Employment in Selected Agri-food Industries, Ontario, 2005-2010

 

Selected Agri-Food Industries (NAICS codes)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Agriculture (111-112, 115)
94,300
99,000
95,200
84,500
84,000
84,600
Food Manufacturing (311)
85,134
85,873
84,719
84,051
84,122
83,328
Animal Food Manufacturing (3111)
3,980
3,803
3,860
3,849
3,508
3,510
Grain and Oilseed Milling (3112)
4,355
4,945
4,252
4,524
3,965
4,624
Sugar and Confectionery Products Manufacturing (3113)
8,062
7,918
7,295
6,459
6,273
6,211
Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114)
12,163
11,187
12,039
11,004
10,226
10,665
Dairy Product Manufacturing (3115)
6,298
6,691
6,667
7,408
7,388
7,435
Meat Product Manufacturing (3116)
20,526
20,074
21,050
20,848
20,713
19,682
Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging (3117)
792
864
819
764
732
632
Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing (3118)
19,842
20,290
19,719
19,123
19,862
19,776
Other Food Manufacturing (3119)
9,117
10,102
9,018
10,071
11,454
10,793
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (312)
12,071
12,476
11,587
11,321
11,828
12,054
Farm Product Wholesaler-Distributors (4111)
3,835
3,715
3,668
3,716
3,544
3,903
Farm, Lawn and Garden Machinery and Equipment Wholesaler-Distributors (4171)
5,105
5,120
5,101
5,249
5,481
5,286
Agricultural Supplies Wholesaler-Distributors (4183)
4,266
4,221
4,543
4,629
4,539
4,190
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Wholesaler-Distributors (413)
35,845
33,579
34,671
34,991
34,285
34,790
Food and Beverage Stores (445)
162,855
159,467
156,527
170,716
171,727
166,367
Food Services and Drinking Places (722)
285,722
295,182
309,299
324,098
321,051
316,427

Note: Total employed labour force in Ontario for 2010 was 6,610,000

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


Author:
Bill McGee - Coordinator, Statistics Section/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 23 June 2011

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