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Labour Force Characteristics
Although employment numbers in this sector grew from 2006 to 2011, it was most impacted by the
economic downturn after 2010, when employment dropped by 2%.
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PUBLISHING INDUSTRIES EMPLOYMENT CHANGE
TORONTO CMA 2006-2011
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total Employment
EMPLOYMENT BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
TORONTO, CMA 2006-2011
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
High School Graduate
University Degree
Post 2nd Diploma/Cerficate
2011-2012 by the numbers
• 22,230 Toronto CMA residents
employed in 2011
• 50.9% live in the City of Toronto
• 41.4% were self employed
• 49.9% were females
• 59,330 worked full time
• 14,660 worked part time
• Annual average employment
growth rate from 2006 to 2011
was at just 2.1%
• Average wage/hour – $26.92
• 6,883 people employed in SMEs
in June 2012
• 18% employment growth in
SMEs since June 2011
• About 31% of SMEs workforce
is employed in establishments
with 50-99 employees.
• Between 2007-2011, the
workforce with a University
Degree increased by 42.2%
• Nearly 49% have a University
Degree and 26% have a Post
2nd Diploma
Sources for above and right:
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey & Canadian Business Patterns
• 28% of the workforce is between
25-34 years old and 30% is
between 45-54 years old
Local Labour Market Update 2013 • Toronto’s Opportunities and Priorities
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