Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
May 2013 | April 2014r | May 2014p | April to May 2014 | May 2013 to May 2014 | April to May 2014 | May 2013 to May 2014 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
Sector aggregate1 | 15,360.2 | 15,475.6 | 15,518.7 | 43.1 | 158.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Forestry, logging and support | 37.9 | 39.9 | 37.3 | -2.6 | -0.6 | -6.4 | -1.5 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 226.5 | 230.9 | 231.9 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
Utilities | 118.2 | 119.8 | 118.9 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -0.8 | 0.6 |
Construction | 943.0 | 957.0 | 965.5 | 8.5 | 22.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
Manufacturing | 1,486.6 | 1,465.7 | 1,466.8 | 1.1 | -19.8 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
Wholesale trade | 762.6 | 773.3 | 779.0 | 5.7 | 16.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
Retail trade | 1,910.5 | 1,931.8 | 1,937.3 | 5.5 | 26.8 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
Transportation and warehousing | 714.8 | 725.8 | 732.2 | 6.4 | 17.4 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
Information and cultural industries | 326.2 | 315.8 | 311.4 | -4.4 | -14.8 | -1.4 | -4.5 |
Finance and insurance | 699.5 | 705.3 | 706.9 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 268.6 | 275.4 | 277.1 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 816.6 | 829.8 | 833.4 | 3.6 | 16.8 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 106.3 | 102.7 | 102.6 | -0.1 | -3.7 | -0.1 | -3.6 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 758.7 | 775.2 | 780.7 | 5.5 | 22.0 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
Educational services | 1,196.8 | 1,211.3 | 1,212.3 | 1.0 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
Health care and social assistance | 1,743.9 | 1,769.3 | 1,774.6 | 5.3 | 30.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 250.1 | 252.4 | 253.8 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Accommodation and food services | 1,179.9 | 1,185.0 | 1,192.0 | 7.0 | 12.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 537.7 | 542.0 | 543.9 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Public administration | 1,035.3 | 1,036.8 | 1,032.9 | -3.9 | -2.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
Provinces and territories | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 215.0 | 215.9 | 216.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Prince Edward Island | 61.7 | 63.0 | 62.3 | -0.7 | 0.6 | -1.2 | 0.9 |
Nova Scotia | 401.2 | 399.2 | 400.9 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
New Brunswick | 308.2 | 297.8 | 301.1 | 3.3 | -7.1 | 1.1 | -2.3 |
Quebec | 3,470.9 | 3,458.2 | 3,470.0 | 11.8 | -0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Ontario | 5,825.0 | 5,882.3 | 5,896.9 | 14.6 | 71.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Manitoba | 586.3 | 576.7 | 577.5 | 0.8 | -8.8 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
Saskatchewan | 476.3 | 481.1 | 483.8 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
Alberta | 1,980.1 | 2,036.8 | 2,041.7 | 4.9 | 61.6 | 0.2 | 3.1 |
British Columbia | 1,974.9 | 2,003.3 | 2,007.5 | 4.2 | 32.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
Yukon | 21.0 | 21.7 | 21.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -1.7 | 1.6 |
Northwest Territories | 28.2 | 27.8 | 27.6 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -2.0 |
Nunavut | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.5 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.3 | 1.5 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Related CANSIM table 281-0063.
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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