Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  March
2022		 April
2022		 Standard error1 March to April 2022 April 2021 to April 2022 March to April 2022 April 2021 to April 2022
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 225.8 228.3 2.4 2.5 7.2 1.1 3.3
Goods-producing sector 45.4 47.4 1.6 2.0 3.6 4.4 8.2
Agriculture 1.3 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 15.4 36.4
Natural resources2 14.2 14.1 0.8 -0.1 1.2 -0.7 9.3
Utilities 1.4 1.6 0.2 0.2 -0.8 14.3 -33.3
Construction 18.7 19.7 1.0 1.0 4.7 5.3 31.3
Manufacturing 9.9 10.5 0.9 0.6 -1.9 6.1 -15.3
Services-producing sector  180.4 180.9 2.1 0.5 3.5 0.3 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 36.6 37.3 1.1 0.7 -0.2 1.9 -0.5
Transportation and warehousing 9.4 10.1 0.6 0.7 1.7 7.4 20.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 5.1 5.3 0.5 0.2 -1.9 3.9 -26.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.1 10.8 0.6 -0.3 0.5 -2.7 4.9
Business, building and other support services 6.6 6.1 0.6 -0.5 -2.0 -7.6 -24.7
Educational services 18.1 17.6 0.8 -0.5 1.2 -2.8 7.3
Health care and social assistance 43.9 43.4 1.0 -0.5 -1.0 -1.1 -2.3
Information, culture and recreation 7.5 7.2 0.7 -0.3 1.9 -4.0 35.8
Accommodation and food services 13.0 14.6 0.8 1.6 2.9 12.3 24.8
Other services (except public administration) 8.6 7.3 0.6 -1.3 -1.0 -15.1 -12.0
Public administration 20.6 21.2 0.7 0.6 1.5 2.9 7.6
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 84.7 84.5 0.8 -0.2 5.6 -0.2 7.1
Goods-producing sector 20.9 22.2 0.6 1.3 2.7 6.2 13.8
Agriculture 3.5 3.6 0.3 0.1 -0.1 2.9 -2.7
Natural resources2 2.0 2.6 0.3 0.6 0.1 30.0 4.0
Utilities 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 50.0
Construction 7.6 8.0 0.3 0.4 1.5 5.3 23.1
Manufacturing 7.4 7.8 0.4 0.4 1.1 5.4 16.4
Services-producing sector  63.8 62.4 0.7 -1.4 3.0 -2.2 5.1
Wholesale and retail trade 11.4 11.4 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.0 6.5
Transportation and warehousing 2.0 1.6 0.2 -0.4 -0.9 -20.0 -36.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.6 2.7 0.2 0.1 -0.2 3.8 -6.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.4 5.1 0.2 -0.3 0.6 -5.6 13.3
Business, building and other support services 1.9 2.1 0.3 0.2 -0.1 10.5 -4.5
Educational services 6.1 6.2 0.3 0.1 -0.1 1.6 -1.6
Health care and social assistance 12.2 12.1 0.3 -0.1 0.7 -0.8 6.1
Information, culture and recreation 2.9 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 10.3 18.5
Accommodation and food services 5.6 4.7 0.3 -0.9 0.5 -16.1 11.9
Other services (except public administration) 3.4 3.2 0.2 -0.2 0.1 -5.9 3.2
Public administration 10.3 10.1 0.3 -0.2 1.2 -1.9 13.5
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 475.6 481.5 3.0 5.9 15.9 1.2 3.4
Goods-producing sector 95.5 91.0 1.9 -4.5 -2.3 -4.7 -2.5
Agriculture 7.3 6.8 0.7 -0.5 -0.7 -6.8 -9.3
Natural resources2 9.7 9.4 1.0 -0.3 -2.0 -3.1 -17.5
Utilities 4.5 4.2 0.4 -0.3 -0.4 -6.7 -8.7
Construction 39.9 39.2 1.2 -0.7 2.7 -1.8 7.4
Manufacturing 34.2 31.5 1.0 -2.7 -1.8 -7.9 -5.4
Services-producing sector  380.0 390.5 2.8 10.5 18.2 2.8 4.9
