Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  September
2021		 October
2021		 Standard error1 September to October 2021 October 2020 to October 2021 September to October 2021 October 2020 to October 2021
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 220.6 219.8 2.6 -0.8 -3.7 -0.4 -1.7
Goods-producing sector 41.9 44.3 1.6 2.4 0.7 5.7 1.6
Agriculture 1.4 0.7 0.4 -0.7 -0.3 -50.0 -30.0
Natural resources2 13.5 14.5 0.9 1.0 2.2 7.4 17.9
Utilities 1.5 1.5 0.2 0.0 -1.4 0.0 -48.3
Construction 15.9 16.9 1.1 1.0 0.1 6.3 0.6
Manufacturing 9.6 10.7 0.8 1.1 0.1 11.5 0.9
Services-producing sector  178.8 175.5 2.3 -3.3 -4.3 -1.8 -2.4
Wholesale and retail trade 37.6 37.6 1.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.5
Transportation and warehousing 9.1 9.4 0.7 0.3 -0.4 3.3 -4.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 6.9 5.8 0.6 -1.1 -2.3 -15.9 -28.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.6 11.3 0.6 -0.3 1.1 -2.6 10.8
Business, building and other support services 6.7 6.4 0.7 -0.3 0.9 -4.5 16.4
Educational services 17.9 18.7 0.7 0.8 2.3 4.5 14.0
Health care and social assistance 41.9 41.2 1.1 -0.7 -2.0 -1.7 -4.6
Information, culture and recreation 6.4 7.1 0.7 0.7 1.4 10.9 24.6
Accommodation and food services 12.7 11.2 0.9 -1.5 -4.3 -11.8 -27.7
Other services (except public administration) 7.9 7.2 0.7 -0.7 -2.2 -8.9 -23.4
Public administration 20.0 19.6 0.7 -0.4 1.3 -2.0 7.1
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 79.6 80.0 0.7 0.4 2.9 0.5 3.8
Goods-producing sector 18.3 19.8 0.5 1.5 0.7 8.2 3.7
Agriculture 3.0 4.0 0.3 1.0 0.4 33.3 11.1
Natural resources2 2.3 1.9 0.3 -0.4 -0.3 -17.4 -13.6
Utilities 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 25.0 150.0
Construction 5.5 5.9 0.3 0.4 -0.2 7.3 -3.3
Manufacturing 7.0 7.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 7.1 7.1
Services-producing sector  61.3 60.2 0.7 -1.1 2.2 -1.8 3.8
Wholesale and retail trade 11.4 11.4 0.4 0.0 1.6 0.0 16.3
Transportation and warehousing 2.7 2.4 0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -11.1 -14.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.6 2.6 0.2 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -16.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.4 4.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 6.8 2.2
Business, building and other support services 2.6 2.1 0.3 -0.5 -0.2 -19.2 -8.7
Educational services 6.1 5.7 0.2 -0.4 0.2 -6.6 3.6
Health care and social assistance 11.8 11.5 0.3 -0.3 1.1 -2.5 10.6
Information, culture and recreation 2.3 2.3 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -8.0
Accommodation and food services 4.9 5.1 0.3 0.2 -0.3 4.1 -5.6
Other services (except public administration) 3.3 3.4 0.2 0.1 0.4 3.0 13.3
Public administration 9.0 9.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.1 4.6
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 466.5 466.7 3.2 0.2 15.2 0.0 3.4
Goods-producing sector 85.9 87.4 2.0 1.5 2.7 1.7 3.2
Agriculture 5.9 6.3 0.8 0.4 -1.6 6.8 -20.3
Natural resources2 9.2 10.1 1.0 0.9 2.4 9.8 31.2
Utilities 5.5 5.3 0.3 -0.2 1.1 -3.6 26.2
Construction 33.6 33.3 1.4 -0.3 -0.7 -0.9 -2.1
Manufacturing 31.7 32.5 1.0 0.8 1.6 2.5 5.2
