Data quality, concepts and methodology: Special industry groupings based on NAICS 2007

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Industrial aggregate (00-91N) represents the sum of all the industries included in the survey. Since March 1994, the employment estimates for the industrial aggregate include the unclassified businesses (00).

Unclassified businesses (00) represents the businesses that have not yet been classified to a NAICS, a province or to a territory. The employment estimates for industrial aggregate include the unclassified businesses.

Goods-producing industries (11-33N) comprise forestry (11N), mining (21), utilities (22), construction (23) and manufacturing (31–33).

Service-producing industries (41-91N) consists of trade (41, 48-45), transportation and warehousing (48-49), information and cultural industries (51), finance and insurance, real estate and rental and leasing (53), professional, scientific and technical services (54), management of companies and enterprises (55), administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (56), educational services (61), health care and social assistance (62), arts, entertainment and recreation (71), accommodation and food services (72), other services (81), public administration (except for military personnel and other government services) (91).

Forestry, logging and support (11N) includes forestry and logging (113) and support activities to forestry (1153).

Durable goods manufacturing (321N) includes wood products manufacturing (321), non-metallic mineral products manufacturing (327), primary metal manufacturing (331), fabricated metal products manufacturing (332), machinery manufacturing (333), computer and electronic products manufacturing (334), electrical equipment, appliances and components manufacturing (335), transportation equipment manufacturing (336) and furniture and related products manufacturing (337) and miscellaneous manufacturing (339).

Non-durable goods manufacturing (311N) includes food manufacturing (311), beverage and tobacco products manufacturing (312), textiles mills (313), textile products mills (314), Clothing manufacturing (315), leather and applied products manufacturing (316), paper manufacturing (322), printing and related support activities (323), petroleum and coal products manufacturing (324), chemical manufacturing (325), plastics and rubber products manufacturing (326) and miscellaneous manufacturing (339).

Trade (41-45N) includes wholesale trade (41) and retail trade (44–45).

Education special aggregation (611N) includes elementary and secondary schools (6111), community college and CEGEP(s) (6112), universities (6113), business schools and computer management training (6114) and technical and trade schools (6115).

Public Administration (91) includes only the establishments engaged in activities that are governmental in character and those serving as internal service agencies of the public service. Government owned establishments primarily engaged in activities assigned to other industries are classified in those industries along with similar establishments owned by non-government bodies. Therefore, data included in this industry division do not represent the actual number of persons employed by government at any level.

Geographic classification: Reporting units are assigned to a province or territory.

Paid absence: Paid absence includes, statutory holidays, paid holidays, sick leave including industrial injury and personal leave such as bereavement leave, jury duty, etc.

Standard workweek: The hours in the standard workweek constitute the average number of hours of work normally scheduled in a workweek.

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