Economic Data Tables

Contents
Ontario Economy
Ontario, International Merchandise Trade
Demographic Characteristics
Ontario Labour Markets

Ontario Labour Markets

Table 15: Ontario, Labour Force, 2004–2010 and 2011–2017
Table 16: Ontario, Employment, 2004–2010 and 2011–2017
Table 17: Ontario, Unemployment, 2004–2010 and 2011–2017
Table 18: Ontario, Employment by Industry, 2008–2012 and 2013–2017
Table 19: Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 2008–2012 and 2013–2017
Table 20: Employment Insurance (EI), 2004–2010 and 2011–2017
Table 21: Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2004–2010 and 2011–2017
Table 22: Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 2008–2012 and 2013–2017
Table 23: Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2017:
Table 24: Ontario Economic Regions

(Note: Data in the tables may not add to totals due to rounding.)

Ontario Economy

Table 1a: Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2004–2010
($ Billions)
Item	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Real GDP (chained $2007)	620.0	640.0	651.9	657.2	657.1	636.6	655.4
Household Consumption	314.6	326.4	336.8	349.7	358.2	357.9	371.0
Residential Construction	45.4	46.1	46.5	47.7	45.4	42.7	46.2
Non-Residential Construction	15.3	15.6	17.4	18.6	17.6	16.6	16.9
Machinery and Equipment	21.6	24.3	26.4	26.2	26.5	20.3	22.3
Exports	350.8	358.7	361.2	362.3	339.1	293.9	318.0
Imports	297.1	306.5	318.5	330.7	322.7	286.0	319.6
Nominal Gross Domestic Product	533.3	556.6	578.2	601.7	608.4	597.9	631.0
Primary Household Income	349.1	364.9	381.9	403.4	414.7	412.8	424.3
Compensation of Employees	272.8	285.0	298.1	315.0	324.2	321.1	330.2
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations	70.5	74.9	74.3	73.3	66.0	56.0	74.4

Table 1a footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 1b: Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 2011–2017
($ Billions)
Item	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Real GDP (chained $2007)	671.2	680.1	689.4	706.5	723.9	740.7	761.3
Household Consumption	377.3	382.9	391.1	401.5	413.3	424.3	441.0
Residential Construction	47.9	50.1	49.2	49.5	53.3	57.3	57.9
Non-Residential Construction	20.7	22.4	21.4	23.8	26.7	24.6	25.0
Machinery and Equipment	23.0	22.8	20.2	23.5	25.8	24.7	26.7
Exports	334.8	342.9	354.2	369.1	377.1	387.4	394.3
Imports	336.3	339.5	345.7	364.7	373.8	378.6	397.8
Nominal Gross Domestic Product	659.7	680.1	695.4	726.1	759.4	792.9	825.8
Primary Household Income	444.1	459.1	472.9	489.4	511.6	519.4	544.1
Compensation of Employees	345.3	356.6	367.9	380.6	396.8	403.0	422.2
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations	83.4	85.9	84.8	94.3	97.2	112.6	114.6

Table 1b footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 2a: Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2004–2010
(Per Cent Change)
Item	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Real GDP (Chained $2012)	2.8	3.2	1.9	0.8	0.0	(3.1)	2.9
Household Consumption	2.7	3.7	3.2	3.8	2.4	(0.1)	3.6
Residential Construction	5.0	1.7	0.9	2.5	(4.7)	(6.0)	8.1
Non-Residential Construction	(1.2)	2.1	11.9	6.9	(5.3)	(5.9)	1.6
Machinery and Equipment	8.2	12.5	8.5	(0.8)	1.3	(23.4)	9.7
Exports	5.0	2.2	0.7	0.3	(6.4)	(13.3)	8.2
Imports	7.0	3.1	3.9	3.8	(2.4)	(11.4)	11.8
Nominal Gross Domestic Product	4.7	4.4	3.9	4.1	1.1	(1.7)	5.5
Primary Household Income	4.9	4.5	4.6	5.6	2.8	(0.5)	2.8
Compensation of Employees	5.1	4.5	4.6	5.7	2.9	(1.0)	2.9
Net Operating Surplus — Corporations	3.0	6.3	(0.9)	(1.4)	(9.9)	(15.2)	32.9

Table 2a footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 2b: Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 2011–2017
(Per Cent Change)
Item	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Real GDP (Chained $2012)	2.4	1.3	1.4	2.5	2.5	2.3	2.8
Household Consumption	1.7	1.5	2.1	2.7	2.9	2.7	3.9
Residential Construction	3.6	4.7	(1.8)	0.7	7.7	7.5	1.0
Non-Residential Construction	22.7	8.0	(4.4)	11.2	12.1	(7.9)	1.7
Machinery and Equipment	3.2	(0.9)	(11.1)	16.0	9.9	(4.2)	7.9
Exports	5.3	2.4	3.3	4.2	2.2	2.7	1.8
Imports	5.2	0.9	1.8	5.5	2.5	1.3	5.1
Nominal Gross Domestic Product	4.6	3.1	2.2	4.4	4.6	4.4	4.1
Primary Household Income	4.7	3.4	3.0	3.5	4.5	1.5	4.7
Compensation of Employees	4.6	3.3	3.2	3.4	4.3	1.6	4.7
Net Operating Surplus - Corporations	12.1	3.0	(1.2)	11.2	3.1	15.8	1.8

Table 2b footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 3: Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2014–2017
($2012 Chained Millions)
Item	2014	2015	2016	2017
Goods Producing Industries (including items 1-4 below)	154,387	159,400	161,753	165,685
1. Primary	14,158	14,161	13,841	13,672
2. Utilities	13,314	13,087	13,341	13,374
3. Construction	44,133	47,782	48,362	50,612
4. Manufacturing¹	82,775	84,408	86,196	88,032
Services Producing Industries (including items 1-14 below)	504,367	516,799	530,990	546,241
1. Wholesale Trade	44,019	44,100	45,730	48,458
2. Retail Trade	31,450	31,444	32,739	35,134
3. Transportation and Warehousing	25,915	26,848	27,633	28,574
4. Information and Cultural	24,945	25,482	26,008	26,681
5. Finance and Insurance	58,382	61,707	64,533	66,888
6. Real Estate and Leasing	85,588	88,142	90,781	92,405
7. Professional and Administrative Services	65,009	67,105	68,486	70,155
8. Management of Companies and Enterprises	4,520	4,953	4,851	4,584
9. Education	39,726	39,962	40,671	41,114
10. Health Care and Social Services	44,736	45,451	46,910	47,926
11. Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5,579	5,801	6,024	6,215
12. Accommodation and Food	13,473	14,097	14,791	15,364
13. Other Services	13,483	13,654	13,427	13,423
14. Public Administration	47,645	48,074	48,494	49,547
Total Production	658,808	676,235	692,800	711,994

