Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  November
2022		 December
2022		 Standard error1 November to December 2022 December 2021 to December 2022 November to December 2022 December 2021 to December 2022
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 229.1 235.8 2.2 6.7 12.7 2.9 5.7
Goods-producing sector 44.1 46.7 1.5 2.6 2.6 5.9 5.9
Agriculture 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.6 37.5 120.0
Natural resources2 13.4 14.7 0.8 1.3 -0.4 9.7 -2.6
Utilities 1.5 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.4 13.3 30.8
Construction 19.2 19.5 1.0 0.3 2.0 1.6 11.4
Manufacturing 9.2 9.8 0.9 0.6 0.0 6.5 0.0
Services-producing sector  185.0 189.1 1.9 4.1 10.2 2.2 5.7
Wholesale and retail trade 35.8 36.3 1.0 0.5 -0.1 1.4 -0.3
Transportation and warehousing 11.6 12.4 0.6 0.8 3.6 6.9 40.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 8.2 7.9 0.4 -0.3 2.2 -3.7 38.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.3 11.1 0.6 -0.2 0.1 -1.8 0.9
Business, building and other support services 5.0 5.1 0.6 0.1 -1.8 2.0 -26.1
Educational services 16.6 17.1 0.8 0.5 -1.7 3.0 -9.0
Health care and social assistance 45.2 45.3 0.9 0.1 1.4 0.2 3.2
Information, culture and recreation 5.8 6.2 0.7 0.4 -1.6 6.9 -20.5
Accommodation and food services 15.0 16.1 0.8 1.1 4.4 7.3 37.6
Other services (except public administration) 9.1 10.0 0.5 0.9 2.2 9.9 28.2
Public administration 21.4 21.8 0.7 0.4 1.8 1.9 9.0
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 84.7 85.1 0.9 0.4 1.6 0.5 1.9
Goods-producing sector 20.1 20.8 0.6 0.7 -0.6 3.5 -2.8
Agriculture 3.3 3.0 0.3 -0.3 -0.9 -9.1 -23.1
Natural resources2 1.5 1.6 0.3 0.1 -0.6 6.7 -27.3
Utilities 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -33.3
Construction 7.2 7.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 4.2 15.4
Manufacturing 7.9 8.5 0.4 0.6 0.0 7.6 0.0
Services-producing sector  64.6 64.3 0.8 -0.3 2.2 -0.5 3.5
Wholesale and retail trade 10.9 10.7 0.4 -0.2 -1.2 -1.8 -10.1
Transportation and warehousing 1.2 1.5 0.2 0.3 -0.4 25.0 -21.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.4 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.2 12.5 8.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.3 4.6 0.2 0.3 -0.1 7.0 -2.1
Business, building and other support services 2.7 3.1 0.3 0.4 1.3 14.8 72.2
Educational services 6.5 6.8 0.3 0.3 0.8 4.6 13.3
Health care and social assistance 13.5 13.5 0.4 0.0 1.2 0.0 9.8
Information, culture and recreation 3.2 3.3 0.3 0.1 -0.3 3.1 -8.3
Accommodation and food services 5.0 4.7 0.4 -0.3 0.0 -6.0 0.0
Other services (except public administration) 3.3 3.1 0.2 -0.2 -0.4 -6.1 -11.4
Public administration 11.5 10.3 0.4 -1.2 1.0 -10.4 10.8
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 482.5 483.2 2.9 0.7 13.3 0.1 2.8
Goods-producing sector 94.4 92.5 1.8 -1.9 3.6 -2.0 4.0
Agriculture 4.6 3.9 0.6 -0.7 -2.7 -15.2 -40.9
Natural resources2 11.5 11.6 0.9 0.1 1.8 0.9 18.4
Utilities 4.0 3.9 0.4 -0.1 -1.8 -2.5 -31.6
Construction 38.7 39.6 1.1 0.9 5.4 2.3 15.8
Manufacturing 35.5 33.5 1.1 -2.0 0.8 -5.6 2.4
Services-producing sector  388.1 390.6 2.9 2.5 9.6 0.6 2.5
