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Employment by industry and sex
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| 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Number employed | |||
| Both sexes | Men | Women | |
| % | |||
| All industries | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Goods-producing sector | 22.0 | 32.7 | 10.2 |
| Agriculture | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.7 |
| Utilities | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Construction | 7.3 | 12.3 | 1.7 |
| Manufacturing | 10.2 | 13.8 | 6.2 |
| Services-producing sector | 78.0 | 67.3 | 89.8 |
| Trade | 15.4 | 15.1 | 15.8 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 4.9 | 7.1 | 2.5 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 6.3 | 5.2 | 7.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 7.6 | 8.3 | 6.7 |
| Business, building and other support services2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Educational services | 7.0 | 4.6 | 9.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 12.1 | 4.1 | 20.9 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| Accommodation and food services | 6.3 | 5.0 | 7.8 |
| Other services | 4.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
| Public administration | 5.6 | 5.2 | 6.1 |
| 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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