Table 3 footnotes:

[1] See Table 5 for detailed manufacturing industries.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 4: Ontario, Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2014–2017
(Per Cent Change)
Item	2014	2015	2016	2017
Goods Producing Industries (including items 1-4 below)	2.4	3.2	1.5	2.4
1. Primary	(3.3)	0.0	(2.3)	(1.2)
2. Utilities	5.0	(1.7)	1.9	0.2
3. Construction	2.2	8.3	1.2	4.7
4. Manufacturing¹	3.0	2.0	2.1	2.1
Services Producing Industries (including items 1-14 below)	2.5	2.5	2.7	2.9
1. Wholesale Trade	2.3	0.2	3.7	6.0
2. Retail Trade	0.0	0.0	4.1	7.3
3. Transportation and Warehousing	6.6	3.6	2.9	3.4
4. Information and Cultural	5.2	2.1	2.1	2.6
5. Finance and Insurance	3.8	5.7	4.6	3.6
6. Real Estate and Leasing	1.6	3.0	3.0	1.8
7. Professional and Administrative Services	4.6	3.2	2.1	2.4
8. Management of Companies and Enterprises	(7.0)	9.6	(2.1)	(5.5)
9. Education	1.9	0.6	1.8	1.1
10. Health Care and Social Services	1.2	1.6	3.2	2.2
11. Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	5.9	4.0	3.9	3.2
12. Accommodation and Food	6.0	4.6	4.9	3.9
13. Other Services	4.3	1.3	(1.7)	0.0
14. Public Administration	(1.0)	0.9	0.9	2.2
Total Production	2.5	2.6	2.4	2.8

Table 4 footnotes:

[1] See Table 6 for detailed manufacturing industries.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 5: Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product at Basic Prices in Selected Manufacturing Industries, 2014–2017
($2012 Chained Millions)
Item	2014	2015	2016	2017
Total Manufacturing	82,775	84,408	86,196	88,032
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products	12,867	13,000	13,517	14,173
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products	842	977	960	1,028
Wood Products and Furniture	3,326	3,541	3,910	4,087
Paper Products and Printing	4,485	4,681	4,692	4,994
Chemical and Petroleum Products	11,052	11,725	11,792	12,133
Plastic and Rubber Products	4,718	4,987	5,337	5,535
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products	11,245	10,931	10,768	10,815
Machinery	6,809	7,329	7,283	8,409
Electrical and Electronic Products	5,026	5,020	5,034	5,103
Transportation Equipment	17,842	17,536	18,066	17,144
Other Manufacturing	4,551	4,752	4,895	4,907

Table 5 footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 6: Ontario, Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product at Basic Prices in Selected Manufacturing Industries, 2014–2017
(Per Cent Change)
Item	2014	2015	2016	2017
Total Manufacturing	3.0	2.0	2.1	2.1
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products	4.9	1.0	4.0	4.9
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products	4.6	16.0	(1.7)	7.1
Wood Products and Furniture	1.5	6.5	10.4	4.5
Paper Products and Printing	(3.0)	4.4	0.2	6.4
Chemical and Petroleum Products	(1.6)	6.1	0.6	2.9
Plastic and Rubber Products	5.6	5.7	7.0	3.7
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products	3.9	(2.8)	(1.5)	0.4
Machinery	4.0	7.6	(0.6)	15.5
Electrical and Electronic Products	(3.6)	(0.1)	0.3	1.4
Transportation Equipment	8.8	(1.7)	3.0	(5.1)
Other Manufacturing	(3.1)	4.4	3.0	0.2

Table 6 footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 7a: Ontario, Housing Market Indicators, 2014–2017
New Housing Market
Item	2014	2015	2016	2017
Residential Construction (Current $ Millions)	52,479	58,629	66,374	71,378
Residential Construction — Per Cent Change	4.5	11.7	13.2	7.5
Real Residential Construction ($2007 Millions)	42,165	45,394	48,776	49,503
Real Residential Construction — Per Cent Change	0.5	7.7	7.5	1.5
Housing Starts (Units)	59,134	70,156	74,952	79,123
Housing Starts — Per Cent Change	(3.2)	18.6	6.8	5.6
Of which: Single-Detached, Urban Areas (Units)	21,352	23,446	27,190	26,340
Of which: Single-Detached, Urban Areas — Per Cent Change	0.2	9.8	16.0	(3.1)
Of which: Multiple, Urban Areas (Units)	34,813	44,845	44,670	48,864
Of which: Multiple, Urban Areas — Per Cent Change	(6.7)	28.8	(0.4)	9.4
New Housing Price Index (Dec. 2016=100)	90.4	92.7	97.2	103.3
New Housing Price Index — Per Cent Change	1.7	2.5	4.9	6.3

Table 7a footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canadian Real Estate Association and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 7b: Ontario, Housing Market Indicators, 2014–2017
Resale Market
Item	2014	2015	2016	2017
Home Resales (Units)	205,454	225,389	244,934	220,975
Home Resales — Per Cent Change	3.9	9.7	8.7	(9.8)
Average Resale Price ($)	428,763	461,986	533,297	585,110
Average Resale Price — Per Cent Change	6.9	7.7	15.4	9.7

Table 7b footnotes:

Sources: Statistics Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canadian Real Estate Association and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 8a: Selected Financial Indicators, 2004–2010
(Per Cent)
Item	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Interest Rates — Bank Rate	2.5	2.9	4.3	4.6	3.2	0.6	0.9
Interest Rates — Prime Rate	4.0	4.4	5.8	6.1	4.7	2.4	2.6
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds	4.6	4.1	4.2	4.3	3.6	3.3	3.2
Interest Rates — Three-Month T-Bills	2.2	2.7	4.0	4.1	2.3	0.3	0.6
Mortgage Rates — Five-Year Rate	6.2	6.0	6.7	7.1	7.1	5.6	5.6
Mortgage Rates — One-Year Rate	4.6	5.1	6.3	6.9	6.7	4.0	3.5
Canadian Household Debt Burden¹ — Consumer	42.7	45.7	46.4	49.1	50.5	53.4	52.8
Canadian Household Debt Burden² — Mortgage	77.8	82.2	84.3	91.4	95.1	98.3	101.2
Canadian Household Debt Burden³ — Bank Loans	6.7	7.2	7.8	8.2	8.4	8.1	7.9
Canadian Household Debt Burden⁴ — Other Loans	1.6	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.3
Canadian Household Debt Burden⁵ — Total	128.8	136.9	140.4	150.7	156.2	161.9	164.2

Table 8a footnotes:

[1], [2], [3], [4], [5] Household debt as a share of household disposable income.

