Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  February
2022		 March
2022		 Standard error1 February to March 2022 March 2021 to March 2022 February to March 2022 March 2021 to March 2022
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 228.7 225.8 2.4 -2.9 5.4 -1.3 2.5
Goods-producing sector 45.9 45.4 1.6 -0.5 2.4 -1.1 5.6
Agriculture 1.5 1.3 0.4 -0.2 x -13.3 x
Natural resources2 14.1 14.2 0.8 0.1 1.6 0.7 12.7
Utilities 1.4 1.4 0.2 0.0 -1.4 0.0 -50.0
Construction 18.4 18.7 1.0 0.3 1.4 1.6 8.1
Manufacturing 10.5 9.9 0.9 -0.6 0.1 -5.7 1.0
Services-producing sector  182.8 180.4 2.1 -2.4 3.0 -1.3 1.7
Wholesale and retail trade 38.4 36.6 1.1 -1.8 -1.4 -4.7 -3.7
Transportation and warehousing 9.4 9.4 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.0 6.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 5.4 5.1 0.5 -0.3 -2.1 -5.6 -29.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.6 11.1 0.6 -0.5 1.0 -4.3 9.9
Business, building and other support services 7.1 6.6 0.6 -0.5 -0.5 -7.0 -7.0
Educational services 19.1 18.1 0.8 -1.0 2.5 -5.2 16.0
Health care and social assistance 43.5 43.9 1.0 0.4 -0.8 0.9 -1.8
Information, culture and recreation 7.4 7.5 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.4 4.2
Accommodation and food services 12.4 13.0 0.8 0.6 1.9 4.8 17.1
Other services (except public administration) 8.8 8.6 0.6 -0.2 0.7 -2.3 8.9
Public administration 19.7 20.6 0.7 0.9 0.9 4.6 4.6
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 83.9 84.7 0.8 0.8 5.6 1.0 7.1
Goods-producing sector 20.4 20.9 0.6 0.5 1.2 2.5 6.1
Agriculture 3.5 3.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Natural resources2 1.9 2.0 0.3 0.1 -0.5 5.3 -20.0
Utilities 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 50.0
Construction 7.1 7.6 0.3 0.5 1.0 7.0 15.2
Manufacturing 7.6 7.4 0.4 -0.2 0.5 -2.6 7.2
Services-producing sector  63.5 63.8 0.7 0.3 4.4 0.5 7.4
Wholesale and retail trade 12.0 11.4 0.4 -0.6 0.2 -5.0 1.8
Transportation and warehousing 2.1 2.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.6 -4.8 -23.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.3 2.6 0.2 0.3 -0.4 13.0 -13.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.2 5.4 0.2 0.2 1.0 3.8 22.7
Business, building and other support services 1.8 1.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 5.6 5.6
Educational services 6.3 6.1 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -3.2 -1.6
Health care and social assistance 12.5 12.2 0.3 -0.3 0.5 -2.4 4.3
Information, culture and recreation 2.5 2.9 0.3 0.4 0.4 16.0 16.0
Accommodation and food services 5.6 5.6 0.3 0.0 1.2 0.0 27.3
Other services (except public administration) 3.6 3.4 0.2 -0.2 0.6 -5.6 21.4
Public administration 9.7 10.3 0.3 0.6 1.6 6.2 18.4
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 476.3 475.6 3.0 -0.7 10.0 -0.1 2.1
Goods-producing sector 93.0 95.5 1.9 2.5 0.2 2.7 0.2
Agriculture 6.6 7.3 0.7 0.7 -0.9 10.6 -11.0
Natural resources2 9.3 9.7 1.0 0.4 -0.8 4.3 -7.6
Utilities 4.7 4.5 0.4 -0.2 -0.2 -4.3 -4.3
Construction 39.4 39.9 1.2 0.5 1.3 1.3 3.4
Manufacturing 32.9 34.2 1.0 1.3 0.8 4.0 2.4
Services-producing sector  383.3 380.0 2.8 -3.3 9.7 -0.9 2.6
