Table 2 
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted 

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
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange 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
r
revised
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 281-0063.
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