Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2014 |
February 2015r |
March 2015p |
February to March 2015 | March 2014 to March 2015 | February to March 2015 | March 2014 to March 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 15,509.5 | 15,690.6 | 15,671.0 | -19.5 | 161.5 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 38.6 | 39.8 | 40.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 230.7 | 222.4 | 220.3 | -2.1 | -10.4 | -0.9 | -4.5 |
| Utilities | 118.3 | 116.0 | 113.7 | -2.2 | -4.6 | -1.9 | -3.9 |
| Construction | 963.4 | 981.2 | 977.0 | -4.2 | 13.6 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
| Manufacturing | 1,483.8 | 1,489.4 | 1,483.6 | -5.8 | -0.2 | -0.4 | 0.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 772.4 | 783.1 | 781.0 | -2.1 | 8.6 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
| Retail trade | 1,930.3 | 1,930.7 | 1,924.3 | -6.4 | -6.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 726.9 | 734.2 | 733.1 | -1.2 | 6.2 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Information and cultural industries | 320.2 | 316.8 | 315.5 | -1.4 | -4.7 | -0.4 | -1.5 |
| Finance and insurance | 702.8 | 706.0 | 710.1 | 4.0 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 275.3 | 285.9 | 284.5 | -1.4 | 9.2 | -0.5 | 3.3 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 828.4 | 851.2 | 851.6 | 0.4 | 23.2 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 102.6 | 105.8 | 103.0 | -2.8 | 0.4 | -2.7 | 0.4 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 776.9 | 775.6 | 775.2 | -0.4 | -1.7 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Educational services | 1,211.4 | 1,227.5 | 1,225.2 | -2.3 | 13.8 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,768.2 | 1,805.2 | 1,806.9 | 1.8 | 38.7 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 254.8 | 255.0 | 259.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,191.3 | 1,220.8 | 1,225.5 | 4.7 | 34.2 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 542.2 | 551.0 | 548.0 | -3.0 | 5.8 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
| Public administration | 1,040.1 | 1,037.4 | 1,037.6 | 0.2 | -2.5 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 218.1 | 218.7 | 217.9 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 63.3 | 62.1 | 61.8 | -0.3 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -2.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 400.6 | 399.9 | 399.9 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| New Brunswick | 304.4 | 301.0 | 299.7 | -1.3 | -4.7 | -0.4 | -1.5 |
| Quebec | 3,484.5 | 3,494.8 | 3,489.9 | -5.0 | 5.3 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Ontario | 5,882.7 | 5,986.0 | 5,982.2 | -3.8 | 99.6 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| Manitoba | 577.6 | 583.4 | 581.7 | -1.7 | 4.1 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
| Saskatchewan | 484.6 | 486.8 | 486.0 | -0.8 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Alberta | 2,030.6 | 2,059.3 | 2,050.0 | -9.3 | 19.4 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
| British Columbia | 1,999.4 | 2,036.6 | 2,040.1 | 3.5 | 40.7 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Yukon | 21.4 | 20.3 | 20.2 | -0.1 | -1.2 | -0.5 | -5.6 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.8 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 0.1 | -1.0 | 0.4 | -3.5 |
| Nunavut | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.8 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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