Wholesale and retail trade 72.9 72.9 1.6 0.0 -1.2 0.0 -1.6
Transportation and warehousing 20.3 21.5 0.9 1.2 -3.2 5.9 -13.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 24.3 24.3 0.8 0.0 2.5 0.0 11.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 36.8 38.2 1.1 1.4 0.8 3.8 2.1
Business, building and other support services 18.1 17.2 1.0 -0.9 -1.4 -5.0 -7.5
Educational services 38.8 39.0 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5
Health care and social assistance 80.5 81.0 1.3 0.5 5.5 0.6 7.3
Information, culture and recreation 17.7 18.2 1.0 0.5 4.0 2.8 28.2
Accommodation and food services 28.8 27.7 1.3 -1.1 -1.0 -3.8 -3.5
Other services (except public administration) 17.3 18.4 0.7 1.1 2.3 6.4 14.3
Public administration 32.8 32.3 0.8 -0.5 1.2 -1.5 3.9
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 373.5 372.5 2.5 -1.0 9.7 -0.3 2.7
Goods-producing sector 74.9 74.5 1.5 -0.4 -0.7 -0.5 -0.9
Agriculture 6.8 5.9 0.6 -0.9 -0.2 -13.2 -3.3
Natural resources2 7.8 7.9 0.8 0.1 -0.7 1.3 -8.1
Utilities 4.7 4.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Construction 27.9 28.4 0.9 0.5 1.7 1.8 6.4
Manufacturing 27.7 27.6 0.9 -0.1 -1.5 -0.4 -5.2
Services-producing sector  298.6 298.0 2.2 -0.6 10.4 -0.2 3.6
Wholesale and retail trade 55.7 53.9 1.1 -1.8 0.0 -3.2 0.0
Transportation and warehousing 17.2 16.8 0.7 -0.4 -1.5 -2.3 -8.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 17.2 17.8 0.5 0.6 0.5 3.5 2.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 22.1 22.3 0.7 0.2 2.7 0.9 13.8
Business, building and other support services 12.3 13.2 0.7 0.9 -2.3 7.3 -14.8
Educational services 33.4 32.8 0.9 -0.6 1.4 -1.8 4.5
Health care and social assistance 62.2 62.3 1.0 0.1 6.1 0.2 10.9
Information, culture and recreation 8.8 10.9 0.7 2.1 2.5 23.9 29.8
Accommodation and food services 19.8 18.5 1.0 -1.3 -1.5 -6.6 -7.5
Other services (except public administration) 14.9 14.5 0.7 -0.4 -0.4 -2.7 -2.7
Public administration 35.1 35.1 0.8 0.0 2.9 0.0 9.0
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,436.4 4,439.0 16.8 2.6 78.6 0.1 1.8
Goods-producing sector 930.1 933.5 9.3 3.4 27.1 0.4 3.0
Agriculture 61.0 58.4 3.0 -2.6 6.5 -4.3 12.5
Natural resources2 39.6 39.8 2.1 0.2 1.2 0.5 3.1
Utilities 29.0 30.1 1.7 1.1 3.6 3.8 13.6
Construction 296.4 300.3 5.8 3.9 4.2 1.3 1.4
Manufacturing 504.2 504.9 6.8 0.7 11.6 0.1 2.4
Services-producing sector  3,506.3 3,505.5 16.4 -0.8 51.5 -0.0 1.5
Wholesale and retail trade 644.8 645.5 9.3 0.7 6.2 0.1 1.0
Transportation and warehousing 218.3 224.2 5.2 5.9 -8.7 2.7 -3.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 276.8 275.1 4.7 -1.7 -10.0 -0.6 -3.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 394.4 388.2 6.6 -6.2 3.7 -1.6 1.0
Business, building and other support services 166.0 164.9 5.7 -1.1 -5.2 -0.7 -3.1
Educational services 335.6 337.5 6.8 1.9 -16.1 0.6 -4.6
Health care and social assistance 608.6 598.3 7.1 -10.3 -1.2 -1.7 -0.2
Information, culture and recreation 192.4 198.3 6.1 5.9 33.7 3.1 20.5
Accommodation and food services 229.5 229.0 6.0 -0.5 35.1 -0.2 18.1
Other services (except public administration) 166.6 166.9 4.5 0.3 5.0 0.2 3.1
