Table 15
Enterprises with one or more employee, by industry,
with percentage change from 2004 to 2008 and percentage
distribution, 2008
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| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Change from 2004 to 2008 |
2008 distribution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | percent | ||||||
| Total | 952,985 | 959,856 | 973,485 | 974,910 | 985,288 | 3.3 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
57,048 | 56,254 | 54,926 | 49,119 | 49,270 | -15.8 | 5.0 |
| Agriculture | 40,870 | 40,393 | 39,544 | 35,201 | 35,935 | -13.7 | 3.6 |
| Forestry and logging | 9,971 | 9,722 | 9,414 | 8,410 | 7,881 | -26.5 | 0.8 |
| Fishing, hunting and trapping | 6,207 | 6,139 | 5,968 | 5,508 | 5,454 | -13.8 | 0.6 |
| Mining and oil and gas extraction | 7,315 | 7,639 | 8,332 | 8,326 | 8,418 | 13.1 | 0.9 |
| Oil and gas extraction | 5,911 | 6,190 | 6,780 | 6,684 | 6,755 | 12.5 | 0.7 |
| Mining | 1,404 | 1,449 | 1,552 | 1,642 | 1,663 | 15.6 | 0.2 |
| Utilities | 3,162 | 3,248 | 3,423 | 3,485 | 3,220 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Electric power | 433 | 435 | 457 | 469 | 323 | -34.1 | 0.0 |
| Other utilities | 2,729 | 2,813 | 2,966 | 3,016 | 2,897 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Construction | 110,213 | 113,733 | 118,278 | 116,165 | 120,539 | 8.6 | 12.2 |
| Manufacturing | 54,669 | 53,885 | 53,580 | 52,553 | 51,485 | -6.2 | 5.2 |
| Food | 5,575 | 5,404 | 5,254 | 5,226 | 5,083 | -9.7 | 0.5 |
| Beverage and tobacco | 580 | 578 | 630 | 618 | 627 | 7.5 | 0.1 |
| Textile | 1,625 | 1,563 | 1,477 | 1,410 | 1,355 | -19.9 | 0.1 |
| Wood products | 3,702 | 3,745 | 3,729 | 3,675 | 3,583 | -3.3 | 0.4 |
| Paper | 635 | 617 | 590 | 588 | 555 | -14.4 | 0.1 |
| Printing | 4,697 | 4,655 | 4,535 | 4,357 | 4,233 | -11.0 | 0.4 |
| Petroleum and coal products | 128 | 131 | 147 | 153 | 139 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
| Pharmaceutical and medicine | 262 | 268 | 267 | 265 | 261 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| Other chemicals | 1,520 | 1,511 | 1,507 | 1,487 | 1,439 | -5.6 | 0.1 |
| Plastic products | 1,857 | 1,846 | 1,775 | 1,739 | 1,711 | -8.5 | 0.2 |
| Rubber products | 303 | 288 | 281 | 275 | 265 | -14.3 | 0.0 |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 1,916 | 1,854 | 1,857 | 1,870 | 1,837 | -4.3 | 0.2 |
| Primary metal (ferrous) | 284 | 303 | 314 | 325 | 293 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Primary metal (non-ferrous) | 294 | 294 | 281 | 278 | 265 | -10.9 | 0.0 |
| Fabricated metal products | 8,000 | 7,947 | 7,974 | 7,907 | 7,893 | -1.4 | 0.8 |
| Machinery | 5,071 | 5,091 | 5,109 | 5,041 | 4,963 | -2.2 | 0.5 |
| Computer and peripheral equipment | 258 | 261 | 257 | 247 | 246 | -4.9 | 0.0 |
| Communications equipment | 290 | 297 | 296 | 283 | 274 | -5.8 | 0.0 |
| Semiconductor and other electronic components |
473 | 443 | 439 | 422 | 397 | -19.1 | 0.0 |
| Navigational, measuring, medical and control instruments |
808 | 766 | 769 | 750 | 727 | -11.1 | 0.1 |
| Other computer and electronic products |
191 | 183 | 191 | 187 | 179 | -6.7 | 0.0 |
| Electrical equipment, appliance and components |
1,078 | 1,085 | 1,085 | 1,073 | 1,049 | -2.8 | 0.1 |
| Motor vehicle and parts | 1,301 | 1,298 | 1,308 | 1,295 | 1,263 | -3.0 | 0.1 |
| Aerospace products and parts | 212 | 218 | 221 | 233 | 223 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| All other transportation equipment | 636 | 617 | 602 | 558 | 520 | -22.3 | 0.1 |
| Furniture and related products | 4,349 | 4,269 | 4,350 | 4,268 | 4,289 | -1.4 | 0.4 |
| Other manufacturing industries | 8,624 | 8,353 | 8,335 | 8,023 | 7,816 | -10.3 | 0.8 |
| Services | 720,578 | 725,097 | 734,946 | 745,262 | 752,356 | 4.2 | 76.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 51,951 | 51,789 | 52,281 | 51,184 | 50,731 | -2.4 | 5.1 |
| Retail trade | 107,511 | 106,531 | 105,893 | 104,288 | 104,282 | -3.1 | 10.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 42,481 | 43,157 | 44,528 | 43,666 | 45,397 | 6.4 | 4.6 |
| Information and cultural industries | 11,224 | 11,263 | 11,450 | 10,934 | 10,781 | -4.1 | 1.1 |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | 64,095 | 69,398 | 70,740 | 62,436 | 63,201 | -1.4 | 6.4 |
| Architectural, engineering and related services |
17,228 | 17,675 | 18,576 | 17,643 | 17,664 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Computer system design and related services |
20,709 | 21,610 | 23,174 | 21,865 | 23,154 | 10.6 | 2.3 |
| Management, scientific and technical consulting services |
27,019 | 27,483 | 27,045 | 24,258 | 24,471 | -10.4 | 2.5 |
| Scientific research and development services |
2,267 | 2,298 | 2,422 | 2,403 | 2,432 | 6.8 | 0.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 77,765 | 77,959 | 79,256 | 81,031 | 81,599 | 4.7 | 8.3 |
| All other services | 298,328 | 295,934 | 299,581 | 325,554 | 328,644 | 9.2 | 33.4 |
| Note(s): Components may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||
| Source: | |||||||
Note(s):
Components may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Business Register, enterprises with one or more
employees, December 2004-2008.
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