Wholesale and retail trade 71.0 74.6 1.6 3.6 3.3 5.1 4.6
Transportation and warehousing 23.1 23.3 1.0 0.2 0.9 0.9 4.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 24.4 26.2 0.8 1.8 2.8 7.4 12.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 38.0 37.3 1.1 -0.7 3.5 -1.8 10.4
Business, building and other support services 21.0 20.7 1.0 -0.3 2.9 -1.4 16.3
Educational services 36.7 38.2 1.2 1.5 -2.5 4.1 -6.1
Health care and social assistance 75.6 76.4 1.2 0.8 3.4 1.1 4.7
Information, culture and recreation 13.6 15.3 1.0 1.7 0.4 12.5 2.7
Accommodation and food services 27.9 29.8 1.3 1.9 1.4 6.8 4.9
Other services (except public administration) 17.5 17.8 0.8 0.3 1.8 1.7 11.3
Public administration 31.2 31.0 0.9 -0.2 0.5 -0.6 1.6
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 365.0 371.7 2.6 6.7 7.8 1.8 2.1
Goods-producing sector 77.5 79.2 1.5 1.7 6.9 2.2 9.5
Agriculture 7.1 7.0 0.6 -0.1 1.2 -1.4 20.7
Natural resources2 7.3 7.9 0.8 0.6 -1.2 8.2 -13.2
Utilities 4.6 4.8 0.3 0.2 1.1 4.3 29.7
Construction 29.4 29.5 0.9 0.1 7.2 0.3 32.3
Manufacturing 29.2 30.0 0.9 0.8 -1.5 2.7 -4.8
Services-producing sector  287.5 292.5 2.3 5.0 0.9 1.7 0.3
Wholesale and retail trade 52.8 53.7 1.2 0.9 -2.0 1.7 -3.6
Transportation and warehousing 18.5 18.2 0.7 -0.3 -1.0 -1.6 -5.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.6 16.4 0.5 -0.2 -1.2 -1.2 -6.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 21.3 22.0 0.7 0.7 4.1 3.3 22.9
Business, building and other support services 15.2 15.1 0.8 -0.1 -0.4 -0.7 -2.6
Educational services 31.6 34.4 0.9 2.8 6.8 8.9 24.6
Health care and social assistance 56.7 57.0 1.1 0.3 -5.2 0.5 -8.4
Information, culture and recreation 10.0 9.7 0.7 -0.3 0.2 -3.0 2.1
Accommodation and food services 20.6 21.4 1.0 0.8 -0.1 3.9 -0.5
Other services (except public administration) 12.6 14.0 0.7 1.4 -0.7 11.1 -4.8
Public administration 31.5 30.9 0.8 -0.6 0.8 -1.9 2.7
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,406.0 4,379.5 18.4 -26.5 143.2 -0.6 3.4
Goods-producing sector 934.0 920.5 10.2 -13.5 16.9 -1.4 1.9
Agriculture 56.1 55.8 2.6 -0.3 -2.7 -0.5 -4.6
Natural resources2 44.3 48.5 2.0 4.2 6.1 9.5 14.4
Utilities 30.1 30.1 1.7 0.0 3.3 0.0 12.3
Construction 304.6 288.2 6.7 -16.4 -2.2 -5.4 -0.8
Manufacturing 498.8 497.9 7.4 -0.9 12.3 -0.2 2.5
Services-producing sector  3,472.0 3,459.0 18.1 -13.0 126.4 -0.4 3.8
Wholesale and retail trade 650.4 641.3 10.1 -9.1 4.0 -1.4 0.6
Transportation and warehousing 234.0 234.6 5.4 0.6 9.8 0.3 4.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 282.7 280.3 5.0 -2.4 17.4 -0.8 6.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 366.3 369.3 6.6 3.0 9.8 0.8 2.7
Business, building and other support services 157.5 164.6 5.9 7.1 6.8 4.5 4.3
Educational services 357.5 347.3 7.0 -10.2 -12.2 -2.9 -3.4
Health care and social assistance 608.3 601.5 7.6 -6.8 4.8 -1.1 0.8
Information, culture and recreation 186.1 188.1 6.0 2.0 32.9 1.1 21.2
Accommodation and food services 193.1 189.5 6.5 -3.6 16.2 -1.9 9.3
Other services (except public administration) 166.4 166.0 5.2 -0.4 16.5 -0.2 11.0
Public administration 269.8 276.5 4.5 6.7 20.5 2.5 8.0
