Number and proportion of payroll employees in professional, scientific and technical services, 1983 to 2016, Canada

Graph: Number and proportion of payroll employees in professional, scientific and technical services, 1983 to 2016, Canada
Data table for the graph
Number and proportion of payroll employees in professional, scientific and technical services, 1983 to 2016, Canada
  Number of payroll employees Proportion of payroll employees
1983 283.4 3.1
1984 299.3 3.2
1985 326.1 3.3
1986 343.9 3.4
1987 358.8 3.4
1988 356.6 3.3
1989 400.6 3.6
1990 416.8 3.7
1991 384.1 3.6
1992 367.7 3.5
1993 370.2 3.5
1994 385.4 3.6
1995 411.1 3.8
1996 450.7 4.1
1997 485.7 4.3
1998 527.2 4.6
1999 555.9 4.8
2000 623.7 5.2
2001 643.8 5.0
2002 641.3 4.9
2003 645.5 4.8
2004 648.6 4.8
2005 672.4 4.8
2006 709.9 5.0
2007 743.2 5.1
2008 771.9 5.2
2009 756.3 5.2
2010 762.2 5.2
2011 786.0 5.2
2012 810.7 5.3
2013 821.8 5.3
2014 841.8 5.4
2015 854.6 5.4
2016 862.6 5.4

Notes: Data from 1983 to 2000 use the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 1980. Over this period, professional, scientific and technical services were the combination of: computer and related services, accounting and bookkeeping services, advertising services, architectural, engineering and other scientific and technical services, offices of lawyers and notaries, and management consulting services. Data from 2001 to 2016 use the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Sources: CANSIM table 281-0005 (data from 1983 to 2000) and CANSIM table 281-0024 (data from 2001 to 2016).

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