Table 2 Trends in employment by type

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  Permanent Temporary Term or contract Seasonal Casual and other
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1997 10,073 1,284 588 323 373
2005 11,861 1,798 874 427 497
2006 12,163 1,823 896 431 496
2007 12,409 1,843 935 417 491
2008 12,721 1,775 899 416 459
2009 12,381 1,766 908 413 445
Annual growth rate %
1997 to 2005 2.1 4.3 5.1 3.6 3.8
2005 to 2009 1.1 -0.4 1.0 -0.8 -2.7
2005 and 2006 2.6 1.4 2.5 0.9 -0.1
2006 and 2007 2.0 1.1 4.4 -3.2 -1.0
2007 and 2008 2.5 -3.7 -3.9 -0.2 -6.5
2008 and 2009 -2.7 -0.5 1.0 -0.7 -3.1
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 1997 to 2009.