Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  May
2020
June
2020
Standard error1 May to June 2020 June 2019 to June 2020 May to June 2020 June 2019 to June 2020
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 198.2 204.2 2.1 6.0 -20.3 3.0 -9.0
Goods-producing sector 35.2 37.2 1.3 2.0 -7.8 5.7 -17.3
Agriculture 0.7 1.7 0.3 1.0 0.3 142.9 21.4
Natural resources2 12.8 12.2 0.7 -0.6 -1.7 -4.7 -12.2
Utilities 2.4 2.6 0.2 0.2 -0.1 8.3 -3.7
Construction 11.5 12.1 0.9 0.6 -6.7 5.2 -35.6
Manufacturing 7.8 8.6 0.6 0.8 0.4 10.3 4.9
Services-producing sector  163.1 167.0 1.8 3.9 -12.6 2.4 -7.0
Wholesale and retail trade 31.8 34.0 0.8 2.2 -0.7 6.9 -2.0
Transportation and warehousing 10.0 9.1 0.5 -0.9 -3.4 -9.0 -27.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 6.5 7.0 0.3 0.5 0.1 7.7 1.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 9.1 9.6 0.4 0.5 0.7 5.5 7.9
Business, building and other support services 6.3 6.9 0.6 0.6 -1.1 9.5 -13.8
Educational services 16.9 15.8 0.6 -1.1 -0.5 -6.5 -3.1
Health care and social assistance 37.5 37.0 0.8 -0.5 -2.5 -1.3 -6.3
Information, culture and recreation 5.2 5.2 0.5 0.0 -2.3 0.0 -30.7
Accommodation and food services 13.3 14.8 0.7 1.5 -2.0 11.3 -11.9
Other services (except public administration) 9.5 10.7 0.6 1.2 0.8 12.6 8.1
Public administration 17.0 17.0 0.6 0.0 -1.6 0.0 -8.6
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 71.9 73.6 0.6 1.7 -4.1 2.4 -5.3
Goods-producing sector 18.1 19.1 0.5 1.0 -1.2 5.5 -5.9
Agriculture 4.0 4.3 0.3 0.3 -0.1 7.5 -2.3
Natural resources2 2.2 2.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -4.5 -16.0
Utilities 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Construction 6.8 7.0 0.2 0.2 0.6 2.9 9.4
Manufacturing 4.8 5.5 0.2 0.7 -1.2 14.6 -17.9
Services-producing sector  53.8 54.4 0.6 0.6 -3.1 1.1 -5.4
Wholesale and retail trade 10.4 10.9 0.3 0.5 0.0 4.8 0.0
Transportation and warehousing 2.7 2.8 0.2 0.1 0.2 3.7 7.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.6 2.8 0.1 0.2 -0.1 7.7 -3.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.0 4.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 2.5 17.1
Business, building and other support services 2.3 1.7 0.2 -0.6 -0.5 -26.1 -22.7
Educational services 5.5 5.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -1.8 -3.6
Health care and social assistance 10.7 10.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.7 -0.9 -6.2
Information, culture and recreation 1.9 1.8 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -5.3 -14.3
Accommodation and food services 2.5 3.0 0.3 0.5 -2.4 20.0 -44.4
Other services (except public administration) 3.4 3.2 0.1 -0.2 0.0 -5.9 0.0
Public administration 7.9 8.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 1.3 3.9
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 404.2 433.1 2.7 28.9 -35.0 7.1 -7.5
Goods-producing sector 80.5 83.3 1.6 2.8 -0.9 3.5 -1.1
Agriculture 5.3 6.0 0.5 0.7 0.1 13.2 1.7
Natural resources2 10.2 11.6 0.9 1.4 0.1 13.7 0.9
Utilities 3.5 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 2.9 2.9
Construction 32.0 31.8 1.0 -0.2 -1.5 -0.6 -4.5
Manufacturing 29.6 30.3 0.9 0.7 0.2 2.4 0.7
Services-producing sector  323.7 349.8 2.5 26.1 -34.1 8.1 -8.9
