Canada: private sector job destruction rate in by industry 2018

This statistic shows the gross employment destruction rate in the private sector in Canada in 2018, distinguished by industry. In 2018, 12.4 percent of jobs in the construction industry were destroyed in Canada. The gross employment destruction rate doesn't take jobs created that year into account.

Gross employment destruction rate in the private sector in Canada in 2018, by industry

Industry	Gross employment destruction rate
Management of companies and enterprises	39.4%
Unclassified businesses	21.5%
Construction	12.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	9.9%
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	9.6%
Professional, scientific and technical services	9%
Accommodation and food services	8.7%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	7.9%
Information and cultural industries	7.8%
Other services (except public administration)	7.7%
Arts, entertainment and recreation	7.1%
Retail trade	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	6.6%
Wholesale trade	6.1%
Manufacturing	5.9%
Utilities	5.5%
Finance and insurance	4.5%

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Release date

September 2020

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2018

Supplementary notes

Gross employment destruction is the sum of gross employment destruction by declining incumbents and by exits.
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, 2018. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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