Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2014 |
December 2014r |
January 2015p |
December 2014 to January 2015 | January 2014 to January 2015 | December 2014 to January 2015 | January 2014 to January 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 15,498.5 | 15,659.4 | 15,707.5 | 48.1 | 209.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.1 | 38.9 | 39.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 225.7 | 234.2 | 232.0 | -2.2 | 6.3 | -0.9 | 2.8 |
| Utilities | 117.7 | 115.6 | 115.8 | 0.3 | -1.8 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
| Construction | 959.1 | 986.9 | 993.0 | 6.2 | 33.9 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,489.4 | 1,488.9 | 1,490.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Wholesale trade | 771.6 | 782.1 | 782.2 | 0.1 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Retail trade | 1,928.2 | 1,938.8 | 1,934.1 | -4.7 | 6.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 727.6 | 731.5 | 733.6 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Information and cultural industries | 319.5 | 313.4 | 314.9 | 1.5 | -4.7 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| Finance and insurance | 699.2 | 705.5 | 710.6 | 5.1 | 11.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 274.6 | 286.9 | 288.0 | 1.1 | 13.4 | 0.4 | 4.9 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 827.3 | 849.4 | 855.4 | 6.0 | 28.1 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 102.8 | 103.4 | 103.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 775.7 | 777.3 | 774.3 | -3.0 | -1.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| Educational services | 1,217.5 | 1,221.5 | 1,224.4 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,766.3 | 1,789.8 | 1,801.5 | 11.8 | 35.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 255.5 | 256.4 | 256.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,188.3 | 1,212.7 | 1,216.4 | 3.7 | 28.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 542.3 | 549.7 | 552.6 | 2.9 | 10.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Public administration | 1,042.5 | 1,039.3 | 1,043.0 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 217.3 | 219.0 | 219.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 63.1 | 62.4 | 62.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 398.4 | 399.7 | 402.7 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| New Brunswick | 305.9 | 300.6 | 302.2 | 1.6 | -3.7 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Quebec | 3,483.2 | 3,487.1 | 3,489.5 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Ontario | 5,885.4 | 5,956.8 | 5,977.2 | 20.4 | 91.8 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Manitoba | 580.6 | 581.2 | 584.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 481.9 | 485.4 | 485.5 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Alberta | 2,024.9 | 2,079.9 | 2,082.4 | 2.4 | 57.5 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| British Columbia | 1,994.8 | 2,026.1 | 2,040.4 | 14.3 | 45.6 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| Yukon | 21.3 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 0.1 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -5.4 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.4 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 0.0 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -3.7 |
| Nunavut | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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