Table 3 Employment by type of industry

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  Employment
Total paid employment Permanent Temporary Contract Seasonal Casual and other
'000
All types 15,913 12,381 1,766 908 413 445
  %
Public 25 23 31 40 15 29
Private 75 77 69 60 85 71
Primary 3 3 4 2 12 2
Utilities 1 1 1 1 1 F
Construction 6 5 8 6 19 3
Manufacturing 12 13 6 6 7 4
Trade 17 17 12 9 9 22
Transportation and warehousing 5 5 3 2 6 3
Information and cultural 5 4 7 5 15 5
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 6 7 3 4 1 3
Professional, scientific and technical 6 6 4 5 2 2
Management, administrative and support services 3 3 5 5 7 4
Educational services 8 7 15 22 5 11
Health care and social assistance 12 12 11 12 2 20
Accommodation and food services 7 7 9 5 9 15
Other services 4 4 3 4 2 3
Public administration 7 7 7 10 5 3
F too unreliable to be published
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2009.