Table 2 
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted 

Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
  December
2016
November
2017r
December
2017p
November to December 2017 December 2016 to December 2017 November to December 2017 December 2016 to December 2017
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Sector aggregate1 16,095.5 16,380.9 16,412.5 31.6 317.1 0.2 2.0
Forestry, logging and support 41.0 39.2 39.3 0.0 -1.7 0.1 -4.2
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 187.7 206.0 202.1 -3.9 14.4 -1.9 7.7
Utilities 119.0 122.0 121.7 -0.3 2.7 -0.2 2.3
Construction 989.4 1,007.5 1,007.6 0.1 18.3 0.0 1.8
Manufacturing 1,492.1 1,522.4 1,524.8 2.4 32.7 0.2 2.2
Wholesale trade 772.9 783.1 784.5 1.4 11.6 0.2 1.5
Retail trade 1,972.9 1,980.3 1,973.9 -6.4 1.0 -0.3 0.1
Transportation and warehousing 747.5 760.4 761.9 1.5 14.4 0.2 1.9
Information and cultural industries 339.8 333.2 335.4 2.2 -4.5 0.6 -1.3
Finance and insurance 725.2 726.2 729.6 3.5 4.4 0.5 0.6
Real estate and rental and leasing 292.8 295.7 295.1 -0.6 2.3 -0.2 0.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 877.9 901.5 904.3 2.8 26.4 0.3 3.0
Management of companies and enterprises 96.1 97.4 98.2 0.8 2.1 0.8 2.2
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 796.6 802.3 800.6 -1.7 4.0 -0.2 0.5
Educational services 1,261.3 1,289.0 1,298.6 9.6 37.3 0.7 3.0
Health care and social assistance 1,898.4 1,934.9 1,940.5 5.6 42.1 0.3 2.2
Arts, entertainment and recreation 290.3 291.6 292.3 0.7 2.0 0.3 0.7
Accommodation and food services 1,282.7 1,308.5 1,309.7 1.3 27.0 0.1 2.1
Other services (excluding public administration) 540.0 542.6 542.2 -0.5 2.2 -0.1 0.4
Public administration 1,069.2 1,094.7 1,094.7 0.1 25.5 0.0 2.4
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 222.5 218.1 217.4 -0.7 -5.1 -0.3 -2.3
Prince Edward Island 63.9 65.3 65.9 0.6 2.0 1.0 3.1
Nova Scotia 404.6 407.5 409.0 1.5 4.5 0.4 1.1
New Brunswick 310.1 311.9 311.0 -0.9 1.0 -0.3 0.3
Quebec 3,568.7 3,630.8 3,638.8 8.0 70.0 0.2 2.0
Ontario 6,265.7 6,378.1 6,393.3 15.2 127.6 0.2 2.0
Manitoba 599.2 603.0 601.3 -1.7 2.1 -0.3 0.4
Saskatchewan 476.5 474.5 475.0 0.5 -1.5 0.1 -0.3
Alberta 1,957.0 1,996.4 1,993.7 -2.8 36.7 -0.1 1.9
British Columbia 2,164.6 2,229.9 2,241.7 11.8 77.1 0.5 3.6
Yukon 21.2 22.0 22.2 0.2 1.0 1.0 4.7
Northwest Territories 26.3 26.9 26.8 -0.1 0.5 -0.4 1.8
Nunavut 15.2 16.5 16.4 -0.1 1.2 -0.5 8.2
r
revised
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 281-0063.
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