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,722.9 7,737.2 26.7 14.3 522.6 0.2 7.2
Goods-producing sector 1,542.5 1,552.3 13.8 9.8 84.8 0.6 5.8
Agriculture 66.3 68.3 3.0 2.0 -0.6 3.0 -0.9
Natural resources2 46.3 42.4 1.8 -3.9 7.7 -8.4 22.2
Utilities 60.0 62.4 2.0 2.4 11.8 4.0 23.3
Construction 595.5 595.4 9.0 -0.1 58.3 -0.0 10.9
Manufacturing 774.4 783.8 10.3 9.4 7.6 1.2 1.0
Services-producing sector  6,180.5 6,184.9 25.8 4.4 437.8 0.1 7.6
Wholesale and retail trade 1,149.7 1,127.8 14.2 -21.9 100.0 -1.9 9.7
Transportation and warehousing 380.9 387.1 8.3 6.2 18.6 1.6 5.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 662.9 656.0 8.6 -6.9 22.2 -1.0 3.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 798.9 807.1 10.3 8.2 92.1 1.0 12.9
Business, building and other support services 296.4 287.6 8.7 -8.8 12.0 -3.0 4.4
Educational services 552.7 567.7 9.5 15.0 43.6 2.7 8.3
Health care and social assistance 946.4 941.1 10.3 -5.3 30.6 -0.6 3.4
Information, culture and recreation 334.7 341.8 9.3 7.1 44.1 2.1 14.8
Accommodation and food services 384.5 391.0 10.2 6.5 85.0 1.7 27.8
Other services (except public administration) 258.2 257.5 8.1 -0.7 -31.3 -0.3 -10.8
Public administration 415.1 420.1 5.8 5.0 20.7 1.2 5.2
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 667.7 667.2 3.1 -0.5 11.5 -0.1 1.8
Goods-producing sector 140.5 136.1 1.9 -4.4 -10.6 -3.1 -7.2
Agriculture 21.9 18.8 1.0 -3.1 -5.1 -14.2 -21.3
Natural resources2 2.9 3.2 0.3 0.3 -0.6 10.3 -15.8
Utilities 5.7 4.9 0.2 -0.8 0.1 -14.0 2.1
Construction 48.0 46.9 1.2 -1.1 -2.3 -2.3 -4.7
Manufacturing 62.0 62.3 1.1 0.3 -2.7 0.5 -4.2
Services-producing sector  527.2 531.2 3.1 4.0 22.1 0.8 4.3
Wholesale and retail trade 99.6 97.5 1.6 -2.1 1.4 -2.1 1.5
Transportation and warehousing 40.0 40.3 1.0 0.3 -0.8 0.8 -1.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 39.4 39.9 0.7 0.5 4.7 1.3 13.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 32.0 33.3 0.8 1.3 0.3 4.1 0.9
Business, building and other support services 22.6 22.1 0.8 -0.5 0.1 -2.2 0.5
Educational services 59.6 59.6 1.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.4
Health care and social assistance 104.6 104.8 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Information, culture and recreation 23.3 23.8 1.0 0.5 3.9 2.1 19.6
Accommodation and food services 40.3 40.2 1.2 -0.1 9.4 -0.2 30.5
Other services (except public administration) 26.2 27.7 0.9 1.5 -2.7 5.7 -8.9
Public administration 39.6 42.0 0.9 2.4 5.0 6.1 13.5
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 577.5 576.6 3.1 -0.9 17.7 -0.2 3.2
Goods-producing sector 128.4 127.1 2.0 -1.3 -10.4 -1.0 -7.6
Agriculture 24.8 25.2 1.1 0.4 -7.3 1.6 -22.5
Natural resources2 18.6 18.1 0.8 -0.5 -2.9 -2.7 -13.8
Utilities 6.0 6.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 6.7 16.4
Construction 47.6 46.4 1.3 -1.2 -0.2 -2.5 -0.4
Manufacturing 31.4 31.0 1.0 -0.4 -0.9 -1.3 -2.8
Services-producing sector  449.1 449.5 3.0 0.4 28.2 0.1 6.7
Wholesale and retail trade 98.7 95.7 1.7 -3.0 6.7 -3.0 7.5
