A good example of a sectoral shift would be the
A) loss of total Canadian employment to Mexico.
B) decrease in the size of manufacturing employment relative to service sector employment in Canada.
C) recent influx of immigrants to Canada.
D) expansion in the fraction of employees covered by Employment Insurance in Canada.
E) outsourcing of Canada's jobs to India.

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A sectoral shift refers to a change in the distribution of employment among different sectors of the economy. Option B describes a decrease in the size of manufacturing employment relative to service sector employment in Canada, which is an example of a sectoral shift. The other options describe different phenomena that do not represent a sectoral shift, such as a loss of employment to a different country (A, E), an influx of immigrants (C), or an expansion of a government program (D).

A Good Example of a Sectoral Shift Would Be the