Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  May
2019		 June
2019		 Standard error1 May to June 2019 June 2018 to June 2019 May to June 2019 June 2018 to June 2019
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 226.1 224.1 2.0 -2.0 0.8 -0.9 0.4
Goods-producing sector 45.2 44.8 1.4 -0.4 0.8 -0.9 1.8
Agriculture 1.5 1.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural resources2 14.4 13.9 0.7 -0.5 2.0 -3.5 16.8
Utilities 2.7 2.7 0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -10.0
Construction 18.6 18.8 0.9 0.2 -0.8 1.1 -4.1
Manufacturing 8.0 7.9 0.7 -0.1 -0.2 -1.3 -2.5
Services-producing sector  180.9 179.3 1.7 -1.6 0.0 -0.9 0.0
Wholesale and retail trade 34.5 34.6 0.9 0.1 -2.2 0.3 -6.0
Transportation and warehousing 12.7 12.6 0.6 -0.1 1.1 -0.8 9.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.6 6.9 0.4 -0.7 -0.8 -9.2 -10.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 10.0 8.9 0.5 -1.1 -1.2 -11.0 -11.9
Business, building and other support services 7.5 8.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 6.7 33.3
Educational services 15.5 16.2 0.5 0.7 0.3 4.5 1.9
Health care and social assistance 40.5 39.6 0.7 -0.9 -0.3 -2.2 -0.8
Information, culture and recreation 7.2 7.6 0.5 0.4 0.0 5.6 0.0
Accommodation and food services 17.7 16.9 0.7 -0.8 0.3 -4.5 1.8
Other services (except public administration) 9.0 9.6 0.6 0.6 -1.2 6.7 -11.1
Public administration 18.9 18.6 0.5 -0.3 2.1 -1.6 12.7
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 77.1 77.5 0.6 0.4 1.3 0.5 1.7
Goods-producing sector 20.3 20.4 0.5 0.1 1.0 0.5 5.2
Agriculture 4.2 4.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.4 13.2
Natural resources2 2.7 2.6 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 -3.7 -10.3
Utilities 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 50.0
Construction 6.3 6.4 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.6 14.3
Manufacturing 6.7 6.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.5 0.0
Services-producing sector  56.8 57.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4
Wholesale and retail trade 11.0 10.8 0.3 -0.2 -0.4 -1.8 -3.6
Transportation and warehousing 2.5 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 4.0 4.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.7 2.9 0.1 0.2 -0.1 7.4 -3.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 3.2 3.5 0.2 0.3 -0.1 9.4 -2.8
Business, building and other support services 2.7 2.2 0.2 -0.5 0.3 -18.5 15.8
Educational services 5.5 5.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 3.6 1.8
Health care and social assistance 11.0 11.3 0.2 0.3 0.8 2.7 7.6
Information, culture and recreation 2.0 2.1 0.2 0.1 -0.5 5.0 -19.2
Accommodation and food services 5.3 5.3 0.3 0.0 -1.3 0.0 -19.7
Other services (except public administration) 3.5 3.2 0.2 -0.3 0.2 -8.6 6.7
Public administration 7.4 7.6 0.2 0.2 1.2 2.7 18.8
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 468.9 468.4 2.7 -0.5 15.4 -0.1 3.4
Goods-producing sector 87.2 83.9 1.6 -3.3 3.5 -3.8 4.4
Agriculture 6.3 6.0 0.5 -0.3 1.0 -4.8 20.0
Natural resources2 12.3 11.6 0.9 -0.7 3.1 -5.7 36.5
Utilities 3.8 3.6 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -5.3 -5.3