Wholesale and retail trade 73.3 71.0 1.6 -2.3 -1.7 -3.1 -2.3
Transportation and warehousing 24.1 23.1 1.0 -1.0 0.7 -4.1 3.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 25.0 24.4 0.8 -0.6 0.8 -2.4 3.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 38.4 38.0 1.1 -0.4 4.0 -1.0 11.8
Business, building and other support services 19.6 21.0 1.0 1.4 4.9 7.1 30.4
Educational services 38.0 36.7 1.2 -1.3 -2.6 -3.4 -6.6
Health care and social assistance 77.0 75.6 1.2 -1.4 3.6 -1.8 5.0
Information, culture and recreation 14.4 13.6 1.0 -0.8 -0.8 -5.6 -5.6
Accommodation and food services 27.4 27.9 1.3 0.5 -0.9 1.8 -3.1
Other services (except public administration) 15.3 17.5 0.8 2.2 0.9 14.4 5.4
Public administration 30.7 31.2 0.9 0.5 0.9 1.6 3.0
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 360.9 365.0 2.6 4.1 5.2 1.1 1.4
Goods-producing sector 75.8 77.5 1.5 1.7 8.3 2.2 12.0
Agriculture 7.4 7.1 0.6 -0.3 2.6 -4.1 57.8
Natural resources2 7.3 7.3 0.8 0.0 -1.9 0.0 -20.7
Utilities 4.7 4.6 0.3 -0.1 0.8 -2.1 21.1
Construction 27.6 29.4 0.9 1.8 7.0 6.5 31.3
Manufacturing 28.8 29.2 0.9 0.4 -0.1 1.4 -0.3
Services-producing sector  285.1 287.5 2.3 2.4 -3.1 0.8 -1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 53.5 52.8 1.2 -0.7 -3.0 -1.3 -5.4
Transportation and warehousing 18.5 18.5 0.7 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -2.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.9 16.6 0.5 -0.3 -1.4 -1.8 -7.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 20.8 21.3 0.7 0.5 3.1 2.4 17.0
Business, building and other support services 15.7 15.2 0.8 -0.5 -1.1 -3.2 -6.7
Educational services 31.2 31.6 0.9 0.4 3.8 1.3 13.7
Health care and social assistance 56.8 56.7 1.1 -0.1 -3.9 -0.2 -6.4
Information, culture and recreation 9.3 10.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 7.5 3.1
Accommodation and food services 18.6 20.6 1.0 2.0 -0.5 10.8 -2.4
Other services (except public administration) 12.7 12.6 0.7 -0.1 -2.5 -0.8 -16.6
Public administration 31.1 31.5 0.8 0.4 2.5 1.3 8.6
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,378.9 4,406.0 18.4 27.1 157.7 0.6 3.7
Goods-producing sector 927.3 934.0 10.2 6.7 23.3 0.7 2.6
Agriculture 52.2 56.1 2.6 3.9 -7.7 7.5 -12.1
Natural resources2 45.1 44.3 2.0 -0.8 7.6 -1.8 20.7
Utilities 32.0 30.1 1.7 -1.9 3.2 -5.9 11.9
Construction 300.9 304.6 6.7 3.7 14.8 1.2 5.1
Manufacturing 497.0 498.8 7.4 1.8 5.2 0.4 1.1
Services-producing sector  3,451.7 3,472.0 18.1 20.3 134.3 0.6 4.0
Wholesale and retail trade 650.2 650.4 10.1 0.2 -7.5 0.0 -1.1
Transportation and warehousing 231.1 234.0 5.4 2.9 10.5 1.3 4.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 279.1 282.7 5.0 3.6 20.8 1.3 7.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 383.1 366.3 6.6 -16.8 11.1 -4.4 3.1
Business, building and other support services 153.2 157.5 5.9 4.3 -2.5 2.8 -1.6
Educational services 349.5 357.5 7.0 8.0 4.9 2.3 1.4
Health care and social assistance 611.6 608.3 7.6 -3.3 12.9 -0.5 2.2
Information, culture and recreation 182.1 186.1 6.0 4.0 41.6 2.2 28.8
Accommodation and food services 183.6 193.1 6.5 9.5 8.8 5.2 4.8
Other services (except public administration) 166.7 166.4 5.2 -0.3 12.7 -0.2 8.3
