Table 2 Tourism employment by industry, Canada
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| Tourism employment | Growth | Distribution | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2004 | 2002 | 2004 | ||
| thousands of jobs | percentage | ||||
| Transportation | 77.9 | 73.3 | -5.9 | 12.8 | 12.0 |
| Accommodation | 160.5 | 161.6 | 0.7 | 26.3 | 26.5 |
| Food and beverage services | 144.7 | 145.3 | 0.4 | 23.7 | 23.8 |
| Other tourism industries1 | 107.3 | 110.0 | 2.5 | 17.6 | 18.0 |
| Total tourism industries | 490.3 | 490.1 | 0.0 | 80.2 | 80.3 |
| Other industries2 | 120.8 | 120.5 | -0.2 | 19.8 | 19.7 |
| Total tourism employment | 611.1 | 610.6 | -0.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Notes:
1. Includes recreation and entertainment services and travel services industries. 2. Includes non-tourism industries that produce some commodities bought by tourists including groceries, alcoholic beverages from stores, motor vehicle parts and repair, motor vehicle fuel, toiletries etc. |
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