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
  April
2017
May
2017
Standard error2 April to May 2017 May 2016 to May 2017 April to May 2017 May 2016 to May 2017
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Class of worker              
Employees 15,522.8 15,591.3 35.8 68.5 289.9 0.4 1.9
Self-employed 2,788.4 2,774.4 25.3 -14.0 27.0 -0.5 1.0
Public/private sector employees              
Public 3,696.6 3,705.8 20.2 9.2 76.5 0.2 2.1
Private 11,826.2 11,885.6 35.8 59.4 213.4 0.5 1.8
All industries 18,311.2 18,365.7 29.5 54.5 316.8 0.3 1.8
Goods-producing sector 3,842.7 3,866.0 16.4 23.3 21.7 0.6 0.6
Agriculture 280.0 276.5 5.5 -3.5 -15.8 -1.3 -5.4
Natural resources3 326.6 329.4 5.0 2.8 9.1 0.9 2.8
Utilities 133.1 132.0 2.6 -1.1 -5.4 -0.8 -3.9
Construction 1,402.5 1,402.1 11.2 -0.4 0.8 0.0 0.1
Manufacturing 1,700.6 1,725.9 10.9 25.3 32.9 1.5 1.9
Services-producing sector 14,468.5 14,499.8 28.1 31.3 295.2 0.2 2.1
Trade 2,786.8 2,802.0 14.8 15.2 74.3 0.5 2.7
Transportation and warehousing 927.7 944.8 8.3 17.1 40.2 1.8 4.4
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 1,175.3 1,157.9 8.7 -17.4 38.1 -1.5 3.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,419.4 1,445.3 11.0 25.9 49.7 1.8 3.6
Business, building and other support services 764.5 762.7 10.5 -1.8 -9.6 -0.2 -1.2
Educational services 1,291.4 1,289.6 10.7 -1.8 15.9 -0.1 1.2
Health care and social assistance 2,370.3 2,385.4 11.0 15.1 63.3 0.6 2.7
Information, culture and recreation 787.8 772.0 10.4 -15.8 -2.0 -2.0 -0.3
Accommodation and food services 1,196.4 1,201.9 11.4 5.5 -4.8 0.5 -0.4
Other services 782.1 783.7 8.3 1.6 4.4 0.2 0.6
Public administration 966.9 954.6 7.4 -12.3 25.9 -1.3 2.8
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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