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Employment in Selected Agri-food Industries, Ontario, 2004-2008

Author:
 Bill McGee - Coordinator, Statistics Section/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 17 April 2009

 

Selected Agri-Food Industries (NAICS codes)
 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Agriculture (111-112, 115)
78,900
93,100
100,400
96,100
84,500
Food Manufacturing (311)
85,637
85,134
85,873
84,719
84,051
  • Animal Food Manufacturing (3111)
4,208
3,980
3,803
3,860
3,849
  • Grain and Oilseed Milling (3112)
4,329
4,355
4,945
4,252
4,524
  • Sugar and Confectionery Products Manufacturing (3113)
7,711
8,062
7,918
7,295
6,459
  • Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114)
12,990
12,163
11,187
12,039
11,004
  • Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115)
6,468
6,298
6,691
6,667
7,408
  • Meat Product Manufacturing (3116)
20,345
20,526
20,074
21,050
20,848
  • Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (3117)
779
792
864
819
764
  • Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118)
19,817
19,842
20,290
19,719
19,123
  • Other Food Manufacturing (3119)
8,990
9,117
10,102
9,018
10,071
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (312)
13,163
12,071
12,476
11,587
11,321
Farm Product Wholesaler-Distributors (4111)
4,181
3,835
3,715
3,668
3,716
Agricultural Supplies Wholesaler-Distributors (4183)
4,423
4,266
4,221
4,543
4,629
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Wholesaler-Distributors (413)
35,436
35,845
33,579
34,671
34,991
Food and Beverage Stores (445)
158,380
162,855
159,467
156,527
170,716
Food Services and Drinking Places (722)
287,169
285,722
295,182
309,299
324,098


Note: Total employed labour force in Ontario for 2008 was 6,687,300

References: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey (for primary agriculture) and
Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (all other industries).

For more information:
E-mail: stats.omafra@ontario.ca