These statistics are for the career group Secretaries, Recorders and Transcriptionists (NOC 124), which include Legal Secretaries.
Workers are employed in the following industries: Professional, scientific and technical services (79%), Public administration (9%).
According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), 7% of workers in this group were self-employed, while the average for all occupations was 16%.
80% of workers in this occupation worked full-time, compared to the average of 81% for all occupations.
This occupation (Legal Secretaries) is part of a larger group called Secretaries, Recorders and Transcriptionists (NOC 124). According to the Labour Force Survey (2009), the unionization rate for this group was 37%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 31%.