Appendix 2.A
Employment in manufacturing in the resource sector value chain, Canada, 2001 to 2008

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  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Percent change from 2001 to 2008 Peak employment year Percent change from peak year to 2008
Rural and small town areas
Total employment ('000) 2,642 2,715 2,781 2,825 2,862 2,924 2,985 3,015 14 2008 ..
Manufacturing: number employed ('000) 403 421 444 444 423 399 395 386 -4 2003 -13
Manufacturing: as a percent of total employment 15 15 16 16 15 14 13 13 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing: number employed ('000)
Food processing2
 72 71 74 75 71 71 68 69 -4 2004 -9
Wood processing3
 127 137 152 152 134 121 111 114 -10 2004 -25
Petroleum processing
 24 24 26 25 29 25 24 22 -6 2005 -23
Metal processing
 53 56 56 58 60 59 61 61 16 2008 ..
Resource1 manufacturing (subtotal)
 275 288 308 311 294 276 264 266 -3 2004 -14
Resource1 manufacturing: as a percent of total employment
Food processing2
 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 .. .. ..
Wood processing3
 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 .. .. ..
Petroleum processing
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .. .. ..
Metal processing
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing (subtotal)
 10 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing: as a percent of total manufacturing employment
Food processing2
 18 17 17 17 17 18 17 18 .. .. ..
Wood processing3
 31 33 34 34 32 30 28 29 .. .. ..
Petroleum processing
 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 .. .. ..
Metal processing
 13 13 13 13 14 15 15 16 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing (subtotal)
 68 69 69 70 70 69 67 69 .. .. ..
Larger urban centres
Total employment ('000) 12,304 12,595 12,891 13,123 13,307 13,560 13,882 14,111 15 2008 ..
Manufacturing: number employed (,000) 1,826 1,865 1,831 1,849 1,785 1,719 1,650 1,584 -13 2002 -15
Manufacturing: as a percent of total employment 15 15 14 14 13 13 12 11 .. .. ..
Resource1manufacturing: number employed ('000)
Food processing2
 210 229 233 243 241 222 233 237 13 2004 -2
Wood processing3
 256 263 258 264 250 249 232 210 -18 2004 -21
Petroleum processing
 114 123 124 131 133 122 115 100 -12 2004 -25
Metal processing
 277 274 263 275 284 280 253 253 -9 2004 -11
Resource1 manufacturing (subtotal)
 857 888 877 914 908 873 833 800 -7 2004 -12
Resource1 manufacturing: as a percent of total employment
Food processing2
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .. .. ..
Wood processing3
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 .. .. ..
Petroleum processing
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .. .. ..
Metal processing
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing (subtotal)
 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing: as a percent of total manufacturing employment
Food processing2
 11 12 13 13 13 13 14 15 .. .. ..
Wood processing3
 14 14 14 14 14 15 14 13 .. .. ..
Petroleum processing
 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 .. .. ..
Metal processing
 15 15 14 15 16 16 15 16 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing (subtotal)
 47 48 48 49 51 51 50 50 .. .. ..
All areas
Total employment ('000) 14,946 15,310 15,672 15,947 16,170 16,484 16,866 17,126 15 2008 ..
Manufacturing: number employed ('000) 2,229 2,286 2,275 2,292 2,207 2,118 2,045 1,970 -12 2004 -14
Manufacturing: as a percent of total employment 15 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 .. ..  
Resource1 manufacturing: number employed ('000)
Food processing2
 281 300 306 318 312 294 301 306 9 2004 -4
Wood processing3
 383 400 411 417 384 370 343 323 -16 2004 -22
Petroleum processing
 138 146 149 156 162 147 139 122 -11 2005 -25
Metal processing
 330 330 319 334 344 338 313 314 -5 2005 -9
Resource1 manufacturing (subtotal)
 1,132 1,176 1,185 1,225 1,202 1,149 1,097 1,066 -6 2005 -13
Resource1 manufacturing: as a percent of total employment
Food processing2
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .. .. ..
Wood processing3
 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 .. .. ..
Petroleum processing
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .. .. ..
Metal processing
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing (subtotal)
 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing: as a percent of total manufacturing employment
Food processing2
 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 16 .. .. ..
Wood processing3
 17 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 .. .. ..
Petroleum processing
 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 6 .. .. ..
Metal processing
 15 14 14 15 16 16 15 16 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing (subtotal)
 51 51 52 53 54 54 54 54 .. .. ..
Rural and small town manufacturing employment as a percent of manufacturing employment in all areas
Total manufacturing employment 18 18 20 19 19 19 19 20 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing employment
Food processing2
 25 24 24 24 23 24 23 22 .. .. ..
Wood processing3
 33 34 37 37 35 33 32 35 .. .. ..
Petroleum processing
 17 16 17 16 18 17 17 18 .. .. ..
Metal processing
 16 17 18 17 18 17 19 19 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing (subtotal)
 24 24 26 25 24 24 24 25 .. .. ..
1. "Resource manufacturing" refers to the processing of outputs from the resource primary sectors (agriculture, fishing, forestry, mining and oil and gas).
2. "Food processing" includes processing of fish, beverages, tobacco and leather.
3. "Wood processing" includes sawmills, pulp and paper and furniture
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2001 to 2008.
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