Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| February 2017 |
January 2018r |
February 2018p |
January to February 2018 | February 2017 to February 2018 | January to February 2018 | February 2017 to February 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,132.1 | 16,449.8 | 16,491.9 | 42.2 | 359.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 40.6 | 39.0 | 38.9 | -0.1 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -4.2 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 193.5 | 203.6 | 204.9 | 1.2 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 5.9 |
| Utilities | 119.9 | 123.8 | 123.0 | -0.9 | 3.0 | -0.7 | 2.5 |
| Construction | 990.3 | 1,004.9 | 1,014.7 | 9.8 | 24.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,497.6 | 1,534.6 | 1,547.5 | 12.9 | 49.9 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 774.5 | 789.3 | 793.4 | 4.1 | 19.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| Retail trade | 1,967.5 | 1,969.2 | 1,971.0 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 741.1 | 758.4 | 755.9 | -2.5 | 14.8 | -0.3 | 2.0 |
| Information and cultural industries | 352.4 | 343.2 | 346.0 | 2.8 | -6.4 | 0.8 | -1.8 |
| Finance and insurance | 725.0 | 724.4 | 726.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 292.9 | 293.1 | 294.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 881.5 | 909.7 | 916.4 | 6.7 | 34.9 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 99.5 | 99.2 | 100.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 793.7 | 808.3 | 809.2 | 0.9 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Educational services | 1,264.7 | 1,296.1 | 1,298.8 | 2.8 | 34.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,900.0 | 1,941.3 | 1,942.1 | 0.8 | 42.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 291.5 | 295.9 | 295.6 | -0.3 | 4.1 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,286.2 | 1,310.1 | 1,309.3 | -0.7 | 23.1 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 537.4 | 543.9 | 542.0 | -1.9 | 4.6 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
| Public administration | 1,079.3 | 1,107.4 | 1,112.6 | 5.2 | 33.3 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 221.1 | 216.9 | 215.7 | -1.2 | -5.4 | -0.6 | -2.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 64.9 | 66.0 | 66.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 404.3 | 409.9 | 413.0 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| New Brunswick | 308.6 | 312.2 | 314.0 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Quebec | 3,571.1 | 3,646.9 | 3,658.3 | 11.4 | 87.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Ontario | 6,280.1 | 6,395.8 | 6,404.2 | 8.4 | 124.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Manitoba | 597.0 | 602.2 | 605.9 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 476.4 | 476.7 | 478.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Alberta | 1,968.7 | 2,007.5 | 2,011.4 | 3.9 | 42.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| British Columbia | 2,177.1 | 2,250.5 | 2,259.6 | 9.0 | 82.5 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Yukon | 21.2 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.2 | 26.7 | 26.3 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 0.3 |
| Nunavut | 15.4 | 16.7 | 16.6 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 8.0 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 2.0.
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