Public administration 273.3 277.5 4.4 4.2 8.9 1.5 3.3
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,701.6 7,743.7 23.3 42.1 104.5 0.5 1.4
Goods-producing sector 1,530.5 1,544.7 12.9 14.2 51.2 0.9 3.4
Agriculture 71.7 79.1 3.0 7.4 15.6 10.3 24.6
Natural resources2 44.3 43.2 2.4 -1.1 4.5 -2.5 11.6
Utilities 65.1 64.4 2.1 -0.7 5.9 -1.1 10.1
Construction 573.9 589.5 8.3 15.6 45.0 2.7 8.3
Manufacturing 775.5 768.6 9.3 -6.9 -19.6 -0.9 -2.5
Services-producing sector  6,171.1 6,199.0 23.1 27.9 53.3 0.5 0.9
Wholesale and retail trade 1,082.4 1,082.7 12.5 0.3 -70.3 0.0 -6.1
Transportation and warehousing 385.3 391.1 7.1 5.8 5.5 1.5 1.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 676.2 675.9 7.8 -0.3 34.6 -0.0 5.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 790.4 812.6 9.4 22.2 48.3 2.8 6.3
Business, building and other support services 303.4 305.9 8.0 2.5 8.5 0.8 2.9
Educational services 581.7 564.6 8.7 -17.1 1.0 -2.9 0.2
Health care and social assistance 935.3 924.2 9.8 -11.1 -9.2 -1.2 -1.0
Information, culture and recreation 309.4 322.3 8.2 12.9 -16.6 4.2 -4.9
Accommodation and food services 409.3 420.0 9.1 10.7 28.5 2.6 7.3
Other services (except public administration) 254.9 257.3 7.0 2.4 0.8 0.9 0.3
Public administration 443.0 442.4 5.8 -0.6 22.1 -0.1 5.3
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 669.3 676.3 3.2 7.0 11.5 1.0 1.7
Goods-producing sector 140.0 142.1 1.9 2.1 1.1 1.5 0.8
Agriculture 15.6 14.0 1.0 -1.6 -7.0 -10.3 -33.3
Natural resources2 4.6 5.3 0.4 0.7 1.7 15.2 47.2
Utilities 5.3 5.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 3.8 10.0
Construction 50.4 52.1 1.3 1.7 4.2 3.4 8.8
Manufacturing 64.1 65.1 1.1 1.0 1.5 1.6 2.4
Services-producing sector  529.3 534.3 3.1 5.0 10.6 0.9 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 94.4 93.9 1.6 -0.5 -5.2 -0.5 -5.2
Transportation and warehousing 39.9 39.3 1.0 -0.6 -3.4 -1.5 -8.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 39.7 40.6 0.8 0.9 2.8 2.3 7.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 35.5 35.6 0.9 0.1 3.7 0.3 11.6
Business, building and other support services 19.6 20.5 0.9 0.9 0.7 4.6 3.5
Educational services 62.5 64.6 1.3 2.1 5.3 3.4 8.9
Health care and social assistance 103.5 102.3 1.5 -1.2 -1.5 -1.2 -1.4
Information, culture and recreation 23.2 23.3 1.1 0.1 -3.0 0.4 -11.4
Accommodation and food services 39.8 40.2 1.3 0.4 4.7 1.0 13.2
Other services (except public administration) 27.0 27.2 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.4
Public administration 44.2 47.0 1.0 2.8 6.6 6.3 16.3
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 576.8 581.0 3.2 4.2 10.3 0.7 1.8
Goods-producing sector 128.6 126.8 2.1 -1.8 -0.1 -1.4 -0.1
Agriculture 25.7 25.7 1.1 0.0 1.7 0.0 7.1
Natural resources2 20.7 21.7 1.0 1.0 2.4 4.8 12.4
Utilities 7.1 6.9 0.3 -0.2 0.5 -2.8 7.8
Construction 42.7 41.3 1.3 -1.4 -3.9 -3.3 -8.6
Manufacturing 32.4 31.3 1.1 -1.1 -0.7 -3.4 -2.2
Services-producing sector  448.2 454.2 3.1 6.0 10.4 1.3 2.3
Wholesale and retail trade 93.0 94.8 1.8 1.8 -1.2 1.9 -1.3
