The Number Of Employees In The Construction Industry In Canada – Chart

This data was sourced from Statistics Canada.

The data provided above shows the employment in the construction sector in Canada from 2010 to 2019. It can be seen that the number of employees has increased significantly over the decade, with a total increase of 333,500 from 2010 to 2019, representing an average growth rate of 2.1% per year. In 2019, the number of employees in the construction industry in Canada reached 1.4 million, 8.4% of the total employment in Canada. This is in comparison to 2010, when 1.06 million people were employed in the construction sector, representing 7.4% of the total employment in Canada. This indicates that the construction industry has grown significantly over the past decade, and is an important contributor to the Canadian economy.