Construction 33.7 32.9 1.0 -0.8 1.3 -2.4 4.1
Manufacturing 31.1 29.8 0.8 -1.3 -1.8 -4.2 -5.7
Services-producing sector  381.6 384.6 2.6 3.0 11.9 0.8 3.2
Wholesale and retail trade 83.1 81.7 1.4 -1.4 0.9 -1.7 1.1
Transportation and warehousing 20.0 19.8 0.6 -0.2 0.4 -1.0 2.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.9 21.0 0.6 0.1 -0.9 0.5 -4.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.3 28.1 0.8 -0.2 -0.8 -0.7 -2.8
Business, building and other support services 17.5 18.1 0.8 0.6 1.0 3.4 5.8
Educational services 38.6 38.2 1.0 -0.4 1.0 -1.0 2.7
Health care and social assistance 72.6 74.6 1.2 2.0 6.1 2.8 8.9
Information, culture and recreation 19.7 21.0 0.9 1.3 3.2 6.6 18.0
Accommodation and food services 34.6 35.6 1.2 1.0 1.1 2.9 3.2
Other services (except public administration) 17.0 17.5 0.7 0.5 -1.6 2.9 -8.4
Public administration 29.2 28.9 0.7 -0.3 1.3 -1.0 4.7
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 358.7 359.8 2.3 1.1 4.4 0.3 1.2
Goods-producing sector 75.6 76.2 1.5 0.6 3.1 0.8 4.2
Agriculture 5.3 5.7 0.5 0.4 -0.7 7.5 -10.9
Natural resources2 10.7 10.8 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.9 8.0
Utilities 3.2 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 6.3 9.7
Construction 25.6 24.8 0.9 -0.8 1.7 -3.1 7.4
Manufacturing 30.8 31.4 0.9 0.6 0.9 1.9 3.0
Services-producing sector  283.1 283.6 2.0 0.5 1.3 0.2 0.5
Wholesale and retail trade 53.7 54.1 1.1 0.4 1.8 0.7 3.4
Transportation and warehousing 17.8 17.7 0.5 -0.1 -0.6 -0.6 -3.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.3 16.0 0.5 -0.3 -1.5 -1.8 -8.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 18.4 17.7 0.5 -0.7 0.6 -3.8 3.5
Business, building and other support services 16.8 15.9 0.7 -0.9 -1.3 -5.4 -7.6
Educational services 26.5 25.9 0.8 -0.6 -0.1 -2.3 -0.4
Health care and social assistance 60.1 61.5 0.8 1.4 1.8 2.3 3.0
Information, culture and recreation 12.7 13.1 0.6 0.4 1.5 3.1 12.9
Accommodation and food services 21.7 21.4 0.9 -0.3 -1.6 -1.4 -7.0
Other services (except public administration) 14.4 14.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 2.1 1.4
Public administration 24.7 25.5 0.6 0.8 0.3 3.2 1.2
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,327.9 4,329.7 15.6 1.8 68.0 0.0 1.6
Goods-producing sector 881.6 878.5 8.6 -3.1 19.2 -0.4 2.2
Agriculture 56.3 56.7 2.9 0.4 2.5 0.7 4.6
Natural resources2 43.7 42.3 2.2 -1.4 0.2 -3.2 0.5
Utilities 27.4 26.2 1.3 -1.2 -1.0 -4.4 -3.7
Construction 253.9 259.9 5.2 6.0 12.4 2.4 5.0
Manufacturing 500.4 493.3 6.1 -7.1 5.0 -1.4 1.0
Services-producing sector  3,446.3 3,451.2 14.9 4.9 48.8 0.1 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 670.6 666.6 7.6 -4.0 0.8 -0.6 0.1
Transportation and warehousing 234.4 237.6 4.4 3.2 19.9 1.4 9.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 244.8 239.6 4.3 -5.2 -4.4 -2.1 -1.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 347.8 346.2 5.7 -1.6 20.7 -0.5 6.4
Business, building and other support services 185.0 182.2 5.0 -2.8 -11.7 -1.5 -6.0
Educational services 301.1 307.2 5.8 6.1 9.7 2.0 3.3
Health care and social assistance 602.8 607.3 6.3 4.5 22.4 0.7 3.8
Information, culture and recreation 171.1 180.6 5.5 9.5 6.5 5.6 3.7
