Distribution of the employed labour force aged 15 years and over by industry sectors, Canada, 2016 and 2021

Distribution of the employed labour force aged 15 years and over by industry sectors, Canada, 2016 and 2021
Industrial Sector Census years Statistic Value
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2016 frequency (count) 406,185
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2016 percentage (%) 2.4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 2016 frequency (count) 234,330
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 2016 percentage (%) 1.4
Utilities 2016 frequency (count) 131,230
Utilities 2016 percentage (%) 0.8
Construction 2016 frequency (count) 1,218,785
Construction 2016 percentage (%) 7.1
Manufacturing 2016 frequency (count) 1,508,870
Manufacturing 2016 percentage (%) 8.8
Wholesale trade 2016 frequency (count) 636,315
Wholesale trade 2016 percentage (%) 3.7
Retail trade 2016 frequency (count) 1,989,890
Retail trade 2016 percentage (%) 11.5
Transportation and warehousing 2016 frequency (count) 830,950
Transportation and warehousing 2016 percentage (%) 4.8
Information and cultural industries 2016 frequency (count) 399,610
Information and cultural industries 2016 percentage (%) 2.3
Finance and insurance 2016 frequency (count) 768,310
Finance and insurance 2016 percentage (%) 4.5
Real estate and rental and leasing 2016 frequency (count) 320,490
Real estate and rental and leasing 2016 percentage (%) 1.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 2016 frequency (count) 1,268,525
Professional, scientific and technical services 2016 percentage (%) 7.4
Management of companies and enterprises 2016 frequency (count) 27,475
Management of companies and enterprises 2016 percentage (%) 0.2
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2016 frequency (count) 730,600
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2016 percentage (%) 4.2
Educational services 2016 frequency (count) 1,293,930
Educational services 2016 percentage (%) 7.5
Health care and social assistance 2016 frequency (count) 2,076,920
Health care and social assistance 2016 percentage (%) 12.1
Arts, entertainment and recreation 2016 frequency (count) 343,210
Arts, entertainment and recreation 2016 percentage (%) 2
Accommodation and food services 2016 frequency (count) 1,183,595
Accommodation and food services 2016 percentage (%) 6.9
Other services (except public administration) 2016 frequency (count) 771,965
Other services (except public administration) 2016 percentage (%) 4.5
Public administration 2016 frequency (count) 1,088,855
Public administration 2016 percentage (%) 6.3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2021 frequency (count) 402,530
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 2021 percentage (%) 2.3
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 2021 frequency (count) 218,860
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 2021 percentage (%) 1.3
Utilities 2021 frequency (count) 143,805
Utilities 2021 percentage (%) 0.8
Construction 2021 frequency (count) 1,331,975
Construction 2021 percentage (%) 7.7
Manufacturing 2021 frequency (count) 1,437,435
Manufacturing 2021 percentage (%) 8.3
Wholesale trade 2021 frequency (count) 577,480
Wholesale trade 2021 percentage (%) 3.3
Retail trade 2021 frequency (count) 1,939,075
Retail trade 2021 percentage (%) 11.2
Transportation and warehousing 2021 frequency (count) 897,125
Transportation and warehousing 2021 percentage (%) 5.2
Information and cultural industries 2021 frequency (count) 371,840
Information and cultural industries 2021 percentage (%) 2.1
Finance and insurance 2021 frequency (count) 791,490
Finance and insurance 2021 percentage (%) 4.6
Real estate and rental and leasing 2021 frequency (count) 324,410
Real estate and rental and leasing 2021 percentage (%) 1.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 2021 frequency (count) 1,487,560
Professional, scientific and technical services 2021 percentage (%) 8.6
Management of companies and enterprises 2021 frequency (count) 43,805
Management of companies and enterprises 2021 percentage (%) 0.3
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2021 frequency (count) 701,175
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2021 percentage (%) 4
Educational services 2021 frequency (count) 1,332,400
Educational services 2021 percentage (%) 7.7
Health care and social assistance 2021 frequency (count) 2,347,500
Health care and social assistance 2021 percentage (%) 13.6
Arts, entertainment and recreation 2021 frequency (count) 259,360
Arts, entertainment and recreation 2021 percentage (%) 1.5
Accommodation and food services 2021 frequency (count) 860,160
Accommodation and food services 2021 percentage (%) 5
Other services (except public administration) 2021 frequency (count) 700,370
Other services (except public administration) 2021 percentage (%) 4
Public administration 2021 frequency (count) 1,153,350
Public administration 2021 percentage (%) 6.7
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