| Industry | Share of employment |
|---|---|
| Retail trade | 15.6% |
| Manufacturing | 12.9% |
| Accommodation and food services | 10.3% |
| Construction | 8.4% |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 7.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 6.9% |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 6.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 6.4% |
| Finance and insurance | 6.1% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 4.9% |
| Information and cultural industries | 3% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 2.5% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.4% |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 1.8% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.7% |
| Utilities | 1% |
| Unclassified businesses | 1% |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 0.7% |
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Release date
September 2021
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Canada
Survey time period
2019
Supplementary notes
The private sector covers all industrial sectors except those primarily involved in educational services, health care and social assistance, and public administration. It includes unclassified businesses.
Unclassified businesses are those for which the industrial classification has yet to be determined.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2019. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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