Accommodation and food services 249.4 249.4 6.2 0.0 -23.1 0.0 -8.5
Other services (except public administration) 189.0 182.5 4.1 -6.5 7.4 -3.4 4.2
Public administration 250.2 251.9 4.2 1.7 0.5 0.7 0.2
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,438.0 7,431.0 19.9 -7.0 184.2 -0.1 2.5
Goods-producing sector 1,477.0 1,471.4 10.2 -5.6 0.0 -0.4 0.0
Agriculture 73.9 74.1 2.4 0.2 2.4 0.3 3.3
Natural resources2 33.1 31.9 1.6 -1.2 -4.5 -3.6 -12.4
Utilities 56.2 56.8 1.9 0.6 1.0 1.1 1.8
Construction 544.1 535.0 7.0 -9.1 1.7 -1.7 0.3
Manufacturing 769.7 773.5 7.4 3.8 -0.7 0.5 -0.1
Services-producing sector  5,961.0 5,959.7 19.4 -1.3 184.3 0.0 3.2
Wholesale and retail trade 1,102.1 1,087.8 9.9 -14.3 30.7 -1.3 2.9
Transportation and warehousing 402.6 411.9 6.3 9.3 32.2 2.3 8.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 583.1 577.4 6.8 -5.7 8.0 -1.0 1.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 672.8 683.7 7.6 10.9 34.9 1.6 5.4
Business, building and other support services 308.7 308.0 7.3 -0.7 -10.1 -0.2 -3.2
Educational services 541.0 544.9 7.4 3.9 35.2 0.7 6.9
Health care and social assistance 895.3 900.9 7.2 5.6 61.0 0.6 7.3
Information, culture and recreation 312.3 311.4 6.8 -0.9 -17.7 -0.3 -5.4
Accommodation and food services 457.9 453.4 7.8 -4.5 -21.9 -1.0 -4.6
Other services (except public administration) 309.7 306.3 5.3 -3.4 16.6 -1.1 5.7
Public administration 375.4 373.9 4.8 -1.5 15.3 -0.4 4.3
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 654.8 649.6 2.7 -5.2 -0.6 -0.8 -0.1
Goods-producing sector 156.3 152.4 1.6 -3.9 3.4 -2.5 2.3
Agriculture 26.1 26.0 0.9 -0.1 0.1 -0.4 0.4
Natural resources2 5.4 5.0 0.4 -0.4 -1.5 -7.4 -23.1
Utilities 6.2 6.4 0.2 0.2 -0.6 3.2 -8.6
Construction 52.2 49.6 1.0 -2.6 2.0 -5.0 4.2
Manufacturing 66.3 65.3 0.9 -1.0 3.2 -1.5 5.2
Services-producing sector  498.5 497.3 2.5 -1.2 -3.9 -0.2 -0.8
Wholesale and retail trade 87.6 88.1 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5
Transportation and warehousing 42.8 43.3 0.8 0.5 3.9 1.2 9.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 33.7 33.5 0.7 -0.2 -2.9 -0.6 -8.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.3 28.9 0.7 0.6 1.2 2.1 4.3
Business, building and other support services 22.8 22.3 0.8 -0.5 1.6 -2.2 7.7
Educational services 52.6 51.9 1.1 -0.7 -0.4 -1.3 -0.8
Health care and social assistance 103.9 101.8 1.2 -2.1 -2.3 -2.0 -2.2
Information, culture and recreation 22.0 22.6 0.9 0.6 -2.1 2.7 -8.5
Accommodation and food services 41.9 42.1 1.0 0.2 -1.3 0.5 -3.0
Other services (except public administration) 27.8 27.4 0.7 -0.4 -3.0 -1.4 -9.9
Public administration 35.0 35.4 0.7 0.4 0.9 1.1 2.6
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 579.4 581.9 2.5 2.5 9.3 0.4 1.6
Goods-producing sector 147.6 145.7 1.7 -1.9 -2.7 -1.3 -1.8
Agriculture 39.2 38.7 1.0 -0.5 1.8 -1.3 4.9
Natural resources2 23.7 23.4 0.6 -0.3 -1.0 -1.3 -4.1
Utilities 7.0 6.6 0.3 -0.4 -0.4 -5.7 -5.7
Construction 46.9 46.1 1.1 -0.8 -4.8 -1.7 -9.4
Manufacturing 30.9 31.0 0.6 0.1 1.9 0.3 6.5
Services-producing sector  431.8 436.1 2.3 4.3 11.9 1.0 2.8
Wholesale and retail trade 87.5 88.5 1.2 1.0 -1.9 1.1 -2.1
