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Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, Canada,
seasonally adjusted
| December 2009 | January 2010 | S.E. 1 | Change from | Percent change from | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| last month | last December | twelve months ago | last month | last December | twelve months ago | ||||
| in thousands | |||||||||
| Class of worker | |||||||||
| Employees | 14,141.1 | 14,208.1 | 33.7 | 67.0 | 67.0 | -66.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Self-employed 2 | 2,740.3 | 2,716.3 | 23.6 | -24.0 | -24.0 | 50.4 | -0.9 | -0.9 | 1.9 |
| Public/private sector employees | |||||||||
| Public sector employees | 3,437.1 | 3,450.5 | 22.2 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 54.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Private sector employees | 10,704.0 | 10,757.7 | 34.6 | 53.7 | 53.7 | -120.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Industry | 16,881.4 | 16,924.4 | 28.2 | 43.0 | 43.0 | -16.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,716.6 | 3,693.5 | 24.3 | -23.1 | -23.1 | -147.5 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -3.8 |
| Agriculture | 315.3 | 304.9 | 7.0 | -10.4 | -10.4 | 0.5 | -3.3 | -3.3 | 0.2 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas | 305.7 | 311.4 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | -33.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | -9.7 |
| Utilities | 146.5 | 144.3 | 4.7 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -4.6 | -1.5 | -1.5 | -3.1 |
| Construction | 1,186.4 | 1,186.0 | 15.2 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -14.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.2 |
| Manufacturing | 1,762.6 | 1,746.9 | 17.9 | -15.7 | -15.7 | -95.2 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -5.2 |
| Services-producing sector | 13,164.8 | 13,230.9 | 32.0 | 66.1 | 66.1 | 131.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Trade | 2,654.0 | 2,677.4 | 21.2 | 23.4 | 23.4 | 32.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 789.4 | 792.3 | 12.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -40.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -4.9 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 1,112.7 | 1,127.0 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 29.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,241.9 | 1,219.5 | 15.7 | -22.4 | -22.4 | 14.5 | -1.8 | -1.8 | 1.2 |
| Business, building and other support services | 616.1 | 650.5 | 12.8 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| Educational services | 1,228.7 | 1,228.7 | 14.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 54.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,994.0 | 1,990.0 | 16.2 | -4.0 | -4.0 | 24.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 775.3 | 777.5 | 13.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 11.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,055.1 | 1,069.2 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | -3.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| Other services | 784.3 | 774.3 | 12.6 | -10.0 | -10.0 | 2.6 | -1.3 | -1.3 | 0.3 |
| Public administration | 913.4 | 924.4 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Average standard error of change in two consecutive
months (see "Sampling Errors" in Data Quality for further explanations).
Includes both incorporated and unincorporated
working owners, self-employed persons who do not have a business and persons
working in a family business without pay.
