Table 15
Entry rate, by number of firms and industry, 2000 to 2008
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| Industry | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2000 to 2008 average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | ||||||||||
| Goods and services industries | ||||||||||
| Agriculture | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 8.4 |
| Mining | 12.2 | 12.6 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 13.1 |
| Utility | 12.7 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 14.5 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 11.6 |
| Construction | 10.9 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
| Manufacturing, durable | 8.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.3 |
| Manufacturing, non-durable | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| Retail trade | 10.0 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 12.2 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 16.0 | 13.1 | 12.7 |
| Information and cultural | 14.4 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 10.6 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.3 |
| Financial, insurance and real estate | 10.4 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 11.0 |
| Professional services | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
| Administrative services | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 12.0 |
| Education | 15.0 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 12.9 |
| Health | 8.4 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.5 |
| Food and accommodation | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 9.9 |
| Arts and entertainment | 12.2 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.0 |
| Personal services | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 10.5 |
| Total goods | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| Total services | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 11.2 |
| Total business | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.8 |
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Source(s):
Statistics Canada, authors' compilation based on Longitudinal Employment Analysis Program data.
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