Table 2
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change 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 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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