Marketing researchers and consultants conduct research, formulate policies and manage programs to stimulate industrial and commercial business investment or tourism in urban and rural areas or to promote commercial or industrial products and services.

The unemployment rate (4%) is close to the 2001 average (5%).

This rate is below the average for professional occupations.

There were 24,000 workers employed in these occupations in 2001, an increase of 3% since 1994.

The percentage of part-time workers is 10% compared to the 2001 average of 18% and has stayed about the same since 1994.

The percentage of self-employed workers is 22% compared to the 2001 average of 16% and has stayed about the same since 1994.

The earlier-than-average retirement age (57) combined with an expected older-than-average age (41) of worker will likely result in an above-average retirement rate to 2007.

The percentage of women is 47% compared to the 2001 average of 46% and has stayed about the same since 1994.