Table 3
Shares of hours worked in the business sector

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Table 3
Shares of hours worked in the business sector
Table summary
This table displays the results of Shares of hours worked in the business sector 1990s, 2000s and Difference, calculated using percent and percentage points units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  1990s 2000s Difference
percent percentage points
Business sector 100.00 100.00 0.00
IndustryNote 1  
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 5.58 3.39 -2.19
Mining and oil and gas extraction 1.47 1.82 0.35
Utilities 0.93 0.80 -0.12
Construction 8.81 10.04 1.23
Manufacturing 18.76 14.99 -3.77
Wholesale trade 6.80 6.75 -0.05
Retail trade 13.03 12.65 -0.38
Transport and warehousing 5.98 6.18 0.20
Information and cultural industries 2.18 2.38 0.21
Finance, insurance, real estate and renting and leasing 9.11 9.37 0.27
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.79 7.54 1.75
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 4.12 5.94 1.82
Arts, entertainment and recreation 1.36 1.78 0.42
Accommodation and food services 7.31 7.28 -0.03
Other private services 8.77 9.08 0.30
Note 1.

Industry is defined by the 2-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

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Note: The sum of the figures may not correspond to the totals shown because of rounding.
Source: Statistics Canada, authors' calculations based on data from CANSIM table 383-0021.
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