Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
February 2012 |
January 2013r |
February 2013p |
January to February 2013 | February 2012 to February 2013 | January to February 2013 | February 2012 to February 2013 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
Sector aggregate1 | 15,085.6 | 15,315.6 | 15,330.1 | 14.5 | 244.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Forestry, logging and support | 39.5 | 38.1 | 38.1 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 0.1 | -3.6 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 212.4 | 226.1 | 227.4 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
Utilities | 123.0 | 120.4 | 122.3 | 1.9 | -0.7 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
Construction | 873.1 | 920.8 | 928.7 | 7.9 | 55.6 | 0.9 | 6.4 |
Manufacturing | 1,488.9 | 1,485.6 | 1,488.9 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Wholesale trade | 747.2 | 760.1 | 763.2 | 3.1 | 16.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
Retail trade | 1,858.6 | 1,871.1 | 1,876.4 | 5.3 | 17.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Transportation and warehousing | 691.8 | 709.4 | 707.5 | -1.9 | 15.7 | -0.3 | 2.3 |
Information and cultural industries | 330.0 | 324.7 | 323.7 | -1.0 | -6.3 | -0.3 | -1.9 |
Finance and insurance | 694.1 | 700.8 | 699.9 | -0.9 | 5.8 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 250.5 | 258.5 | 260.2 | 1.7 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 791.9 | 794.7 | 798.7 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 107.2 | 105.8 | 107.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 746.8 | 753.6 | 749.4 | -4.2 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
Educational services | 1,163.7 | 1,185.8 | 1,186.1 | 0.3 | 22.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Health care and social assistance | 1,679.6 | 1,714.4 | 1,709.1 | -5.3 | 29.5 | -0.3 | 1.8 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 250.3 | 251.7 | 252.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Accommodation and food services | 1,099.9 | 1,127.9 | 1,131.1 | 3.2 | 31.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 518.1 | 525.5 | 527.4 | 1.9 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
Public administration | 1,055.9 | 1,048.1 | 1,046.5 | -1.6 | -9.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 |
Provinces and territories | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 208.7 | 214.4 | 214.7 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
Prince Edward Island | 64.4 | 64.2 | 63.4 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -1.3 | -1.7 |
Nova Scotia | 403.2 | 400.8 | 400.3 | -0.5 | -2.9 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
New Brunswick | 314.8 | 310.6 | 309.5 | -1.1 | -5.3 | -0.3 | -1.7 |
Quebec | 3,444.2 | 3,489.5 | 3,480.0 | -9.5 | 35.8 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
Ontario | 5,751.4 | 5,823.5 | 5,823.8 | 0.3 | 72.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
Manitoba | 570.3 | 573.3 | 581.4 | 8.1 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
Saskatchewan | 462.3 | 472.6 | 473.4 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
Alberta | 1,881.3 | 1,954.4 | 1,964.3 | 9.9 | 83.0 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
British Columbia | 1,925.5 | 1,950.9 | 1,958.2 | 7.3 | 32.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
Yukon | 20.6 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
Northwest Territories | 27.3 | 28.6 | 27.9 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -2.3 | 2.3 |
Nunavut | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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