Table 2 
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted 

Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
  October
2014
September
2015r
October
2015p
September to October 2015 October 2014 to October 2015 September to October 2015 October 2014 to October 2015
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Sector aggregate1 15,657.7 15,760.3 15,784.2 23.9 126.5 0.2 0.8
Forestry, logging and support 38.9 39.7 39.4 -0.3 0.4 -0.8 1.1
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 235.0 205.7 202.8 -2.9 -32.2 -1.4 -13.7
Utilities 116.2 116.1 115.4 -0.7 -0.8 -0.6 -0.7
Construction 987.8 976.8 977.0 0.2 -10.9 0.0 -1.1
Manufacturing 1,483.4 1,486.9 1,481.0 -5.8 -2.4 -0.4 -0.2
Wholesale trade 779.7 783.4 785.5 2.1 5.8 0.3 0.7
Retail trade 1,950.1 1,946.5 1,955.3 8.8 5.2 0.4 0.3
Transportation and warehousing 731.3 727.2 729.3 2.1 -2.0 0.3 -0.3
Information and cultural industries 314.8 321.7 321.0 -0.7 6.2 -0.2 2.0
Finance and insurance 704.3 710.3 712.0 1.7 7.7 0.2 1.1
Real estate and rental and leasing 285.1 287.2 287.2 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 852.3 853.2 855.0 1.7 2.7 0.2 0.3
Management of companies and enterprises 102.9 101.3 100.9 -0.5 -2.1 -0.5 -2.0
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 779.8 784.9 776.2 -8.8 -3.6 -1.1 -0.5
Educational services 1,222.9 1,226.0 1,228.5 2.5 5.6 0.2 0.5
Health care and social assistance 1,789.6 1,824.0 1,834.1 10.1 44.5 0.6 2.5
Arts, entertainment and recreation 256.0 275.5 281.0 5.5 25.0 2.0 9.8
Accommodation and food services 1,212.1 1,240.7 1,244.3 3.5 32.2 0.3 2.7
Other services (excluding public administration) 550.4 544.8 545.0 0.2 -5.4 0.0 -1.0
Public administration 1,038.0 1,039.7 1,039.5 -0.2 1.5 0.0 0.1
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 218.0 219.6 219.9 0.3 1.9 0.1 0.9
Prince Edward Island 62.6 63.2 63.5 0.2 0.9 0.4 1.4
Nova Scotia 401.9 401.9 400.5 -1.4 -1.3 -0.3 -0.3
New Brunswick 300.6 303.1 303.7 0.6 3.1 0.2 1.0
Quebec 3,486.6 3,491.4 3,494.8 3.4 8.2 0.1 0.2
Ontario 5,953.6 6,061.0 6,080.1 19.1 126.5 0.3 2.1
Manitoba 581.8 584.7 584.0 -0.6 2.2 -0.1 0.4
Saskatchewan 485.6 482.2 482.7 0.5 -2.9 0.1 -0.6
Alberta 2,079.5 2,021.5 2,015.9 -5.6 -63.5 -0.3 -3.1
British Columbia 2,026.5 2,069.5 2,076.5 7.0 50.0 0.3 2.5
Yukon 20.1 20.4 20.9 0.5 0.7 2.3 3.7
Northwest Territories 26.3 27.0 27.1 0.1 0.7 0.2 2.7
Nunavut 14.7 14.8 14.7 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.3
r
revised
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 281-0063.
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