ICT Sector Employment
Last Update: October 2012
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ICT Sector Employment, 2011 Estimates
ICT sector employment was estimated at almost 556,000 in 2011, an slight decrease of 0.4% over the 2010 level. The ICT sector accounted for 3.2% of Canadian employment, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point after remaining stable at 3.3% since 2007.
ICT manufacturing employment decreased slightly by 0.4% in 2011, to 80,950, it was the fourth decline in a row. The largest nominal change was a decrease of about 1,200 employees in the instruments industry from about 23,900 in 2010 to about 22,700 in 2011. Since 2002, employment in the manufacturing industries has dropped by 20%, an annual average decline of 2.4%.
ICT services employment decreased slightly by 0.3% in 2011, totalling to about 403,100 employees. This is the first annual decrease following three consecutive annual increases. The decline in services industries' employment was mainly attributed to a 1.0% drop in the computer systems design industry. Meanwhile, communications services employment increased by 1.2%. Since 2002, services industries' employment has grown by 8.4%, an average of 0.9% annually.
ICT wholesaling employment decreased by 1.1% in 2011, amounting to about 71,900 employees.
Overall, ICT sector employment has grown by 1.3% since 2002 or 0.1% on an annual basis.
| NAICS 2002 | Industry | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¹ Due to methodological changes in 2000, and methodological changes and revisions in 2003, data are not strictly comparable to data for previous years. ² Including self–employed. ³ Including self–employed. Due to methodological changes and data revisions in 2003 for the manufacturing industries, data for these years are not strictly comparable to data for previous years. Sources: Statistics Canada. All italicised figures are Industry Canada estimates. See Sources and Technical Notes for more details. | |||||||||||
| 33331 | Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing1 | 12,155 | 10,133 | 10,616 | 12,652 | 12,972 | 14,079 | 14,668 | 14,036 | 13,838 | 14,450 |
| 33411 | Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing1 | 11,390 | 10,067 | 9,146 | 8,549 | 8,119 | 8,214 | 7,559 | 5,882 | 6,091 | 6,300 |
| 33421 | Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing (Wired Communications Equipment)1 | 8,862 | 8,209 | 9,371 | 8,831 | 7,454 | 8,593 | 2,971 | 1,526 | 604 | 550 |
| 33422 | Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing1 | 10,866 | 9,863 | 9,943 | 11,312 | 13,333 | 14,809 | 14,815 | 16,586 | 16,875 | 16,500 |
| 33431 | Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing1 | 1,373 | 1,449 | 1,406 | 1,190 | 1,500 | 1,408 | 1,044 | 1,234 | 1,405 | 1,400 |
| 33441 | Semi conductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing1 |
24,281 | 21,306 | 21,246 | 19,726 | 20,102 | 18,784 | 17,325 | 15,023 | 15,098 | 15,600 |
| 33451 | Navigational, Measuring, Medical and Control Instruments Manufacturing1 | 25,457 | 26,172 | 25,768 | 25,460 | 28,302 | 28,451 | 27,530 | 25,209 | 23,889 | 22,700 |
| 33592 | Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing1 | 6,797 | 5,827 | 6,390 | 6,384 | 5,791 | 4,604 | 4,135 | 3,646 | 3,499 | 3,450 |
| Total ICT Manufacturing1 | 101,181 | 93,026 | 93,886 | 94,104 | 97,573 | 98,942 | 90,047 | 83,142 | 81,299 | 80,950 | |
| 51121 | Software Publishers2 | 24,146 | 22,599 | 23,088 | 26,026 | 28,482 | 30,800 | 31,326 | 29,990 | 30,625 | 30,570 |
| 517 | Communications Services | 121,833 | 119,633 | 119,338 | 121,485 | 119,474 | 119,496 | 119,249 | 119,308 | 116,636 | 118,001 |
