Table 1
Share of large-firm business-sector hours worked by industry in Canada and the United States, 2002 and 2008
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| Share of large-sized businesses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | United States | |||
| 2002 | 2008 | 2002 | 2008 | |
| percent | ||||
| Goods producing industries | ||||
| Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | 87.4 | 90.7 | 83.4 | 83.6 |
| Construction | 8.2 | 9.8 | 12.8 | 13.8 |
| Mines, oil and gas | 57.1 | 59.0 | 57.3 | 55.1 |
| Manufacturing | 44.1 | 41.6 | 57.6 | 55.5 |
| Total | 30.8 | 28.7 | 38.8 | 36.8 |
| Service producing industries | ||||
| Wholesale and retail trade | 28.4 | 35.5 | 46.2 | 50.1 |
| Transport and storage and communications | 38.0 | 45.4 | 59.6 | 62.8 |
| Financial intermediation | 63.5 | 62.3 | 69.4 | 67.8 |
| Real estate, renting and business activities | 24.1 | 27.7 | 43.2 | 45.9 |
| Education | 33.6 | 25.0 | 51.1 | 54.4 |
| Health and social work | 5.2 | 7.6 | 49.3 | 49.4 |
| Hotels and restaurants | 11.8 | 14.7 | 36.3 | 36.2 |
| Other community, social and personal services | 10.1 | 10.0 | 16.4 | 18.7 |
| Total | 25.3 | 29.4 | 44.8 | 46.8 |
| Business sector | 27.0 | 29.2 | 43.2 | 44.4 |
Note(s):
Industries are at the S-level aggregation based on the North American Industry Classification System. Authors’ own calculations using the sources below.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada; Bureau of Economic Analysis; and Census of U.S. Business Statistics.
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