Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  December
2018		 January
2019		 Standard error1 December 2018 to January 2019 January 2018 to January 2019 December 2018 to January 2019 January 2018 to January 2019
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 227.7 232.5 2.0 4.8 7.8 2.1 3.5
Goods-producing sector 47.7 48.7 1.4 1.0 0.0 2.1 0.0
Agriculture 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.2 -1.4 22.2 -56.0
Natural resources2 14.8 15.6 0.7 0.8 5.1 5.4 48.6
Utilities 3.1 2.8 0.2 -0.3 -0.5 -9.7 -15.2
Construction 19.6 20.4 0.9 0.8 -1.6 4.1 -7.3
Manufacturing 9.3 8.8 0.7 -0.5 -1.6 -5.4 -15.4
Services-producing sector  180.0 183.8 1.7 3.8 7.8 2.1 4.4
Wholesale and retail trade 37.3 36.5 0.9 -0.8 -1.5 -2.1 -3.9
Transportation and warehousing 12.1 12.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 4.1 6.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 6.6 8.0 0.4 1.4 1.0 21.2 14.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 10.2 10.2 0.5 0.0 1.6 0.0 18.6
Business, building and other support services 6.7 7.4 0.5 0.7 0.7 10.4 10.4
Educational services 15.5 15.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.0
Health care and social assistance 41.7 41.9 0.7 0.2 3.8 0.5 10.0
Information, culture and recreation 7.6 8.0 0.5 0.4 1.8 5.3 29.0
Accommodation and food services 16.1 16.8 0.7 0.7 1.2 4.3 7.7
Other services (except public administration) 8.8 8.1 0.6 -0.7 -4.2 -8.0 -34.1
Public administration 17.5 18.6 0.5 1.1 2.7 6.3 17.0
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 75.5 75.5 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.5
Goods-producing sector 19.4 19.4 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.0
Agriculture 4.0 3.9 0.3 -0.1 0.2 -2.5 5.4
Natural resources2 2.7 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Utilities 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.1 x 50.0 x
Construction 5.8 5.8 0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -4.9
Manufacturing 6.6 6.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 3.0 3.0
Services-producing sector  56.2 56.0 0.5 -0.2 0.1 -0.4 0.2
Wholesale and retail trade 11.0 11.1 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.9 -0.9
Transportation and warehousing 3.1 2.8 0.2 -0.3 0.6 -9.7 27.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.7 2.7 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -3.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 3.2 3.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.5 -3.1 -13.9
Business, building and other support services 2.1 2.7 0.2 0.6 1.2 28.6 80.0
Educational services 5.1 4.9 0.2 -0.2 -0.5 -3.9 -9.3
Health care and social assistance 10.5 10.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -1.0 -2.8
Information, culture and recreation 2.3 2.4 0.2 0.1 -0.4 4.3 -14.3
Accommodation and food services 5.7 5.3 0.3 -0.4 -0.3 -7.0 -5.4
Other services (except public administration) 3.2 3.0 0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -6.3 -6.3
Public administration 7.3 7.5 0.2 0.2 0.7 2.7 10.3
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 459.0 465.1 2.7 6.1 11.6 1.3 2.6
Goods-producing sector 83.2 84.8 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.9 1.4
Agriculture 5.6 6.1 0.5 0.5 1.0 8.9 19.6
Natural resources2 10.8 10.3 0.9 -0.5 -0.1 -4.6 -1.0
Utilities 2.9 3.7 0.3 0.8 -0.3 27.6 -7.5
