Industries

The economic base is comprised of the following industries:

The GDP of the Metropolitan area has been estimated at $1.8 billion per annum.

Employer	Sector	# Employees
Knowledge Based Sector	Industry Cluster of Firms	7,640
Tourism/Lifestyle/Heritage	Industry Cluster	4,261
CB Health Care Complex	Health Care	2,300
CB Victoria Regional School Board	Education	2,150
CB Development Corporation	Coal Mining	1,793
Stora	Pulp & Paper Mill	850
CB Regional Municipality	Municipal Government	800
Sydney Steel Corporation	Steel Manufacturing	750
UCCB	Education	415
Maritime Tel & Tel	Telecommunications/Utility	238
Fortis	Hotel	165
NSPI	Electric Power Utility	160
Precision Fine Blank Components (Magna Intl.)	Auto Part Manufacturing	150
Employment & Immigration, Citizenship Processing Centre	Canadian Citizenship Registration & Processing	150
SHL Systemhouse NS	Data Imaging & Processing	147
Sydney Airport Authority	Transportation	110

Total labour force is 49,790