Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2014 |
March 2015r |
April 2015p |
March to April 2015 | April 2014 to April 2015 | March to April 2015 | April 2014 to April 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 15,494.7 | 15,694.3 | 15,710.7 | 16.4 | 216.0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.4 | 40.1 | 40.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 231.2 | 220.3 | 217.2 | -3.0 | -13.9 | -1.4 | -6.0 |
| Utilities | 119.8 | 115.4 | 116.4 | 1.0 | -3.4 | 0.9 | -2.9 |
| Construction | 958.3 | 977.7 | 975.0 | -2.7 | 16.7 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Manufacturing | 1,475.5 | 1,487.9 | 1,484.7 | -3.2 | 9.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 773.0 | 782.4 | 783.5 | 1.1 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Retail trade | 1,932.9 | 1,929.1 | 1,932.0 | 2.9 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 727.2 | 734.6 | 734.3 | -0.3 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Information and cultural industries | 316.4 | 316.2 | 319.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Finance and insurance | 704.6 | 709.8 | 711.7 | 1.8 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 277.4 | 284.7 | 287.9 | 3.2 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 830.9 | 852.7 | 854.2 | 1.5 | 23.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 102.6 | 103.3 | 102.9 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 776.4 | 775.8 | 775.6 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Educational services | 1,211.8 | 1,226.4 | 1,235.3 | 8.8 | 23.5 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,769.9 | 1,808.7 | 1,812.8 | 4.1 | 42.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 251.2 | 259.8 | 259.8 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,186.4 | 1,225.6 | 1,224.7 | -0.9 | 38.3 | -0.1 | 3.2 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 543.2 | 549.6 | 549.7 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Public administration | 1,039.3 | 1,038.8 | 1,039.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 217.7 | 218.8 | 219.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 63.0 | 62.0 | 62.4 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -0.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 399.2 | 400.1 | 398.5 | -1.6 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| New Brunswick | 299.4 | 300.3 | 301.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Quebec | 3,468.4 | 3,492.9 | 3,493.3 | 0.5 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Ontario | 5,885.1 | 5,993.6 | 6,006.6 | 13.1 | 121.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Manitoba | 577.3 | 582.4 | 582.5 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 480.9 | 485.8 | 485.1 | -0.8 | 4.2 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Alberta | 2,037.9 | 2,054.3 | 2,052.5 | -1.8 | 14.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| British Columbia | 2,002.5 | 2,042.0 | 2,046.4 | 4.4 | 44.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Yukon | 21.3 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 0.0 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -4.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.6 | 27.0 | 26.9 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -2.6 |
| Nunavut | 14.6 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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