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Labour Force
The City of Miramichi is the principal economic center for the resource-based
Northumberland County economy. Manufacturing and processing activities associated
with forestry products remains the economic anchor of the area led by firms
like UPM-Kymmenne (pulp and paper, approximately 1300 employees) and Weyerhaeuser
(OSB, 180 employees).
Other major employers in the City of Miramichi include:
School District #16 (education,1000 employees) Region 7 Hospital Corporation
(health services, 950 employees), Sunny Corner Enterprises Inc. (manufacturing,
450 employees); Atcon Construction Inc. (construction, 350 employees);
and, N.B. Dept. of Transportation (government services, 230 employees).
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Miramichi Ratio |
| Sector |
Canada |
New
Brunswick
|
Northumber-land
County |
City of Miramichi |
Canada |
N.B. |
| Primary Industries |
6% |
7% |
13% |
4% |
0.7 |
0.5 |
Manufacturing
|
14% |
13% |
15% |
15% |
1.0 |
1.1 |
Construction
|
6% |
7% |
8% |
6% |
1.0 |
0.8 |
Transportation & Storage
|
4% |
5% |
4% |
3% |
0.7 |
0.6 |
Communication & Utility
|
3% |
4% |
2% |
3% |
0.8 |
0.7 |
Wholesale/Retail Trade
|
17% |
17% |
16% |
19% |
1.1 |
1.1 |
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
|
6% |
4% |
2% |
3% |
0.5 |
0.7 |
Business Services
|
7% |
4% |
2% |
3% |
0.5 |
0.8 |
| Government Services |
6% |
8% |
7% |
10% |
1.6 |
1.2 |
| Educational Services |
7% |
7% |
8% |
9% |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| Health & Social Services |
10% |
11% |
10% |
13% |
1.4 |
1.2 |
| Accommodation, Food & Beverage Services |
7% |
7% |
7% |
7% |
1.0 |
1.0 |
| Other Service Industries |
8% |
7% |
6% |
7% |
0.9 |
1.0 |
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