Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  September
2020		 October
2020		 Standard error1 September to October 2020 October 2019 to October 2020 September to October 2020 October 2019 to October 2020
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 216.2 222.1 2.2 5.9 -4.5 2.7 -2.0
Goods-producing sector 39.9 41.1 1.3 1.2 -4.1 3.0 -9.1
Agriculture 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 11.1 25.0
Natural resources2 12.0 11.8 0.8 -0.2 -2.5 -1.7 -17.5
Utilities 2.9 3.0 0.2 0.1 0.3 3.4 11.1
Construction 14.0 15.9 0.9 1.9 -2.0 13.6 -11.2
Manufacturing 10.1 9.5 0.6 -0.6 0.0 -5.9 0.0
Services-producing sector  176.3 180.9 2.0 4.6 -0.5 2.6 -0.3
Wholesale and retail trade 34.1 36.6 1.0 2.5 1.1 7.3 3.1
Transportation and warehousing 9.8 10.3 0.5 0.5 -0.6 5.1 -5.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.9 8.1 0.4 0.2 1.7 2.5 26.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 9.8 9.8 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.0 4.3
Business, building and other support services 5.7 5.8 0.6 0.1 -2.1 1.8 -26.6
Educational services 17.4 17.3 0.7 -0.1 0.6 -0.6 3.6
Health care and social assistance 41.9 42.9 0.8 1.0 3.9 2.4 10.0
Information, culture and recreation 6.4 5.9 0.5 -0.5 -1.9 -7.8 -24.4
Accommodation and food services 15.1 15.4 0.8 0.3 -1.5 2.0 -8.9
Other services (except public administration) 10.5 10.4 0.7 -0.1 -1.1 -1.0 -9.6
Public administration 17.8 18.4 0.6 0.6 -0.8 3.4 -4.2
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 75.5 76.4 0.7 0.9 -2.6 1.2 -3.3
Goods-producing sector 19.4 19.1 0.5 -0.3 0.1 -1.5 0.5
Agriculture 3.6 3.7 0.3 0.1 -0.6 2.8 -14.0
Natural resources2 2.1 2.3 0.3 0.2 0.5 9.5 27.8
Utilities 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -33.3
Construction 6.5 6.1 0.3 -0.4 -0.5 -6.2 -7.6
Manufacturing 6.9 6.8 0.3 -0.1 0.7 -1.4 11.5
Services-producing sector  56.1 57.3 0.7 1.2 -2.7 2.1 -4.5
Wholesale and retail trade 10.0 9.5 0.3 -0.5 -1.6 -5.0 -14.4
Transportation and warehousing 2.7 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 7.4 0.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.9 3.1 0.2 0.2 -0.1 6.9 -3.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.3 4.5 0.2 0.2 0.7 4.7 18.4
Business, building and other support services 2.0 2.7 0.2 0.7 0.5 35.0 22.7
Educational services 5.7 5.5 0.3 -0.2 0.2 -3.5 3.8
Health care and social assistance 10.6 10.3 0.3 -0.3 -1.1 -2.8 -9.6
Information, culture and recreation 1.9 2.2 0.2 0.3 -0.2 15.8 -8.3
Accommodation and food services 4.4 5.2 0.3 0.8 -1.1 18.2 -17.5
Other services (except public administration) 3.1 2.9 0.2 -0.2 -0.5 -6.5 -14.7
Public administration 8.5 8.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.2 6.2
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 455.7 458.5 3.2 2.8 -8.6 0.6 -1.8
Goods-producing sector 84.0 85.8 1.9 1.8 -1.4 2.1 -1.6
Agriculture 5.2 7.9 0.6 2.7 2.4 51.9 43.6
Natural resources2 9.4 8.0 1.0 -1.4 -1.6 -14.9 -16.7
Utilities 4.2 4.2 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 23.5
Construction 33.4 33.7 1.2 0.3 -2.4 0.9 -6.6
Manufacturing 31.9 31.9 1.1 0.0 -0.7 0.0 -2.1
Services-producing sector  371.7 372.8 3.0 1.1 -7.1 0.3 -1.9
