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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)

 
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