by BETTER FARMING STAFF
Employment in Canada’s natural resources sectors - agriculture, fishery, forestry, mining and energy - dropped from 14 per cent of Canada’s total employment in 1991 to 13 per cent in 2001, according to Statistics Canada.
There were increases in employment in forestry between 1991 and 2001 but employment declined in agriculture, fisheries, mining and energy sectors. The decline was seen in primary production and processing while growth was mainly in services to primary production and wholesaling.
Work in the resource sector represented 22 per cent of employment in rural areas and eight per cent in urban areas.
Update: StatsCan released the report last week on its Rural and Small Town Canada Analysis Bulletin. BF
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