Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| June 2018 |
May 2019r |
June 2019p |
May to June 2019 | June 2018 to June 2019 | May to June 2019 | June 2018 to June 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,623.5 | 16,936.3 | 16,925.7 | -10.7 | 302.2 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.4 | 40.0 | 39.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -1.6 | -0.1 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 204.5 | 201.3 | 200.7 | -0.6 | -3.8 | -0.3 | -1.9 |
| Utilities | 124.4 | 126.8 | 127.0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Construction | 1,020.4 | 1,038.7 | 1,035.0 | -3.7 | 14.5 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
| Manufacturing | 1,548.8 | 1,582.4 | 1,576.1 | -6.3 | 27.3 | -0.4 | 1.8 |
| Wholesale trade | 801.6 | 822.2 | 819.3 | -2.9 | 17.7 | -0.3 | 2.2 |
| Retail trade | 1,981.9 | 2,014.1 | 2,005.7 | -8.4 | 23.8 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 756.3 | 775.0 | 774.6 | -0.4 | 18.3 | -0.1 | 2.4 |
| Information and cultural industries | 340.7 | 335.8 | 336.9 | 1.1 | -3.8 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Finance and insurance | 733.2 | 745.6 | 751.2 | 5.6 | 18.0 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 293.4 | 300.6 | 300.5 | -0.1 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 929.5 | 963.5 | 971.2 | 7.8 | 41.8 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 101.7 | 109.3 | 110.7 | 1.4 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 8.9 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 813.4 | 819.5 | 820.8 | 1.3 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
| Educational services | 1,314.2 | 1,353.4 | 1,353.8 | 0.4 | 39.6 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,967.5 | 2,029.9 | 2,034.5 | 4.6 | 67.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 301.9 | 312.6 | 312.9 | 0.3 | 11.0 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,320.8 | 1,332.8 | 1,336.2 | 3.4 | 15.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 549.0 | 556.3 | 555.9 | -0.4 | 6.9 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Public administration | 1,118.8 | 1,153.1 | 1,153.7 | 0.6 | 34.9 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 214.4 | 216.1 | 215.1 | -1.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 66.7 | 68.3 | 68.2 | -0.1 | 1.5 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 412.9 | 422.3 | 420.9 | -1.4 | 8.0 | -0.3 | 1.9 |
| New Brunswick | 315.8 | 325.4 | 324.7 | -0.7 | 8.9 | -0.2 | 2.8 |
| Quebec | 3,688.6 | 3,775.9 | 3,781.3 | 5.4 | 92.7 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Ontario | 6,470.9 | 6,596.3 | 6,590.1 | -6.2 | 119.2 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Manitoba | 610.6 | 616.0 | 612.0 | -3.9 | 1.4 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 478.9 | 487.7 | 486.6 | -1.2 | 7.7 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| Alberta | 2,015.6 | 2,027.6 | 2,024.5 | -3.1 | 8.9 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| British Columbia | 2,283.5 | 2,334.1 | 2,335.5 | 1.3 | 52.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Yukon | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 0.2 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.8 | 26.7 | 26.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| Nunavut | 16.8 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 7.3 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System, Version 3.0.
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