Wholesale and retail trade 62.6 67.3 1.3 4.7 -14.2 7.5 -17.4
Transportation and warehousing 16.8 18.9 0.6 2.1 -0.7 12.5 -3.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 21.9 21.6 0.6 -0.3 0.5 -1.4 2.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 29.0 28.7 0.8 -0.3 0.6 -1.0 2.1
Business, building and other support services 16.2 16.4 0.8 0.2 -1.7 1.2 -9.4
Educational services 32.9 34.3 0.9 1.4 -3.5 4.3 -9.3
Health care and social assistance 66.9 73.7 1.0 6.8 -0.9 10.2 -1.2
Information, culture and recreation 12.9 15.5 0.9 2.6 -5.3 20.2 -25.5
Accommodation and food services 19.9 28.0 1.1 8.1 -7.8 40.7 -21.8
Other services (except public administration) 12.3 14.7 0.7 2.4 -2.8 19.5 -16.0
Public administration 32.3 30.7 0.7 -1.6 1.6 -5.0 5.5
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 328.2 350.4 2.3 22.2 -8.7 6.8 -2.4
Goods-producing sector 67.1 71.3 1.5 4.2 -4.5 6.3 -5.9
Agriculture 4.9 5.6 0.6 0.7 -0.2 14.3 -3.4
Natural resources2 10.6 9.7 0.7 -0.9 -0.9 -8.5 -8.5
Utilities 3.4 3.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -2.9 -2.9
Construction 23.0 24.3 0.9 1.3 -0.4 5.7 -1.6
Manufacturing 25.3 28.4 0.9 3.1 -2.9 12.3 -9.3
Services-producing sector  261.0 279.1 2.0 18.1 -4.2 6.9 -1.5
Wholesale and retail trade 52.1 58.0 1.1 5.9 4.2 11.3 7.8
Transportation and warehousing 15.6 16.2 0.5 0.6 -1.6 3.8 -9.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.0 17.1 0.5 1.1 0.9 6.9 5.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 16.9 17.7 0.5 0.8 0.0 4.7 0.0
Business, building and other support services 14.0 15.7 0.7 1.7 -0.2 12.1 -1.3
Educational services 25.6 27.9 0.7 2.3 1.8 9.0 6.9
Health care and social assistance 54.6 59.0 1.0 4.4 -2.5 8.1 -4.1
Information, culture and recreation 9.4 10.5 0.6 1.1 -2.5 11.7 -19.2
Accommodation and food services 17.2 17.7 0.8 0.5 -3.5 2.9 -16.5
Other services (except public administration) 12.3 13.1 0.6 0.8 -1.4 6.5 -9.7
Public administration 27.1 26.1 0.6 -1.0 0.6 -3.7 2.4
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 3,794.9 4,042.4 15.6 247.5 -289.1 6.5 -6.7
Goods-producing sector 792.3 833.7 8.8 41.4 -47.2 5.2 -5.4
Agriculture 54.3 53.1 2.6 -1.2 -3.2 -2.2 -5.7
Natural resources2 39.9 35.5 2.2 -4.4 -6.6 -11.0 -15.7
Utilities 25.1 24.0 1.0 -1.1 -1.9 -4.4 -7.3
Construction 229.3 254.0 6.1 24.7 -8.0 10.8 -3.1
Manufacturing 443.8 467.1 6.0 23.3 -27.5 5.3 -5.6
Services-producing sector  3,002.6 3,208.7 14.9 206.1 -241.8 6.9 -7.0
Wholesale and retail trade 585.2 636.1 8.2 50.9 -28.7 8.7 -4.3
Transportation and warehousing 187.0 216.9 4.6 29.9 -20.9 16.0 -8.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 242.3 247.4 4.4 5.1 7.1 2.1 3.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 343.5 335.3 6.0 -8.2 -10.7 -2.4 -3.1
Business, building and other support services 141.5 169.4 5.6 27.9 -11.4 19.7 -6.3
Educational services 298.3 307.7 5.5 9.4 1.1 3.2 0.4
Health care and social assistance 567.0 603.5 6.1 36.5 -4.1 6.4 -0.7
Information, culture and recreation 144.9 149.7 5.4 4.8 -31.7 3.3 -17.5
Accommodation and food services 126.7 161.4 5.9 34.7 -90.0 27.4 -35.8
Other services (except public administration) 131.1 143.0 3.8 11.9 -39.1 9.1 -21.5