Public administration 261.6 269.8 4.5 8.2 21.1 3.1 8.5
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,687.8 7,722.9 26.7 35.1 354.6 0.5 4.8
Goods-producing sector 1,509.7 1,542.5 13.8 32.8 62.5 2.2 4.2
Agriculture 62.4 66.3 3.0 3.9 1.4 6.3 2.2
Natural resources2 38.9 46.3 1.8 7.4 10.6 19.0 29.7
Utilities 58.5 60.0 2.0 1.5 8.0 2.6 15.4
Construction 584.3 595.5 9.0 11.2 53.5 1.9 9.9
Manufacturing 765.6 774.4 10.3 8.8 -11.1 1.1 -1.4
Services-producing sector  6,178.1 6,180.5 25.8 2.4 292.2 0.0 5.0
Wholesale and retail trade 1,150.7 1,149.7 14.2 -1.0 63.0 -0.1 5.8
Transportation and warehousing 393.9 380.9 8.3 -13.0 14.3 -3.3 3.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 658.4 662.9 8.6 4.5 32.6 0.7 5.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 791.4 798.9 10.3 7.5 85.4 0.9 12.0
Business, building and other support services 302.0 296.4 8.7 -5.6 13.1 -1.9 4.6
Educational services 553.7 552.7 9.5 -1.0 -17.9 -0.2 -3.1
Health care and social assistance 941.2 946.4 10.3 5.2 30.7 0.6 3.4
Information, culture and recreation 329.8 334.7 9.3 4.9 21.0 1.5 6.7
Accommodation and food services 392.5 384.5 10.2 -8.0 54.9 -2.0 16.7
Other services (except public administration) 250.3 258.2 8.1 7.9 -34.0 3.2 -11.6
Public administration 414.3 415.1 5.8 0.8 29.0 0.2 7.5
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 671.9 667.7 3.1 -4.2 15.8 -0.6 2.4
Goods-producing sector 142.2 140.5 1.9 -1.7 -8.1 -1.2 -5.5
Agriculture 21.4 21.9 1.0 0.5 -3.0 2.3 -12.0
Natural resources2 3.6 2.9 0.3 -0.7 -0.9 -19.4 -23.7
Utilities 4.7 5.7 0.2 1.0 0.9 21.3 18.8
Construction 49.2 48.0 1.2 -1.2 -2.6 -2.4 -5.1
Manufacturing 63.4 62.0 1.1 -1.4 -2.5 -2.2 -3.9
Services-producing sector  529.7 527.2 3.1 -2.5 23.9 -0.5 4.7
Wholesale and retail trade 98.6 99.6 1.6 1.0 3.6 1.0 3.8
Transportation and warehousing 41.8 40.0 1.0 -1.8 0.6 -4.3 1.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 39.8 39.4 0.7 -0.4 4.9 -1.0 14.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 32.2 32.0 0.8 -0.2 -0.5 -0.6 -1.5
Business, building and other support services 22.8 22.6 0.8 -0.2 -0.1 -0.9 -0.4
Educational services 60.2 59.6 1.3 -0.6 2.2 -1.0 3.8
Health care and social assistance 104.7 104.6 1.5 -0.1 1.3 -0.1 1.3
Information, culture and recreation 26.4 23.3 1.0 -3.1 3.1 -11.7 15.3
Accommodation and food services 37.7 40.3 1.2 2.6 10.2 6.9 33.9
Other services (except public administration) 25.9 26.2 0.9 0.3 -4.4 1.2 -14.4
Public administration 39.6 39.6 0.9 0.0 2.9 0.0 7.9
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 582.0 577.5 3.1 -4.5 27.6 -0.8 5.0
Goods-producing sector 129.2 128.4 2.0 -0.8 -4.9 -0.6 -3.7
Agriculture 25.8 24.8 1.1 -1.0 -6.7 -3.9 -21.3
Natural resources2 18.5 18.6 0.8 0.1 -2.2 0.5 -10.6
Utilities 6.0 6.0 0.4 0.0 0.3 0.0 5.3
Construction 48.3 47.6 1.3 -0.7 1.8 -1.4 3.9
Manufacturing 30.7 31.4 1.0 0.7 1.9 2.3 6.4
Services-producing sector  452.8 449.1 3.0 -3.7 32.5 -0.8 7.8
Wholesale and retail trade 101.1 98.7 1.7 -2.4 9.0 -2.4 10.0
Transportation and warehousing 25.6 25.2 0.9 -0.4 2.2 -1.6 9.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 31.6 30.9 0.8 -0.7 4.9 -2.2 18.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.8 27.3 0.8 -0.5 -0.8 -1.8 -2.8
