Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
December 2014 |
November 2015r |
December 2015p |
November to December 2015 | December 2014 to December 2015 | November to December 2015 | December 2014 to December 2015 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
Sector aggregate1 | 15,659.4 | 15,816.6 | 15,852.7 | 36.1 | 193.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Forestry, logging and support | 38.9 | 40.2 | 40.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 234.2 | 201.0 | 198.9 | -2.1 | -35.2 | -1.0 | -15.1 |
Utilities | 115.6 | 115.4 | 116.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Construction | 986.9 | 968.6 | 969.2 | 0.6 | -17.7 | 0.1 | -1.8 |
Manufacturing | 1,488.9 | 1,490.0 | 1,485.8 | -4.3 | -3.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
Wholesale trade | 782.1 | 778.3 | 780.1 | 1.9 | -2.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
Retail trade | 1,938.8 | 1,956.3 | 1,951.8 | -4.5 | 13.0 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
Transportation and warehousing | 731.5 | 732.3 | 733.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Information and cultural industries | 313.4 | 325.2 | 322.5 | -2.7 | 9.1 | -0.8 | 2.9 |
Finance and insurance | 705.5 | 716.0 | 719.6 | 3.6 | 14.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 286.9 | 295.6 | 297.6 | 2.0 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 849.4 | 850.2 | 855.6 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 103.4 | 99.8 | 99.9 | 0.1 | -3.5 | 0.1 | -3.4 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 777.3 | 777.1 | 782.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Educational services | 1,221.5 | 1,246.8 | 1,257.1 | 10.3 | 35.7 | 0.8 | 2.9 |
Health care and social assistance | 1,789.8 | 1,835.9 | 1,840.5 | 4.6 | 50.7 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 256.4 | 278.9 | 278.2 | -0.7 | 21.7 | -0.3 | 8.5 |
Accommodation and food services | 1,212.7 | 1,247.2 | 1,249.5 | 2.4 | 36.9 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 549.7 | 543.8 | 542.3 | -1.5 | -7.4 | -0.3 | -1.4 |
Public administration | 1,039.3 | 1,039.0 | 1,039.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Provinces and territories | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 219.0 | 219.7 | 220.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Prince Edward Island | 62.4 | 63.5 | 63.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Nova Scotia | 399.7 | 403.1 | 401.7 | -1.4 | 1.9 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
New Brunswick | 300.6 | 305.6 | 308.1 | 2.6 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
Quebec | 3,487.1 | 3,492.7 | 3,488.1 | -4.6 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Ontario | 5,956.8 | 6,099.8 | 6,123.0 | 23.2 | 166.2 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
Manitoba | 581.2 | 586.0 | 589.6 | 3.6 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
Saskatchewan | 485.4 | 481.3 | 482.2 | 0.9 | -3.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
Alberta | 2,079.9 | 2,013.4 | 2,013.9 | 0.5 | -66.1 | 0.0 | -3.2 |
British Columbia | 2,026.1 | 2,088.7 | 2,099.8 | 11.2 | 73.8 | 0.5 | 3.6 |
Yukon | 20.1 | 20.9 | 20.7 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 2.7 |
Northwest Territories | 26.5 | 27.2 | 27.0 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 2.1 |
Nunavut | 14.6 | 14.9 | 14.7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 0.5 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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