Characteristics of the job market
 
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Characteristics of the job market

The Capitale-Nationale region has over 20,000 businesses, mostly SMEs (small- and medium-sized enterprises - industries):

  • 46,6% have 1 to 4 employees
  • 47,5% have 5 to 49 employees

Job distribution in the major sectors
Primary sector – agriculture, forestry, mines, fishing (0.9%) 3,205 jobs
Secondary sector – fabrication and construction (15.6%) 45,937 jobs
Tertiary sector – services (86.2%) 306,905 jobs

 

Unemployment rate
Capitale-Nationale region 5.8%
Chaudière-Appalaches region 4.3%
Montréal 9.6%
All of Québec 7.7%
Canada 7.8%

Source : Institut de la statistique du Québec et Statistique Canada, February 2011 and Statistiques Canada, February 2011

 

Average personal income in 2010 (C$)
Capitale-Nationale region 39,832
All of Québec 38,363
Montréal 39,320

Source : Institut de la statistique du Québec, June 2010

 

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