Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| June 2014 |
May 2015r |
June 2015p |
May to June 2015 | June 2014 to June 2015 | May to June 2015 | June 2014 to June 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 15,579.6 | 15,745.8 | 15,734.1 | -11.7 | 154.5 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.2 | 41.8 | 40.5 | -1.4 | 3.3 | -3.2 | 8.8 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 229.0 | 214.8 | 212.1 | -2.6 | -16.9 | -1.2 | -7.4 |
| Utilities | 117.1 | 114.8 | 114.3 | -0.5 | -2.8 | -0.4 | -2.4 |
| Construction | 972.4 | 987.5 | 980.0 | -7.6 | 7.5 | -0.8 | 0.8 |
| Manufacturing | 1,487.1 | 1,499.4 | 1,496.2 | -3.2 | 9.1 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 779.2 | 783.9 | 782.2 | -1.7 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Retail trade | 1,935.8 | 1,935.5 | 1,932.5 | -2.9 | -3.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 733.1 | 731.3 | 736.3 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Information and cultural industries | 315.5 | 318.4 | 319.7 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Finance and insurance | 706.7 | 709.8 | 712.9 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 280.7 | 286.9 | 286.9 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 839.4 | 852.4 | 851.3 | -1.1 | 11.9 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 102.3 | 100.5 | 99.9 | -0.5 | -2.4 | -0.5 | -2.3 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 782.8 | 779.7 | 778.4 | -1.3 | -4.4 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
| Educational services | 1,217.6 | 1,232.0 | 1,235.6 | 3.7 | 18.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,779.9 | 1,807.7 | 1,811.8 | 4.1 | 31.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 255.9 | 265.9 | 268.7 | 2.8 | 12.8 | 1.1 | 5.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,201.1 | 1,234.3 | 1,231.1 | -3.2 | 30.0 | -0.3 | 2.5 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 547.5 | 547.4 | 546.8 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Public administration | 1,038.5 | 1,040.9 | 1,039.0 | -1.9 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 218.6 | 220.4 | 220.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 62.2 | 62.1 | 61.9 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 402.3 | 402.0 | 401.8 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| New Brunswick | 302.0 | 299.9 | 299.9 | 0.0 | -2.1 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| Quebec | 3,483.9 | 3,494.5 | 3,486.7 | -7.8 | 2.9 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Ontario | 5,921.6 | 6,026.5 | 6,030.5 | 4.0 | 108.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Manitoba | 578.3 | 584.4 | 584.0 | -0.4 | 5.7 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 484.8 | 486.1 | 484.5 | -1.6 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| Alberta | 2,051.4 | 2,047.8 | 2,040.2 | -7.7 | -11.2 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| British Columbia | 2,012.3 | 2,060.2 | 2,061.9 | 1.7 | 49.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Yukon | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.8 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -1.8 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.4 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| Nunavut | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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