Oil & Gas Extraction Employment

Description:

Proportion of labour force employed in oil and gas extraction (NACIS 211), by economic region

Methods and Limitations:

Industry type is defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). 

NAICS 211 refers to oil and gas extraction.

As defined by Statistics Canada, “[211] comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating oil and gas field properties. Such activities may include exploration for crude petroleum and natural gas; drilling, completing and equipping wells; operating separators, emulsion breakers, desilting equipment and field gathering lines for crude petroleum; and all other activities in the preparation of oil and gas up to the point of shipment from the producing property. This subsector includes the production of oil, the mining and extraction of oil from oil shale and oil sands, and the production of gas and hydrocarbon liquids, through gasification, liquefaction and pyrolysis of coal at the mine site.

Totals and percentages are based on labour force characteristics. The labour force is defined as the “number of civilian, non-institutionalized persons 15 years of age and over who, during the reference week, were employed or unemployed. Estimates in thousands, rounded to the nearest hundred.” 

Source:

Statistics Canada. Table 14-10-0393-01  Labour force characteristics, annual

Data for oil and gas extraction [211] was custom ordered from Statistics Canada.

Statistics Canada. North American Industry Classification System (NACIS) Canada 2021. Retrieved from: https://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p3VD.pl?Function=getVD&TVD=118464&CVD=118466&CPV=211&CST=01012012&CLV=1&MLV=5