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Percentage of rural businesses that anticipate continuing to primarily telework once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, by industry

All industries Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction Construction Manufacturing Wholesale trade Retail trade Transportation and warehousing Information and cultural industries Finance and insurance Real estate and rental and leasing Professional, scientific and technical services Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services Health care and social assistance Arts, entertainment and recreation Accommodation and food services Other services (except public administration) 0 50 100 % No teleworking (less than 1%)No teleworking (less than 1%) Some teleworking (1% to 99%)Some teleworking (1% to 99%) Fully teleworking (100%)Fully teleworking (100%)
Note(s):
Rural results for professional, scientific and technical services had components of their values labelled with a data quality label of E and should be used with caution.
Source(s):
Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (5318), third quarter of 2021.

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Percentage of rural businesses that anticipate continuing to primarily telework once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, by industry, %
  No teleworking (less than 1%) Some teleworking (1% to 99%) Fully teleworking (100%)
All industries 79.1 12.0 8.9
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 89.3 5.4 5.3
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 83.6 13.5 2.9
Construction 77.3 7.1 15.6
Manufacturing 76.7 11.9 11.5
Wholesale trade 73.8 19.2 6.9
Retail trade 82.3 12.3 5.4
Transportation and warehousing 84.9 11.6 3.4
Information and cultural industries 68.3 28.0 3.7
Finance and insurance 55.6 31.8 12.6
Real estate and rental and leasing 49.0 32.4 18.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 57.5 24.0 18.5
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 68.5 9.4 22.1
Health care and social assistance 79.1 16.7 4.1
Arts, entertainment and recreation 84.6 11.9 3.4
Accommodation and food services 89.3 9.3 1.3
Other services (except public administration) 88.9 5.9 5.1
Note(s):
Rural results for professional, scientific and technical services had components of their values labelled with a data quality label of E and should be used with caution.
Source(s):
Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (5318), third quarter of 2021.
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