Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2021 |
December 2021r |
January 2022p |
December 2021 to January 2022 | January 2021 to January 2022 | December 2021 to January 2022 | January 2021 to January 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 15,840.3 | 17,051.5 | 17,057.0 | 5.5 | 1,216.6 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 38.2 | 37.5 | 37.4 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -2.3 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 186.2 | 198.1 | 199.1 | 1.0 | 12.9 | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| Utilities | 122.0 | 127.8 | 127.2 | -0.6 | 5.2 | -0.5 | 4.3 |
| Construction | 1,041.5 | 1,089.7 | 1,111.6 | 21.9 | 70.1 | 2.0 | 6.7 |
| Manufacturing | 1,487.2 | 1,536.2 | 1,537.4 | 1.2 | 50.2 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 780.0 | 802.0 | 807.8 | 5.7 | 27.8 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| Retail trade | 1,851.2 | 1,986.0 | 1,993.5 | 7.5 | 142.3 | 0.4 | 7.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 760.6 | 779.4 | 785.6 | 6.2 | 24.9 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Information and cultural industries | 343.3 | 370.7 | 365.2 | -5.5 | 21.9 | -1.5 | 6.4 |
| Finance and insurance | 738.6 | 779.8 | 786.6 | 6.8 | 48.0 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 251.8 | 274.5 | 276.6 | 2.1 | 24.8 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 999.7 | 1,096.5 | 1,124.6 | 28.1 | 124.9 | 2.6 | 12.5 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 116.5 | 122.3 | 123.4 | 1.1 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 5.9 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 787.3 | 810.3 | 817.1 | 6.8 | 29.8 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| Educational services | 1,299.2 | 1,373.8 | 1,371.5 | -2.3 | 72.3 | -0.2 | 5.6 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,080.1 | 2,184.0 | 2,188.4 | 4.4 | 108.3 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 188.6 | 270.4 | 254.8 | -15.6 | 66.1 | -5.8 | 35.1 |
| Accommodation and food services | 891.3 | 1,172.1 | 1,107.6 | -64.5 | 216.3 | -5.5 | 24.3 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 470.7 | 525.4 | 525.3 | -0.0 | 54.6 | -0.0 | 11.6 |
| Public administration | 1,137.0 | 1,201.5 | 1,197.5 | -4.0 | 60.5 | -0.3 | 5.3 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 208.0 | 212.6 | 212.4 | -0.2 | 4.4 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 68.3 | 72.6 | 72.6 | -0.0 | 4.3 | -0.0 | 6.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 413.2 | 427.7 | 425.0 | -2.8 | 11.7 | -0.6 | 2.8 |
| New Brunswick | 324.7 | 339.2 | 334.7 | -4.5 | 10.0 | -1.3 | 3.1 |
| Quebec | 3,577.1 | 3,881.4 | 3,876.0 | -5.4 | 298.9 | -0.1 | 8.4 |
| Ontario | 6,108.4 | 6,600.6 | 6,595.1 | -5.5 | 486.6 | -0.1 | 8.0 |
| Manitoba | 573.5 | 615.7 | 613.5 | -2.2 | 40.1 | -0.4 | 7.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 460.4 | 486.9 | 488.0 | 1.1 | 27.5 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
| Alberta | 1,813.1 | 1,963.6 | 1,967.2 | 3.6 | 154.1 | 0.2 | 8.5 |
| British Columbia | 2,226.7 | 2,380.6 | 2,402.8 | 22.3 | 176.2 | 0.9 | 7.9 |
| Yukon | 22.5 | 23.7 | 23.4 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 4.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 25.3 | 26.7 | 26.8 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 5.7 |
| Nunavut | 19.1 | 20.2 | 19.5 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -3.3 | 2.3 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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