Note: All data are annual averages, except Canadian Household Debt Burden (year-end).

Sources: Statistics Canada and Bank of Canada.

Table 8b: Selected Financial Indicators, 2011–2017
(Per Cent)
Item	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Interest Rates — Bank Rate	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.9	0.8	1.0
Interest Rates — Prime Rate	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	2.8	2.7	2.9
Interest Rates — 10-Year Government Bonds	2.8	1.9	2.3	2.2	1.5	1.3	1.8
Interest Rates — Three-Month T-Bills	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.5	0.5	0.7
Mortgage Rates — Five-Year Rate	5.4	5.3	5.2	4.9	4.7	4.7	4.8
Mortgage Rates — One-Year Rate	3.5	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.1	3.2
Canadian Household Debt Burden¹ — Consumer	52.7	52.3	51.6	51.6	50.5	50.7	51.2
Canadian Household Debt Burden² — Mortgage	103.6	105.9	106.4	108.3	110.0	112.7	113.3
Canadian Household Debt Burden³ — Bank Loans	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.9	8.3	8.5	8.2
Canadian Household Debt Burden⁴ — Other Loans	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.3
Canadian Household Debt Burden⁵ — Total	166.4	168.2	168.1	170.1	171.0	174.2	174.9

Table 8b footnotes:

[1], [2], [3], [4], [5] Household debt as a share of household disposable income.

Note: All data are annual averages, except Canadian Household Debt Burden (year-end).

Sources: Statistics Canada and Bank of Canada.

Ontario, International Merchandise Trade

Table 9: Ontario, International Merchandise Exports¹ by Major Commodity,² 2017
Item	Value ($ Millions)	2017 Growth (Per Cent)	Per Cent of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts	70,429	(6.3)	35.3
2. Mechanical equipment	20,189	1.9	10.1
3. Precious metals & stones	19,456	(7.9)	9.8
4. Electrical machinery	7,753	0.8	3.9
5. Plastic products	7,273	(1.8)	3.6
6. Iron and steel	5,624	19.4	2.8
7. Pharmaceutical products	5,473	(22.5)	2.7
8. Furniture and accessories	4,090	(3.7)	2.1
9. Scientific, photo & med eqmt.	3,753	9.4	1.9
10. Cereal and baked products	3,390	0.8	1.7
11. Iron and steel products	3,100	12.3	1.6
12. Aluminium & articles	2,873	9.8	1.4
13. Oils & other petroleum products	2,693	2.3	1.4
14. Aircraft and parts	2,490	(11.5)	1.2
15. Nickel & articles thereof	2,400	(13.0)	1.2
16. Paper products	2,312	(4.6)	1.2
17. Wood products	1,865	9.7	0.9
18. Rubber products	1,601	(1.3)	0.8
19. Miscellaneous chemical products	1,592	(3.8)	0.8
20. Inorganic chemicals	1,585	(11.7)	0.8
21. Vegetables	1,488	13.3	0.7
22. Organic chemicals	1,477	9.9	0.7
23. Seeds and miscellaneous grains	1,402	(15.4)	0.7
24. Copper & articles thereof	1,298	52.0	0.7
25. Perfumes and cosmetics	1,259	4.0	0.6
All other commodities	22,441	0.7	11.3
Total Exports	199,309	(3.0)	100.0

Table 9 footnotes:

[1] International merchandise exports exclude re-exports and are reported on a customs basis.

[2] Product groupings based on two-digit Harmonized System codes.

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 10: Ontario, International Merchandise Imports by Major Commodity,¹ 2017
Item	Value ($ Millions)	2017 Growth (Per Cent)	Per Cent of Total
1. Motor vehicles and parts	78,408	6.4	22.6
2. Mechanical equipment	50,125	1.6	14.4
3. Electrical machinery	39,380	6.6	11.4
4. Plastic products	13,593	4.2	3.9
5. Pharmaceutical products	11,813	(3.4)	3.4
6. Precious metals & stones	10,579	(6.3)	3.0
7. Scientific, photo & med eqmt.	10,572	(0.1)	3.0
8. Oils & other petroleum products	8,030	28.0	2.3
9. Furniture and accessories	7,097	1.9	2.0
10. Iron and steel products	6,403	4.8	1.8
11. Iron and steel	6,303	18.6	1.8
12. Organic chemicals	5,173	6.2	1.5
13. Paper products	4,391	1.7	1.3
14. Rubber products	4,357	2.9	1.3
15. Aircraft and parts	3,865	(3.4)	1.1
16. Perfumes and cosmetics	3,583	3.9	1.0
17. Aluminium & articles	3,342	5.5	1.0
18. Fruit and nuts	3,173	3.6	0.9
19. Miscellaneous chemical products	3,100	5.6	0.9
20. Toys and sporting goods	3,095	1.1	0.9
21. Cereal and baked products	2,725	(0.5)	0.8
22. Beverages	2,694	3.2	0.8
23. Knitted clothes	2,655	9.0	0.8
24. Miscellaneous food products	2,624	0.7	0.8
25. Non-knitted clothes	2,591	3.7	0.7
All other commodities	55,093	2.6	15.9
Domestic Imports	344,763	4.0	99.4
Re-Imports²	2,163	(0.5)	0.6
Total Imports	346,926	4.0	100.0

Table 10 footnotes:

[1] Product groupings based on two-digit Harmonized System codes. Data reported on a customs basis. Domestic imports exclude re-imports. Total imports are the sum of domestic imports and re-imports.

[2] These are goods re-entering (returned to) Ontario after having been exported abroad without having been materially altered or enhanced in value while abroad.