Construction 33.2 33.5 1.0 0.3 1.1 0.9 3.4
Manufacturing 30.6 31.3 0.8 0.7 -0.4 2.3 -1.3
Services-producing sector  375.8 380.2 2.6 4.4 10.3 1.2 2.8
Wholesale and retail trade 80.7 82.3 1.4 1.6 5.7 2.0 7.4
Transportation and warehousing 19.9 20.0 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.5 4.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 21.1 21.1 0.6 0.0 -2.6 0.0 -11.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.3 27.5 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.1
Business, building and other support services 16.9 17.8 0.8 0.9 -0.1 5.3 -0.6
Educational services 37.8 38.5 1.0 0.7 0.9 1.9 2.4
Health care and social assistance 70.8 70.3 1.2 -0.5 1.3 -0.7 1.9
Information, culture and recreation 19.5 19.4 0.9 -0.1 2.1 -0.5 12.1
Accommodation and food services 37.0 36.6 1.2 -0.4 3.8 -1.1 11.6
Other services (except public administration) 17.4 17.6 0.7 0.2 -0.9 1.1 -4.9
Public administration 27.4 29.1 0.7 1.7 -1.2 6.2 -4.0
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 351.4 355.0 2.3 3.6 3.6 1.0 1.0
Goods-producing sector 72.3 73.5 1.5 1.2 0.6 1.7 0.8
Agriculture 6.2 5.8 0.5 -0.4 0.7 -6.5 13.7
Natural resources2 10.3 9.5 0.6 -0.8 1.3 -7.8 15.9
Utilities 3.2 3.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 10.3
Construction 22.9 23.5 0.9 0.6 -1.1 2.6 -4.5
Manufacturing 29.7 31.5 0.9 1.8 -0.5 6.1 -1.6
Services-producing sector  279.1 281.5 2.0 2.4 2.9 0.9 1.0
Wholesale and retail trade 53.0 51.8 1.1 -1.2 -3.3 -2.3 -6.0
Transportation and warehousing 18.4 18.9 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.7 8.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 15.2 16.2 0.5 1.0 0.1 6.6 0.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 15.7 15.3 0.5 -0.4 0.5 -2.5 3.4
Business, building and other support services 15.6 15.6 0.7 0.0 -0.6 0.0 -3.7
Educational services 26.8 27.4 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.2 5.4
Health care and social assistance 59.2 59.8 0.8 0.6 -1.6 1.0 -2.6
Information, culture and recreation 12.4 13.0 0.6 0.6 2.8 4.8 27.5
Accommodation and food services 23.7 22.8 0.9 -0.9 -1.0 -3.8 -4.2
Other services (except public administration) 14.5 14.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 2.1 1.4
Public administration 24.7 26.0 0.6 1.3 2.9 5.3 12.6
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,283.2 4,299.6 15.6 16.4 38.1 0.4 0.9
Goods-producing sector 874.2 873.0 8.6 -1.2 14.7 -0.1 1.7
Agriculture 57.2 50.9 2.9 -6.3 -6.6 -11.0 -11.5
Natural resources2 41.8 41.5 2.2 -0.3 6.2 -0.7 17.6
Utilities 29.9 29.0 1.3 -0.9 6.5 -3.0 28.9
Construction 255.4 261.4 5.2 6.0 17.3 2.3 7.1
Manufacturing 489.8 490.1 6.1 0.3 -8.9 0.1 -1.8
Services-producing sector  3,409.1 3,426.6 14.9 17.5 23.3 0.5 0.7
Wholesale and retail trade 657.6 655.6 7.6 -2.0 -12.8 -0.3 -1.9
Transportation and warehousing 220.2 229.8 4.4 9.6 9.8 4.4 4.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 237.6 234.1 4.3 -3.5 -2.1 -1.5 -0.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 333.3 347.9 5.7 14.6 16.6 4.4 5.0
Business, building and other support services 197.7 190.9 5.0 -6.8 -0.9 -3.4 -0.5
Educational services 299.9 301.3 5.8 1.4 7.6 0.5 2.6
Health care and social assistance 597.4 605.4 6.3 8.0 24.7 1.3 4.3
Information, culture and recreation 174.4 171.0 5.5 -3.4 -15.7 -1.9 -8.4
Accommodation and food services 273.7 264.2 6.2 -9.5 -3.6 -3.5 -1.3
