Nova Scotia business counts with employees by industry 2022

This statistic shows the number of businesses with employees in Nova Scotia in 2022, by NAICS category. In December 2022, there were 1,323 real estate and rental and leasing businesses with employees in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Number of businesses with employees in Nova Scotia, Canada in 2022, by NAICS category

Characteristic	Number of businesses
Retail trade	4,023
Construction	3,826
Health care and social assistance	3,142
Other services (except public administration)	2,978
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	2,976
Professional, scientific and technical services	2,375
Accommodation and food services	2,240
Unclassified	1,781
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,323
Wholesale trade	1,292
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	1,084
Manufacturing	1,075
Transportation and warehousing	1,049
Finance and insurance	992
Arts, entertainment and recreation	554
Information and cultural industries	412
Educational services	321
Public administration	248
Management of companies and enterprises	155
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	54
Utilities	39

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Release date

February 2023

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Canada

Survey time period

December 2022

Supplementary notes

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is a business classification system used in Canada, the United States, and Mexico to categorize businesses by economic activity. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, December 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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