Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2018 |
July 2019r |
August 2019p |
July to August 2019 | August 2018 to August 2019 | July to August 2019 | August 2018 to August 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,670.4 | 17,022.3 | 17,016.2 | -6.1 | 345.8 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.4 | 38.4 | 37.9 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -3.7 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 204.8 | 202.3 | 201.8 | -0.5 | -3.1 | -0.3 | -1.5 |
| Utilities | 125.3 | 128.0 | 127.6 | -0.4 | 2.3 | -0.3 | 1.9 |
| Construction | 1,021.4 | 1,038.9 | 1,041.3 | 2.4 | 19.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,551.4 | 1,583.4 | 1,584.8 | 1.3 | 33.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Wholesale trade | 802.9 | 823.2 | 823.5 | 0.3 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Retail trade | 1,986.4 | 2,007.7 | 1,998.1 | -9.6 | 11.6 | -0.5 | 0.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 762.0 | 776.4 | 778.9 | 2.5 | 16.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Information and cultural industries | 338.3 | 337.9 | 339.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Finance and insurance | 735.5 | 754.1 | 754.5 | 0.4 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 293.6 | 298.4 | 296.7 | -1.7 | 3.0 | -0.6 | 1.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 936.0 | 979.3 | 983.1 | 3.9 | 47.1 | 0.4 | 5.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 105.6 | 109.5 | 110.5 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 4.6 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 808.8 | 828.9 | 825.9 | -3.1 | 17.1 | -0.4 | 2.1 |
| Educational services | 1,322.8 | 1,376.3 | 1,372.0 | -4.2 | 49.3 | -0.3 | 3.7 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,982.6 | 2,041.8 | 2,045.6 | 3.9 | 63.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 301.8 | 314.7 | 313.2 | -1.5 | 11.4 | -0.5 | 3.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,320.8 | 1,355.7 | 1,345.5 | -10.3 | 24.6 | -0.8 | 1.9 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 549.0 | 559.0 | 556.9 | -2.2 | 7.8 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
| Public administration | 1,123.3 | 1,153.9 | 1,158.3 | 4.4 | 35.0 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 215.1 | 217.3 | 216.4 | -0.8 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 67.9 | 70.0 | 69.6 | -0.4 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 2.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 414.8 | 424.2 | 422.1 | -2.1 | 7.3 | -0.5 | 1.8 |
| New Brunswick | 319.5 | 327.5 | 325.0 | -2.5 | 5.6 | -0.8 | 1.7 |
| Quebec | 3,683.9 | 3,798.7 | 3,796.3 | -2.4 | 112.4 | -0.1 | 3.1 |
| Ontario | 6,509.0 | 6,625.1 | 6,633.9 | 8.7 | 124.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Manitoba | 611.8 | 617.4 | 615.5 | -1.9 | 3.7 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 478.9 | 484.0 | 484.3 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Alberta | 2,011.9 | 2,035.2 | 2,035.7 | 0.6 | 23.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| British Columbia | 2,291.5 | 2,355.8 | 2,349.8 | -6.0 | 58.3 | -0.3 | 2.5 |
| Yukon | 22.6 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.8 | 26.4 | 26.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| Nunavut | 16.7 | 18.2 | 18.0 | -0.1 | 1.3 | -0.8 | 7.9 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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