Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  December
2023		 January
2024		 Standard error1 December 2023 to January 2024 January 2023 to January 2024 December 2023 to January 2024 January 2023 to January 2024
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 238.0 245.5 2.1 7.5 10.6 3.2 4.5
Goods-producing sector 48.2 51.2 1.4 3.0 -0.7 6.2 -1.3
Agriculture 0.8 1.2 0.2 0.4 -0.1 50.0 -7.7
Natural resources2 16.2 17.8 0.7 1.6 1.4 9.9 8.5
Utilities 2.5 2.1 0.1 -0.4 -0.5 -16.0 -19.2
Construction 20.4 21.6 0.9 1.2 1.0 5.9 4.9
Manufacturing 8.4 8.5 0.7 0.1 -2.5 1.2 -22.7
Services-producing sector  189.8 194.2 1.9 4.4 11.2 2.3 6.1
Wholesale and retail trade 37.8 37.3 0.9 -0.5 2.5 -1.3 7.2
Transportation and warehousing 12.2 12.6 0.7 0.4 -0.2 3.3 -1.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.2 7.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 5.6 2.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 12.2 12.2 0.5 0.0 1.8 0.0 17.3
Business, building and other support services 6.2 6.2 0.6 0.0 1.3 0.0 26.5
Educational services 18.3 19.3 0.6 1.0 1.8 5.5 10.3
Health care and social assistance 45.7 46.6 0.9 0.9 1.8 2.0 4.0
Information, culture and recreation 8.0 7.9 0.5 -0.1 1.2 -1.3 17.9
Accommodation and food services 14.9 15.4 0.7 0.5 2.1 3.4 15.8
Other services (except public administration) 7.6 8.3 0.5 0.7 -0.2 9.2 -2.4
Public administration 19.6 20.9 0.6 1.3 -1.0 6.6 -4.6
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 91.9 92.0 0.9 0.1 7.5 0.1 8.9
Goods-producing sector 22.6 21.8 0.6 -0.8 1.7 -3.5 8.5
Agriculture 4.0 3.6 0.3 -0.4 0.5 -10.0 16.1
Natural resources2 2.1 1.7 0.3 -0.4 -0.4 -19.0 -19.0
Utilities 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -25.0 0.0
Construction 8.1 7.7 0.3 -0.4 1.2 -4.9 18.5
Manufacturing 8.0 8.5 0.4 0.5 0.3 6.3 3.7
Services-producing sector  69.3 70.3 0.8 1.0 5.9 1.4 9.2
Wholesale and retail trade 10.4 10.5 0.4 0.1 -0.7 1.0 -6.3
Transportation and warehousing 3.4 3.3 0.2 -0.1 1.4 -2.9 73.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 3.9 4.0 0.2 0.1 0.8 2.6 25.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.0 4.9 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -2.0 -2.0
Business, building and other support services 1.8 2.4 0.3 0.6 0.0 33.3 0.0
Educational services 7.0 6.9 0.3 -0.1 0.9 -1.4 15.0
Health care and social assistance 14.5 14.0 0.4 -0.5 0.9 -3.4 6.9
Information, culture and recreation 2.5 3.1 0.3 0.6 0.2 24.0 6.9
Accommodation and food services 6.1 6.5 0.4 0.4 2.1 6.6 47.7
Other services (except public administration) 4.1 3.9 0.3 -0.2 0.5 -4.9 14.7
Public administration 10.5 10.7 0.3 0.2 -0.1 1.9 -0.9
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 507.9 511.6 3.0 3.7 12.9 0.7 2.6
Goods-producing sector 91.1 90.1 1.8 -1.0 -4.7 -1.1 -5.0
Agriculture 5.1 3.7 0.5 -1.4 -0.4 -27.5 -9.8
Natural resources2 8.5 8.6 0.9 0.1 -1.8 1.2 -17.3
Utilities 3.5 3.2 0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -8.6 -5.9
Construction 38.4 38.8 1.2 0.4 -3.5 1.0 -8.3
Manufacturing 35.6 35.7 1.1 0.1 1.2 0.3 3.5
Services-producing sector  416.8 421.6 2.9 4.8 17.7 1.2 4.4
Wholesale and retail trade 80.2 82.6 1.6 2.4 4.7 3.0 6.0
Transportation and warehousing 21.5 22.5 1.0 1.0 1.4 4.7 6.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 31.3 31.5 0.8 0.2 3.2 0.6 11.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 38.9 37.5 1.2 -1.4 -1.6 -3.6 -4.1
Business, building and other support services 18.3 17.9 0.9 -0.4 0.2 -2.2 1.1
Educational services 40.2 42.6 1.1 2.4 6.1 6.0 16.7
