This statistic shows the the distribution of private sector employment in Canada in 2021, by size of business. In 2021, 67.7 percent of all workers in the private sector were employed by small businesses, which are those that employ one to 99 employees.
Distribution of employment in the private sector in Canada in 2021, by size of business
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Key Small Business Statistics 2022, page 20, 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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