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 11: Ontario, International Merchandise Exports¹ by Top 25 Trading Partners, 2017
Item	Exports ($ Millions)	2017 Growth (Per Cent)	Per Cent of Total
1. United States	160,108	(3.6)	80.3
2. United Kingdom	14,473	5.5	7.3
3. Mexico	2,980	(13.5)	1.5
4. China	2,727	(3.7)	1.4
5. Japan	1,601	(8.6)	0.8
6. Norway	1,583	40.3	0.8
7. Germany	1,547	(6.6)	0.8
8. Hong Kong	1,042	2.1	0.5
9. Saudi Arabia	972	21.9	0.5
10. Italy	875	(8.7)	0.4
11. Netherlands	653	(20.8)	0.3
12. France	638	(21.0)	0.3
13. South Korea	632	(15.0)	0.3
14. Belgium	607	5.2	0.3
15. Australia	545	(6.6)	0.3
16. Switzerland	492	(16.4)	0.2
17. India	365	(18.9)	0.2
18. Brazil	356	(40.5)	0.2
19. Botswana	303	(16.7)	0.2
20. Ireland	293	9.4	0.1
21. Singapore	290	(13.1)	0.1
22. Taiwan	263	(3.0)	0.1
23. United Arab Emirates	263	(29.8)	0.1
24. Philippines	248	156.1	0.1
25. Turkey	235	79.9	0.1
All Other Countries	5,221	4.1	2.6
Total Exports	199,309	(3.0)	100.0

Table 11 footnotes:

[1] International merchandise exports exclude re-exports and are reported on a customs basis.

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 12: Ontario, International Merchandise Imports¹ by Top 25 Trading Partners, 2017
Item	Imports ($ Millions)	2017 Growth (Per Cent)	Per Cent of Total
1. United States	192,254	1.7	55.4
2. China	42,932	10.1	12.4
3. Mexico	28,524	6.7	8.2
4. Japan	13,027	14.4	3.8
5. Germany	8,757	1.3	2.5
6. South Korea	5,776	6.3	1.7
7. Italy	4,198	8.6	1.2
8. Switzerland	3,409	(3.3)	1.0
9. Vietnam	2,989	0.9	0.9
10. United Kingdom	2,917	4.9	0.8
11. Taiwan	2,853	4.7	0.8
12. France	2,424	2.6	0.7
13. India	2,237	8.8	0.6
14. Thailand	1,997	6.3	0.6
15. Malaysia	1,839	7.5	0.5
16. Brazil	1,658	16.2	0.5
17. Belgium	1,541	37.9	0.4
18. Argentina	1,526	13.4	0.4
19. Ireland	1,289	11.7	0.4
20. Spain	1,227	4.6	0.4
21. Dominican Republic	1,181	5.6	0.3
22. Netherlands	1,074	8.1	0.3
23. Sweden	1,013	4.8	0.3
24. Turkey	970	48.8	0.3
25. Egypt	921	(5.1)	0.3
All Other Countries	16,230	(1.1)	5.3
Domestic Imports	344,763	4.0	99.4
Re-Imports	2,163	(0.5)	0.6
Total Imports	346,926	4.0	100.0

Table 12 footnotes:

[1] Data reported on a customs basis. Domestic imports exclude re-imports. Total imports are the sum of domestic imports and re-imports.

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Demographic Characteristics

Table 13: Ontario, Selected Demographic Characteristics, 2010–2017¹
Item	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Total Population (000s)	13,136	13,261	13,391	13,511	13,618	13,707	13,875	14,071
Annual Average Growth over Preceding Year (%)	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.8	0.7	1.2	1.4
Median Age (Years)	39.6	39.8	40.0	40.2	40.4	40.6	40.7	40.6
Age Group Shares (%) — 0–4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1
Age Group Shares (%) — 5–14	11.4	11.2	11.0	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6
Age Group Shares (%) — 15–24	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.4	13.2	13.1	13.0
Age Group Shares (%) — 25–44	27.4	27.1	27.0	26.8	26.7	26.7	26.8	26.9
Age Group Shares (%) — 45–64	28.1	28.4	28.3	28.2	28.2	28.1	28.0	27.7
Age Group Shares (%) — 65–74	7.4	7.6	8.0	8.4	8.7	9.0	9.2	9.4
Age Group Shares (%) — 75+	6.5	6.6	6.7	6.8	7.0	7.1	7.2	7.3
Total Fertility Rate²	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)³ — Female	83.8	84.0	84.2	84.3	84.4	84.5	–	–
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)⁴ — Male	79.5	79.8	80.1	80.2	80.4	80.5	–	–
Families (000s)	3,688	3,723	3,750	3,790	3,828	3,862	3,900	3,937
Households (000s)⁵	–	4,888	–	–	–	–	5,169	–

Table 13 footnotes:

[1] Population estimates are for July 1.

[2] Calendar-year data.

[3], [4] For three-year periods with the reference year as the middle year.

[5] Households are from Census enumeration.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 14a: Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 2008–09 to 2012–13¹
(Thousands)
Item	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13
Population at Beginning of Period	12,884	12,998	13,136	13,261	13,391
Births	140	140	139	141	141
Deaths	88	88	91	89	93
Immigrants	105	117	105	101	106
Net Emigrants²	22	18	18	25	24
Net Change in Non-Permanent Residents	17	13	15	24	16
Interprovincial Arrivals	57	60	58	60	55
Interprovincial Departures	73	64	62	71	69
Population Growth during Period	115	137	126	129	120
Population at End of Period³	12,998	13,136	13,261	13,391	13,511
Population Growth (%)	0.9	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.9

Table 14a footnotes:

[1] Data are from July 1 to June 30 (Census year).

[2] Net Emigrants = Emigrants plus net change in temporary emigrants minus returning emigrants.

[3] The sum of the components does not equal the total change in population due to residual deviation.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 14b: Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 2013–14 to 2017–18¹
(Thousands)
Item	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18
Population at Beginning of Period	13,511	13,618	13,707	13,875	14,071
Births	140	140	140	142	145
Deaths	94	98	97	101	104
Immigrants	102	90	120	98	132
Net Emigrants²	25	24	25	25	25
Net Change in Non-Permanent Residents	11	2	31	69	86
Interprovincial Arrivals	57	63	72	72	80
Interprovincial Departures	72	72	63	58	62
Population Growth during Period	107	90	168	196	251
Population at End of Period³	13,618	13,707	13,875	14,071	14,323
Population Growth (%)	0.8	0.7	1.2	1.4	1.8

Table 14b footnotes:

[1] Data are from July 1 to June 30 (Census year).

[2] Net Emigrants = Emigrants plus net change in temporary emigrants minus returning emigrants.

