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Employment growth in the services sector outpaces that of the goods-producing sector

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Note(s):

Employment is expressed as a proportion of February employment.

Source(s):

Labour Force Survey.

Chart description

This is a bar clustered chart.

Employment growth in the services sector outpaces that of the goods-producing sector, Employment index (February 2020=100)

	April employment compared with February	August employment compared with February
Services-producing sector	84.6	94.4
Goods-producing sector	83.2	93.8
Wholesale trade	89.5	104.3
Professional, scientific and technical services	95.3	98.8
Utilities	96.2	98.6
Finance, insurance and real estate	96.4	98.2
Health care and social assistance	90.9	97.9
Educational services	88.5	97.6
Public administration	97.5	97.6
Natural resources	92.6	95.9
Manufacturing	82.7	95.3
Other services	77.3	94.0
Retail trade	77.1	93.4
Construction	78.8	91.9
Business and building services	87.6	91.9
Agriculture	92.7	90.6
Transportation and warehousing	86.1	89.8
Information, culture and recreation	76.2	87.1
Accommodation and food services	50.0	78.9

Note(s):

Employment is expressed as a proportion of February employment.

Source(s):

Labour Force Survey.