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Labour Force / Employment

Labour Force

Third highest labour force growth rate in 2011 at 1.8 per cent
Second highest total labour force growth over the past 10 years (2002-2011) at 26.4 per cent
Second highest average annual labour force growth over the past 10 years (2002-2011) at 2.7 per cent

Source: Statistics Canada

Highest labour force participation rate in 2011, at a rate of 74.5 per cent
Consistently highest participation rate over the past 10 years (2002-2011), with an annual average of 75.7 per cent

Source: Statistics Canada

Second highest total employment growth over the past 10 years (2002-2011) at 26.3 per cent
Second highest average annual employment growth over the past 10 years (2002-2011) at 2.6 per cent

Source: Statistics Canada

Second lowest unemployment rate in 2011, at 5.8 per cent
Lowest average annual unemployment rate over the past 10 years (2002-2011), at 4.9 per cent

Source: Statistics Canada

INDUSTRIES	PERSONS (000's)	DISTRIBUTION (%)
Agriculture	9.2	1.2
Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Oil and Gas	50.0	6.6
Utilities	5.9	0.8
Construction	75.4	10.0
Manufacturing	49.6	6.6
Wholesale Trade	26.5	3.5
Retail Trade	84.7	11.2
Transportation and Warehousing	41.4	5.5
Information and Cultural Industries	15.8	2.1
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing	47.3	6.3
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	80.4	10.6
Management of Companies and Enterprises	NA	NA
Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services	27.7	3.7
Educational Services	44.6	5.9
Health Care and Social Assistance	77.1	10.2
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	21.0	2.8
Accomodation and Food Services	40.3	5.3
Other Services (Except Public Administration	34.2	4.5
Public Administration	24.3	3.2
TOTAL	755.3	100.0

Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey