GTA residents work in the following fields of occupation today:

Labour Force by Occupation 2009 % of TotalSales and Services 927,332 22.2%Business Finance Administration 846,962 20.3%Trades, Transport, Construction 527,426 12.6%Management 462,414 11.1%Social Science, Educ, Gov't, Religion 338,230 8.1%Sciences 316,279 7.6%Unique to Manufacturing and Utilities 304,038 7.3%Health 188,479 4.5%Art, Culture, Recreation, Sport 143,808 3.4%Occupation Not Applicable 75,820 1.8%Unique to Primary Industries 50,749 1.2%

Source: Statistics Canada 2009 Estimate

GTA residents work in the following industries:

Source: Statistics Canada 2006 Census

Industry of Employment % of Total (2006 Census)

GTA Residents 15 years +Manufacturing 14.30%Retail trade 10.50%Professional, scientific, technical services 8.60%Health care and social assistance 8.30%Educational services 6.50%Finance and insurance 6.40%Wholesale trade 5.70%Accommodation and food services 5.60%Construction 5.50%Administrative and support, waste management and remediation 4.90%Other * 23.70%* incl. transportation and warehousing, public administration, information and cultural

industries, real estate/rental/leasing, Arts/entertainment/recreation, primary industries, utilities, management of companies and enterprises, other

* Number of postings for jobs in Peel, Halton, York, and Durham region. Source: VicinityJobs.com ** Ontario’s unemployment rate as reported by Statistics Canada

* Number of job postings

Jan-Oct'08 Jan-Oct'09 % ChangeAdministrative and Legal 15,723 9,828 -37.5%Arts, Cultural, Recreation, Sports 2,762 1,620 -41.3%Business, Finance, Accounting 13,269 9,253 -30.3%Education 1,943 1,585 -18.4%Engineers, Architects, IT, Natural Science 9,462 7,020 -25.8%Farming, Fishing, Natural Resources 60 37 -38.3%Health 3,465 4,079 17.7%Help Wanted (including warehouse jobs) 15,663 8,150 -48.0%Management 14,881 12,505 -16.0%Other 12,983 10,382 -20.0%Processing, Manufacturing, Utilities 5,294 2,689 -49.2%Retail and Services 13,707 9,657 -29.5%Sales 9,287 7,695 -17.1%Social, Gov't, Religious Services 883 4,432 401.9%Trades, Transport, Construction 9,460 6,058 -36.0%

128,842 94,990 -26.3%

* Number of job postings** Source: Statistics Canada*** Source: York Region Planning and Development Services Department**** January to June 2009, Source: VicinityJobs.com **** The 2005 York Region value is an estimate

Industry-specific hiring demand data from York Region suggests a long-term structural shift in employment demand:

GTA York Region

 2006

Employment*2005

Employment**2009 Hiring Demand***

Manufacturing 14.3% 24.30% 8.70%

Retail trade 10.5% 10.90% 19.90%

Professional, scientific, technical services 8.6% 17.30% 14.10%

Wholesale trade 5.7% 8.30% 5.90%

Health Care ***** 8.3% 6.00% 13.50%

Other 52.5% 39.20% 51.40%

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