Appendix 2.G
Employment in manufacturing in the resource sector value chain, Ontario, 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) 671 704 725 725 766 787 806 806 20 2008 ..
Manufacturing: number employed ('000) 123 124 129 131 134 127 122 117 -4E 2005 -13
Resource1 manufacturing: number employed ('000) 67 71 72 72 74 72 66 66 -1F 2004 -11
Manufacturing: as a percent of total employment 18 18 18 18 18 16 15 15 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing: as a percent of total employment 10 10 10 10 10 9 8 8 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing: as a percent of total manufacturing employment 54 57 56 55 55 57 54 56 .. .. ..
Larger urban centres
Total employment ('000)   5,255   5,327   5,488   5,591   5,632   5,705   5,788   5,881 12 2008 ..
Manufacturing: number employed ('000) 945 970 965 969 930 880 828 784 -17 2002 -19
Resource1 manufacturing: number employed ('000) 394 411 407 445 419 397 365 342 -13 2004 -23
Manufacturing: as a percent of total employment 18 18 18 17 17 15 14 13 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing: as a percent of total employment 8 8 7 8 7 7 6 6 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing: as a percent of total manufacturing employment 42 42 42 46 45 45 44 44 .. .. ..
All areas
Total employment ('000)   5,926   6,031   6,213   6,317   6,398   6,493   6,594   6,687 13 2008 ..
Manufacturing: number employed ('000)   1,068   1,094   1,093   1,100   1,064   1,007      951      901 -16 2004 -18
Resource1 manufacturing: number employed ('000) 461 482 479 517 493 469 432 408 -11 2004 -21
Manufacturing: as a percent of total employment 18 18 18 17 17 16 14 13 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing: as a percent of total employment 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing: as a percent of total manufacturing employment 43 44 44 47 46 47 45 45 .. .. ..
Rural and small town manufacturing employment as a percent of manufacturing employment in all areas
Total manufacturing employment 12 11 12 12 13 13 13 13 .. .. ..
Resource1 manufacturing employment 15 15 15 14 15 15 15 16 .. .. ..
1. "Resource manufacturing" refers to the processing of outputs from the resource primary sectors (agriculture, fishing, forestry, mining and oil and gas).
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2001 to 2008.
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