Business, building and other support services 16.5 16.2 0.9 -0.3 0.4 -1.8 2.5
Educational services 49.5 49.3 1.1 -0.2 5.4 -0.4 12.3
Health care and social assistance 88.0 88.7 1.3 0.7 4.0 0.8 4.7
Information, culture and recreation 19.2 18.9 0.9 -0.3 5.3 -1.6 39.0
Accommodation and food services 32.0 32.3 1.2 0.3 3.2 0.9 11.0
Other services (except public administration) 26.8 25.8 1.0 -1.0 -1.6 -3.7 -5.8
Public administration 34.7 35.6 0.9 0.9 0.3 2.6 0.8
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,315.0 2,322.2 12.3 7.2 94.8 0.3 4.3
Goods-producing sector 555.4 549.4 7.1 -6.0 -2.1 -1.1 -0.4
Agriculture 34.9 32.5 2.3 -2.4 -6.4 -6.9 -16.5
Natural resources2 147.1 148.6 3.9 1.5 9.0 1.0 6.4
Utilities 18.3 17.4 1.2 -0.9 -6.9 -4.9 -28.4
Construction 228.5 225.7 5.0 -2.8 -0.7 -1.2 -0.3
Manufacturing 126.6 125.3 3.6 -1.3 3.0 -1.0 2.5
Services-producing sector  1,759.6 1,772.7 11.6 13.1 96.8 0.7 5.8
Wholesale and retail trade 357.7 376.1 6.1 18.4 39.0 5.1 11.6
Transportation and warehousing 126.7 121.1 3.8 -5.6 -8.4 -4.4 -6.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 113.2 112.6 3.4 -0.6 1.9 -0.5 1.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 200.6 195.1 4.5 -5.5 11.9 -2.7 6.5
Business, building and other support services 72.9 79.0 3.6 6.1 6.0 8.4 8.2
Educational services 163.1 164.3 4.2 1.2 -6.4 0.7 -3.7
Health care and social assistance 316.4 312.9 4.6 -3.5 3.5 -1.1 1.1
Information, culture and recreation 80.3 81.8 3.6 1.5 21.1 1.9 34.8
Accommodation and food services 129.5 134.2 4.8 4.7 29.7 3.6 28.4
Other services (except public administration) 95.7 91.9 3.6 -3.8 -7.4 -4.0 -7.5
Public administration 103.6 103.7 2.6 0.1 6.0 0.1 6.1
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,727.3 2,737.8 13.3 10.5 74.0 0.4 2.8
Goods-producing sector 493.4 488.7 7.8 -4.7 -7.2 -1.0 -1.5
Agriculture 25.2 26.0 2.2 0.8 2.3 3.2 9.7
Natural resources2 44.1 44.8 2.8 0.7 -8.1 1.6 -15.3
Utilities 14.3 14.1 1.0 -0.2 -5.3 -1.4 -27.3
Construction 216.2 216.9 5.2 0.7 -7.0 0.3 -3.1
Manufacturing 193.5 187.0 4.7 -6.5 11.0 -3.4 6.3
Services-producing sector  2,234.0 2,249.1 13.3 15.1 81.3 0.7 3.8
Wholesale and retail trade 429.9 428.9 7.0 -1.0 27.5 -0.2 6.9
Transportation and warehousing 147.6 156.8 4.0 9.2 17.3 6.2 12.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 164.9 164.4 3.9 -0.5 -4.0 -0.3 -2.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 253.9 259.1 6.0 5.2 3.8 2.0 1.5
Business, building and other support services 87.8 91.5 4.7 3.7 -17.2 4.2 -15.8
Educational services 206.5 199.4 4.7 -7.1 7.6 -3.4 4.0
Health care and social assistance 388.2 385.1 6.1 -3.1 32.3 -0.8 9.2
Information, culture and recreation 136.3 133.5 5.5 -2.8 3.4 -2.1 2.6
Accommodation and food services 176.3 179.1 5.6 2.8 0.1 1.6 0.1
Other services (except public administration) 103.2 112.4 3.9 9.2 2.2 8.9 2.0
Public administration 139.4 138.8 3.4 -0.6 8.1 -0.4 6.2
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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
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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