Reflecting their rising share of economic output and relatively high knowledge-intensity, the services industries employed more than 80 percent of those who had some postsecondary training up to and including a bachelor’s degree and nearly 90 percent of those who advanced to graduate studies.
Proportion d’employés ayant une formation postsecondaire, par grand secteur (en pourcentage) 1983 1995 1996 1998 Ensemble de 13,1 16,6 15,4 15,6 l’économie Agriculture 3,7 6,9 6,5 7,1 Mines 14,0 10,5 12,3 13,0 Fabrication 7,5 9,8 9,5 8,6 Construction 4.1 5.5 4.9 5.2 Services publics 16.1 15.7 18.1 17.2 Services 15.8 19.7 19.8 19.7 Source :