[3] The sum of the components does not equal the total change in population due to residual deviation.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Ontario Labour Markets

Table 15a: Ontario, Labour Force, 2004–2010
Item	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Labour Force (000s)	6,772	6,834	6,887	6,992	7,074	7,080	7,161
Annual Labour Force Growth (%)	1.4	0.9	0.8	1.5	1.2	0.1	1.1
Participation Rate (%) — Male	74.1	73.5	72.6	72.5	72.5	71.5	71.1
Participation Rate (%) — Female	62.9	62.6	62.6	63.2	63.1	62.6	62.8
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24)	16.3	16.1	16.1	16.2	16.0	15.5	15.1
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (45+)	35.5	36.4	37.5	38.4	39.7	40.9	41.8

Table 15a footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 15b: Ontario, Labour Force, 2011–2017
Item	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Labour Force (000s)	7,227	7,276	7,384	7,419	7,426	7,490	7,580
Annual Labour Force Growth (%)	0.9	0.7	1.5	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.2
Participation Rate (%) — Male	71.1	70.7	70.5	70.3	70.0	69.5	69.2
Participation Rate (%) — Female	62.3	61.9	62.2	61.6	60.7	60.7	60.7
Share of Labour Force (%) — Youth (15–24)	15.3	14.9	15.0	15.1	14.8	14.4	14.3
Share of Labour Force (%) — Older Workers (45+)	42.3	42.6	42.7	43.0	43.2	43.4	43.4

Table 15b footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 16a: Ontario, Employment, 2004–2010
Item	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Total Employment (000s)	6,314	6,381	6,452	6,546	6,610	6,433	6,538
Total Employment (000s) — Male	3,352	3,385	3,400	3,411	3,445	3,301	3,364
Total Employment (000s) — Female	2,962	2,996	3,053	3,135	3,165	3,132	3,174
Annual Employment Growth (%)	1.6	1.1	1.1	1.4	1.0	(2.7)	1.6
Net Job Creation (000s)	101	67	71	93	65	(178)	105
Public-Sector Employment (000s)	1,110	1,137	1,163	1,196	1,261	1,233	1,255
Private-Sector Employment (000s)	4,267	4,309	4,351	4,366	4,346	4,195	4,268
Self-Employment (000s)	937	935	939	983	1,004	1,005	1,015
Manufacturing Employment (% of total)	17.5	16.7	15.5	14.3	13.4	12.0	11.7
Services Employment (% of total)	73.9	74.3	75.4	76.6	77.3	78.8	78.9
Part-Time (% of total)	18.2	18.2	17.9	18.2	18.8	19.6	19.6
Average Hours Worked Per Week¹	37.1	37.2	36.8	37.1	36.7	35.9	36.0

Table 16a footnotes:

[1] Average actual hours worked per week at all jobs, excluding persons not at work, in reference week.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 16b: Ontario, Employment, 2011–2017
Item	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Total Employment (000s)	6,658	6,703	6,823	6,878	6,923	7,000	7,128
Total Employment (000s) — Male	3,450	3,472	3,523	3,567	3,607	3,636	3,701
Total Employment (000s) — Female	3,208	3,231	3,301	3,311	3,316	3,364	3,427
Annual Employment Growth (%)	1.8	0.7	1.8	0.8	0.7	1.1	1.8
Net Job Creation (000s)	121	44	121	55	45	76	128
Public-Sector Employment (000s)	1,294	1,286	1,314	1,305	1,294	1,306	1,329
Private-Sector Employment (000s)	4,340	4,373	4,447	4,517	4,541	4,597	4,691
Self-Employment (000s)	1,024	1,044	1,063	1,056	1,088	1,096	1,108
Manufacturing Employment — (% of total)	11.6	11.6	11.2	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.8
Services Employment — (% of total)	78.8	78.9	79.5	79.9	79.8	79.7	79.9
Part-Time (% of total)	19.3	19.3	19.6	19.5	18.8	19.0	18.9
Average Hours Worked Per Week¹	36.3	36.5	36.3	35.8	36.3	36.3	36.0

Table 16b footnotes:

[1] Average actual hours worked per week at all jobs, excluding persons not at work, in reference week.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 17a: Ontario, Unemployment, 2004–2010
Item	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Total Unemployment (000s)	458	453	435	446	464	648	623
Unemployment Rate (%)	6.8	6.6	6.3	6.4	6.6	9.1	8.7
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male	6.9	6.7	6.4	6.8	6.9	10.5	9.4
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female	6.6	6.6	6.3	6.0	6.2	7.7	8.0
Unemployment Rate (%) — Toronto CMA¹	7.5	7.0	6.6	6.8	6.9	9.6	9.1
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario	7.8	7.0	7.4	6.9	6.7	9.0	8.3
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24)	14.1	13.9	13.2	12.9	13.8	17.6	17.4
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (45+)	4.5	4.7	4.3	4.5	4.9	6.8	6.6
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-Term Unemployed (27 Weeks+)	15.5	15.1	14.3	13.0	13.7	18.8	24.9
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Youth (15–24)	34.2	33.8	33.7	32.8	33.5	29.8	30.3
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Older Workers (45+)	23.5	26.0	25.6	27.2	29.8	30.4	31.8
Average Duration (Weeks)	16.1	16.0	15.8	14.6	14.8	18.4	22.0
Average Duration (Weeks) — Youth (15–24)	8.8	8.7	8.7	8.1	8.4	11.1	11.4
Average Duration (Weeks) — Older Workers (45+)	24.3	23.9	23.7	22.4	20.9	26.3	31.3

Table 17a footnotes:

[1] CMA is Census Metropolitan Area. Toronto CMA includes the City of Toronto; the regions of York, Peel and Halton (excluding Burlington); Uxbridge, Pickering, Ajax, Mono, Orangeville, New Tecumseth and Bradford West Gwillimbury.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 17b: Ontario, Unemployment, 2011–2017
Item	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Total Unemployment (000s)	569	574	560	541	503	490	452
Unemployment Rate (%)	7.9	7.9	7.6	7.3	6.8	6.5	6.0
Unemployment Rate (%) — Male	8.2	8.3	8.0	7.5	7.0	6.8	6.2
Unemployment Rate (%) — Female	7.6	7.5	7.2	7.1	6.5	6.3	5.7
Unemployment Rate (%) — Toronto CMA¹	8.4	8.7	8.1	8.0	7.0	7.0	6.4
Unemployment Rate (%) — Northern Ontario	7.8	7.2	7.4	6.6	7.2	7.1	6.4
Unemployment Rate (%) — Youth (15–24)	15.9	17.0	16.2	15.7	14.7	14.0	12.3
Unemployment Rate (%) — Older Workers (45+)	5.9	5.8	5.5	5.3	4.9	4.9	4.5
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Long-Term Unemployed (27 weeks+)	24.1	22.7	22.9	22.8	20.0	19.9	19.5
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Youth (15–24)	30.9	32.1	32.1	32.4	32.1	30.9	29.5
Share of Total Unemployment (%) — Older Workers (45+)	31.6	31.3	31.2	31.1	31.1	32.5	32.5
Average Duration (Weeks)	22.4	22.2	21.8	22.4	20.0	19.9	19.3
Average Duration (Weeks) — Youth (15–24)	12.2	12.7	12.7	13.4	12.4	11.2	10.7
Average Duration (Weeks) — Older Workers (45+)	32.8	32.0	29.5	31.7	28.6	28.2	26.6

