Table 2 
Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS1) – Seasonally adjusted 

Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS) – Seasonally adjusted
  October
2016
November
2016
Standard error2 October to November 2016 November 2015 to November 2016 October to November 2016 November 2015 to November 2016
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Class of worker              
Employees 15,372.8 15,414.1 36.7 41.3 205.3 0.3 1.3
Self-employed 2,787.9 2,757.2 26.5 -30.7 -22.1 -1.1 -0.8
Public/private sector employees              
Public 3,632.7 3,644.3 21.0 11.6 33.8 0.3 0.9
Private 11,740.1 11,769.8 36.8 29.7 171.5 0.3 1.5
All industries 18,160.6 18,171.3 29.9 10.7 183.2 0.1 1.0
Goods-producing sector 3,843.9 3,823.3 16.9 -20.6 -63.8 -0.5 -1.6
Agriculture 284.2 290.2 5.6 6.0 -14.8 2.1 -4.9
Natural resources3 329.0 326.7 5.3 -2.3 -22.5 -0.7 -6.4
Utilities 134.8 136.9 2.8 2.1 4.9 1.6 3.7
Construction 1,405.3 1,390.9 11.6 -14.4 18.5 -1.0 1.3
Manufacturing 1,690.5 1,678.6 11.0 -11.9 -49.9 -0.7 -2.9
Services-producing sector 14,316.8 14,348.0 28.5 31.2 247.0 0.2 1.8
Trade 2,749.4 2,752.8 15.2 3.4 21.1 0.1 0.8
Transportation and warehousing 918.6 908.9 8.3 -9.7 -1.7 -1.1 -0.2
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 1,133.1 1,146.7 8.7 13.6 51.2 1.2 4.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,387.1 1,384.9 11.3 -2.2 -5.3 -0.2 -0.4
Business, building and other support services 760.9 761.8 10.5 0.9 -4.5 0.1 -0.6
Educational services 1,283.7 1,276.8 10.5 -6.9 17.4 -0.5 1.4
Health care and social assistance 2,340.0 2,336.5 11.5 -3.5 20.0 -0.1 0.9
Information, culture and recreation 786.9 799.6 10.2 12.7 44.7 1.6 5.9
Accommodation and food services 1,221.4 1,226.1 11.8 4.7 25.8 0.4 2.1
Other services 788.3 799.1 8.2 10.8 38.8 1.4 5.1
Public administration 947.3 954.6 7.5 7.3 39.2 0.8 4.3
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 282-0088 and 282-0089.
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