Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
February 2016 |
January 2017r |
February 2017p |
January to February 2017 | February 2016 to February 2017 | January to February 2017 | February 2016 to February 2017 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
Sector aggregate1 | 15,831.5 | 16,072.2 | 16,136.7 | 64.5 | 305.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
Forestry, logging and support | 39.8 | 40.4 | 41.0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 191.5 | 190.2 | 192.5 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
Utilities | 117.4 | 119.8 | 121.0 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
Construction | 966.1 | 986.5 | 992.3 | 5.8 | 26.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
Manufacturing | 1,478.4 | 1,496.7 | 1,502.1 | 5.4 | 23.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
Wholesale trade | 776.6 | 774.5 | 777.1 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Retail trade | 1,952.1 | 1,962.7 | 1,974.9 | 12.3 | 22.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
Transportation and warehousing | 734.6 | 745.0 | 747.8 | 2.7 | 13.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
Information and cultural industries | 337.6 | 342.2 | 348.0 | 5.7 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 |
Finance and insurance | 717.9 | 722.6 | 725.7 | 3.1 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 295.2 | 293.1 | 293.3 | 0.2 | -1.9 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 856.1 | 878.0 | 881.7 | 3.7 | 25.6 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 99.0 | 97.8 | 100.9 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 1.9 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 782.8 | 796.7 | 793.8 | -2.9 | 11.0 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
Educational services | 1,242.3 | 1,249.7 | 1,259.9 | 10.2 | 17.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Health care and social assistance | 1,850.1 | 1,891.6 | 1,897.5 | 5.9 | 47.4 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 278.8 | 290.3 | 290.9 | 0.6 | 12.1 | 0.2 | 4.3 |
Accommodation and food services | 1,252.9 | 1,284.9 | 1,284.8 | -0.1 | 31.9 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 536.3 | 537.1 | 536.8 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
Public administration | 1,052.7 | 1,072.7 | 1,072.7 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
Provinces and territories | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 219.7 | 221.9 | 221.4 | -0.5 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
Prince Edward Island | 62.9 | 64.4 | 64.2 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
Nova Scotia | 400.8 | 404.0 | 395.4 | -8.6 | -5.4 | -2.1 | -1.4 |
New Brunswick | 303.7 | 307.5 | 309.0 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
Quebec | 3,504.7 | 3,561.4 | 3,573.3 | 11.8 | 68.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
Ontario | 6,128.0 | 6,253.8 | 6,285.4 | 31.6 | 157.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 |
Manitoba | 583.9 | 595.1 | 597.6 | 2.5 | 13.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
Saskatchewan | 478.0 | 476.4 | 477.1 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
Alberta | 1,983.1 | 1,956.7 | 1,969.7 | 12.9 | -13.5 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
British Columbia | 2,104.2 | 2,168.0 | 2,180.8 | 12.8 | 76.6 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
Yukon | 20.7 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
Northwest Territories | 27.0 | 26.3 | 26.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -3.0 |
Nunavut | 14.8 | 15.3 | 15.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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