting services 99.0 107.9 125.3
Other business services 158.8 182.8 209.1
  1998 1999 2000
  employees1 (thousands)
Educational and related services 930.9 926.5 931.7
Health and social services 1,214.5 1,216.1 1,226.2
Accommodation, food and beverage services 846.9 850.0 884.4
Accommodation services 178.7 179.3 192.3
Food and beverage services 668.2 670.7 692.1
Miscellaneous services 689.9 700.3 730.9
Amusement and recreational services 212.7 216.9 237.4
Personal services (excluding households services) 114.1 116.0 121.9
  Barber and beauty shops 53.3 52.4 55.3
  Laundries and cleaners 31.7 31.9 32.6
  Funeral services 11.6 12.3 12.9
  Other personal and household services 17.4 19.4 21.1
Membership organizations 120.0 120.2 121.1
Other services 243.1 247.2 250.4
  Other services 103.2 103.9 104.7
  Auto and trucking rental and leasing services 18.7 19.7 20.2
  Photographers 5.9 5.9 6.3
  Services to buildings and dwellings 84.9 86.4 87.4
  Travel services 30.5 31.2 31.8
Public administration 669.6 676.8 680.6
1. Excludes owners or partners of unincorporated business and professional practices, the self-employed, unpaid family workers, persons working outside Canada, military personnel and casual workers for whom a T4 is not required.
2. Excludes agriculture, fishing and trapping, private household services, religious organizations and the military.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 281-0001 and 281-0005 and Catalogue no 72-002-XPB.
Last modified: 2004-11-11.

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