Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
January 2015r |
December 2015r |
January 2016p |
December 2015 to January 2016 | January 2015 to January 2016 | December 2015 to January 2016 | January 2015 to January 2016 | |
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thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
Sector aggregate1 | 15,729.5 | 15,875.8 | 15,865.6 | -10.2 | 136.1 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
Forestry, logging and support | 39.4 | 40.2 | 40.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 229.5 | 199.5 | 199.3 | -0.2 | -30.2 | -0.1 | -13.2 |
Utilities | 116.3 | 116.3 | 115.1 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -1.0 |
Construction | 983.0 | 973.5 | 982.5 | 9.0 | -0.5 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
Manufacturing | 1,500.0 | 1,491.9 | 1,493.8 | 1.9 | -6.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
Wholesale trade | 784.1 | 779.8 | 780.5 | 0.7 | -3.5 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
Retail trade | 1,937.5 | 1,955.8 | 1,935.9 | -19.8 | -1.6 | -1.0 | -0.1 |
Transportation and warehousing | 728.2 | 736.5 | 737.8 | 1.3 | 9.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Information and cultural industries | 332.3 | 338.7 | 336.5 | -2.2 | 4.1 | -0.7 | 1.2 |
Finance and insurance | 705.3 | 720.4 | 721.8 | 1.4 | 16.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 286.5 | 297.6 | 298.6 | 1.0 | 12.2 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 853.2 | 858.9 | 861.1 | 2.2 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 108.0 | 100.6 | 100.5 | -0.1 | -7.5 | -0.1 | -6.9 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 778.4 | 780.0 | 775.3 | -4.6 | -3.1 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
Educational services | 1,229.1 | 1,245.0 | 1,239.4 | -5.6 | 10.3 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
Health care and social assistance | 1,798.7 | 1,837.5 | 1,846.2 | 8.7 | 47.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 257.0 | 279.5 | 278.6 | -0.9 | 21.6 | -0.3 | 8.4 |
Accommodation and food services | 1,218.7 | 1,251.4 | 1,250.2 | -1.2 | 31.5 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 551.4 | 542.9 | 539.9 | -3.0 | -11.5 | -0.5 | -2.1 |
Public administration | 1,045.2 | 1,041.2 | 1,043.4 | 2.2 | -1.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Provinces and territories | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 219.2 | 219.3 | 218.9 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
Prince Edward Island | 62.7 | 63.5 | 63.1 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.5 | 0.8 |
Nova Scotia | 402.1 | 403.3 | 403.1 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
New Brunswick | 302.6 | 306.1 | 305.4 | -0.7 | 2.8 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
Quebec | 3,489.3 | 3,495.4 | 3,510.5 | 15.2 | 21.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Ontario | 5,994.0 | 6,127.5 | 6,125.0 | -2.6 | 131.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
Manitoba | 584.3 | 593.5 | 590.1 | -3.4 | 5.9 | -0.6 | 1.0 |
Saskatchewan | 486.4 | 482.6 | 478.8 | -3.8 | -7.7 | -0.8 | -1.6 |
Alberta | 2,084.3 | 2,016.5 | 2,001.1 | -15.4 | -83.2 | -0.8 | -4.0 |
British Columbia | 2,043.6 | 2,105.7 | 2,106.6 | 0.9 | 63.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
Yukon | 20.0 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
Northwest Territories | 26.4 | 27.1 | 27.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
Nunavut | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | -0.2 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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