Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted

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Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
  December 2011 April 2011 March 2012r April 2012p March to April 2012 April 2011 to April 2012 December 2011 to April 2012
  thousands % change
Sector aggregate1 15,053.3 14,881.0 15,075.6 15,089.1 0.1 1.4 0.2
Forestry, logging and support 40.4 40.5 39.7 39.5 -0.6 -2.6 -2.2
Mining and quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 212.3 207.9 215.7 217.0 0.6 4.4 2.2
Utilities 124.6 122.2 123.7 122.5 -1.0 0.3 -1.6
Construction 865.3 843.4 877.2 877.2 0.0 4.0 1.4
Manufacturing 1,488.3 1,487.0 1,486.2 1,480.8 -0.4 -0.4 -0.5
Wholesale trade 746.2 741.4 748.7 747.5 -0.2 0.8 0.2
Retail trade 1,847.9 1,851.0 1,850.2 1,854.4 0.2 0.2 0.4
Transportation and warehousing 695.0 680.3 691.4 692.1 0.1 1.7 -0.4
Information and cultural industries 327.8 323.7 334.5 333.0 -0.4 2.9 1.6
Finance and insurance 687.7 686.0 694.7 692.9 -0.3 1.0 0.8
Real estate and rental and leasing 241.8 244.5 241.9 242.5 0.2 -0.8 0.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 787.9 773.2 784.4 789.3 0.6 2.1 0.2
Management of companies and enterprises 105.2 102.8 106.9 108.4 1.3 5.5 3.0
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 749.0 736.5 743.2 745.6 0.3 1.2 -0.5
Educational services 1,147.3 1,161.6 1,166.9 1,166.0 -0.1 0.4 1.6
Health care and social assistance 1,664.7 1,644.8 1,669.5 1,671.1 0.1 1.6 0.4
Arts, entertainment and recreation 249.6 244.8 250.9 250.3 -0.3 2.2 0.3
Accommodation and food services 1,099.9 1,074.8 1,102.6 1,108.8 0.6 3.2 0.8
Other services (excluding public administration) 518.8 513.4 518.1 514.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9
Public administration 1,054.6 1,054.2 1,054.9 1,053.8 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 207.4 206.9 208.7 209.4 0.4 1.2 1.0
Prince Edward Island 64.2 65.0 64.3 66.0 2.6 1.6 2.7
Nova Scotia 402.3 406.0 401.5 401.2 -0.1 -1.2 -0.3
New Brunswick 316.9 319.3 315.1 315.2 0.0 -1.3 -0.5
Quebec 3,440.2 3,402.3 3,438.1 3,434.3 -0.1 0.9 -0.2
Ontario 5,745.8 5,701.8 5,763.5 5,769.6 0.1 1.2 0.4
Manitoba 566.5 560.7 569.8 570.6 0.1 1.8 0.7
Saskatchewan 459.8 446.4 461.0 462.2 0.3 3.5 0.5
Alberta 1,855.8 1,790.1 1,870.6 1,873.8 0.2 4.7 1.0
British Columbia 1,934.1 1,922.3 1,922.7 1,926.5 0.2 0.2 -0.4
Yukon 20.4 20.2 20.7 20.9 1.0 3.2 2.1
Northwest Territories 27.9 28.4 27.6 27.6 -0.1 -2.8 -1.2
Nunavut 11.9 11.7 12.1 11.9 -1.5 2.1 0.0
r
revised
p
preliminary
1.
Sector breakdown is based on the North American Industry Classification System.