Industry Sectors
Traditionally, Lethbridge's economy has been agriculture based; however, as the city has grown in recent years, its economy has become more diversified. As shown below, half of the city's industry—at least in 2001—was in the health, education, retail and hospitality sectors and the top five employers were government based.
According to the 2001 federal census, Lethbridge industry sectors make up the following shares of the economy:
- Health and education services: 21%
- Wholesale and retail trade: 17%
- Leisure, hospitality and food services: 13%
- Primary and construction: 10%
- Manufacturing: 10%
- Professional and business services: 10%
- Public administration: 5%
- Transportation and warehousing: 5%
- Finance and insurance: 3%
- Other: 6%
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“Do not put off your work until tomorrow and the day after. For the sluggish worker does not fill his barn, nor the one who puts off his work; industry aids work, but the man who puts off work always wrestles with disaster.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)