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Employment services, 2013

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Released: 2015-09-17

Operating revenue for the employment services industry totalled $12.5 billion in 2013. Operating expenses amounted to $12.0 billion, resulting in an operating profit margin of 3.7%.

The employment services industry consists of establishments primarily engaged in the permanent placement, executive search, contract staffing, temporary staffing and co-employment staffing services.

Salaries, wages and benefits represented the largest expense item for the industry, accounting for 64.4% of total operating expenses, followed by subcontract expenses at 23.2%.

Most of the industry's operating revenue was generated in Ontario (51.1%), followed by Alberta (25.4%) and Quebec (12.0%).

The business sector is the primary client of the employment services industry, accounting for 86.7% of sales in 2013, while government and public institutions accounted for 10.6%.

  Note to readers

With this release, CANSIM tables 361-0042 to 361-0044 are replacing CANSIM tables 361-0001, 361-0019 and 361-0020, which have been terminated.

Changes in methodology were made to the Annual Survey of Service Industries: Employment Services. Users should, therefore, exercise caution when comparing 2013 data with historical datasets. For more information on the methodology changes, consult the document on the "Integrated Business Statistics Program" in the Behind the data feature of our website.

Beginning with this release, the estimates are based on the 2012 North American Industrial Classification System.

The publication Employment Services (Catalogue number63-252-X) is no longer available. Data from the Annual Survey of Service Industries: Employment Services will now be released in CANSIM.

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