Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS¹) – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2013 | February 2013 | January to February 2013 | February 2012 to February 2013 | January to February 2013 | February 2012 to February 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | ||||||
| Employees | 14,970.2 | 15,008.8 | 38.6 | 307.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Self-employed | 2,675.5 | 2,687.5 | 12.0 | 28.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Public/private sector employees | ||||||
| Public | 3,621.5 | 3,630.9 | 9.4 | 72.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Private | 11,348.7 | 11,377.9 | 29.2 | 235.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| All industries | 17,645.7 | 17,696.4 | 50.7 | 336.2 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,862.3 | 3,853.7 | -8.6 | 20.4 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture | 312.3 | 319.6 | 7.3 | 16.9 | 2.3 | 5.6 |
| Natural resources2 | 357.1 | 351.1 | -6.0 | -16.6 | -1.7 | -4.5 |
| Utilities | 133.7 | 133.6 | -0.1 | -2.3 | -0.1 | -1.7 |
| Construction | 1,293.6 | 1,309.4 | 15.8 | 37.1 | 1.2 | 2.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1,765.6 | 1,740.0 | -25.6 | -14.7 | -1.4 | -0.8 |
| Services-producing sector | 13,783.4 | 13,842.7 | 59.3 | 315.8 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Trade | 2,689.9 | 2,703.1 | 13.2 | 73.0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 864.7 | 861.4 | -3.3 | 33.1 | -0.4 | 4.0 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 1,109.2 | 1,108.0 | -1.2 | 34.8 | -0.1 | 3.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,300.5 | 1,326.7 | 26.2 | 21.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Business, building and other support services | 696.0 | 706.0 | 10.0 | 22.0 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| Educational services | 1,292.9 | 1,280.8 | -12.1 | 19.9 | -0.9 | 1.6 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,165.9 | 2,165.6 | -0.3 | 83.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 791.8 | 785.6 | -6.2 | -10.1 | -0.8 | -1.3 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,122.2 | 1,143.3 | 21.1 | 33.4 | 1.9 | 3.0 |
| Other services | 781.5 | 777.2 | -4.3 | -21.5 | -0.6 | -2.7 |
| Public administration | 968.7 | 985.0 | 16.3 | 25.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
Note(s):
Related CANSIM tables 282-0088 and 282-0089.
Table note 1
North American Industry Classification System.
Table note 2
Also referred to as forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas.
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