Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| May 2019 |
April 2020r |
May 2020p |
April to May 2020 | May 2019 to May 2020 | April to May 2020 | May 2019 to May 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,935.6 | 14,242.2 | 13,657.0 | -585.1 | -3,278.6 | -4.1 | -19.4 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.8 | 33.1 | 32.5 | -0.6 | -7.3 | -1.8 | -18.3 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 201.2 | 186.8 | 176.3 | -10.5 | -24.9 | -5.6 | -12.4 |
| Utilities | 126.9 | 123.9 | 120.6 | -3.3 | -6.4 | -2.7 | -5.0 |
| Construction | 1,038.9 | 811.8 | 840.2 | 28.4 | -198.6 | 3.5 | -19.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,583.7 | 1,316.9 | 1,310.2 | -6.6 | -273.5 | -0.5 | -17.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 822.2 | 727.9 | 707.0 | -20.9 | -115.2 | -2.9 | -14.0 |
| Retail trade | 2,012.6 | 1,594.9 | 1,553.1 | -41.8 | -459.5 | -2.6 | -22.8 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 775.7 | 719.5 | 678.5 | -41.1 | -97.3 | -5.7 | -12.5 |
| Information and cultural industries | 345.6 | 318.3 | 297.4 | -21.0 | -48.2 | -6.6 | -14.0 |
| Finance and insurance | 745.5 | 729.7 | 724.8 | -4.9 | -20.7 | -0.7 | -2.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 300.0 | 236.2 | 222.2 | -14.0 | -77.8 | -5.9 | -25.9 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 964.1 | 916.2 | 893.2 | -23.0 | -70.9 | -2.5 | -7.4 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 109.2 | 106.6 | 103.1 | -3.5 | -6.1 | -3.3 | -5.6 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 821.0 | 702.1 | 667.8 | -34.3 | -153.2 | -4.9 | -18.7 |
| Educational services | 1,350.4 | 1,240.3 | 1,160.8 | -79.5 | -189.7 | -6.4 | -14.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,024.1 | 1,851.2 | 1,796.0 | -55.3 | -228.1 | -3.0 | -11.3 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 312.5 | 165.1 | 133.1 | -32.1 | -179.4 | -19.4 | -57.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,333.6 | 687.9 | 571.5 | -116.5 | -762.1 | -16.9 | -57.1 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 556.4 | 398.9 | 370.6 | -28.3 | -185.8 | -7.1 | -33.4 |
| Public administration | 1,148.9 | 1,124.0 | 1,066.7 | -57.2 | -82.2 | -5.1 | -7.2 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 216.5 | 180.4 | 176.3 | -4.1 | -40.2 | -2.3 | -18.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 68.4 | 60.3 | 57.5 | -2.8 | -10.8 | -4.7 | -15.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 422.5 | 364.4 | 349.4 | -15.0 | -73.1 | -4.1 | -17.3 |
| New Brunswick | 325.0 | 278.2 | 276.6 | -1.5 | -48.4 | -0.5 | -14.9 |
| Quebec | 3,776.1 | 3,088.1 | 3,067.9 | -20.2 | -708.2 | -0.7 | -18.8 |
| Ontario | 6,604.2 | 5,608.5 | 5,256.1 | -352.4 | -1,348.0 | -6.3 | -20.4 |
| Manitoba | 615.7 | 536.2 | 510.8 | -25.4 | -104.9 | -4.7 | -17.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 483.9 | 419.0 | 405.0 | -14.0 | -78.9 | -3.3 | -16.3 |
| Alberta | 2,023.0 | 1,691.1 | 1,601.8 | -89.3 | -421.2 | -5.3 | -20.8 |
| British Columbia | 2,333.6 | 1,954.2 | 1,897.1 | -57.1 | -436.5 | -2.9 | -18.7 |
| Yukon | 22.4 | 20.1 | 18.7 | -1.4 | -3.6 | -6.8 | -16.2 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.8 | 23.7 | 22.6 | -1.1 | -4.2 | -4.7 | -15.8 |
| Nunavut | 17.5 | 17.9 | 17.0 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -4.8 | -2.8 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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