Transportation and warehousing 25.2 26.7 0.9 1.5 6.0 6.0 29.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.9 31.3 0.8 0.4 4.6 1.3 17.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.3 27.6 0.8 0.3 -2.1 1.1 -7.1
Business, building and other support services 16.2 14.0 0.9 -2.2 -1.0 -13.6 -6.7
Educational services 49.3 49.2 1.1 -0.1 3.8 -0.2 8.4
Health care and social assistance 88.7 89.1 1.3 0.4 2.6 0.5 3.0
Information, culture and recreation 18.9 20.5 0.9 1.6 4.7 8.5 29.7
Accommodation and food services 32.3 32.9 1.2 0.6 3.6 1.9 12.3
Other services (except public administration) 25.8 25.9 1.0 0.1 -1.5 0.4 -5.5
Public administration 35.6 36.5 0.9 0.9 0.7 2.5 2.0
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,322.2 2,338.1 12.3 15.9 118.6 0.7 5.3
Goods-producing sector 549.4 548.0 7.1 -1.4 -1.3 -0.3 -0.2
Agriculture 32.5 33.8 2.3 1.3 -3.2 4.0 -8.6
Natural resources2 148.6 147.4 3.9 -1.2 10.8 -0.8 7.9
Utilities 17.4 17.0 1.2 -0.4 -7.5 -2.3 -30.6
Construction 225.7 225.1 5.0 -0.6 0.3 -0.3 0.1
Manufacturing 125.3 124.6 3.6 -0.7 -1.8 -0.6 -1.4
Services-producing sector  1,772.7 1,790.2 11.6 17.5 120.0 1.0 7.2
Wholesale and retail trade 376.1 387.3 6.1 11.2 55.0 3.0 16.6
Transportation and warehousing 121.1 124.0 3.8 2.9 -1.5 2.4 -1.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 112.6 114.4 3.4 1.8 -0.6 1.6 -0.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 195.1 196.0 4.5 0.9 12.1 0.5 6.6
Business, building and other support services 79.0 75.1 3.6 -3.9 2.2 -4.9 3.0
Educational services 164.3 166.9 4.2 2.6 -1.8 1.6 -1.1
Health care and social assistance 312.9 317.4 4.6 4.5 8.8 1.4 2.9
Information, culture and recreation 81.8 80.2 3.6 -1.6 18.0 -2.0 28.9
Accommodation and food services 134.2 135.3 4.8 1.1 33.8 0.8 33.3
Other services (except public administration) 91.9 88.3 3.6 -3.6 -13.1 -3.9 -12.9
Public administration 103.7 105.2 2.6 1.5 7.1 1.4 7.2
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,737.8 2,735.8 13.3 -2.0 114.8 -0.1 4.4
Goods-producing sector 488.7 483.0 7.8 -5.7 -12.4 -1.2 -2.5
Agriculture 26.0 25.1 2.2 -0.9 2.6 -3.5 11.6
Natural resources2 44.8 43.6 2.8 -1.2 -11.4 -2.7 -20.7
Utilities 14.1 14.8 1.0 0.7 -5.3 5.0 -26.4
Construction 216.9 214.7 5.2 -2.2 -3.4 -1.0 -1.6
Manufacturing 187.0 184.8 4.7 -2.2 5.1 -1.2 2.8
Services-producing sector  2,249.1 2,252.8 13.3 3.7 127.2 0.2 6.0
Wholesale and retail trade 428.9 430.7 7.0 1.8 33.8 0.4 8.5
Transportation and warehousing 156.8 151.8 4.0 -5.0 14.5 -3.2 10.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 164.4 167.5 3.9 3.1 -2.2 1.9 -1.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 259.1 261.2 6.0 2.1 -0.1 0.8 -0.0
Business, building and other support services 91.5 97.3 4.7 5.8 -14.1 6.3 -12.7
Educational services 199.4 200.7 4.7 1.3 14.6 0.7 7.8
Health care and social assistance 385.1 380.3 6.1 -4.8 30.1 -1.2 8.6
Information, culture and recreation 133.5 134.8 5.5 1.3 19.1 1.0 16.5
Accommodation and food services 179.1 175.4 5.6 -3.7 19.9 -2.1 12.8
Other services (except public administration) 112.4 113.8 3.9 1.4 5.2 1.2 4.8
Public administration 138.8 139.3 3.4 0.5 6.4 0.4 4.8
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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