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Located in southeastern Quebec and north of the St. Lawrence River, the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region ranks 10th among the 17 administrative regions with more than 279,000 inhabitants (3.25% of the population of Quebec). The city of Saguenay, which is also a regional county municipality, alone accounts for more than 50% of the region's total population.
The main cities are: Saguenay, Alma, Dolbeau-Mistassini, Saint-Félicien and Roberval.

The region's per capita disposable income remained below the Quebec average at $29,183. The economic development index, which makes it possible to identify the economic reality of the regions, takes four components into account: demographics, the labor market, income and education. The index stands at 91.9 points.

Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean accounts for 2.9% of jobs in Quebec.
In 2009, the manufacturing, education, health and social assistance, and trade sectors accounted for nearly half of the region's GDP.
According to Canadian government estimates, logging generates nearly two billion dollars and 25,000 jobs in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. Out of a total of 49 municipalities, 23 depend on the forest industry.

The industrial structure of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean is thus based more on the primary and secondary sectors.
The proportion of jobs in the region occupied in the primary sector is 5.3% and in the construction sector is 7.4%.
The manufacturing sector accounted for 11.9% of jobs in the region.
The main manufacturing activities in the region were focused on the processing of natural resources.
As in Quebec as a whole, the tertiary sector dominates the economy of Saguenay–Lac Saint-Jean, accounting for 75.4% of all jobs. In the region, this sector was mainly represented by utilities and household services.

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