Table 17b footnotes:

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 18a: Ontario, Employment by Industry, 2008–2012
(Thousands)
Item	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Goods Producing Industries (including items 1-4 below)	1,502	1,365	1,381	1,409	1,415
1. Primary Industries	123	121	121	129	126
2. Manufacturing	883	774	764	773	779
3. Construction	433	415	442	455	458
4. Utilities	63	56	54	52	52
Services Producing Industries (including items 1-11 below)	5,108	5,068	5,157	5,250	5,287
1. Trade	1,017	1,007	1,009	1,006	1,007
2. Transportation and Warehousing	321	318	311	323	313
3. Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing	469	480	481	497	496
4. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	489	480	512	530	530
5. Business, Building and Other Support	307	280	291	296	296
6. Educational Services	473	451	456	459	465
7. Health Care and Social Assistance	683	703	730	751	769
8. Information, Culture and Recreation	311	312	320	335	320
9. Accommodation and Food Services	397	384	393	403	432
10. Public Administration	356	354	357	363	366
11. Other Services	286	299	298	288	295
Total Employment	6,610	6,433	6,538	6,658	6,703

Table 18a footnotes:

Note: Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 18b: Ontario, Employment by Industry, 2013–2017
(Thousands)
Item	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Goods Producing Industries (including items 1-4 below)	1,398	1,382	1,401	1,418	1,433
1, Primary Industries	120	115	120	114	104
2. Manufacturing	767	749	745	751	769
3. Construction	459	467	487	504	513
4. Utilities	52	51	49	50	47
Services Producing Industries (including items 1-11 below)	5,426	5,496	5,522	5,581	5,695
1. Trade	1,019	1,047	1,042	1,033	1,069
2. Transportation and Warehousing	336	329	321	327	341
3. Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing	510	512	544	555	561
4. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	543	560	580	595	629
5. Business, Building and Other Support	328	335	333	326	315
6. Educational Services	483	495	515	503	497
7. Health Care and Social Assistance	791	798	813	838	870
8. Information, Culture and Recreation	312	317	310	318	313
9. Accommodation and Food Services	441	450	444	457	454
10. Public Administration	372	367	344	353	371
11. Other Services	292	287	276	276	276
Total Employment	6,823	6,878	6,923	7,000	7,128

Table 18b footnotes:

Note: Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 19a: Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 2008–2012
(Per Cent Change)
Item	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Goods Producing Industries (including items 1-4 below)	(2.1)	(9.1)	1.1	2.0	0.5
1. Primary Industries	(6.0)	(2.2)	0.5	6.3	(2.6)
2. Manufacturing	(6.0)	(12.4)	(1.3)	1.2	0.8
3. Construction	6.5	(4.1)	6.5	2.9	0.8
4. Utilities	9.4	(10.8)	(3.0)	(3.7)	0.0
Services Producing Industries (including items 1-11 below)	1.9	(0.8)	1.8	1.8	0.7
1. Trade	(0.1)	(1.0)	0.2	(0.3)	0.1
2. Transportation and Warehousing	6.3	(1.0)	(2.0)	3.6	(3.1)
3. Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing	0.1	2.4	0.1	3.4	(0.3)
4. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	4.0	(1.8)	6.6	3.5	0.1
5. Business, Building and Other Support	5.1	(8.8)	3.9	1.8	0.2
6. Educational Services	2.1	(4.7)	1.2	0.5	1.4
7. Health Care and Social Assistance	2.2	3.0	3.8	2.9	2.3
8. Information, Culture and Recreation	(5.2)	0.3	2.5	4.7	(4.5)
9. Accommodation and Food Services	(1.7)	(3.2)	2.3	2.3	7.2
10. Public Administration	7.5	(0.5)	0.8	1.8	0.7
11. Other Services	7.1	4.6	(0.4)	(3.3)	2.4
Total Employment	1.0	(2.7)	1.6	1.8	0.7

Table 19a footnotes:

Note: Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 19b: Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 2013–2017
(Per Cent Change)
Item	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Goods Producing Industries (including items 1-4 below)	(1.3)	(1.1)	1.4	1.2	1.0
1. Primary Industries	(4.6)	(3.9)	4.5	(5.6)	(8.7)
2. Manufacturing	(1.6)	(2.4)	(0.5)	0.9	2.4
3. Construction	0.2	1.8	4.3	3.4	1.7
4. Utilities	(1.0)	(1.4)	(3.3)	0.2	(4.6)
Services Producing Industries (including items 1-11 below)	2.6	1.3	0.5	1.1	2.0
1. Trade	1.2	2.7	(0.4)	(0.9)	3.5
2. Transportation and Warehousing	7.6	(2.2)	(2.3)	1.8	4.3
3. Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing	2.9	0.4	6.1	2.2	0.9
4. Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	2.3	3.2	3.5	2.6	5.8
5. Business, Building and Other Support	10.6	2.1	(0.4)	(2.2)	(3.5)
6. Educational Services	3.9	2.3	4.1	(2.3)	(1.1)
7. Health Care and Social Assistance	2.9	0.9	1.8	3.2	3.7
8. Information, Culture and Recreation	(2.5)	1.6	(2.2)	2.7	(1.6)
9. Accommodation and Food Services	2.1	2.2	(1.3)	2.8	(0.5)
10. Public Administration	1.6	(1.3)	(6.2)	2.6	5.2
11. Other Services	(1.0)	(1.7)	(3.7)	(0.1)	(0.1)
Total Employment	1.8	0.8	0.7	1.1	1.8

Table 19b footnotes:

Note: Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 20a: Employment Insurance (EI), 2004–2010
Item	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
EI Regular Beneficiaries¹ (000s) — Ontario	137	132	129	131	142	246	216
EI Regular Beneficiaries² (000s) — Canada	541	516	494	479	486	734	684
EI Total Benefit Payments³ ($ millions) — Ontario	3,828	3,799	3,839	4,045	4,369	6,721	6,117
EI Total Benefit Payments⁴ ($ millions) — Canada	12,884	12,696	12,426	12,426	13,015	18,684	17,881
EI Contributions ($ millions) — Ontario⁵	6,895	7,108	6,975	6,921	6,718	6,745	6,919
EI Contributions ($ millions) — Canada⁶	16,578	17,161	15,884	16,709	16,737	16,502	17,227
EI Premium Rate⁷ (% insured earnings) — Employer	2.77	2.73	2.62	2.52	2.42	2.42	2.42
EI Premium Rate⁸ (% insured earnings) — Employee	1.98	1.95	1.87	1.80	1.73	1.73	1.73

Table 20a footnotes:

[1], [2] Figures are reported by Statistics Canada (Regular Beneficiaries only, year-to-date average, unadjusted).

