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The manufacturing sector
has seen a major loss in jobs since October 2008 - a
6.1% drop to be precise. This includes:
Auto Parts
Manufacturing: down 13,300 jobs
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing: down 10,200 jobs
Motor Vehicle Assembly and Parts: down 65,000 jobs
since it's peak in 2001
"Within
manufacturing, the largest employment drops were
recorded in transportation equipment, fabricated
metal, machinery, food manufacturing and wood
products.
Nationally, total non-farm payroll employment fell
by 79,600 in February, down 0.5 per cent from the
previous month. Since it peaked last October,
296,000 employees have been lost."
The Canadian
Manufacturing article states:
Average
monthly earnings by sector:
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Sources:
Canadian Manufacturing
Financial Post |
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