Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| February 2015 |
January 2016r |
February 2016p |
January to February 2016 | February 2015 to February 2016 | January to February 2016 | February 2015 to February 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 15,729.1 | 15,845.1 | 15,810.8 | -34.3 | 81.7 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.8 | 40.2 | 39.8 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 0.1 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 221.7 | 197.5 | 194.1 | -3.4 | -27.6 | -1.7 | -12.4 |
| Utilities | 115.9 | 116.3 | 115.5 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
| Construction | 980.4 | 979.0 | 961.7 | -17.3 | -18.7 | -1.8 | -1.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1,500.1 | 1,485.1 | 1,472.7 | -12.5 | -27.5 | -0.8 | -1.8 |
| Wholesale trade | 784.6 | 779.2 | 777.2 | -2.0 | -7.4 | -0.3 | -0.9 |
| Retail trade | 1,935.5 | 1,942.0 | 1,948.8 | 6.8 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 729.2 | 738.0 | 731.4 | -6.7 | 2.2 | -0.9 | 0.3 |
| Information and cultural industries | 333.9 | 334.1 | 337.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Finance and insurance | 705.7 | 720.8 | 719.5 | -1.2 | 13.9 | -0.2 | 2.0 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 286.0 | 296.5 | 296.0 | -0.6 | 9.9 | -0.2 | 3.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 853.6 | 858.5 | 856.2 | -2.3 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 107.7 | 99.2 | 98.2 | -0.9 | -9.4 | -0.9 | -8.8 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 775.7 | 775.7 | 780.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Educational services | 1,229.1 | 1,238.6 | 1,238.0 | -0.7 | 8.8 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,804.7 | 1,845.3 | 1,845.2 | -0.1 | 40.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 255.5 | 277.5 | 279.9 | 2.3 | 24.4 | 0.8 | 9.5 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,221.1 | 1,249.7 | 1,249.3 | -0.4 | 28.2 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 551.2 | 539.3 | 533.2 | -6.1 | -18.0 | -1.1 | -3.3 |
| Public administration | 1,042.1 | 1,045.3 | 1,048.2 | 2.9 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 219.3 | 218.7 | 217.9 | -0.8 | -1.4 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 62.2 | 63.1 | 63.0 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 400.6 | 403.0 | 401.7 | -1.4 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| New Brunswick | 301.1 | 304.0 | 303.7 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Quebec | 3,497.1 | 3,510.8 | 3,501.6 | -9.2 | 4.5 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Ontario | 6,003.4 | 6,114.1 | 6,116.1 | 2.0 | 112.7 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Manitoba | 584.2 | 589.2 | 583.0 | -6.2 | -1.2 | -1.0 | -0.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 487.4 | 478.7 | 474.6 | -4.1 | -12.7 | -0.9 | -2.6 |
| Alberta | 2,066.6 | 1,995.1 | 1,985.5 | -9.6 | -81.1 | -0.5 | -3.9 |
| British Columbia | 2,045.4 | 2,105.4 | 2,101.2 | -4.3 | 55.7 | -0.2 | 2.7 |
| Yukon | 20.2 | 21.0 | 20.8 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 2.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.7 | 27.1 | 26.9 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
| Nunavut | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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