Table 2 
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted 

Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
  August
2014
July
2015r
August
2015p
July to August 2015 August 2014 to August 2015 July to August 2015 August 2014 to August 2015
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Sector aggregate1 15,631.4 15,742.6 15,684.1 -58.6 52.7 -0.4 0.3
Forestry, logging and support 38.7 40.1 39.5 -0.6 0.8 -1.4 2.1
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 233.8 211.5 207.8 -3.6 -26.0 -1.7 -11.1
Utilities 116.4 114.2 115.0 0.8 -1.4 0.7 -1.2
Construction 980.5 977.3 974.9 -2.4 -5.6 -0.2 -0.6
Manufacturing 1,487.2 1,490.6 1,484.2 -6.4 -3.0 -0.4 -0.2
Wholesale trade 780.6 783.9 778.0 -5.9 -2.6 -0.8 -0.3
Retail trade 1,941.0 1,941.6 1,935.8 -5.8 -5.2 -0.3 -0.3
Transportation and warehousing 730.3 734.2 727.2 -6.9 -3.1 -0.9 -0.4
Information and cultural industries 316.9 319.5 318.7 -0.8 1.7 -0.3 0.5
Finance and insurance 707.8 711.4 711.1 -0.3 3.3 0.0 0.5
Real estate and rental and leasing 283.3 287.2 285.3 -1.8 2.1 -0.6 0.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 849.6 852.1 853.5 1.4 3.9 0.2 0.5
Management of companies and enterprises 101.9 99.9 99.5 -0.3 -2.4 -0.3 -2.4
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 781.8 781.5 778.2 -3.3 -3.5 -0.4 -0.4
Educational services 1,218.3 1,232.5 1,214.3 -18.3 -4.0 -1.5 -0.3
Health care and social assistance 1,783.4 1,806.7 1,808.8 2.1 25.4 0.1 1.4
Arts, entertainment and recreation 257.9 268.9 269.4 0.5 11.5 0.2 4.5
Accommodation and food services 1,210.6 1,235.6 1,236.3 0.6 25.7 0.1 2.1
Other services (excluding public administration) 548.2 549.4 543.5 -5.9 -4.7 -1.1 -0.9
Public administration 1,042.3 1,040.3 1,037.6 -2.7 -4.6 -0.3 -0.4
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 219.0 222.5 221.3 -1.2 2.3 -0.5 1.1
Prince Edward Island 62.3 62.8 62.5 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 0.3
Nova Scotia 401.4 406.0 400.2 -5.8 -1.3 -1.4 -0.3
New Brunswick 301.7 301.4 298.9 -2.5 -2.9 -0.8 -1.0
Quebec 3,485.7 3,475.8 3,472.7 -3.1 -13.0 -0.1 -0.4
Ontario 5,937.4 6,051.7 6,036.1 -15.6 98.7 -0.3 1.7
Manitoba 580.5 582.7 581.5 -1.2 0.9 -0.2 0.2
Saskatchewan 486.9 483.4 480.2 -3.2 -6.8 -0.7 -1.4
Alberta 2,066.2 2,034.2 2,013.4 -20.9 -52.8 -1.0 -2.6
British Columbia 2,026.9 2,060.4 2,056.1 -4.3 29.2 -0.2 1.4
Yukon 21.2 20.2 19.9 -0.3 -1.2 -1.5 -5.9
Northwest Territories 27.4 27.4 27.1 -0.3 -0.3 -1.0 -1.0
Nunavut 14.8 14.3 14.4 0.1 -0.4 0.8 -2.7
r
revised
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 281-0063.
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