Table 2 
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted 

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
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange 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
r
revised
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 281-0063.
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