Table 5 Characteristics of jobs held by temporary and permanent workers

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  Worker
Permanent Temporary Contract Seasonal Casual and other
'000
All 12,381 1,766 908 413 445
Full-time work arrangement %
Men 91 69 75 80 36
Women 78 52 62 61 27
Unionization
Yes 32 29 34 19 30
No 68 71 66 81 70
Size of company
Less than 20 employees 32 40 34 51 43
20 to 99 employees 34 32 31 33 33
100 to 500 employees 21 16 19 12 13
More than 500 employees 13 12 16 4 12
Occupation
Management 8 2 3 1 1
Business, finance and administration 20 14 19 6 12
Natural and applied sciences 8 5 7 3 2
Health 7 6 5 0 11
Social sciences, education, public administration 9 16 24 3 10
Arts, culture, sports and recreation 2 5 5 7 3
Sales and services 25 28 20 26 47
Trades, transport and equipment operators 14 16 12 31 9
Unique to primary industry 1 5 1 17 2
Processing, manufacturing and utilities 6 4 4 5 3
Average usual hours of work hours
Men 38 33 34 37 23
Women 34 27 30 30 20
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2009.