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  • Table 17   Labour force characteristics, by sex
  • Table 18   Average weekly earnings, by industry
  • Table 19   Employment, by industry

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Table 17  Labour force characteristics, by sex
  1990 2000 2010
  thousands
Labour force 14,245 15,847 18,614
  Males 7,924 8,569 9,804
  Females 6,321 7,278 8,810
Employed 13,086 14,764 17,124
  Males 7,277 7,974 8,949
  Females 5,809 6,790 8,176
Unemployed 1,158 1,083 1,490
  Males 647 595 856
  Females 511 488 634
  %
Unemployment rate 8.1 6.8 8.0
  Males 8.2 6.9 8.7
  Females 8.1 6.7 7.2
Participation rate 67.1 65.8 67.2
  Males 76.1 72.4 71.8
  Females 58.5 59.4 62.6
Employment rate 61.7 61.3 61.8
  Males 69.9 67.3 65.6
  Females 53.8 55.4 58.1
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0002.

 

Table 18  Average weekly earnings, by industry
  2000 2005 2010
  $
Total employees, all industries 616.02 703.35 820.97
Goods-producing industries 714.28 815.75 972.41
  Agriculture 408.60 484.62 566.14
  Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 894.50 1,072.41 1,318.55
  Utilities 930.61 1,089.06 1,296.54
  Construction 720.96 815.17 974.03
  Manufacturing 699.61 788.66 911.12
Services-producing industries 582.34 667.31 780.18
  Trade 459.89 518.08 599.62
  Transportation and warehousing 691.52 767.18 895.48
  Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 674.72 779.31 901.50
  Professional, scientific and technical services 806.10 933.82 1,058.94
  Business, building and other support services 442.84 510.81 612.99
  Educational services 734.02 821.60 960.68
  Health care and social assistance 568.34 674.89 790.43
  Information, culture and recreation 610.42 677.21 773.08
  Accommodation and food services 293.63 342.13 387.48
  Public administration 788.57 943.37 1,117.17
  Other services 513.86 589.08 667.31
Notes: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2002.
Data include overtime.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0072.

 

Table 19  Employment, by industry
  2000 2005 2010
  thousands
All industries 14,764.2 16,169.7 17,124.0
Goods-producing industries 3,822.0 4,002.4 3,761.9
  Agriculture 372.1 343.7 303.4
  Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas 275.4 306.4 330.9
  Utilities 114.9 125.3 148.9
  Construction 810.1 1,019.5 1,225.8
  Manufacturing 2,249.4 2,207.4 1,752.8
Services-producing industries 10,942.2 12,167.3 13,362.2
  Trade 2,293.3 2,574.6 2,683.0
  Transportation and warehousing 772.3 793.6 810.6
  Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 857.9 987.8 1,103.1
  Professional, scientific and technical services 932.2 1,050.0 1,272.6
  Business, building and other support services 537.0 654.4 674.5
  Educational services 974.1 1,106.1 1,220.5
  Health care and social assistance 1,514.0 1,734.6 2,041.7
  Information, culture and recreation 662.1 735.1 770.5
  Accommodation and food services 938.2 1,004.5 1,067.7
  Public administration 772.6 833.1 958.5
  Other services 688.5 693.4 759.4
Note: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2002.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0008.

 

 

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Chart 12 Unemployment rate
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