Chart 2
Distribution of workers with and without disabilities by industry, 2024

Health care and social assistance Retail trade Professional, scientific and technical services Educational services Public administration Manufacturing Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing Construction Accommodation and food services Transportation and warehousing Information, culture and recreation Other services Business, building and other support services Wholesale trade 0 5 10 15 20 distribution of employment (%) Workers without disabilitiesWorkers without disabilities Workers with disabilitiesWorkers with disabilities
Note(s):
Estimates for agriculture, natural resources and utilities have been excluded to improve the readability of the chart. Each of these industries accounted for less than 3% of workers with disabilities in 2024.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), Canadian Income Survey (5200) and Labour Market and Socio-economic Indicators (5377), custom tabulation.

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This is a bar clustered chart.

Distribution of workers with and without disabilities by industry, 2024, distribution of employment (%)
  Workers without disabilities Workers with disabilities
Health care and social assistance 13.1 15.7
Retail trade 10.0 11.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 10.3 9.1
Educational services 7.1 8.6
Public administration 5.6 7.6
Manufacturing 8.9 7.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.6 6.0
Construction 8.1 5.9
Accommodation and food services 5.7 5.0
Transportation and warehousing 5.1 4.9
Information, culture and recreation 4.0 4.5
Other services 3.7 4.1
Business, building and other support services 3.5 3.4
Wholesale trade 3.7 3.0
Note(s):
Estimates for agriculture, natural resources and utilities have been excluded to improve the readability of the chart. Each of these industries accounted for less than 3% of workers with disabilities in 2024.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), Canadian Income Survey (5200) and Labour Market and Socio-economic Indicators (5377), custom tabulation.
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