Table 2
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change 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 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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