Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
February 2014 |
January 2015r |
February 2015p |
January to February 2015 | February 2014 to February 2015 | January to February 2015 | February 2014 to February 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
Sector aggregate1 | 15,497.0 | 15,704.5 | 15,709.0 | 4.5 | 212.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
Forestry, logging and support | 39.0 | 39.5 | 39.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 229.3 | 230.3 | 224.3 | -6.0 | -5.0 | -2.6 | -2.2 |
Utilities | 117.8 | 116.3 | 115.7 | -0.5 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -1.8 |
Construction | 969.2 | 985.2 | 982.8 | -2.4 | 13.6 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
Manufacturing | 1,490.3 | 1,494.3 | 1,498.9 | 4.6 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Wholesale trade | 773.3 | 783.0 | 783.8 | 0.9 | 10.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Retail trade | 1,916.9 | 1,935.9 | 1,933.7 | -2.1 | 16.9 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
Transportation and warehousing | 726.8 | 734.2 | 736.3 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Information and cultural industries | 318.8 | 315.3 | 318.9 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Finance and insurance | 701.5 | 706.0 | 711.9 | 5.9 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 272.2 | 287.1 | 286.8 | -0.4 | 14.6 | -0.1 | 5.4 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 823.3 | 850.5 | 849.2 | -1.3 | 25.9 | -0.2 | 3.1 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 103.1 | 106.2 | 105.3 | -0.9 | 2.3 | -0.9 | 2.2 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 775.8 | 777.6 | 773.1 | -4.5 | -2.7 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
Educational services | 1,214.6 | 1,228.1 | 1,225.0 | -3.2 | 10.3 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
Health care and social assistance | 1,772.7 | 1,801.0 | 1,805.5 | 4.6 | 32.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 255.3 | 256.2 | 255.3 | -0.9 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
Accommodation and food services | 1,190.2 | 1,216.8 | 1,217.9 | 1.1 | 27.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 541.9 | 551.5 | 551.3 | -0.2 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
Public administration | 1,039.9 | 1,040.9 | 1,037.9 | -3.0 | -1.9 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Provinces and territories | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 218.2 | 218.9 | 219.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Prince Edward Island | 63.6 | 62.7 | 62.4 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -0.5 | -2.0 |
Nova Scotia | 400.6 | 401.5 | 399.1 | -2.3 | -1.5 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
New Brunswick | 304.1 | 303.0 | 301.2 | -1.8 | -2.9 | -0.6 | -0.9 |
Quebec | 3,483.5 | 3,489.9 | 3,498.5 | 8.6 | 14.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Ontario | 5,887.2 | 5,983.0 | 5,993.6 | 10.7 | 106.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Manitoba | 578.6 | 584.5 | 584.4 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Saskatchewan | 482.0 | 486.2 | 488.4 | 2.1 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
Alberta | 2,026.1 | 2,076.9 | 2,063.2 | -13.7 | 37.1 | -0.7 | 1.8 |
British Columbia | 1,989.4 | 2,036.8 | 2,037.5 | 0.7 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
Yukon | 21.2 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 1.0 | -4.1 |
Northwest Territories | 28.0 | 26.5 | 26.7 | 0.2 | -1.3 | 0.7 | -4.8 |
Nunavut | 14.4 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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