Other services (except public administration) 172.7 175.2 4.1 2.5 -3.3 1.4 -1.8
Public administration 244.6 251.1 4.2 6.5 2.9 2.7 1.2
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,300.5 7,341.9 19.9 41.4 170.3 0.6 2.4
Goods-producing sector 1,463.4 1,455.0 10.2 -8.4 1.1 -0.6 0.1
Agriculture 70.4 71.6 2.4 1.2 7.4 1.7 11.5
Natural resources2 31.8 35.4 1.6 3.6 2.3 11.3 6.9
Utilities 59.2 57.0 1.9 -2.2 6.9 -3.7 13.8
Construction 530.4 523.1 7.0 -7.3 5.0 -1.4 1.0
Manufacturing 771.5 767.9 7.4 -3.6 -20.4 -0.5 -2.6
Services-producing sector  5,837.2 5,886.9 19.4 49.7 169.2 0.9 3.0
Wholesale and retail trade 1,071.0 1,089.7 9.9 18.7 5.4 1.7 0.5
Transportation and warehousing 404.1 407.0 6.3 2.9 56.9 0.7 16.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 560.3 564.8 6.8 4.5 3.0 0.8 0.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 641.0 655.4 7.6 14.4 29.1 2.2 4.6
Business, building and other support services 332.6 326.9 7.3 -5.7 13.8 -1.7 4.4
Educational services 539.6 538.2 7.4 -1.4 37.4 -0.3 7.5
Health care and social assistance 879.0 886.0 7.2 7.0 43.3 0.8 5.1
Information, culture and recreation 294.1 292.7 6.8 -1.4 -33.8 -0.5 -10.4
Accommodation and food services 465.3 462.3 7.8 -3.0 -2.5 -0.6 -0.5
Other services (except public administration) 294.7 301.3 5.3 6.6 15.4 2.2 5.4
Public administration 355.5 362.5 4.8 7.0 1.0 2.0 0.3
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 653.3 657.7 2.7 4.4 15.0 0.7 2.3
Goods-producing sector 150.2 152.6 1.6 2.4 2.3 1.6 1.5
Agriculture 24.8 24.6 0.9 -0.2 -1.3 -0.8 -5.0
Natural resources2 6.1 6.3 0.4 0.2 -0.2 3.3 -3.1
Utilities 6.8 6.6 0.2 -0.2 -1.4 -2.9 -17.5
Construction 49.1 51.3 1.0 2.2 2.3 4.5 4.7
Manufacturing 63.4 63.9 0.9 0.5 2.9 0.8 4.8
Services-producing sector  503.1 505.0 2.5 1.9 12.6 0.4 2.6
Wholesale and retail trade 86.7 87.8 1.2 1.1 -1.7 1.3 -1.9
Transportation and warehousing 41.2 41.7 0.8 0.5 4.2 1.2 11.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 34.4 34.1 0.7 -0.3 -2.5 -0.9 -6.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 30.9 31.0 0.7 0.1 2.7 0.3 9.5
Business, building and other support services 21.8 22.3 0.8 0.5 2.1 2.3 10.4
Educational services 51.3 51.9 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.2 1.6
Health care and social assistance 106.0 106.0 1.2 0.0 4.0 0.0 3.9
Information, culture and recreation 23.1 22.9 0.9 -0.2 0.1 -0.9 0.4
Accommodation and food services 42.3 43.1 1.0 0.8 -0.7 1.9 -1.6
Other services (except public administration) 30.1 29.2 0.7 -0.9 -0.2 -3.0 -0.7
Public administration 35.2 35.0 0.7 -0.2 3.7 -0.6 11.8
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 579.0 576.2 2.5 -2.8 7.9 -0.5 1.4
Goods-producing sector 147.7 146.7 1.7 -1.0 3.0 -0.7 2.1
Agriculture 40.8 39.3 1.0 -1.5 4.0 -3.7 11.3
Natural resources2 22.4 21.9 0.6 -0.5 -2.8 -2.2 -11.3
Utilities 6.7 6.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 3.0 1.5
Construction 48.8 48.9 1.1 0.1 -0.6 0.2 -1.2
Manufacturing 28.9 29.7 0.6 0.8 2.2 2.8 8.0
Services-producing sector  431.3 429.6 2.3 -1.7 5.0 -0.4 1.2
Wholesale and retail trade 87.4 87.0 1.2 -0.4 -4.3 -0.5 -4.7
Transportation and warehousing 28.3 27.3 0.7 -1.0 -2.7 -3.5 -9.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.3 29.9 0.6 0.6 2.6 2.0 9.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 26.4 26.8 0.7 0.4 -0.7 1.5 -2.5