Services-producing sector  380.6 379.3 3.0 -1.3 12.5 -0.3 3.4
Wholesale and retail trade 77.4 76.1 1.7 -1.3 6.0 -1.7 8.6
Transportation and warehousing 25.8 26.7 0.9 0.9 7.7 3.5 40.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 22.5 22.5 0.9 0.0 -0.6 0.0 -2.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 35.4 35.1 1.1 -0.3 3.2 -0.8 10.0
Business, building and other support services 18.4 18.8 1.1 0.4 1.9 2.2 11.2
Educational services 37.1 37.2 1.3 0.1 -3.8 0.3 -9.3
Health care and social assistance 75.0 73.8 1.3 -1.2 3.4 -1.6 4.8
Information, culture and recreation 13.5 13.2 1.0 -0.3 -1.9 -2.2 -12.6
Accommodation and food services 27.9 30.2 1.4 2.3 -1.7 8.2 -5.3
Other services (except public administration) 15.7 16.0 0.9 0.3 -1.0 1.9 -5.9
Public administration 32.0 29.7 0.9 -2.3 -0.7 -7.2 -2.3
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 361.7 364.7 2.6 3.0 7.2 0.8 2.0
Goods-producing sector 69.4 73.8 1.6 4.4 1.9 6.3 2.6
Agriculture 5.1 5.8 0.6 0.7 1.5 13.7 34.9
Natural resources2 9.3 9.0 0.8 -0.3 0.2 -3.2 2.3
Utilities 3.9 4.2 0.2 0.3 0.7 7.7 20.0
Construction 23.2 26.1 1.0 2.9 0.4 12.5 1.6
Manufacturing 27.9 28.7 1.0 0.8 -0.9 2.9 -3.0
Services-producing sector  292.2 290.9 2.3 -1.3 5.3 -0.4 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade 58.1 57.5 1.1 -0.6 -0.4 -1.0 -0.7
Transportation and warehousing 18.7 18.7 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 3.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.9 17.4 0.6 0.5 2.0 3.0 13.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 17.7 18.2 0.7 0.5 -0.6 2.8 -3.2
Business, building and other support services 15.0 15.0 0.8 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.7
Educational services 29.0 30.5 0.9 1.5 1.4 5.2 4.8
Health care and social assistance 56.7 56.9 1.1 0.2 -1.3 0.4 -2.2
Information, culture and recreation 10.6 9.1 0.6 -1.5 -0.2 -14.2 -2.2
Accommodation and food services 21.8 20.7 1.0 -1.1 0.6 -5.0 3.0
Other services (except public administration) 15.8 15.0 0.7 -0.8 0.7 -5.1 4.9
Public administration 31.9 32.0 0.7 0.1 2.5 0.3 8.5
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,319.3 4,319.0 19.7 -0.3 108.2 -0.0 2.6
Goods-producing sector 899.6 885.1 10.3 -14.5 23.4 -1.6 2.7
Agriculture 52.3 53.4 2.7 1.1 -3.2 2.1 -5.7
Natural resources2 40.2 40.4 2.3 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.3
Utilities 29.1 27.3 1.6 -1.8 2.7 -6.2 11.0
Construction 287.2 289.1 7.0 1.9 22.1 0.7 8.3
Manufacturing 490.8 474.9 7.3 -15.9 1.3 -3.2 0.3
Services-producing sector  3,419.7 3,433.9 18.7 14.2 84.9 0.4 2.5
Wholesale and retail trade 645.2 650.8 9.7 5.6 -5.0 0.9 -0.8
Transportation and warehousing 225.8 226.5 5.4 0.7 -7.2 0.3 -3.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 285.2 290.4 5.2 5.2 29.6 1.8 11.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 375.1 377.1 6.7 2.0 27.8 0.5 8.0
Business, building and other support services 165.4 159.2 6.3 -6.2 -7.9 -3.7 -4.7
Educational services 350.4 353.7 6.8 3.3 5.2 0.9 1.5
Health care and social assistance 601.9 604.1 8.0 2.2 9.4 0.4 1.6
Information, culture and recreation 156.5 158.1 6.2 1.6 -1.5 1.0 -0.9
Accommodation and food services 194.1 183.2 7.1 -10.9 1.7 -5.6 0.9