Transportation and warehousing 26.2 25.7 0.7 -0.5 -2.5 -1.9 -8.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.5 29.4 0.6 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.5 28.8 0.7 0.3 3.0 1.1 11.6
Business, building and other support services 16.0 16.4 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.5 8.6
Educational services 43.9 44.0 0.9 0.1 2.7 0.2 6.5
Health care and social assistance 79.7 80.3 1.0 0.6 1.4 0.8 1.8
Information, culture and recreation 21.7 21.9 0.7 0.2 2.3 0.9 11.7
Accommodation and food services 39.3 41.9 0.9 2.6 5.0 6.6 13.6
Other services (except public administration) 28.6 27.7 0.7 -0.9 1.3 -3.1 4.9
Public administration 30.7 31.6 0.7 0.9 -0.8 2.9 -2.5
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,347.6 2,358.0 9.9 10.4 29.5 0.4 1.3
Goods-producing sector 595.5 598.5 6.4 3.0 -9.1 0.5 -1.5
Agriculture 48.2 51.1 2.3 2.9 2.5 6.0 5.1
Natural resources2 152.4 151.5 3.3 -0.9 -5.5 -0.6 -3.5
Utilities 23.1 23.9 1.1 0.8 0.5 3.5 2.1
Construction 233.3 237.5 4.7 4.2 -13.6 1.8 -5.4
Manufacturing 138.5 134.6 3.0 -3.9 7.1 -2.8 5.6
Services-producing sector  1,752.1 1,759.4 9.2 7.3 38.5 0.4 2.2
Wholesale and retail trade 347.4 342.5 4.8 -4.9 5.5 -1.4 1.6
Transportation and warehousing 140.5 141.8 3.1 1.3 4.3 0.9 3.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 103.3 105.8 2.4 2.5 1.9 2.4 1.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 181.7 181.3 3.5 -0.4 -2.6 -0.2 -1.4
Business, building and other support services 85.7 83.2 3.0 -2.5 -0.4 -2.9 -0.5
Educational services 152.1 157.4 3.4 5.3 -2.6 3.5 -1.6
Health care and social assistance 289.3 293.1 3.8 3.8 19.0 1.3 6.9
Information, culture and recreation 74.1 71.8 2.9 -2.3 -7.0 -3.1 -8.9
Accommodation and food services 140.9 147.7 3.9 6.8 3.8 4.8 2.6
Other services (except public administration) 119.6 118.9 3.0 -0.7 9.7 -0.6 8.9
Public administration 117.4 115.8 2.3 -1.6 6.8 -1.4 6.2
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,578.4 2,574.7 10.3 -3.7 109.1 -0.1 4.4
Goods-producing sector 506.3 490.1 6.4 -16.2 -7.0 -3.2 -1.4
Agriculture 29.0 24.6 2.3 -4.4 3.2 -15.2 15.0
Natural resources2 46.6 44.8 2.0 -1.8 -5.1 -3.9 -10.2
Utilities 13.7 13.0 1.1 -0.7 -2.3 -5.1 -15.0
Construction 241.7 238.4 4.8 -3.3 4.0 -1.4 1.7
Manufacturing 175.3 169.3 3.6 -6.0 -6.7 -3.4 -3.8
Services-producing sector  2,072.1 2,084.5 9.9 12.4 115.9 0.6 5.9
Wholesale and retail trade 387.3 396.9 5.3 9.6 36.9 2.5 10.3
Transportation and warehousing 142.7 141.3 3.0 -1.4 2.9 -1.0 2.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 154.3 162.0 3.3 7.7 17.0 5.0 11.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 223.0 222.9 4.1 -0.1 15.9 0.0 7.7
Business, building and other support services 117.2 114.5 3.5 -2.7 16.3 -2.3 16.6
Educational services 174.9 173.3 3.8 -1.6 7.6 -0.9 4.6
Health care and social assistance 311.8 319.9 4.2 8.1 -1.7 2.6 -0.5
Information, culture and recreation 137.8 140.0 3.8 2.2 13.3 1.6 10.5
Accommodation and food services 186.4 180.1 4.5 -6.3 -8.2 -3.4 -4.4
Other services (except public administration) 121.8 118.1 2.9 -3.7 3.6 -3.0 3.1
Public administration 114.7 115.7 2.2 1.0 12.4 0.9 12.0
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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