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Table 5 Minimum-wage workers, by industry
| Total employees | Minimum wage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Incidence | ||
| '000 | '000 | % | |
| Industry | 14,147.2 | 817.0 | 5.8 |
| Goods-producing | 3,022.6 | 66.1 | 2.2 |
| Agriculture | 118.2 | 16.9 | 14.3 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas | 272.3 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
| Construction and utilities | 942.5 | 10.4 | 1.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,689.7 | 35.1 | 2.1 |
| Service-producing | 11,124.6 | 750.9 | 6.8 |
| Trade | 2,337.9 | 288.5 | 12.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 676.6 | 18.0 | 2.7 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 901.5 | 23.6 | 2.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical | 781.2 | 12.4 | 1.6 |
| Management, administrative and other support | 492.1 | 29.4 | 6.0 |
| Education | 1,134.8 | 28.5 | 2.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,717.8 | 32.1 | 1.9 |
| Information, cultural, arts and recreation | 645.6 | 43.2 | 6.7 |
| Accommodation and food | 965.9 | 217.0 | 22.5 |
| Public administration | 926.5 | 10.9 | 1.2 |
| Other services | 544.6 | 47.4 | 8.7 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2009. | |||