Transportation and warehousing 25.5 25.3 0.9 -0.2 -0.9 -0.8 -3.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.1 30.2 0.8 1.1 -0.8 3.8 -2.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 31.5 30.4 0.9 -1.1 1.7 -3.5 5.9
Business, building and other support services 12.1 12.2 1.1 0.1 -3.7 0.8 -23.3
Educational services 49.1 49.0 1.2 -0.1 1.7 -0.2 3.6
Health care and social assistance 92.8 94.4 1.4 1.6 4.3 1.7 4.8
Information, culture and recreation 19.7 19.9 0.9 0.2 2.9 1.0 17.1
Accommodation and food services 32.5 33.1 1.2 0.6 1.2 1.8 3.8
Other services (except public administration) 27.6 28.6 0.9 1.0 3.7 3.6 14.9
Public administration 35.2 36.2 0.9 1.0 1.6 2.8 4.6
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,364.1 2,388.6 11.4 24.5 88.8 1.0 3.9
Goods-producing sector 558.1 560.5 7.0 2.4 22.4 0.4 4.2
Agriculture 45.2 44.7 2.4 -0.5 12.2 -1.1 37.5
Natural resources2 144.9 138.3 4.0 -6.6 -4.7 -4.6 -3.3
Utilities 18.9 14.5 1.3 -4.4 -3.0 -23.3 -17.1
Construction 217.3 229.8 5.0 12.5 3.6 5.8 1.6
Manufacturing 131.7 133.1 3.5 1.4 14.2 1.1 11.9
Services-producing sector  1,806.0 1,828.2 11.1 22.2 66.5 1.2 3.8
Wholesale and retail trade 360.9 354.5 6.1 -6.4 -0.3 -1.8 -0.1
Transportation and warehousing 127.1 135.3 3.9 8.2 -2.2 6.5 -1.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 120.8 119.1 3.3 -1.7 0.9 -1.4 0.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 224.6 228.9 4.5 4.3 32.3 1.9 16.4
Business, building and other support services 71.2 75.0 3.3 3.8 4.7 5.3 6.7
Educational services 163.4 165.1 4.0 1.7 0.8 1.0 0.5
Health care and social assistance 314.5 319.7 4.9 5.2 6.3 1.7 2.0
Information, culture and recreation 78.6 83.1 3.7 4.5 15.0 5.7 22.0
Accommodation and food services 126.2 128.5 4.4 2.3 4.4 1.8 3.5
Other services (except public administration) 113.2 110.5 3.3 -2.7 7.2 -2.4 7.0
Public administration 105.4 108.6 3.0 3.2 -2.5 3.0 -2.3
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,748.4 2,765.0 12.1 16.6 62.9 0.6 2.3
Goods-producing sector 496.9 497.8 6.9 0.9 8.1 0.2 1.7
Agriculture 24.5 24.7 2.1 0.2 -3.2 0.8 -11.5
Natural resources2 48.8 50.9 2.8 2.1 9.2 4.3 22.1
Utilities 13.8 13.3 0.9 -0.5 -1.3 -3.6 -8.9
Construction 235.3 236.3 4.8 1.0 20.7 0.4 9.6
Manufacturing 174.6 172.6 4.1 -2.0 -17.2 -1.1 -9.1
Services-producing sector  2,251.5 2,267.2 11.9 15.7 54.8 0.7 2.5
Wholesale and retail trade 413.2 410.2 6.2 -3.0 -17.1 -0.7 -4.0
Transportation and warehousing 137.7 146.0 3.9 8.3 4.4 6.0 3.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 164.8 169.2 3.6 4.4 9.2 2.7 5.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 270.1 272.2 5.4 2.1 28.9 0.8 11.9
Business, building and other support services 98.6 94.8 3.9 -3.8 -6.3 -3.9 -6.2
Educational services 206.1 207.4 4.6 1.3 12.0 0.6 6.1
Health care and social assistance 369.2 367.1 5.4 -2.1 -18.0 -0.6 -4.7
Information, culture and recreation 156.3 154.4 4.9 -1.9 19.9 -1.2 14.8
Accommodation and food services 179.7 181.5 4.7 1.8 8.7 1.0 5.0
Other services (except public administration) 113.7 121.2 3.5 7.5 13.1 6.6 12.1
Public administration 142.1 143.4 3.3 1.3 0.2 0.9 0.1
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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