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Table 2 Number of employees
| Industry Group (North American Industry Classification System) | December 2008 | October 2008 | September 2009r | October 2009p | September to October 2009 | October 2008 to October 2009 | December 2008 to October 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
| thousands | % change | ||||||
| Industrial aggregate | 14,800.4 | 14,913.9 | 14,486.5 | 14,521.0 | 0.2 | -2.6 | -1.9 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 44.7 | 46.8 | 40.2 | 39.3 | -2.2 | -16.0 | -12.1 |
| Mining and quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 203.5 | 209.0 | 172.6 | 171.1 | -0.9 | -18.1 | -15.9 |
| Utilities | 122.7 | 121.5 | 116.6 | 117.3 | 0.6 | -3.5 | -4.4 |
| Construction | 817.7 | 847.8 | 797.3 | 800.3 | 0.4 | -5.6 | -2.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,599.6 | 1,646.2 | 1,454.1 | 1,448.9 | -0.4 | -12.0 | -9.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 753.7 | 760.1 | 722.9 | 721.3 | -0.2 | -5.1 | -4.3 |
| Retail trade | 1,884.0 | 1,902.8 | 1,851.3 | 1,851.2 | 0.0 | -2.7 | -1.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 696.7 | 697.2 | 668.2 | 666.5 | -0.3 | -4.4 | -4.3 |
| Information and cultural industries | 326.3 | 327.5 | 317.3 | 316.0 | -0.4 | -3.5 | -3.2 |
| Finance and insurance | 666.4 | 674.3 | 671.3 | 673.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 246.8 | 251.8 | 244.4 | 240.7 | -1.5 | -4.4 | -2.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 766.6 | 768.9 | 732.7 | 732.6 | 0.0 | -4.7 | -4.4 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 121.3 | 124.4 | 111.6 | 115.2 | 3.2 | -7.4 | -5.0 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 754.2 | 768.5 | 713.0 | 713.4 | 0.1 | -7.2 | -5.4 |
| Educational services | 1,147.5 | 1,141.5 | 1,135.8 | 1,155.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,567.2 | 1,543.2 | 1,584.5 | 1,599.1 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 2.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 242.1 | 246.7 | 251.8 | 251.3 | -0.2 | 1.9 | 3.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,095.3 | 1,091.0 | 1,064.6 | 1,062.3 | -0.2 | -2.6 | -3.0 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 510.5 | 512.6 | 506.4 | 503.0 | -0.7 | -1.9 | -1.5 |
| Public administration | 1,024.4 | 1,018.6 | 1,056.7 | 1,054.0 | -0.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 192.4 | 193.1 | 191.4 | 193.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 61.5 | 61.9 | 63.5 | 62.9 | -0.9 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 393.0 | 397.3 | 392.0 | 392.0 | 0.0 | -1.3 | -0.3 |
| New Brunswick | 311.0 | 314.8 | 309.1 | 309.4 | 0.1 | -1.7 | -0.5 |
| Quebec | 3,393.1 | 3,414.9 | 3,365.6 | 3,372.1 | 0.2 | -1.3 | -0.6 |
| Ontario | 5,671.0 | 5,714.0 | 5,547.9 | 5,553.2 | 0.1 | -2.8 | -2.1 |
| Manitoba | 562.8 | 567.6 | 555.4 | 552.6 | -0.5 | -2.6 | -1.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 439.9 | 437.6 | 437.9 | 437.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Alberta | 1,789.8 | 1,803.5 | 1,711.5 | 1,713.5 | 0.1 | -5.0 | -4.3 |
| British Columbia | 1,935.0 | 1,952.0 | 1,880.6 | 1,877.3 | -0.2 | -3.8 | -3.0 |
| Yukon | 19.5 | 19.4 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | -2.1 | -2.6 |
| Northwest Territories¹ | 26.8 | 27.5 | 27.7 | 27.1 | -2.2 | -1.5 | 1.1 |
| Nunavut¹ | 10.1 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 9.9 |
