Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
October 2016 |
September 2017r |
October 2017p |
September to October 2017 | October 2016 to October 2017 | September to October 2017 | October 2016 to October 2017 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
Sector aggregate1 | 16,008.3 | 16,370.5 | 16,348.6 | -22.0 | 340.2 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
Forestry, logging and support | 39.6 | 39.8 | 39.2 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -1.3 | -1.0 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 186.1 | 203.7 | 202.4 | -1.3 | 16.3 | -0.6 | 8.7 |
Utilities | 119.1 | 120.0 | 119.4 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
Construction | 961.8 | 1,001.6 | 999.6 | -2.0 | 37.8 | -0.2 | 3.9 |
Manufacturing | 1,484.2 | 1,517.7 | 1,517.2 | -0.5 | 33.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
Wholesale trade | 770.2 | 779.3 | 778.3 | -1.0 | 8.0 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
Retail trade | 1,968.3 | 1,988.9 | 1,981.8 | -7.1 | 13.5 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
Transportation and warehousing | 741.6 | 755.2 | 756.0 | 0.8 | 14.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
Information and cultural industries | 330.5 | 335.7 | 330.1 | -5.7 | -0.4 | -1.7 | -0.1 |
Finance and insurance | 726.3 | 726.7 | 725.2 | -1.5 | -1.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 291.9 | 297.3 | 296.0 | -1.3 | 4.0 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 867.4 | 898.2 | 898.6 | 0.4 | 31.2 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 98.0 | 95.6 | 96.9 | 1.3 | -1.1 | 1.4 | -1.1 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 789.4 | 799.9 | 801.0 | 1.1 | 11.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
Educational services | 1,256.5 | 1,300.9 | 1,309.0 | 8.0 | 52.5 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
Health care and social assistance | 1,894.2 | 1,927.5 | 1,927.1 | -0.4 | 32.9 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 287.9 | 293.2 | 292.6 | -0.6 | 4.7 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
Accommodation and food services | 1,279.3 | 1,311.4 | 1,309.3 | -2.0 | 30.1 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 535.3 | 544.4 | 542.5 | -1.9 | 7.2 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
Public administration | 1,068.2 | 1,087.7 | 1,087.9 | 0.2 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
Provinces and territories | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 222.9 | 219.7 | 219.7 | 0.0 | -3.2 | 0.0 | -1.4 |
Prince Edward Island | 64.0 | 66.0 | 66.9 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
Nova Scotia | 402.7 | 410.0 | 409.4 | -0.5 | 6.8 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
New Brunswick | 307.1 | 311.8 | 311.0 | -0.8 | 3.9 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
Quebec | 3,555.3 | 3,613.9 | 3,614.4 | 0.5 | 59.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
Ontario | 6,219.9 | 6,373.0 | 6,368.4 | -4.6 | 148.4 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
Manitoba | 595.2 | 601.8 | 599.5 | -2.3 | 4.3 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
Saskatchewan | 479.1 | 480.1 | 476.4 | -3.7 | -2.7 | -0.8 | -0.6 |
Alberta | 1,951.2 | 1,999.7 | 1,995.9 | -3.8 | 44.7 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
British Columbia | 2,148.6 | 2,229.4 | 2,222.4 | -7.0 | 73.7 | -0.3 | 3.4 |
Yukon | 21.2 | 21.9 | 21.8 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 2.7 |
Northwest Territories | 26.1 | 26.8 | 26.6 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 2.1 |
Nunavut | 14.9 | 16.5 | 16.3 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -1.2 | 9.0 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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