Public administration 235.1 238.3 3.9 3.2 -13.5 1.4 -5.4
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 6,398.6 6,776.5 21.0 377.9 -656.7 5.9 -8.8
Goods-producing sector 1,264.0 1,365.6 11.1 101.6 -103.5 8.0 -7.0
Agriculture 70.4 71.0 3.1 0.6 -3.3 0.9 -4.4
Natural resources2 34.8 33.8 1.6 -1.0 1.3 -2.9 4.0
Utilities 48.7 50.4 1.9 1.7 -5.8 3.5 -10.3
Construction 467.5 501.6 7.4 34.1 -34.2 7.3 -6.4
Manufacturing 642.6 708.8 7.9 66.2 -61.6 10.3 -8.0
Services-producing sector  5,134.6 5,410.9 20.6 276.3 -553.1 5.4 -9.3
Wholesale and retail trade 888.8 996.2 10.8 107.4 -92.4 12.1 -8.5
Transportation and warehousing 345.3 351.0 6.2 5.7 -59.4 1.7 -14.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 601.0 604.9 6.8 3.9 25.5 0.6 4.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 637.6 631.9 8.8 -5.7 -52.0 -0.9 -7.6
Business, building and other support services 270.7 293.1 7.3 22.4 -15.4 8.3 -5.0
Educational services 469.6 498.2 7.8 28.6 -47.2 6.1 -8.7
Health care and social assistance 816.8 847.3 8.0 30.5 -55.2 3.7 -6.1
Information, culture and recreation 232.3 265.6 7.4 33.3 -44.7 14.3 -14.4
Accommodation and food services 242.9 284.5 8.4 41.6 -169.0 17.1 -37.3
Other services (except public administration) 243.3 251.4 5.6 8.1 -53.7 3.3 -17.6
Public administration 386.3 386.9 5.3 0.6 10.5 0.2 2.8
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 587.8 616.7 2.8 28.9 -32.9 4.9 -5.1
Goods-producing sector 137.2 141.4 1.7 4.2 -10.5 3.1 -6.9
Agriculture 27.4 26.2 0.9 -1.2 0.3 -4.4 1.2
Natural resources2 4.7 5.1 0.4 0.4 0.0 8.5 0.0
Utilities 5.7 6.1 0.2 0.4 -0.3 7.0 -4.7
Construction 43.7 46.9 1.1 3.2 -2.6 7.3 -5.3
Manufacturing 55.5 57.1 1.0 1.6 -7.8 2.9 -12.0
Services-producing sector  450.6 475.3 2.7 24.7 -22.4 5.5 -4.5
Wholesale and retail trade 81.6 86.6 1.3 5.0 -1.8 6.1 -2.0
Transportation and warehousing 35.6 36.7 0.8 1.1 -6.1 3.1 -14.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 31.4 33.3 0.7 1.9 -0.3 6.1 -0.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 30.5 30.5 0.8 0.0 1.4 0.0 4.8
Business, building and other support services 21.8 23.1 0.8 1.3 0.8 6.0 3.6
Educational services 49.5 48.5 1.1 -1.0 -3.5 -2.0 -6.7
Health care and social assistance 93.9 98.8 1.3 4.9 -3.0 5.2 -2.9
Information, culture and recreation 17.0 19.7 0.9 2.7 -3.0 15.9 -13.2
Accommodation and food services 28.2 33.7 1.1 5.5 -8.5 19.5 -20.1
Other services (except public administration) 26.3 28.8 0.8 2.5 1.4 9.5 5.1
Public administration 34.8 35.5 0.8 0.7 0.0 2.0 0.0
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 507.5 537.8 2.5 30.3 -43.8 6.0 -7.5
Goods-producing sector 127.6 131.8 1.7 4.2 -13.9 3.3 -9.5
Agriculture 38.8 37.7 1.0 -1.1 -1.2 -2.8 -3.1
Natural resources2 17.0 18.3 0.7 1.3 -5.0 7.6 -21.5
Utilities 5.4 5.8 0.3 0.4 -0.6 7.4 -9.4
Construction 36.9 40.0 1.1 3.1 -6.2 8.4 -13.4
Manufacturing 29.6 30.0 0.7 0.4 -0.9 1.4 -2.9
Services-producing sector  379.9 406.0 2.4 26.1 -30.0 6.9 -6.9
Wholesale and retail trade 77.0 82.9 1.2 5.9 -5.2 7.7 -5.9
Transportation and warehousing 22.9 26.8 0.7 3.9 1.1 17.0 4.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.1 29.1 0.6 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -1.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 26.2 27.5 0.7 1.3 -1.1 5.0 -3.8