Other services (except public administration) 152.5 163.2 5.0 10.7 6.0 7.0 3.8
Public administration 267.7 267.8 4.1 0.1 26.9 0.0 11.2
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,499.7 7,536.7 28.4 37.0 336.1 0.5 4.7
Goods-producing sector 1,450.5 1,464.4 14.3 13.9 17.3 1.0 1.2
Agriculture 63.7 67.6 3.3 3.9 0.7 6.1 1.0
Natural resources2 36.3 37.6 2.2 1.3 -1.1 3.6 -2.8
Utilities 52.6 58.4 1.6 5.8 6.2 11.0 11.9
Construction 534.2 531.1 9.5 -3.1 23.0 -0.6 4.5
Manufacturing 763.6 769.8 10.5 6.2 -11.4 0.8 -1.5
Services-producing sector  6,049.2 6,072.2 27.1 23.0 318.7 0.4 5.5
Wholesale and retail trade 1,075.4 1,121.8 15.0 46.4 51.8 4.3 4.8
Transportation and warehousing 381.2 376.7 8.6 -4.5 42.6 -1.2 12.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 620.8 625.1 8.9 4.3 15.5 0.7 2.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 769.9 758.5 10.5 -11.4 63.8 -1.5 9.2
Business, building and other support services 297.8 289.4 8.2 -8.4 8.8 -2.8 3.1
Educational services 568.7 556.3 9.9 -12.4 24.5 -2.2 4.6
Health care and social assistance 925.1 913.7 10.1 -11.4 32.2 -1.2 3.7
Information, culture and recreation 331.8 342.0 9.4 10.2 50.0 3.1 17.1
Accommodation and food services 398.2 402.9 10.5 4.7 24.9 1.2 6.6
Other services (except public administration) 257.6 274.9 8.2 17.3 -27.9 6.7 -9.2
Public administration 422.7 410.9 5.4 -11.8 32.5 -2.8 8.6
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 661.3 658.2 3.1 -3.1 6.3 -0.5 1.0
Goods-producing sector 147.3 143.6 1.8 -3.7 1.3 -2.5 0.9
Agriculture 25.5 23.3 0.9 -2.2 -0.6 -8.6 -2.5
Natural resources2 3.7 3.5 0.4 -0.2 0.0 -5.4 0.0
Utilities 4.6 4.8 0.3 0.2 -0.3 4.3 -5.9
Construction 49.2 48.3 1.2 -0.9 -0.4 -1.8 -0.8
Manufacturing 64.3 63.8 1.1 -0.5 2.8 -0.8 4.6
Services-producing sector  514.0 514.5 3.0 0.5 4.9 0.1 1.0
Wholesale and retail trade 92.1 93.5 1.5 1.4 3.0 1.5 3.3
Transportation and warehousing 42.2 42.7 1.0 0.5 0.8 1.2 1.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 36.4 36.8 0.7 0.4 2.2 1.1 6.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 32.2 32.0 0.8 -0.2 -0.6 -0.6 -1.8
Business, building and other support services 22.1 19.7 0.9 -2.4 -2.5 -10.9 -11.3
Educational services 56.9 57.8 1.2 0.9 0.3 1.6 0.5
Health care and social assistance 103.0 105.1 1.4 2.1 1.9 2.0 1.8
Information, culture and recreation 22.4 24.8 0.9 2.4 3.2 10.7 14.8
Accommodation and food services 39.5 35.6 1.2 -3.9 -1.5 -9.9 -4.0
Other services (except public administration) 27.9 27.6 1.0 -0.3 -3.1 -1.1 -10.1
Public administration 39.4 39.0 0.9 -0.4 1.3 -1.0 3.4
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 567.7 561.2 3.0 -6.5 5.5 -1.1 1.0
Goods-producing sector 129.0 123.0 2.0 -6.0 -9.7 -4.7 -7.3
Agriculture 26.3 24.4 1.1 -1.9 -9.9 -7.2 -28.9
Natural resources2 19.4 16.8 0.8 -2.6 -3.8 -13.4 -18.4
Utilities 7.0 6.3 0.3 -0.7 0.0 -10.0 0.0
Construction 41.9 43.0 1.3 1.1 3.7 2.6 9.4
Manufacturing 34.4 32.5 0.9 -1.9 0.4 -5.5 1.2
Services-producing sector  438.7 438.1 2.9 -0.6 15.1 -0.1 3.6
Wholesale and retail trade 97.5 96.3 1.6 -1.2 8.1 -1.2 9.2
Transportation and warehousing 24.2 25.3 0.8 1.1 0.8 4.5 3.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.2 31.7 0.8 1.5 3.9 5.0 14.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.9 26.6 0.8 -1.3 -0.5 -4.7 -1.8
