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2011 National Household Survey: Data tables
Language Used Most Often at Work (8), Other Language Used Regularly at Work (9), Mother Tongue (8), Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2007 (21), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (7), Immigrant Status (4) and Age Groups (5) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over Who Worked Since 2010, in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey
About this variable: Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2007 (21)
Definition
Industry (based on the North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] 2007)
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the general nature of the business carried out in the establishment where the person worked.
The 2011 National Household Survey industry data are produced according to the NAICS 2007. The NAICS provides enhanced industry comparability among the three North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) trading partners (Canada, United States and Mexico). This classification consists of a systematic and comprehensive arrangement of industries structured into 20 sectors, 102 subsectors and 324 industry groups. The criteria used to create these categories are similarity of input structures, labour skills or production processes used by the establishment.
Values
- Total - Industry - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2007
- 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
- 21 Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
- 22 Utilities
- 23 Construction
- 31-33 Manufacturing
- 41 Wholesale trade
- 44-45 Retail trade
- 48-49 Transportation and warehousing
- 51 Information and cultural industries
- 52 Finance and insurance
- 53 Real estate and rental and leasing
- 54 Professional, scientific and technical services
- 55 Management of companies and enterprises
- 56 Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services
- 61 Educational services
- 62 Health care and social assistance
- 71 Arts, entertainment and recreation
- 72 Accommodation and food services
- 81 Other services (except public administration)
- 91 Public administration
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