Table 4 Changes in jobs by province
| Change 1998 to 2004 | Change 2004 to 2008 | Manufacturing jobs in 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | number | % | number | % of total employment | |
| Manufacturing | 198,600 | 9.5 | -321,800 | -14.0 | 1,970,300 | 11.5 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,400 | 8.9 | -3,100 | -18.0 | 14,100 | 6.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 800 | 14.8 | -100 | -1.6 | 6,100 | 8.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 2,600 | 6.3 | -4,500 | -10.3 | 39,100 | 8.6 |
| New Brunswick | 5,300 | 14.5 | -6,700 | -16.0 | 35,200 | 9.6 |
| Quebec | 30,200 | 5.0 | -86,700 | -13.8 | 543,600 | 14.0 |
| Ontario | 119,200 | 12.2 | -198,600 | -18.1 | 901,200 | 13.5 |
| Manitoba | 6,000 | 9.5 | -200 | -0.3 | 68,700 | 11.3 |
| Sasktachewan | -400 | -1.4 | 2,100 | 7.3 | 30,900 | 6.0 |
| Alberta | 18,400 | 14.6 | -300 | -0.2 | 144,100 | 7.2 |
| British Columbia | 15,300 | 7.8 | -23,800 | -11.3 | 187,400 | 8.1 |
| Rest of the economy | 1,702,100 | 14.2 | 1,500,700 | 11.0 | 15,155,600 | 88.5 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 20,500 | 11.6 | 9,100 | 4.6 | 206,200 | 93.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 6,500 | 12.0 | 3,500 | 5.8 | 64,200 | 91.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 44,300 | 12.5 | 15,500 | 3.9 | 414,100 | 91.4 |
| New Brunswick | 29,500 | 10.6 | 22,800 | 7.4 | 331,000 | 90.4 |
| Quebec | 392,800 | 14.8 | 287,900 | 9.4 | 3,338,100 | 86.0 |
| Ontario | 744,000 | 16.6 | 569,400 | 10.9 | 5,786,100 | 86.5 |
| Manitoba | 36,400 | 7.7 | 30,300 | 6.0 | 538,000 | 88.7 |
| Sasktachewan | 9,600 | 2.2 | 30,900 | 6.9 | 481,800 | 94.0 |
| Alberta | 229,200 | 16.6 | 256,100 | 15.9 | 1,869,200 | 92.8 |
| British Columbia | 189,000 | 11.4 | 275,400 | 14.9 | 2,126,900 | 91.9 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey. | ||||||
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