Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| February 2020 |
January 2021r |
February 2021p |
January to February 2021 | February 2020 to February 2021 | January to February 2021 | February 2020 to February 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,041.8 | 15,841.0 | 15,884.4 | 43.4 | -1,157.3 | 0.3 | -6.8 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 35.8 | 37.7 | 37.7 | -0.1 | 1.8 | -0.2 | 5.1 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 198.3 | 184.5 | 185.0 | 0.6 | -13.2 | 0.3 | -6.7 |
| Utilities | 126.7 | 121.7 | 121.2 | -0.5 | -5.5 | -0.4 | -4.3 |
| Construction | 1,050.6 | 1,041.0 | 1,028.9 | -12.1 | -21.8 | -1.2 | -2.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,557.0 | 1,484.7 | 1,483.6 | -1.1 | -73.4 | -0.1 | -4.7 |
| Wholesale trade | 817.9 | 779.4 | 779.9 | 0.6 | -38.0 | 0.1 | -4.6 |
| Retail trade | 2,006.2 | 1,852.1 | 1,865.3 | 13.3 | -140.9 | 0.7 | -7.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 790.0 | 763.5 | 767.5 | 4.1 | -22.4 | 0.5 | -2.8 |
| Information and cultural industries | 356.6 | 343.4 | 344.7 | 1.3 | -11.9 | 0.4 | -3.3 |
| Finance and insurance | 752.3 | 738.2 | 748.8 | 10.6 | -3.5 | 1.4 | -0.5 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 291.3 | 252.3 | 256.9 | 4.6 | -34.4 | 1.8 | -11.8 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 990.9 | 996.2 | 1,005.9 | 9.6 | 14.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 114.4 | 116.8 | 116.9 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 845.3 | 793.3 | 782.7 | -10.5 | -62.6 | -1.3 | -7.4 |
| Educational services | 1,371.4 | 1,296.7 | 1,298.9 | 2.2 | -72.5 | 0.2 | -5.3 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,079.3 | 2,084.3 | 2,093.4 | 9.1 | 14.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 314.6 | 189.2 | 185.6 | -3.6 | -129.0 | -1.9 | -41.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,341.8 | 891.0 | 905.8 | 14.7 | -436.0 | 1.7 | -32.5 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 554.6 | 471.5 | 477.9 | 6.5 | -76.7 | 1.4 | -13.8 |
| Public administration | 1,154.8 | 1,134.4 | 1,136.0 | 1.6 | -18.8 | 0.1 | -1.6 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 216.1 | 208.1 | 206.4 | -1.7 | -9.7 | -0.8 | -4.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 70.0 | 68.8 | 72.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 3.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 423.6 | 412.1 | 411.9 | -0.2 | -11.7 | -0.0 | -2.8 |
| New Brunswick | 324.1 | 323.9 | 321.9 | -1.9 | -2.2 | -0.6 | -0.7 |
| Quebec | 3,835.5 | 3,572.3 | 3,599.5 | 27.2 | -235.9 | 0.8 | -6.2 |
| Ontario | 6,651.3 | 6,113.6 | 6,092.8 | -20.8 | -558.4 | -0.3 | -8.4 |
| Manitoba | 611.7 | 574.7 | 581.9 | 7.1 | -29.8 | 1.2 | -4.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 483.1 | 462.8 | 463.1 | 0.4 | -20.0 | 0.1 | -4.1 |
| Alberta | 2,002.5 | 1,812.9 | 1,832.5 | 19.6 | -169.9 | 1.1 | -8.5 |
| British Columbia | 2,356.4 | 2,224.9 | 2,234.3 | 9.4 | -122.1 | 0.4 | -5.2 |
| Yukon | 22.5 | 22.5 | 22.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.4 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.0 | 25.3 | 25.6 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -1.6 |
| Nunavut | 19.0 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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