Wholesale and retail trade 67.7 69.1 1.6 1.4 -12.9 2.1 -15.7
Transportation and warehousing 18.8 18.7 0.7 -0.1 -0.4 -0.5 -2.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 24.0 24.0 0.7 0.0 2.1 0.0 9.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 31.1 32.2 0.9 1.1 3.6 3.5 12.6
Business, building and other support services 17.4 17.3 0.8 -0.1 -0.3 -0.6 -1.7
Educational services 39.9 41.9 1.1 2.0 5.2 5.0 14.2
Health care and social assistance 75.4 72.2 1.2 -3.2 -2.9 -4.2 -3.9
Information, culture and recreation 16.4 15.9 1.0 -0.5 -2.0 -3.0 -11.2
Accommodation and food services 31.9 33.8 1.3 1.9 -3.5 6.0 -9.4
Other services (except public administration) 18.8 16.8 0.9 -2.0 2.4 -10.6 16.7
Public administration 30.3 30.6 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.0 3.7
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 350.1 352.7 2.7 2.6 -2.0 0.7 -0.6
Goods-producing sector 68.9 70.8 1.6 1.9 -2.8 2.8 -3.8
Agriculture 5.1 4.7 0.6 -0.4 -1.7 -7.8 -26.6
Natural resources2 8.2 8.9 0.7 0.7 -0.5 8.5 -5.3
Utilities 3.6 3.5 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -2.8 -2.8
Construction 23.1 24.6 0.9 1.5 0.9 6.5 3.8
Manufacturing 28.9 29.1 1.0 0.2 -1.4 0.7 -4.6
Services-producing sector  281.2 281.9 2.4 0.7 0.7 0.2 0.2
Wholesale and retail trade 56.0 57.0 1.3 1.0 6.0 1.8 11.8
Transportation and warehousing 16.6 16.9 0.6 0.3 -1.5 1.8 -8.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 15.5 15.7 0.5 0.2 -1.4 1.3 -8.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 17.7 18.8 0.5 1.1 1.8 6.2 10.6
Business, building and other support services 14.1 14.9 0.8 0.8 -1.6 5.7 -9.7
Educational services 29.2 28.9 0.9 -0.3 2.0 -1.0 7.4
Health care and social assistance 58.3 57.5 1.1 -0.8 -2.8 -1.4 -4.6
Information, culture and recreation 10.5 9.9 0.7 -0.6 -2.6 -5.7 -20.8
Accommodation and food services 20.7 19.8 1.0 -0.9 -0.4 -4.3 -2.0
Other services (except public administration) 13.7 13.8 0.6 0.1 -0.7 0.7 -4.8
Public administration 28.9 28.6 0.6 -0.3 1.9 -1.0 7.1
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,270.9 4,258.0 19.0 -12.9 -107.1 -0.3 -2.5
Goods-producing sector 875.0 869.2 10.1 -5.8 -17.9 -0.7 -2.0
Agriculture 55.9 56.3 2.5 0.4 4.2 0.7 8.1
Natural resources2 37.2 39.9 2.0 2.7 -1.8 7.3 -4.3
Utilities 24.8 24.8 1.0 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.8
Construction 269.7 270.5 7.1 0.8 3.3 0.3 1.2
Manufacturing 487.3 477.7 7.2 -9.6 -23.3 -2.0 -4.7
Services-producing sector  3,395.9 3,388.8 17.5 -7.1 -89.2 -0.2 -2.6
Wholesale and retail trade 673.1 667.8 9.5 -5.3 12.1 -0.8 1.8
Transportation and warehousing 226.8 234.7 5.6 7.9 -8.0 3.5 -3.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 248.0 262.0 4.5 14.0 10.7 5.6 4.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 353.2 360.6 6.1 7.4 10.9 2.1 3.1
Business, building and other support services 162.8 166.3 5.9 3.5 -11.0 2.1 -6.2
Educational services 341.1 350.1 6.5 9.0 44.5 2.6 14.6
Health care and social assistance 605.5 608.4 6.8 2.9 -9.1 0.5 -1.5
Information, culture and recreation 165.2 153.8 5.8 -11.4 -25.6 -6.9 -14.3
Accommodation and food services 224.7 183.1 7.2 -41.6 -80.2 -18.5 -30.5
Other services (except public administration) 156.9 159.9 4.7 3.0 -18.8 1.9 -10.5
