Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2015 |
March 2016r |
April 2016p |
March to April 2016 | April 2015 to April 2016 | March to April 2016 | April 2015 to April 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 15,750.0 | 15,870.2 | 15,888.5 | 18.3 | 138.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 40.8 | 39.5 | 38.5 | -1.0 | -2.3 | -2.4 | -5.5 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 216.8 | 191.4 | 191.4 | 0.0 | -25.5 | 0.0 | -11.7 |
| Utilities | 115.4 | 117.9 | 118.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Construction | 977.4 | 973.2 | 978.8 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,498.6 | 1,479.7 | 1,479.6 | -0.2 | -19.1 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 785.7 | 776.9 | 774.1 | -2.8 | -11.7 | -0.4 | -1.5 |
| Retail trade | 1,938.3 | 1,947.7 | 1,947.3 | -0.3 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 729.8 | 732.0 | 736.0 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Information and cultural industries | 336.5 | 334.7 | 332.6 | -2.1 | -3.9 | -0.6 | -1.2 |
| Finance and insurance | 710.0 | 718.5 | 715.4 | -3.0 | 5.5 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 287.5 | 292.5 | 290.2 | -2.2 | 2.8 | -0.8 | 1.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 855.1 | 857.5 | 857.1 | -0.4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 103.5 | 99.0 | 98.6 | -0.4 | -4.8 | -0.4 | -4.7 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 776.7 | 782.3 | 784.0 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Educational services | 1,233.8 | 1,245.3 | 1,249.1 | 3.8 | 15.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,810.1 | 1,862.6 | 1,864.5 | 1.8 | 54.3 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 262.0 | 281.1 | 282.3 | 1.1 | 20.3 | 0.4 | 7.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,223.0 | 1,256.2 | 1,258.3 | 2.2 | 35.3 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 548.9 | 536.9 | 535.9 | -1.0 | -13.0 | -0.2 | -2.4 |
| Public administration | 1,044.9 | 1,050.5 | 1,053.3 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 220.0 | 219.5 | 220.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 62.2 | 63.1 | 63.0 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 399.9 | 399.6 | 400.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| New Brunswick | 301.5 | 304.7 | 303.5 | -1.2 | 2.0 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| Quebec | 3,497.1 | 3,509.3 | 3,510.1 | 0.8 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Ontario | 6,026.7 | 6,147.5 | 6,156.3 | 8.8 | 129.6 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Manitoba | 584.4 | 587.5 | 587.8 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 485.3 | 476.3 | 475.1 | -1.2 | -10.2 | -0.3 | -2.1 |
| Alberta | 2,056.3 | 1,986.5 | 1,986.6 | 0.1 | -69.7 | 0.0 | -3.4 |
| British Columbia | 2,054.5 | 2,113.4 | 2,122.6 | 9.3 | 68.1 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
| Yukon | 20.2 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.0 | 27.1 | 26.8 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -0.5 |
| Nunavut | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -1.6 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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