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Table 3
Provincial distribution of trades employment

  Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
%
Total 1.3 0.4 2.7 2.2 22.7 39.0 3.5 3.0 11.8* 13.4
Non-trades 1.3 0.4 2.7 2.2 22.8 39.2 3.5 3.0 11.5 13.3
Trades 1.5* 0.4 2.5 2.2 21.6* 35.6* 3.4 3.1 15.0* 14.7*
Plumbers 1.3E 0.5E 3.2 2.3 12.6* 34.7 2.3E* 3.8 23.5* 15.8
Carpenters 2.2* 0.6* 3.4 2.0 24.8 27.8* 3.2 2.8 13.8* 19.4*
Masons 1.1E F 2.2E 1.9E 18.1* 39.0 3.4E F 16.2* 15.9
Other construction trades 1.2E 0.5E 2.2 2.2E 18.0* 35.1* 3.2 2.8 17.0* 17.8*
Electricians 1.9* 0.4 2.8 2.9* 19.0* 38.3 3.7 3.2 14.6* 13.3
Machinists 1.2 0.3 1.7* 1.7* 19.5* 39.2 3.6 3.3 18.2* 11.3*
Mechanics 1.2 0.4 2.5 2.3 26.2* 34.6* 3.6 3.3 11.7 14.2
Crane operators F F F F 13.9E* 47.0 3.3E 3.4E 12.8E 13.7E
* significantly different from the non-trades at 0.05 level or less
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2007.