Public administration 238.5 242.1 3.8 3.6 -14.8 1.5 -5.8
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,236.6 7,267.2 25.0 30.6 -240.2 0.4 -3.2
Goods-producing sector 1,448.2 1,452.3 12.9 4.1 -8.0 0.3 -0.5
Agriculture 69.9 70.9 2.9 1.0 -5.7 1.4 -7.4
Natural resources2 37.9 39.5 1.6 1.6 3.6 4.2 10.0
Utilities 52.0 52.6 2.1 0.6 0.3 1.2 0.6
Construction 509.6 516.5 8.7 6.9 -30.8 1.4 -5.6
Manufacturing 778.8 772.9 9.2 -5.9 24.5 -0.8 3.3
Services-producing sector  5,788.3 5,814.9 24.2 26.6 -232.1 0.5 -3.8
Wholesale and retail trade 1,039.8 1,085.5 12.8 45.7 -23.3 4.4 -2.1
Transportation and warehousing 356.2 336.8 6.9 -19.4 -62.0 -5.4 -15.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 609.4 610.8 7.6 1.4 5.8 0.2 1.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 689.7 712.2 9.7 22.5 14.1 3.3 2.0
Business, building and other support services 284.0 282.0 7.9 -2.0 -29.6 -0.7 -9.5
Educational services 550.2 543.0 9.2 -7.2 -16.3 -1.3 -2.9
Health care and social assistance 890.5 894.9 9.8 4.4 -27.4 0.5 -3.0
Information, culture and recreation 295.1 300.6 8.0 5.5 -3.5 1.9 -1.2
Accommodation and food services 386.7 378.1 9.6 -8.6 -77.8 -2.2 -17.1
Other services (except public administration) 295.5 290.6 6.7 -4.9 -5.6 -1.7 -1.9
Public administration 391.2 380.5 5.7 -10.7 -6.4 -2.7 -1.7
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 652.3 650.5 3.3 -1.8 -2.8 -0.3 -0.4
Goods-producing sector 142.7 141.6 1.8 -1.1 -8.8 -0.8 -5.9
Agriculture 25.2 24.3 0.9 -0.9 -1.7 -3.6 -6.5
Natural resources2 3.8 3.5 0.4 -0.3 -2.1 -7.9 -37.5
Utilities 5.5 5.5 0.3 0.0 -0.8 0.0 -12.7
Construction 48.8 48.5 1.2 -0.3 -1.0 -0.6 -2.0
Manufacturing 59.3 59.9 1.0 0.6 -3.2 1.0 -5.1
Services-producing sector  509.6 508.9 3.1 -0.7 6.0 -0.1 1.2
Wholesale and retail trade 90.0 89.9 1.5 -0.1 0.3 -0.1 0.3
Transportation and warehousing 41.4 41.7 0.9 0.3 1.5 0.7 3.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 34.0 34.6 0.7 0.6 1.1 1.8 3.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 31.6 32.2 0.9 0.6 2.4 1.9 8.1
Business, building and other support services 23.4 22.4 0.9 -1.0 0.2 -4.3 0.9
Educational services 57.9 57.5 1.2 -0.4 5.9 -0.7 11.4
Health care and social assistance 103.9 103.6 1.5 -0.3 -1.3 -0.3 -1.2
Information, culture and recreation 21.4 21.8 1.0 0.4 -0.9 1.9 -4.0
Accommodation and food services 38.4 37.1 1.3 -1.3 -6.7 -3.4 -15.3
Other services (except public administration) 31.1 31.0 0.9 -0.1 2.9 -0.3 10.3
Public administration 36.4 37.0 0.9 0.6 0.6 1.6 1.6
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 564.5 562.9 3.0 -1.6 -19.3 -0.3 -3.3
Goods-producing sector 134.4 134.5 1.9 0.1 -10.4 0.1 -7.2
Agriculture 34.8 34.9 1.1 0.1 -5.3 0.3 -13.2
Natural resources2 20.7 20.8 0.8 0.1 -1.3 0.5 -5.9
Utilities 6.4 6.4 0.3 0.0 0.9 0.0 16.4
Construction 42.3 41.1 1.3 -1.2 -4.8 -2.8 -10.5
Manufacturing 30.2 31.3 0.8 1.1 0.2 3.6 0.6
Services-producing sector  430.1 428.5 2.8 -1.6 -8.8 -0.4 -2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 90.4 90.3 1.4 -0.1 7.6 -0.1 9.2
Transportation and warehousing 25.0 25.5 0.7 0.5 0.0 2.0 0.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.8 29.2 0.6 -1.6 -0.9 -5.2 -3.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 26.9 27.4 0.8 0.5 -0.1 1.9 -0.4
