The following comments cover the career grouping Mail and Message Distribution Occupations (NOC 146), which includes Postal Clerks.
Workers are employed in the following industries: Transportation and warehousing (69%), Public administration (6%), Retail trade (6%).
According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), 72% of workers in this occupation worked full-time, compared to the average of 81% for all occupations.
Women represented 57% of workers in this occupation, compared to the average of 48% for all occupations.
This occupation (Mail, Postal and Related Clerks) is part of a larger group called Mail and Message Distribution Occupations (NOC 146). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 66%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.