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

Useful links

• Bureau de la Capitale-Nationale - Portrait économique de la région de la Capitale-Nationale
• Institut de la statistique du Québec
  
• Ministère du Développement économique, de l'Innovation et de l'Exportation
• Statistique Canada