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Average monthly sample size by sector using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 2012), province and territory, 2015

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Average monthly sample size by sector using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 2012), province and territory, 2015
  Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba
  number of establishments
Industrial aggregate excluding unclassified businesses 1 , 2 945 507 1,212 1,097 1,988 2,401 1,225
Forestry, logging and support 12 x 23 25 28 10 x
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 20 x 22 15 19 23 7
Utilities 6 x 7 x 13 30 x
Construction 107 53 110 118 148 159 110
Manufacturing 55 27 138 123 321 339 149
Wholesale trade 50 34 53 61 127 157 69
Retail trade 153 93 180 169 220 244 147
Transportation and warehousing 63 26 70 62 126 131 62
Information and cultural industries 16 6 38 26 53 81 40
Finance and insurance 23 25 37 32 66 100 49
Real estate and rental and leasing 24 12 47 35 67 93 55
Professional, scientific and technical services 70 56 66 53 182 219 69
Management of companies and enterprises 8 x 19 x 25 24 15
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 45 27 69 51 107 196 72
Educational services 16 6 22 23 60 108 37
Health care and social assistance 96 43 107 94 144 144 107
Arts, entertainment and recreation 26 20 37 27 49 55 27
Accommodation and food services 83 35 95 101 112 126 99
Other services (except public administration) 56 33 61 53 91 124 71
Local, municipal, regional and Aboriginal public administration 17 11 12 23 32 39 34
Average monthly sample size by sector using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 2012), province and territory, 2015 (continued)
  Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut Canada
  number of establishments
Industrial aggregate excluding unclassified businesses 1 , 2 1,195 1,814 1,988 233 242 108 14,953
Forestry, logging and support x 13 27 x x x 138
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 32 74 27 13 9 x 260
Utilities x 23 20 x x x 119
Construction 118 180 164 30 36 17 1,349
Manufacturing 114 182 228 x x x 1,677
Wholesale trade 70 101 112 x 11 x 852
Retail trade 163 221 222 46 36 18 1,911
Transportation and warehousing 57 111 135 x 20 x 878
Information and cultural industries 50 62 71 x x x 450
Finance and insurance 35 50 62 x x x 490
Real estate and rental and leasing 41 69 92 6 x x 550
Professional, scientific and technical services 75 170 157 x 12 x 1,138
Management of companies and enterprises 14 23 24 x x x 158
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 50 112 163 x 14 x 917
Educational services 34 45 65 x x 12 435
Health care and social assistance 104 94 126 24 20 15 1,117
Arts, entertainment and recreation 27 47 46 9 x x 371
Accommodation and food services 100 118 131 25 23 11 1,060
Other services (except public administration) 64 90 78 18 19 5 764
Local, municipal, regional and Aboriginal public administration 41 29 39 10 23 10 320
Industrial aggregate covers all industrial sectors except those primarily involved in agriculture, fishing and trapping, private household services, religious organisations and the military personnel of the defence services.
Unclassified businesses are businesses for which the industrial classification (North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] 2012) has yet to be determined.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH).
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