Editing Chatham-Kent (section)

==Economy and industry==

A breakdown of the total labour force in Chatham-Kent shows the leading industries ([[NAICS]]) are manufacturing, health care, and retail:
*Manufacturing: 12.9%
*Health care and social assistance: 12.3%
*Retail trade: 11.2%
*Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting: 7.5%
*Accommodation and food services: 6.7%
*Construction: 6.5%
*Educational services: 5.9%
*Transportation and warehousing: 5.0%
*Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services: 5.0%
*Public administration: 4.4%
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===Agribusiness and chemical===
At the outskirts of Chatham is the headquarters for Corteva Agriscience (Formerly Pioneer ), a major agricultural seed breeding and biotechnology company.

GreenField Specialty Alcohols Inc.'s Commercial Alcohols division, Canada's largest [[ethanol]] plant and one of the world's largest, opened in Chatham in 1996. The plant produces ethanol for industrial, medical, and beverage uses. 
 
There are a number of [[Canadian wine|vineyards]] in the municipality.

===Automotive===
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Chatham's roots in the automotive sector go back to [[Gray-Dort Motors Ltd.]], one of Canada's earliest automobile manufacturers. In the 21st century, auto industry plants in the municipality include [[Autoliv]] Canada in Tilbury (airbags), [[Mahle GmbH|Mahle]] in Tilbury (emissions controls and plastics), in Ridgetown (automotive electronic pedal assembly and sensors), [[Dana Incorporated|Dana Canada]] in Chatham (heat shields for thermal and acoustic management of exhaust manifolds, catalytic converters, and turbochargers), and [[Vitesco Technologies]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Daily News staff |date=March 9, 2020 |title=Continental in Chatham celebrates 75 years with name change |url=https://www.chathamdailynews.ca/news/local-news/continental-in-chatham-celebrates-75-years-with-name-change |access-date=Jan 11, 2024 |work=Chatham Daily News}}</ref> (Powertrain Canada ULC) in Chatham (design, development, and testing of Actuators for clean, efficient vehicles).

Chatham-Kent also is home to [[RM Auctions]], a vintage automobile auction house, and RM Restorations, a vintage automobile restoration company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/16/how-this-self-made-millionaire-became-the-king-of-classic-cars.html|title=How this self-made millionaire started a classic car empire out of his garage|last=Guzman|first=Zack|date=February 16, 2017|website=CNBC|language=en|access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref> The nickname "The Classic Car Capital of Canada" comes from the abundance of classic car events in the community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chatham-kent.ca/Tourism/things-to-see/classic-cars|title=Classic Car Shows in Chatham-Kent – Tourism – Chatham-Kent|website=www.chatham-kent.ca|access-date=May 23, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://businessviewmagazine.com/chatham-kent-ontario-classic-car-capital-canada/|title=Chatham-Kent, Ontario – Classic car capital of Canada|date=December 9, 2019|website=Business View Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=December 12, 2019}}</ref>

===Energy===
Chatham is home to a major corporate office of Enbridge Gas Inc., a natural gas utility and [[Enbridge]] company. Other energy related companies include [[Wind power|wind farms]] near the shores of [[Lake Erie]].

===Public sector===
The Canadian Federal government is one of the largest employers in the Chatham-Kent area with over 450 employees in several departments in the area.
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Disability Unit is housed in the Judy Lamarsh (see Notable Residents) Building in downtown Chatham.  This federal office is the single largest disability processing centre in Canada, processing 50% of all CPP Disability benefits. The office also processes Old Age Security benefit claims.

===Retail hub===
Chatham serves as a retail centre for the municipality and surrounding area. This includes the large [[big-box stores]] in Super Centre on St. Clair Street. Wallaceburg also houses a number of big box stores and fast food locations.