The source adds the following information: "Sample size varies across industries. Smaller sample sizes are subject to a greater margin of error."
* Business (n=147), education (n=179), financial services (n=104), government (n=321), health care (n=126), not-for-profit (n=96), tech and telecom (n=81), energy and utilities (n=50), manufacturing (n=62).
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Increases in employee productivity during pandemic in Canada 2020, by industry
According to a survey conducted in 2020, Canadian employees working in the financial services made up the largest group of workers whose productivity had increased since with COVID-19 pandemic, with ** percent of respondents stating this. Other sectors in which employees affirmed to be be more productive were health care, education, and manufacturing. On the other hand, employees from the technology and telecommunication as well as from the business sectors represented the smallest groups.
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