This bar chart breaks down the labour force in the boreal region of Canada for 1981 and 1991. The total employment in the region in 1981 was 1 227 840, and in 1991, it had increased to 1 425 860. The vertical axis gives the number of people employed from 0 to 500 000, and the horizontal axis lists the sectors in which people are employed. For each sector, there are two bars, one representing the 1981 value and the other the 1991 value. The approximate values are as follows: fishing/trapping, about 12 000 in 1981 and in 1991; logging/forest services about 30 000 in each of 1981 and 1991; mining about 70 000 in 1981 with a slight decline by 1991; agriculture about 70 000 in 1981 with a slight increase by 1991; manufacturing, about 160 000 in 1981 and a slight decline by 1991. Construction went up from about 90 000 in 1981 to 100 000 in 1991; and communication/transportation and storage went up from about 80 000 in 1981 to 90 000 in 1991. Public administration went up considerably: from about 120 000 in 1981 to 150 000 in 1991; wholesale/retail also went up: from about 180 000 in 1981 to 220 000 in 1991. Finally, the largest group, other services, went up considerably: from about 320 000 in 1981 to 440 000 in 1991.