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Employment, by Public Sector, Private Sector, and Self Employment Across Canada and in Each Province
Employment, by Public Sector, Private Sector, and Self Employment Across Canada and in Each Province
classes of workers
Thousands
Geography
Class of worker
Total employed, all
classes of workers
Employees
Newfoundland
and Labrador
89.71%
69.2
30.05%
Private sector
employees3
137.4
59.66%
Self-employed4
23.7
10.29%
Public sector
employees2
Employees
Public sector
employees2
Private sector
employees3
Self-employed4
Total employed, all
classes of workers
Employees
Nova Scotia
Public sector
employees2
Private sector
employees3
Self-employed4
Total employed, all
classes of workers
New Brunswick
Employees
Public sector
employees2
Private sector
employees3
Self-employed4
Total employed, all
classes of workers
Quebec
230.3
206.6
Prince Edward
Island
2012
72.7
62
85.28%
21.4
29.44%
40.6
55.85%
10.7
14.72%
455.3
396.4
87.06%
114
25.04%
282.4
58.9
62.03%
12.94%
351.5
311.4
88.59%
89.7
25.52%
221.7
40
63.07%
11.38%
3,985.00
Quebec
Employees
Public sector
employees2
Private sector
employees3
Self-employed4
Total employed, all
classes of workers
Ontario
Employees
Public sector
employees2
Private sector
employees3
Self-employed4
Total employed, all
classes of workers
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Employees
Public sector
employees2
Private sector
employees3
Self-employed4
Total employed, all
classes of workers
Employees
Public sector
employees2
Private sector
employees3
Self-employed4
3,441.80
86.37%
868.4
21.79%
2,573.40
543.2
64.58%
13.63%
6,785.60
5,742.40
84.63%
1,330.70
19.61%
4,411.70
1,043.20
65.02%
15.37%
630
546.8
86.79%
164.2
26.06%
382.6
83.3
60.73%
13.22%
537.2
439
81.72%
138.2
25.73%
300.8
98.1
55.99%
18.26%
2,149.30
1,804.40
83.95%
365.3
17.00%
1,439.10
344.9
66.96%
16.05%
2,312.70
1,894.90
81.93%
441
19.07%
British Columbia
Canada
Private sector
employees3
Self-employed4
Total employed, all
classes of workers
Employees
Public sector
employees2
Private sector
employees3
Self-employed4
1,453.90
417.7
62.87%
18.06%
17,509.60
14,845.70
84.79%
3,602.00
20.57%
11,243.80
2,663.80
64.22%
15.21%
Population 2012
Percentage of
population
512,659
44.92%
40.30%
13.50%
26.80%
4.62%
146,105
49.76%
42.44%
14.65%
27.79%
7.32%
948,695
47.99%
41.78%
12.02%
29.77%
6.21%
755,950
46.50%
41.19%
11.87%
29.33%
5.29%
8,054,756
49.47%
42.73%
10.78%
31.95%
6.74%
13,505,900
50.24%
42.52%
9.85%
32.66%
7.72%
1,267,003
49.72%
43.16%
12.96%
30.20%
6.57%
1,079,958
49.74%
40.65%
12.80%
27.85%
9.08%
3,873,745
55.48%
46.58%
9.43%
37.15%
8.90%
4,622,573
50.03%
40.99%
9.54%
1395159
31.45%
9.04%
34,880,491
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50.20%
42.56%
10.33%
32.24%
7.64%