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Table 3.5 Payroll employment, by industry, by province and territory, 2008

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Table 3.5 Payroll employment, by industry, by province and territory, 2008
	Canada	N.L.	P.E.I.	N.S.	N.B.	Que.	Ont.	Man.	Sask.	Alta.	B.C.	Y.T.	N.W.T.	Nvt.
	number
Industrial aggregate including unclassified businesses	14,817,695	191,013	61,069	396,080	312,732	3,378,855	5,704,709	562,486	435,300	1,776,624	1,942,693	19,493	26,172	10,468
Goods producing industries	2,873,450	32,705	9,621	62,483	58,448	669,366	1,107,296	96,613	71,852	427,693	328,656	1,926	5,406	1,383
Forestry, logging and support	47,615	.	.	.	x	13,430	7,561	.	537	3,640	16,537	.	.	.
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	202,225	.	.	.	x	13,937	28,597	x	15,357	111,179	18,264	.	.	.
Utilities	120,145	.	.	.	..	31,116	46,434	..	3,922	13,917	9,233	.	.	.
Construction	829,561	10,966	4,295	20,916	18,766	158,346	273,211	25,840	25,095	161,793	126,516	960	2,222	634
Manufacturing	1,673,904	15,158	4,915	34,285	31,124	452,537	751,492	61,635	26,942	137,164	158,106	.	.	.
Services-producing industries	11,734,158	155,848	50,927	329,799	250,860	2,657,289	4,526,397	460,059	358,735	1,318,525	1,578,785	17,413	20,506	9,016
Trade	2,652,811	33,833	10,203	74,611	53,711	634,034	995,417	94,257	80,069	310,676	358,690	2,925	3,093	1,290
Transportation and warehousing	691,909	8,496	2,608	17,320	16,399	155,742	247,939	36,724	19,158	80,569	101,135	1,782	3,318	718
Information and cultural industries	326,367	3,829	.	8,690	5,994	65,368	146,339	11,285	11,786	31,322	39,738	x	.	.
Finance and insurance	656,395	5,943	1,788	17,388	11,802	147,084	285,486	31,649	21,914	56,917	75,461	359	x	.
Real estate and rental and leasing	251,959	.	742	.	.	49,066	100,833	7,736	6,087	35,171	38,108	.	.	.
Professional, scientific and technical services	754,536	5,733	1,742	13,131	9,270	162,401	313,992	15,898	12,216	114,940	103,448	600	923	240
Management of companies and enterprises	124,844	676	466	2,278	2,600	24,861	50,395	3,753	5,400	17,943	16,240	.	.	.
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	774,009	7,204	3,438	18,108	22,518	154,115	351,163	22,974	12,575	81,265	99,056	293	956	345
Educational services	1,135,454	19,983	x	36,429	24,972	270,977	426,352	46,159	40,328	121,893	139,086	x	1,797	1,430
Health care and social assistance	1,528,013	29,865	8,659	53,756	38,738	374,242	559,234	76,813	54,051	130,796	199,317	1,003	1,030	510
Arts, entertainment and recreation	241,916	1,620	1,397	6,028	3,897	54,792	94,034	7,886	7,468	28,824	35,606	.	.	.
Accommodation and food services	1,078,596	12,703	5,491	29,919	22,821	225,686	382,763	38,464	31,835	140,129	185,335	1,647	1,460	344
Other services (except public administration)	509,590	6,225	1,998	12,357	8,692	115,878	189,953	19,492	16,226	69,565	67,567	478	777	384
Public administration	1,007,760	17,501	6,699	32,682	25,965	223,044	382,495	46,968	39,623	98,516	119,998	5,990	5,407	2,872
Note: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2007.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 281-0024.

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