| 1 | A | B | C | D | E |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | job vacancy rate by sector and provincial grouping, 2011 |  |  |  |  |
| 3 |  | canada | oil-producing provinces | central provinces | other provinces |
| 4 |  | percent |  |  |  |
| 5 | all sectors | 2.7 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 6 | forestry, logging and support activities for forestry | f | f | f | f |
| 7 | mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 6.4 | 7.3 | 3.1 | f |
| 8 | utilities | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 9 | construction | 3.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 4.6 |
| 10 | manufacturing | 2.0 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| 11 | wholesale trade | 2.3 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 12 | retail trade | 1.4 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| 13 | transportation and warehousing | 3.0 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 4.6 |
| 14 | information and cultural industries | 2.9 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| 15 | finance and insurance | 1.7 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| 16 | real estate and renting and leasing | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | f |
| 17 | professional, scientific and technical services | 4.2 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| 18 | management of companies and enterprises | 3.2 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.2 |
| 19 | administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
| 20 | educational services | 1.6 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 21 | health care and social assistance | 4.3 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 1.8 |
| 22 | arts, entertainment and recreation | 2.5 | f | 2.7 | f |
| 23 | accommodation and food services | 2.6 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
| 24 | other services | 3.1 | f | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 25 | public administration | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 |

Question: which province posted the highest job vacancy rates in the professional, scientific and technical services sector?
Answer: oil-producing provinces