Business, building and other support services 16.5 16.3 0.6 -0.2 1.5 -1.2 10.1
Educational services 45.3 44.7 0.9 -0.6 3.3 -1.3 8.0
Health care and social assistance 81.4 81.2 1.0 -0.2 4.4 -0.2 5.7
Information, culture and recreation 19.4 19.8 0.7 0.4 -1.2 2.1 -5.7
Accommodation and food services 39.2 39.6 0.9 0.4 2.2 1.0 5.9
Other services (except public administration) 27.8 26.6 0.7 -1.2 0.8 -4.3 3.1
Public administration 30.3 30.4 0.7 0.1 -1.0 0.3 -3.2
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,341.9 2,326.4 9.9 -15.5 10.7 -0.7 0.5
Goods-producing sector 601.2 591.9 6.4 -9.3 -2.4 -1.5 -0.4
Agriculture 48.4 45.7 2.3 -2.7 -5.1 -5.6 -10.0
Natural resources2 151.6 149.5 3.3 -2.1 -3.0 -1.4 -2.0
Utilities 23.8 21.9 1.1 -1.9 0.6 -8.0 2.8
Construction 241.2 237.5 4.7 -3.7 -2.9 -1.5 -1.2
Manufacturing 136.3 137.4 3.0 1.1 8.2 0.8 6.3
Services-producing sector  1,740.7 1,734.5 9.2 -6.2 13.1 -0.4 0.8
Wholesale and retail trade 325.0 332.7 4.8 7.7 -2.6 2.4 -0.8
Transportation and warehousing 139.8 134.4 3.1 -5.4 -10.2 -3.9 -7.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 102.9 105.0 2.4 2.1 -4.7 2.0 -4.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 181.3 177.4 3.5 -3.9 -1.5 -2.2 -0.8
Business, building and other support services 92.4 92.2 3.0 -0.2 8.0 -0.2 9.5
Educational services 154.3 154.1 3.4 -0.2 -1.2 -0.1 -0.8
Health care and social assistance 289.5 285.3 3.8 -4.2 15.9 -1.5 5.9
Information, culture and recreation 77.3 77.1 2.9 -0.2 1.4 -0.3 1.8
Accommodation and food services 149.4 144.2 3.9 -5.2 -5.5 -3.5 -3.7
Other services (except public administration) 118.1 118.9 3.0 0.8 4.5 0.7 3.9
Public administration 110.6 113.1 2.3 2.5 8.9 2.3 8.5
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,535.5 2,544.2 10.3 8.7 61.9 0.3 2.5
Goods-producing sector 508.0 490.0 6.4 -18.0 -20.3 -3.5 -4.0
Agriculture 25.1 26.2 2.3 1.1 -0.5 4.4 -1.9
Natural resources2 51.6 46.8 2.0 -4.8 -1.2 -9.3 -2.5
Utilities 12.1 12.6 1.1 0.5 -1.5 4.1 -10.6
Construction 247.9 236.7 4.8 -11.2 -6.7 -4.5 -2.8
Manufacturing 171.2 167.7 3.6 -3.5 -10.3 -2.0 -5.8
Services-producing sector  2,027.5 2,054.2 9.9 26.7 82.2 1.3 4.2
Wholesale and retail trade 368.5 375.4 5.3 6.9 -10.8 1.9 -2.8
Transportation and warehousing 139.6 146.0 3.0 6.4 14.2 4.6 10.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 151.3 150.2 3.3 -1.1 -3.3 -0.7 -2.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 221.0 222.8 4.1 1.8 24.6 0.8 12.4
Business, building and other support services 110.8 116.2 3.5 5.4 19.7 4.9 20.4
Educational services 166.9 171.5 3.8 4.6 8.1 2.8 5.0
Health care and social assistance 321.4 315.7 4.2 -5.7 -4.5 -1.8 -1.4
Information, culture and recreation 128.0 133.6 3.8 5.6 3.9 4.4 3.0
Accommodation and food services 192.4 198.0 4.5 5.6 21.6 2.9 12.2
Other services (except public administration) 121.2 117.0 2.9 -4.2 1.8 -3.5 1.6
Public administration 106.4 107.9 2.2 1.5 7.1 1.4 7.0
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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0355-02 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0088).

Table note 1

Average standard error of change in two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.

Table note 2

Also referred to as "Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction."
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