WORKIFORCE IN TORONTO BY INDUSTRY
The following table compares percentages of workforce by industry in Toronto - calculated from Statistics Canada 2001 census data. (click column headers to sort data)

IndustryToronto (City)Toronto (CMA)Golden Horseshoe
Agriculture/Resources 00.7 01.1 01.7
Manufacturing/Construction 18.8 20.6 22.4
Wholesale/Retail 14.8 16.8 16.7
Finance/Real Estate 09.9 09.3 08.2
Health/Education 14.1 13.2 14.0
Business Services 25.2 23.7 21.2
Other Services 16.5 15.2 15.9


CANADIAN COMPARISON: CMAs OF 1,000,000+
The following table compares percentages of workforce by industry in Canadian Census Metropolitan Areas of one million inhabitants or more - calculated from Statistics Canada 2001 census data.

IndustryTorontoMontrealVancouverOttawaCalgaryEdmonton
Agriculture/Resources 01.1 01.2 02.1 01.1 06.5 04.6
Manufacturing/Construction 20.6 21.1 14.6 12.2 15.9 16.4
Wholesale/Retail 16.8 17.2 16.4 12.4 15.8 16.4
Finance/Real Estate 09.3 06.1 07.5 04.9 06.4 05.4
Health/Education 13.2 16.5 16.6 15.8 14.0 17.2
Business Services 23.7 21.2 23.6 22.1 24.9 19.0
Other Services 15.2 16.7 19.2 31.4 16.4 21.1


INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON: SELECTED CITIES
The following table compares percentages of workforce by industry in the City of Toronto to selected primary and similarly sized cities in Toronto's cultural spectrum - calculated from Statistics Canada, US Census Bureau, UK National Statistics, and Australian Bureau of Statistics 2001 census data.

IndustryTorontoNew YorkLondonChicagoSydney*Houston
Agriculture/Resources 00.7 00.1 00.2 00.1 00.7 01.9
Manufacturing/Construction 18.8 10.9 13.0 17.5 19.1 18.7
Wholesale/Retail 14.8 12.1 22.5 12.0 19.4 15.3
Finance/Real Estate 09.9 11.4 0 09.1 0 07.2
Health/Education 14.1 23.4 07.6 19.0 15.3 17.8
Business Services` 25.2 23.7 44.5 23.8 28.0 22.2
Other Services 16.5 18.5 12.3 18.5 16.9 16.8

*Sydney refers to the ABS Statistical Division and not the actual city.
`Australian and British figures combine Business and Financial services