Business

• York Region has a $37.5 billion economy (2004 statistics)

• York Region has more than 29,000 businesses
  
  
• Region businesses employ more than 490,000 people
  
  
• Approximately 20,000 new jobs are created each year
  
  
• The unemployment rate in 2008 was the lowest in the GTA.

The largest sectors of employment are:

Manufacturing Biotechnology Business Services Communications technology Wholesale and Retail trade

Top Five Employers in York Region (no. of employees):   1) Magna International (10,700)   2) IBM Canada (8,500)   3) AMEX Canada (4,500)   4) York Region (3,900)     5) Canada's Wonderland (3,600)