Canada: share of jobs destroyed by industry

This statistic represents the share of employment destruction in the private sector in Canada in 2020, distinguished by industry. In 2020, ten percent of destroyed jobs in Canada where in the manufacturing sector.

Percentage of private sector jobs destroyed in Canada in 2020, by industry

Industry	Share of jobs destroyed
Accommodation and food services	20.1%
Retail trade	12.5%
Manufacturing	9.9%
Construction	8.4%
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services	6.7%
Professional, scientific and technical services	5.9%
Other services (except public administration)	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	5.6%
Wholesale trade	5.4%
Arts, entertainment and recreation	5.3%
Information and cultural industries	3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2.6%
Finance and insurance	2.5%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	2.1%
Unclassified businesses	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	1.3%
Management of companies and enterprises	1.2%
Utilities	0.3%

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

Gross employment destruction is defined as employment destroyed by declining incumbents and by exits.
The private sector covers all industrial sectors except those primarily involved in educational services, health care and social assistance, and public administration. It includes unclassified businesses.
Unclassified businesses are those for which the industrial classification has yet to be determined. Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2020. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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