This statistic displays the percentage of new private sector jobs created from 2014 to 2019 in Canada, by business size. Between 2014 and 2019, about 35.8 percent of new jobs in Canada's private sector were created by small-sized enterprises.
Percentage of new private sector jobs created in Canada from 2014 to 2019, by business size
Characteristic
Share of employement change
Small (1-99)
35.8%
Medium (100-499)
25.4%
Large (500+)
38.8%
• Small (1-99) 35.8%
• Medium (100-499) 25.4%
• Large (500+) 38.8%
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