Business, building and other support services 15.5 13.3 0.9 -2.2 -3.1 -14.2 -18.9
Educational services 46.5 45.6 1.1 -0.9 0.9 -1.9 2.0
Health care and social assistance 88.3 89.9 1.3 1.6 7.8 1.8 9.5
Information, culture and recreation 18.6 18.4 1.0 -0.2 3.5 -1.1 23.5
Accommodation and food services 30.2 31.5 1.2 1.3 -0.1 4.3 -0.3
Other services (except public administration) 24.9 24.9 1.1 0.0 -6.5 0.0 -20.7
Public administration 35.0 34.6 0.8 -0.4 0.3 -1.1 0.9
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,272.9 2,263.9 12.8 -9.0 76.2 -0.4 3.5
Goods-producing sector 535.7 526.4 7.6 -9.3 -12.7 -1.7 -2.4
Agriculture 35.5 33.2 2.5 -2.3 -3.7 -6.5 -10.0
Natural resources2 144.9 140.7 3.9 -4.2 11.5 -2.9 8.9
Utilities 19.7 18.8 1.2 -0.9 -5.7 -4.6 -23.3
Construction 214.6 213.5 5.3 -1.1 -6.2 -0.5 -2.8
Manufacturing 121.0 120.2 3.8 -0.8 -8.7 -0.7 -6.7
Services-producing sector  1,737.2 1,737.4 11.8 0.2 88.9 0.0 5.4
Wholesale and retail trade 344.5 354.6 6.1 10.1 36.4 2.9 11.4
Transportation and warehousing 136.6 136.6 3.8 0.0 6.2 0.0 4.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 122.7 121.0 3.1 -1.7 16.3 -1.4 15.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 191.5 193.4 4.4 1.9 14.9 1.0 8.3
Business, building and other support services 69.0 71.6 3.8 2.6 -0.9 3.8 -1.2
Educational services 170.3 171.8 4.1 1.5 20.5 0.9 13.5
Health care and social assistance 299.6 299.6 4.9 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.4
Information, culture and recreation 71.2 70.0 3.7 -1.2 -4.9 -1.7 -6.5
Accommodation and food services 129.1 119.1 4.8 -10.0 5.4 -7.7 4.7
Other services (except public administration) 96.8 91.0 3.9 -5.8 -11.3 -6.0 -11.0
Public administration 105.9 108.8 2.4 2.9 5.1 2.7 4.9
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,681.9 2,692.3 14.5 10.4 125.5 0.4 4.9
Goods-producing sector 485.6 489.1 7.8 3.5 0.5 0.7 0.1
Agriculture 20.6 23.3 2.5 2.7 -11.6 13.1 -33.2
Natural resources2 51.6 48.0 2.8 -3.6 0.9 -7.0 1.9
Utilities 14.8 14.7 1.2 -0.1 -5.9 -0.7 -28.6
Construction 216.3 218.6 5.3 2.3 11.4 1.1 5.5
Manufacturing 182.4 184.4 4.9 2.0 5.6 1.1 3.1
Services-producing sector  2,196.3 2,203.2 14.4 6.9 125.0 0.3 6.0
Wholesale and retail trade 400.2 420.2 7.4 20.0 41.3 5.0 10.9
Transportation and warehousing 139.8 140.0 4.0 0.2 10.8 0.1 8.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 171.4 169.7 3.9 -1.7 2.0 -1.0 1.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 255.4 242.6 5.5 -12.8 8.6 -5.0 3.7
Business, building and other support services 109.9 104.1 4.8 -5.8 -0.4 -5.3 -0.4
Educational services 194.3 194.5 5.1 0.2 7.5 0.1 4.0
Health care and social assistance 362.4 369.6 5.8 7.2 31.3 2.0 9.3
Information, culture and recreation 128.8 132.2 5.4 3.4 7.2 2.6 5.8
Accommodation and food services 182.6 174.6 5.8 -8.0 -8.5 -4.4 -4.6
Other services (except public administration) 109.1 109.0 4.2 -0.1 4.0 -0.1 3.8
Public administration 142.4 146.6 3.0 4.2 21.2 2.9 16.9
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.

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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