Business, building and other support services 16.9 16.0 0.8 -0.9 -0.5 -5.3 -3.0
Educational services 46.2 46.7 1.1 0.5 0.4 1.1 0.9
Health care and social assistance 82.2 82.5 1.1 0.3 1.4 0.4 1.7
Information, culture and recreation 18.1 15.3 0.9 -2.8 -7.0 -15.5 -31.4
Accommodation and food services 28.3 30.3 1.2 2.0 -10.0 7.1 -24.8
Other services (except public administration) 30.7 31.2 0.9 0.5 -0.3 1.6 -1.0
Public administration 34.6 34.2 0.7 -0.4 0.8 -1.2 2.4
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,204.0 2,227.4 12.6 23.4 -125.5 1.1 -5.3
Goods-producing sector 533.9 542.0 7.7 8.1 -44.9 1.5 -7.7
Agriculture 41.1 37.1 2.4 -4.0 -14.7 -9.7 -28.4
Natural resources2 128.2 132.2 3.9 4.0 -7.3 3.1 -5.2
Utilities 23.2 23.9 1.1 0.7 -1.0 3.0 -4.0
Construction 220.5 222.2 5.5 1.7 -13.9 0.8 -5.9
Manufacturing 121.0 126.7 3.8 5.7 -8.0 4.7 -5.9
Services-producing sector  1,670.1 1,685.4 11.7 15.3 -80.5 0.9 -4.6
Wholesale and retail trade 322.5 329.6 6.0 7.1 -7.7 2.2 -2.3
Transportation and warehousing 124.6 131.8 3.6 7.2 -4.2 5.8 -3.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 110.4 111.8 2.8 1.4 4.2 1.3 3.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 179.3 182.4 4.2 3.1 -7.9 1.7 -4.2
Business, building and other support services 72.8 71.8 3.5 -1.0 -9.1 -1.4 -11.2
Educational services 155.2 153.4 4.3 -1.8 -6.3 -1.2 -3.9
Health care and social assistance 302.5 311.0 4.6 8.5 6.0 2.8 2.0
Information, culture and recreation 84.3 77.1 3.7 -7.2 1.5 -8.5 2.0
Accommodation and food services 113.0 112.1 4.5 -0.9 -37.7 -0.8 -25.2
Other services (except public administration) 99.4 102.3 3.9 2.9 -9.4 2.9 -8.4
Public administration 106.1 102.0 2.7 -4.1 -10.0 -3.9 -8.9
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,444.3 2,477.8 13.1 33.5 -85.6 1.4 -3.3
Goods-producing sector 459.3 470.3 6.7 11.0 -7.9 2.4 -1.7
Agriculture 30.2 33.0 2.2 2.8 5.3 9.3 19.1
Natural resources2 39.1 43.0 2.1 3.9 1.7 10.0 4.1
Utilities 21.1 20.5 0.9 -0.6 9.5 -2.8 86.4
Construction 200.9 200.0 5.2 -0.9 -35.0 -0.4 -14.9
Manufacturing 168.0 173.9 3.9 5.9 10.8 3.5 6.6
Services-producing sector  1,985.0 2,007.5 12.7 22.5 -77.7 1.1 -3.7
Wholesale and retail trade 369.9 370.6 6.6 0.7 -26.9 0.2 -6.8
Transportation and warehousing 125.5 124.1 3.6 -1.4 -16.5 -1.1 -11.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 162.1 165.0 3.6 2.9 1.4 1.8 0.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 226.4 229.5 4.8 3.1 6.0 1.4 2.7
Business, building and other support services 104.8 103.1 3.6 -1.7 -2.2 -1.6 -2.1
Educational services 180.7 182.6 4.2 1.9 -3.9 1.1 -2.1
Health care and social assistance 309.9 318.3 4.6 8.4 10.1 2.7 3.3
Information, culture and recreation 111.5 115.7 4.5 4.2 -7.5 3.8 -6.1
Accommodation and food services 178.5 180.6 5.7 2.1 -18.5 1.2 -9.3
Other services (except public administration) 103.0 102.8 3.6 -0.2 -11.7 -0.2 -10.2
Public administration 112.8 115.3 2.6 2.5 -8.0 2.2 -6.5
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 between 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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