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Public sector employment, wages and salaries

  1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
  employment (persons)
Public sector 2,769,996 2,786,491 2,812,251 2,842,928 2,910,419
Government 2,508,169 2,520,387 2,545,911 2,579,027 2,638,743
   Federal general government1 328,280 335,317 351,331 359,481 366,428
   Provincial and territorial general government 336,158 339,285 340,320 336,509 349,820
   Health and social service institutions, provincial and territorial 689,762 691,158 696,446 715,054 738,531
   Universities, colleges, vocational and trade institutions, provincial and territorial 269,145 272,985 275,887 281,000 290,307
   Local general government 341,485 340,827 341,339 344,609 362,362
   Local school boards 543,340 540,815 540,587 542,374 531,293
Government business enterprises 261,827 266,104 266,340 263,901 271,676
   Federal government business enterprises 89,990 89,743 89,131 88,429 89,471
   Provincial and territorial government business enterprises 124,422 128,156 128,047 125,185 130,624
   Local government business enterprises 47,414 48,206 49,162 50,287 51,582
Note: Employment data are not in full-time equivalent and do not distinguish between full-time and part-time employees. Includes employees both in and outside of Canada.
1. Federal general government data includes reservists and full-time military personnel.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 183-0002.
Last modified: 2004-11-29.

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