Employment

Total employment #: 3.24 million in 2002
Major Employment Sectors in 2002 #
Wholesale, retail and import/export
trades, restaurants and hotels
1 028 500
32% of total employment
Community, social and
personal services
848 600
26% of total employment
Financing, insurance, real
estate and business services
487 900
15% of total employment
Transport, storage and
communications
355 800
11% of total employment
Construction 294 600
9% of total employment

Manufacturing

193 500
6% of total employment
Unemployment rate 7.3%
Average wages
(All selected industries)
$10,951 per month
Notes: figures presented on this page refer to those released up to
end-March 2003.
  # provisional figure