Table 2.1-2
Labour force statistics — Employment by industry

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Employment by industry: Part 1
  Non-agricultural Total goods Agriculture Other primary Utilities Manufacturing Construction Total services Transportation
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  thousands
1976 9,284 3,371 464 255 110 1,861 682 6,377 563
1977 9,465 3,358 452 262 107 1,849 688 6,559 545
1978 9,786 3,420 434 276 110 1,914 685 6,801 566
1979 10,221 3,579 447 294 109 2,035 694 7,090 608
1980 10,547 3,641 437 330 119 2,080 674 7,344 626
1981 10,867 3,701 438 349 127 2,080 707 7,604 631
1982 10,502 3,379 442 297 124 1,872 644 7,564 599
1983 10,570 3,326 452 294 111 1,843 626 7,696 586
1984 10,863 3,389 438 314 109 1,920 608 7,913 604
1985 11,209 3,476 449 309 111 1,964 643 8,182 624
1986 11,542 3,571 466 294 113 2,034 664 8,438 627
1987 11,868 3,634 464 287 115 2,041 727 8,699 634
1988 12,259 3,746 451 306 123 2,100 766 8,963 656
1989 12,553 3,821 443 308 134 2,130 806 9,176 663
1990 12,647 3,749 439 304 140 2,050 816 9,337 645
1991 12,408 3,519 449 298 143 1,890 739 9,338 624
1992 12,292 3,391 439 280 144 1,814 713 9,340 610
1993 12,347 3,325 446 272 137 1,779 691 9,468 619
1994 12,622 3,398 437 286 127 1,823 725 9,661 645
1995 12,876 3,468 419 295 124 1,904 726 9,828 661
1996 13,002 3,471 418 293 124 1,924 712 9,949 673
1997 13,296 3,573 412 298 116 2,021 726 10,135 694
1998 13,627 3,667 420 294 114 2,103 736 10,380 713
1999 13,998 3,734 404 263 115 2,188 764 10,668 738
2000 14,389 3,810 371 273 116 2,242 807 10,951 773
2001 14,618 3,772 322 278 123 2,230 820 11,169 777
2002 14,972 3,878 326 271 130 2,291 861 11,420 759
2003 15,332 3,928 331 280 130 2,279 908 11,735 791
2004 15,593 3,993 329 287 132 2,292 953 11,928 808
2005 15,777 4,008 348 312 124 2,210 1,015 12,117 795
2006 16,063 3,976 347 334 121 2,107 1,066 12,434 795
2007 16,471 3,976 335 342 138 2,031 1,130 12,830 820
2008 16,764 4,013 324 345 152 1,963 1,231 13,074 849
2009 16,497 3,724 316 318 148 1,782 1,161 13,089 816
2010 16,740 3,740 301 329 148 1,744 1,217 13,301 806
Employment by industry: Part 2
  Trade Finance, insurance and real estate Managerial and related Professional and related Information , culture and recreation Accommodation and food Health and social Education Public administration Other services
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  thousands
1976 1,572 526 161 253 347 413 794 677 645 427
1977 1,574 575 169 276 360 461 811 696 666 426
1978 1,635 604 187 294 378 490 832 691 673 451
1979 1,714 621 197 331 396 536 867 694 659 466
1980 1,726 660 200 351 403 589 910 695 695 488
1981 1,759 674 211 393 427 614 949 694 725 526
1982 1,738 681 213 387 440 608 970 690 718 521
1983 1,751 679 222 383 451 616 1,001 728 735 544
1984 1,813 719 239 405 438 633 1,025 720 758 560
1985 1,912 706 264 443 435 653 1,073 727 766 580
1986 1,966 724 279 456 463 681 1,102 754 782 604
1987 1,982 766 273 490 511 717 1,152 777 765 633
1988 2,055 796 288 537 508 729 1,189 817 782 607
1989 2,059 824 313 562 529 749 1,230 830 803 614
1990 2,077 856 316 577 516 774 1,284 843 841 608
1991 2,063 854 319 604 499 759 1,310 859 852 596
1992 2,038 840 323 590 493 770 1,327 886 865 598
1993 2,027 840 343 616 503 772 1,348 906 862 632
1994 2,061 833 366 642 537 799 1,364 927 835 652
1995 2,078 846 403 674 568 816 1,389 928 819 647
1996 2,095 861 421 709 578 846 1,393 913 807 653
1997 2,120 866 440 780 602 866 1,385 914 796 675
1998 2,133 847 477 849 614 908 1,425 930 782 701
1999 2,224 859 502 903 629 914 1,437 971 777 712
2000 2,300 858 531 936 668 941 1,517 970 775 683
2001 2,368 875 533 988 709 949 1,545 974 786 664
2002 2,390 900 586 981 713 988 1,613 1,004 795 691
2003 2,453 924 612 1,000 718 996 1,674 1,030 824 714
2004 2,497 964 631 1,010 734 1,004 1,719 1,034 827 702
2005 2,565 986 653 1,042 729 999 1,721 1,099 831 696
2006 2,616 1,033 683 1,082 742 1,014 1,779 1,155 834 701
2007 2,673 1,056 699 1,130 776 1,074 1,835 1,180 865 722
2008 2,685 1,074 685 1,189 758 1,081 1,893 1,186 926 748
2009 2,652 1,092 655 1,192 770 1,057 1,949 1,189 930 787
2010 2,678 1,096 672 1,267 766 1,058 2,031 1,218 956 754
Note(s):
Estimates exclude inmates of institutions, members of the armed services, persons living on Indian reserves and residents of the territories.
Source(s):
Labour Force Information (Catalogue no. 71-001-XIE). Client services (613-951-4090). Cansim tables: 282-0087, 282-0088 and 282-0008.