Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| December 2017 |
November 2018r |
December 2018p |
November to December 2018 | December 2017 to December 2018 | November to December 2018 | December 2017 to December 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,439.6 | 16,781.7 | 16,761.2 | -20.5 | 321.6 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.2 | 39.8 | 39.5 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 201.4 | 203.6 | 201.1 | -2.5 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -0.1 |
| Utilities | 123.1 | 124.8 | 124.5 | -0.2 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 1.1 |
| Construction | 1,006.6 | 1,042.6 | 1,033.2 | -9.4 | 26.6 | -0.9 | 2.6 |
| Manufacturing | 1,525.2 | 1,566.8 | 1,569.4 | 2.6 | 44.1 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Wholesale trade | 790.6 | 817.8 | 816.8 | -1.0 | 26.2 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| Retail trade | 1,975.2 | 2,003.5 | 1,996.5 | -7.1 | 21.3 | -0.4 | 1.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 757.6 | 784.9 | 782.4 | -2.6 | 24.8 | -0.3 | 3.3 |
| Information and cultural industries | 343.2 | 337.2 | 336.6 | -0.6 | -6.7 | -0.2 | -1.9 |
| Finance and insurance | 724.0 | 741.7 | 745.1 | 3.4 | 21.0 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 293.7 | 295.5 | 294.7 | -0.8 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 906.3 | 948.0 | 951.7 | 3.7 | 45.4 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 98.6 | 110.1 | 109.2 | -0.9 | 10.6 | -0.8 | 10.7 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 800.7 | 830.9 | 827.5 | -3.5 | 26.8 | -0.4 | 3.3 |
| Educational services | 1,298.2 | 1,330.5 | 1,326.0 | -4.5 | 27.8 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,939.9 | 2,002.6 | 2,006.8 | 4.2 | 66.9 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 294.3 | 304.9 | 305.6 | 0.7 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,309.7 | 1,327.5 | 1,328.5 | 1.0 | 18.8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 543.5 | 555.5 | 553.0 | -2.5 | 9.5 | -0.4 | 1.7 |
| Public administration | 1,109.9 | 1,130.3 | 1,126.3 | -4.0 | 16.4 | -0.4 | 1.5 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 217.6 | 214.8 | 215.0 | 0.3 | -2.6 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Prince Edward Island | 66.0 | 68.3 | 68.3 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 409.6 | 414.9 | 414.8 | -0.2 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| New Brunswick | 310.8 | 321.2 | 318.8 | -2.3 | 8.0 | -0.7 | 2.6 |
| Quebec | 3,643.7 | 3,718.8 | 3,719.7 | 1.0 | 76.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Ontario | 6,392.5 | 6,550.9 | 6,538.1 | -12.8 | 145.5 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Manitoba | 603.4 | 615.6 | 612.0 | -3.7 | 8.6 | -0.6 | 1.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 476.7 | 483.7 | 481.5 | -2.2 | 4.8 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
| Alberta | 1,998.1 | 2,015.7 | 2,012.2 | -3.5 | 14.1 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| British Columbia | 2,256.1 | 2,311.8 | 2,314.7 | 2.9 | 58.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Yukon | 22.1 | 22.0 | 21.9 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.5 | 26.7 | 26.3 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -1.4 | -0.5 |
| Nunavut | 16.5 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 7.9 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 2.0.
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