Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
November 2014 |
October 2015r |
November 2015p |
October to November 2015 | November 2014 to November 2015 | October to November 2015 | November 2014 to November 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
Sector aggregate1 | 15,637.9 | 15,803.6 | 15,775.5 | -28.1 | 137.6 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
Forestry, logging and support | 38.6 | 39.5 | 39.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 233.8 | 204.2 | 200.6 | -3.6 | -33.2 | -1.8 | -14.2 |
Utilities | 115.6 | 115.3 | 114.4 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -1.1 |
Construction | 985.6 | 974.6 | 964.0 | -10.5 | -21.6 | -1.1 | -2.2 |
Manufacturing | 1,486.7 | 1,487.1 | 1,486.4 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Wholesale trade | 781.2 | 784.1 | 778.4 | -5.8 | -2.8 | -0.7 | -0.4 |
Retail trade | 1,940.7 | 1,952.5 | 1,952.0 | -0.5 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Transportation and warehousing | 730.3 | 732.6 | 728.2 | -4.4 | -2.1 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
Information and cultural industries | 314.6 | 322.8 | 326.3 | 3.4 | 11.7 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
Finance and insurance | 703.8 | 711.6 | 716.9 | 5.2 | 13.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 285.8 | 294.3 | 293.1 | -1.3 | 7.3 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 852.3 | 852.2 | 850.4 | -1.8 | -1.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 103.0 | 101.4 | 101.1 | -0.2 | -1.8 | -0.2 | -1.8 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 778.2 | 776.3 | 772.6 | -3.7 | -5.6 | -0.5 | -0.7 |
Educational services | 1,223.1 | 1,234.1 | 1,243.3 | 9.1 | 20.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
Health care and social assistance | 1,787.7 | 1,833.9 | 1,832.1 | -1.8 | 44.5 | -0.1 | 2.5 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 254.2 | 280.3 | 277.3 | -3.1 | 23.1 | -1.1 | 9.1 |
Accommodation and food services | 1,211.3 | 1,247.4 | 1,243.9 | -3.5 | 32.6 | -0.3 | 2.7 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 547.3 | 545.5 | 542.7 | -2.9 | -4.7 | -0.5 | -0.9 |
Public administration | 1,035.3 | 1,039.9 | 1,036.2 | -3.7 | 0.9 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
Provinces and territories | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 218.5 | 220.2 | 219.7 | -0.5 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
Prince Edward Island | 62.8 | 63.3 | 63.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
Nova Scotia | 400.8 | 401.5 | 402.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
New Brunswick | 300.1 | 303.9 | 304.8 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
Quebec | 3,485.7 | 3,491.8 | 3,484.1 | -7.8 | -1.6 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Ontario | 5,949.6 | 6,098.7 | 6,084.5 | -14.2 | 134.9 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
Manitoba | 576.9 | 584.4 | 585.6 | 1.2 | 8.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
Saskatchewan | 483.4 | 482.6 | 480.4 | -2.1 | -2.9 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
Alberta | 2,074.3 | 2,013.8 | 2,009.1 | -4.7 | -65.2 | -0.2 | -3.1 |
British Columbia | 2,024.6 | 2,081.0 | 2,078.0 | -2.9 | 53.4 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
Yukon | 19.9 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
Northwest Territories | 26.7 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Nunavut | 14.6 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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