[3], [4] Figures for Ontario and Canada EI Benefit Payments are Ontario Ministry of Finance estimates based on Statistics Canada CANSIM Table 14-10-0007-01 (formerly CANSIM 276-0017). EI Total Benefit Payments do not include amounts related to Employment Benefits and Support Measures, delivered under Part II of the Employment Insurance Act.

[5] Figures for Ontario EI Contributions are Ontario Ministry of Finance estimates based on data from provincial and territorial economic accounts and data reported by the federal Department of Finance.

[6] Figures for Canada EI Contributions are reported by the federal Department of Finance as part of the Fiscal Monitor.

[7], [8] EI premiums are collected on total earnings from the first dollar earned to the maximum insurable earnings.

Note: In 2018, the EI maximum weekly benefit is $547, which is equal to 55 per cent of EI maximum insurable earnings of $51,700.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada, Department of Finance Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 20b: Employment Insurance (EI), 2011–2017
Item	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
EI Regular Beneficiaries¹ (000s) — Ontario	175	159	155	147	145	137	131
EI Regular Beneficiaries² (000s) — Canada	583	535	503	489	515	543	512
EI Total Benefit Payments³ ($ millions) — Ontario	5,330	5,180	5,213	5,321	5,444	5,493	5,505
EI Total Benefit Payments⁴ ($ millions) — Canada	16,050	15,662	15,365	15,869	17,094	18,543	18,197
EI Contributions ($ millions) — Ontario⁵	7,288	7,776	8,404	8,608	8,983	9,054	8,259
EI Contributions ($ millions) — Canada⁶	18,221	19,558	21,492	22,141	22,872	23,054	20,597
EI Premium Rate⁷ (% insured earnings) — Employer	2.49	2.56	2.63	2.63	2.63	2.63	2.32
EI Premium Rate⁸ (% insured earnings) — Employee	1.78	1.83	1.88	1.88	1.88	1.88	1.66

Table 20b footnotes:

[1], [2] Figures are reported by Statistics Canada (Regular Beneficiaries only, year-to-date average, unadjusted).

[6] Figures for Canada EI Contributions are reported by the federal Department of Finance as part of the Fiscal Monitor.

[7], [8] EI premiums are collected on total earnings from the first dollar earned to the maximum insurable earnings.

Note: In 2018, the EI maximum weekly benefit is $547, which is equal to 55 per cent of EI maximum insurable earnings of $51,700.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada, Department of Finance Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 21a: Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2004–2010
Item	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Average Weekly Earnings ($)¹	748.99	776.33	788.8	819.19	838.34	848.77	881.36
Average Weekly Earnings — Increase (%)	2.8	3.7	1.6	3.9	2.3	1.2	3.8
CPI Inflation (%)	1.9	2.2	1.8	1.8	2.3	0.4	2.5
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%)	0.9	1.5	(0.2)	2.0	0.1	0.9	1.4
AWE — Manufacturing ($)	935.19	960.35	961.33	997.47	999.72	950.13	999.23
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase (%)	3.1	2.7	0.1	3.8	0.2	(5.0)	5.2
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%)	1.2	0.5	(1.7)	1.9	(2.0)	(5.3)	2.7
Wage Settlement Increases (%)² -— All Sectors	2.9	2.7	2.5	3.0	2.7	2.2	2.0
Wage Settlement Increases (%)³ -— Public	3.2	2.7	3.0	3.1	3.1	2.4	1.9
Wage Settlement Increases (%)⁴ -— Private	2.7	2.4	1.8	2.9	2.0	1.2	2.0
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s)	487	403	395	389	282	1,550	705
Minimum Wage at Year-End ($/hour)	7.15	7.45	7.75	8.00	8.75	9.50	10.25

Table 21a footnotes:

[1] Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) include overtime.

[2], [3], [4] Wage Settlement Increases are for collective agreements covering 200 or more employees for data prior to 2010 and 150+ employees from 2010 onwards, Ontario Ministry of Labour.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Ontario Ministry of Labour and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 21b: Ontario, Labour Compensation, 2011–2017
Item	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Average Weekly Earnings ($)¹	893.4	906.08	919.93	938.24	962.86	973.75	992.55
Average Weekly Earnings — Increase (%)	1.4	1.4	1.5	2.0	2.6	1.1	1.9
CPI Inflation (%)	3.1	1.4	1.0	2.4	1.2	1.8	1.7
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%)	(1.7)	0.0	0.5	(0.4)	1.4	(0.7)	0.2
AWE — Manufacturing ($)	1,006.42	1,036.99	1,050.59	1,071.73	1,107.09	1,119.28	1,125.36
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase (%)	0.7	3.0	1.3	2.0	3.3	1.1	0.5
AWE — Manufacturing — Increase Less CPI Inflation (%)	(2.4)	1.6	0.3	(0.3)	2.1	(0.7)	(1.2)
Wage Settlement Increases (%)² -— All Sectors	1.7	1.3	1.0	1.5	1.0	1.6	1.9
Wage Settlement Increases (%)³ -— Public	1.6	1.4	0.5	1.4	0.8	1.4	1.9
Wage Settlement Increases (%)⁴ -— Private	1.9	1.2	2.3	1.9	1.7	1.9	2.1
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and Lockouts (000s)	352	201	288	132	337	245	418
Minimum Wage at Year-End ($/hour)	10.25	10.25	10.25	11.00	11.25	11.40	11.60

Table 21b footnotes:

[1] Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) include overtime.

[2], [3], [4] Wage Settlement Increases are for collective agreements covering 200 or more employees for data prior to 2010 and 150+ employees from 2010 onwards, Ontario Ministry of Labour.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Ontario Ministry of Labour and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

Table 22a: Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 2008–2012
(Thousands)
Region:¹	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Ontario	6,610	6,433	6,538	6,658	6,703
East	898	879	880	897	909
East — Ottawa (510)	678	666	676	679	695
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515)	220	213	203	218	214
Greater Toronto Area (530)²	3,023	2,963	3,035	3,078	3,112
Central	1,530	1,488	1,508	1,552	1,551
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520)	180	171	173	176	171
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540)	653	636	651	676	675
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550)	697	681	685	700	706
Southwest	791	752	762	771	773
Southwest — London (560)	329	316	319	320	323
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570)	309	290	293	294	297
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580)	153	146	150	158	153
North	367	351	354	360	357
North — Northeast (590)	265	251	254	261	255
North — Northwest (595)	102	100	100	100	102

Table 22a footnotes:

[1] Standard deviations vary significantly across regions, decreasing as the size of the region increases.

