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Employment

Total employment#: 3.23 million in 2003

Major Employment Sectors in 2003 #

Wholesale, retail and import/export trades, restaurants and hotels

1 011 500
31% of total employment

Community, social and personal services

887 600
28% of total employment

Financing, insurance, real estate and business services

490 500
15% of total employment

Transport, storage and communications

361 600
11% of total employment

Construction

277 600
9% of total employment

Manufacturing

173 400
5% of total employment

Unemployment rate

7.9% in 2003

Average wages
(All selected industries)

$10,692 per month



Notes:

figures presented on this page refer to those released up to end-March 2004
# provisional figures

+

less than 0.005 million

     
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