Business, building and other support services 14.6 16.2 0.7 1.6 -0.1 11.0 -0.6
Educational services 41.8 41.7 0.9 -0.1 -2.5 -0.2 -5.7
Health care and social assistance 74.5 79.3 1.0 4.8 -1.0 6.4 -1.2
Information, culture and recreation 14.4 17.2 0.8 2.8 -4.7 19.4 -21.5
Accommodation and food services 22.0 23.5 1.0 1.5 -18.3 6.8 -43.8
Other services (except public administration) 25.5 29.1 0.7 3.6 1.1 14.1 3.9
Public administration 31.9 32.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 2.5 2.8
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 1,997.2 2,088.8 10.3 91.6 -265.9 4.6 -11.3
Goods-producing sector 509.1 518.4 6.7 9.3 -78.2 1.8 -13.1
Agriculture 43.6 43.1 2.5 -0.5 -8.1 -1.1 -15.8
Natural resources2 129.0 127.5 3.6 -1.5 -21.9 -1.2 -14.7
Utilities 21.1 20.2 0.8 -0.9 -3.6 -4.3 -15.1
Construction 194.3 210.8 4.9 16.5 -26.8 8.5 -11.3
Manufacturing 121.1 116.9 3.2 -4.2 -17.7 -3.5 -13.2
Services-producing sector  1,488.1 1,570.3 9.7 82.2 -187.8 5.5 -10.7
Wholesale and retail trade 269.5 295.7 4.8 26.2 -45.5 9.7 -13.3
Transportation and warehousing 116.4 116.3 3.1 -0.1 -25.0 -0.1 -17.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 105.9 111.7 2.4 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 169.7 163.8 3.8 -5.9 -18.2 -3.5 -10.0
Business, building and other support services 73.9 78.5 3.2 4.6 -4.3 6.2 -5.2
Educational services 141.9 138.4 3.7 -3.5 -19.1 -2.5 -12.1
Health care and social assistance 275.2 298.3 3.8 23.1 5.7 8.4 1.9
Information, culture and recreation 59.0 73.3 2.9 14.3 1.1 24.2 1.5
Accommodation and food services 85.2 97.1 3.9 11.9 -51.7 14.0 -34.7
Other services (except public administration) 92.2 96.2 3.4 4.0 -22.0 4.3 -18.6
Public administration 99.2 101.0 2.5 1.8 -14.4 1.8 -12.5
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,185.9 2,304.0 10.9 118.1 -267.2 5.4 -10.4
Goods-producing sector 436.1 439.2 6.0 3.1 -48.8 0.7 -10.0
Agriculture 26.7 26.3 2.1 -0.4 1.5 -1.5 6.0
Natural resources2 37.9 39.1 2.0 1.2 -5.2 3.2 -11.7
Utilities 18.4 19.3 0.6 0.9 6.3 4.9 48.5
Construction 198.4 206.6 4.4 8.2 -31.3 4.1 -13.2
Manufacturing 154.7 147.9 3.6 -6.8 -20.1 -4.4 -12.0
Services-producing sector  1,749.8 1,864.8 10.6 115.0 -218.4 6.6 -10.5
Wholesale and retail trade 339.5 355.6 5.6 16.1 -41.1 4.7 -10.4
Transportation and warehousing 116.0 119.5 3.3 3.5 -21.2 3.0 -15.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 154.2 152.2 3.5 -2.0 -9.8 -1.3 -6.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 217.7 235.3 4.5 17.6 13.0 8.1 5.8
Business, building and other support services 82.4 84.5 3.3 2.1 -29.5 2.5 -25.9
Educational services 172.4 173.3 3.9 0.9 -2.0 0.5 -1.1
Health care and social assistance 294.0 303.8 4.2 9.8 -14.6 3.3 -4.6
Information, culture and recreation 87.9 90.0 4.1 2.1 -48.3 2.4 -34.9
Accommodation and food services 95.4 150.2 4.3 54.8 -31.1 57.4 -17.2
Other services (except public administration) 81.1 88.8 3.1 7.7 -29.2 9.5 -24.7
Public administration 109.2 111.7 2.3 2.5 -4.5 2.3 -3.9
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).
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