[2] Economic Region 530 closely matches the GTA, the main exception being that it excludes the city of Burlington.

Note: All figures are average annual employment levels.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 22b: Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 2013–2017
(Thousands)
Region:¹	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Ontario	6,823	6,878	6,923	7,000	7,128
East	898	908	889	905	903
East — Ottawa (510)	685	698	688	692	695
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515)	214	210	201	212	208
Greater Toronto Area (530)²	3,240	3,241	3,320	3,373	3,443
Central	1,559	1,597	1,597	1,598	1,655
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520)	168	186	168	171	181
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540)	694	705	711	706	724
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550)	697	706	719	721	750
Southwest	769	775	770	776	778
Southwest — London (560)	324	325	330	331	330
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570)	295	299	295	299	299
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580)	151	151	145	145	149
North	356	357	346	348	348
North — Northeast (590)	254	257	248	248	245
North — Northwest (595)	102	100	97	100	103

Table 22b footnotes:

[1] Standard deviations vary significantly across regions, decreasing as the size of the region increases.

[2] Economic Region 530 closely matches the GTA, the main exception being that it excludes the city of Burlington.

Note: All figures are average annual employment levels.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 23a: Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2017
(Thousands)
Region:	All Industries	Agriculture	Resources¹	Manufacturing
Ontario	7,128	68	35	769
East	903	6	-	45
East — Ottawa (510)	695	4	-	32
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515)	208	3	-	13
Greater Toronto Area (530)	3,443	7	5	346
Central	1,655	27	3	227
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520)	181	3	-	13
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540)	724	12	-	118
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550)	750	11	-	96
Southwest	778	26	4	127
Southwest — London (560)	330	7	-	48
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570)	299	8	2	58
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580)	149	12	2	20
North	348	2	22	24
North — Northeast (590)	245	2	17	18
North — Northwest (595)	103	-	5	6

Table 23a footnotes:

All figures are average annual employment levels.

Sub-regional figures may not add up to regional totals due to rounding.

Employment numbers under 1,500 are suppressed because they are statistically unreliable.

See standard deviation and GTA note for Table 22.

Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

[1] Includes Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Oil and Gas.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 23b: Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2017
(Thousands)
Region:	Construction	Distributive¹	Finance, Prof. & Mgmt.²	Info., Culture & Recreation³
Ontario	513	651	1,504	313
East	61	58	159	35
East — Ottawa (510)	44	44	127	29
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515)	17	13	33	6
Greater Toronto Area (530)	215	354	923	173
Central	143	145	265	75
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520)	20	18	27	10
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540)	62	60	115	36
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550)	61	67	123	30
Southwest	65	65	113	25
Southwest — London (560)	27	28	55	10
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570)	22	24	40	10
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580)	16	13	19	5
North	29	31	36	13
North — Northeast (590)	21	21	26	9
North — Northwest (595)	8	9	10	3

Table 23b footnotes:

All figures are average annual employment levels.

Sub-regional figures may not add up to regional totals due to rounding.

Employment numbers under 1,500 are suppressed because they are statistically unreliable.

See standard deviation and GTA note for Table 22.

Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

[1] Includes Transportation and Warehousing, Utilities and Wholesale Trade.

[2] Includes Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing; Management of Companies, Administrative and Support Services; and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

[3] Includes industries such as Publishing, Motion Picture and Sound Recording, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Information Services and Data Processing Services, Performing Arts, Spectator Sports and Related Industries, Heritage Institutions and Amusement, Gambling and Recreation.

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 23c: Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2017
(Thousands)
Region:	Retail Trade	Personal Services¹	Education	Health & Soc. Assistance	Public Administration
Ontario	806	730	497	869	371
East	97	93	74	127	148
East — Ottawa (510)	72	68	54	88	134
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515)	25	25	20	39	14
Greater Toronto Area (530)	385	337	221	362	115
Central	192	177	121	213	66
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520)	22	18	12	29	9
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540)	80	73	58	81	27
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550)	90	86	52	103	30
Southwest	89	83	52	108	21
Southwest — London (560)	36	34	26	49	8
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570)	34	34	19	42	9
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580)	19	15	7	17	3
North	43	39	29	59	22
North — Northeast (590)	30	27	20	39	15
North — Northwest (595)	12	13	9	20	7

Table 23c footnotes:

All figures are average annual employment levels.

Sub-regional figures may not add up to regional totals due to rounding.

Employment numbers under 1,500 are suppressed because they are statistically unreliable.

See standard deviation and GTA note for Table 22.

Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

[1] Includes Accommodation and Food Services and Other Services (such as Repair and Maintenance, Personal and Laundry, Religious, Grant-making, Civic, Professional and Similar Organizations).

Source: Statistics Canada.

Table 24: Ontario Economic Regions¹
East — Ottawa (510)	The united counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Prescott and Russell, Leeds and Grenville, Lanark County and the Ottawa Division.
East — Kingston-Pembroke (515)	The counties of Lennox and Addington, Hastings, Renfrew and Frontenac and the Prince Edward Division.
Central — Muskoka-Kawarthas (520)	The counties of Northumberland, Peterborough, Haliburton, the Muskoka District Municipality and the Kawartha Lakes Division.
Central — Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540)	The counties of Dufferin, Wellington and Simcoe and the Waterloo Regional Municipality.
Central — Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550)	The divisions of Brant, Haldimand-Norfolk and Hamilton, the Regional Municipality of Niagara and the city of Burlington.
Greater Toronto Area² — Toronto (530)	The Toronto Division and the regional municipalities of Durham, York, Peel and Halton (excluding the city of Burlington).
Southwest — London (560)	The counties of Oxford, Elgin and Middlesex.
Southwest — Windsor-Sarnia (570)	The counties of Lambton and Essex and the Chatham-Kent Division.
Southwest — Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580)	The counties of Perth, Huron, Bruce and Grey.
North — Northeast (590)	The districts of Nipissing, Parry Sound, Manitoulin, Sudbury, Timiskaming, Cochrane, Algoma and the Greater Sudbury Division.
North — Northwest (595)	The districts of Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora.

Table 24 footnotes:

[1] As defined by Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification SGC 2011.

[2] Economic Region 530 closely matches the GTA, the main exception being that it excludes the city of Burlington.

Updated: November 15, 2018

Published: November 15, 2018

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