Table 2 
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted 

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