 Forestry, fishing, mining, and oil and gas account for 15% of employment in the Palliser Region.There are also healthy manufacturing and service sectors, and a growing tourism industry.The three fastest growing economic sectors are Mining and Oil and Gas Extraction, which grew by 55.4% from 2000 and 2005, Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, which grew by 41%, and Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing, which grew by 22.9%.