Canada: employment share by industry

This statistic shows the total share of employment in the private sector in Canada in 2019, distinguished by industry. In 2019, around 12.9 percent of private sector employees were employed in the manufacturing industry.

Share of employment in the private sector in Canada in 2019, by industry

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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Region

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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