| 51821 | Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services | 11,582 | 10,770 | 11,823 | 12,443 | 13,427 | 14,224 | 14,814 | 13,509 | 14,489 | 14,508 |
| 54151 | Computer Systems Design and Related Services2 | 214,419 | 215,310 | 208,248 | 217,009 | 219,926 | 216,634 | 226,110 | 230,258 | 242,497 | 240,015 |
| Total ICT Services2 | 371,980 | 368,312 | 362,497 | 376,963 | 381,309 | 381,154 | 391,499 | 393,065 | 404,247 | 403,094 | |
| 4173 | Computer and Communications Equipment and Supplies Wholesaler–Distributors | 51,729 | 52,834 | 51,538 | 50,603 | 51,913 | 54,719 | 56,418 | 54,289 | 53,823 | 52,934 |
| 41791 | Office and Store Machinery and Equipment Wholesaler–Distributors | 23,802 | 23,511 | 22,314 | 21,415 | 21,284 | 21,554 | 22,150 | 20,200 | 18,900 | 19,000 |
| Total ICT Wholesaling | 75,531 | 76,345 | 73,852 | 72,018 | 73,197 | 76,273 | 78,568 | 74,489 | 72,723 | 71,934 | |
| Total ICT Sector3 | 548,692 | 537,683 | 530,235 | 543,085 | 552,079 | 556,369 | 560,114 | 550,696 | 558,269 | 555,978 | |
| TOTAL EMPLOYMENT in CANADA (including self–employed) | 15,297,900 | 15,662,900 | 15,921,800 | 16,124,700 | 16,410,200 | 16,805,600 | 17,087,400 | 16,813,100 | 17,041,000 | 17,306,200 | |
| ICT EMPLOYMENT as a PERCENTAGE of CANADIAN EMPLOYMENT | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.2% | |
| NAICS 2002 | Industry | % Change 2009–2011 |
% Change 2002–2011 |
CAGR 2002–2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¹Due to methodological changes in 2000, and methodological changes and revisions in 2003, data are not strictly comparable to data for previous years. ²Including self–employed. ³ Including self–employed. Due to methodological changes and data revisions in 2003 for the manufacturing industries, data for these years are not strictly comparable to data for previous years. Sources: Statistics Canada. All italicised figures are Industry Canada estimates. See Sources and Technical Notes for more details. |
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| 33331 | Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing1 | 4.4% | 18.9% | 1.9% |
| 33411 | Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing1 | 3.4% | –44.7% | –6.4% |
| 33421 | Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing (Wired Communications Equipment)1 | –8.9% | –93.8% | –26.6% |
| 33422 | Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing1 | –2.2% | 51.8% | 4.8% |
| 33431 | Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing1 | –0.4% | 2.0% | 0.2% |
| 33441 | Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing1 | 3.3% | –35.8% | –4.8% |
| 33451 | Navigational, Measuring, Medical and Control Instruments Manufacturing1 | –5.0% | –10.8% | –1.3% |
| 33592 | Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing1 | –1.4% | –49.2% | –7.3% |
| Total ICT Manufacturing1 | –0.4% | –20.0% | –2.4% | |
| 51211 | Software Publishers2 | –0.2% | 26.6% | 2.7% |
| 517 | Communications Services | 1.2% | –3.1% | –0.4% |
| 51821 | Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services2 | 0.1% | 25.3% | 2.5% |
| 54151 | Computer Systems Design and Related Services2 | –1.0% | 11.9% | 1.3% |
| Total ICT Services2 | –0.3% | 8.4% | 0.9% | |
| 4173 | Computer and Communications Equipment Supplies Wholesaler–Distributors | –1.7% | 2.3% | 0.3% |
| 41791 | Office and Store Machinery and Equipment Wholesaler–Distributors | 0.5% | –20.2% | –2.5% |
| Total ICT Wholesaling | –1.1% | –4.8% | –0.5% | |
| Total ICT Sector3 | –0.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | |
| TOTAL EMPLOYMENT in CANADA (including self–employed) | 1.6% | 13.1% | 1.4% | |
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