Table 4 Weekly hours worked in tourism industries and total economy, Canada, 2003 to 2009
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| Weekly hours worked in Canada per job | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | percent change 2008 to 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hours | % | |||||||
| Transportation | 34.6 | 35.7 | 34.9 | 35.2 | 34.3 | 34.6 | 33.6 | -2.7 |
| Air transportation | 33.7 | 35.2 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 32.2 | 31.7 | 31.3 | -1.2 |
| Other transportation | 35.0 | 35.9 | 35.5 | 35.8 | 35.1 | 35.5 | 34.4 | -3.2 |
| Accommodation | 33.2 | 33.6 | 33.2 | 32.4 | 32.9 | 32.4 | 31.3 | -3.4 |
| Food and beverage services | 28.3 | 28.4 | 27.9 | 28.2 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 27.2 | -2.1 |
| Recreation and entertainment | 29.3 | 29.5 | 28.8 | 28.8 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 28.3 | -2.5 |
| Travel services | 33.4 | 35.1 | 34.4 | 34.7 | 34.3 | 33.2 | 34.5 | 3.9 |
| Employee | 29.6 | 29.8 | 29.4 | 29.5 | 29.4 | 29.2 | 28.6 | -2.0 |
| Self-employed | 37.3 | 37.7 | 36.0 | 36.4 | 36.2 | 36.4 | 34.7 | -4.7 |
| Ratio self-employed to employee | 1.261 | 1.264 | 1.225 | 1.235 | 1.231 | 1.247 | 1.213 | |
| Full-time | 39.0 | 39.4 | 38.7 | 38.9 | 38.7 | 38.9 | 38.1 | -2.0 |
| Part-time | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.8 | 15.5 | -1.9 |
| Ratio part-time to full-time | 0.410 | 0.409 | 0.416 | 0.413 | 0.410 | 0.406 | 0.406 | |
| Total tourism industries | 30.1 | 30.4 | 29.8 | 30.0 | 29.9 | 29.7 | 29.0 | -2.3 |
| Total tourism industries (percent change) | 0.7 | 0.9 | -1.9 | 0.4 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -2.3 | |
| Total economy1 | 33.3 | 33.7 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 33.2 | 32.7 | -1.6 |
| Total economy1 (percent change) | -0.6 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -1.6 | |
| Ratio total tourism industires to total economy | 0.903 | 0.902 | 0.893 | 0.897 | 0.895 | 0.894 | 0.888 | |
| Employee | 33.2 | 33.5 | 33.4 | 33.4 | 33.3 | 33.2 | 32.7 | -1.6 |
| Self-employed | 34.5 | 35.2 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 33.5 | 32.8 | -2.3 |
| Ratio self-employed to employee | 1.040 | 1.050 | 1.023 | 1.023 | 1.024 | 1.010 | 1.003 | |
| Full-time | 38.3 | 38.7 | 38.3 | 38.2 | 38.2 | 38.1 | 37.6 | -1.2 |
| Part-time | 16.2 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 15.9 | -0.7 |
| Ratio part-time to full-time | 0.423 | 0.419 | 0.421 | 0.421 | 0.419 | 0.419 | 0.422 | |
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