Health care and social assistance 76.1 77.8 1.4 1.7 -2.4 2.2 -3.0
Information, culture and recreation 19.9 18.9 1.1 -1.0 0.4 -5.0 2.2
Accommodation and food services 31.9 30.9 1.2 -1.0 1.7 -3.1 5.8
Other services (except public administration) 22.6 23.1 1.0 0.5 2.0 2.2 9.5
Public administration 36.0 36.3 0.9 0.3 2.0 0.8 5.8
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 390.8 392.1 2.4 1.3 12.4 0.3 3.3
Goods-producing sector 78.2 81.5 1.6 3.3 8.5 4.2 11.6
Agriculture 5.1 5.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 7.8 17.0
Natural resources2 6.4 7.2 0.7 0.8 -0.9 12.5 -11.1
Utilities 5.1 5.0 0.3 -0.1 1.1 -2.0 28.2
Construction 33.7 36.2 1.1 2.5 7.0 7.4 24.0
Manufacturing 28.0 27.5 0.9 -0.5 0.5 -1.8 1.9
Services-producing sector  312.6 310.6 2.3 -2.0 4.0 -0.6 1.3
Wholesale and retail trade 55.7 56.1 1.2 0.4 -1.6 0.7 -2.8
Transportation and warehousing 20.9 20.8 0.7 -0.1 3.9 -0.5 23.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.0 19.6 0.6 -0.4 -1.0 -2.0 -4.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 24.0 23.4 0.8 -0.6 -0.9 -2.5 -3.7
Business, building and other support services 11.6 13.1 0.7 1.5 2.6 12.9 24.8
Educational services 31.0 30.0 1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -3.2 -3.2
Health care and social assistance 63.7 61.2 1.1 -2.5 -1.4 -3.9 -2.2
Information, culture and recreation 13.0 13.1 0.7 0.1 3.1 0.8 31.0
Accommodation and food services 22.0 21.3 1.0 -0.7 0.5 -3.2 2.4
Other services (except public administration) 14.5 14.8 0.7 0.3 -2.5 2.1 -14.5
Public administration 36.2 37.1 0.8 0.9 2.1 2.5 6.0
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,531.9 4,524.4 16.7 -7.5 19.8 -0.2 0.4
Goods-producing sector 933.8 925.0 10.0 -8.8 -18.8 -0.9 -2.0
Agriculture 49.3 48.1 2.8 -1.2 -8.1 -2.4 -14.4
Natural resources2 33.9 35.2 2.1 1.3 -7.6 3.8 -17.8
Utilities 34.5 33.3 1.3 -1.2 -0.3 -3.5 -0.9
Construction 321.1 309.4 6.6 -11.7 -1.3 -3.6 -0.4
Manufacturing 495.0 498.9 7.1 3.9 -1.6 0.8 -0.3
Services-producing sector  3,598.1 3,599.4 16.4 1.3 38.6 0.0 1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 654.8 673.2 8.9 18.4 5.8 2.8 0.9
Transportation and warehousing 213.0 225.2 5.1 12.2 13.9 5.7 6.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 267.2 266.6 5.0 -0.6 -17.5 -0.2 -6.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 384.9 381.4 6.4 -3.5 -4.1 -0.9 -1.1
Business, building and other support services 167.2 163.3 6.1 -3.9 -8.5 -2.3 -4.9
Educational services 349.1 355.7 6.4 6.6 17.8 1.9 5.3
Health care and social assistance 625.6 616.1 6.9 -9.5 12.0 -1.5 2.0
Information, culture and recreation 212.2 206.4 6.2 -5.8 2.0 -2.7 1.0
Accommodation and food services 248.7 239.4 6.4 -9.3 2.8 -3.7 1.2
Other services (except public administration) 181.9 177.4 4.7 -4.5 1.6 -2.5 0.9
Public administration 293.4 294.7 4.7 1.3 12.8 0.4 4.5
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,913.9 7,937.7 20.8 23.8 85.9 0.3 1.1
Goods-producing sector 1,572.1 1,574.6 12.5 2.5 -4.8 0.2 -0.3
Agriculture 75.6 76.0 3.5 0.4 -3.6 0.5 -4.5
Natural resources2 38.7 39.1 2.1 0.4 -1.2 1.0 -3.0
Utilities 65.0 61.1 2.6 -3.9 1.9 -6.0 3.2
Construction 580.2 589.9 8.5 9.7 -11.3 1.7 -1.9
Manufacturing 812.6 808.5 9.1 -4.1 9.5 -0.5 1.2
Services-producing sector  6,341.8 6,363.1 21.1 21.3 90.7 0.3 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 1,083.9 1,105.3 11.3 21.4 -13.8 2.0 -1.2
Transportation and warehousing 412.1 405.4 6.6 -6.7 29.9 -1.6 8.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 659.2 676.3 8.0 17.1 -7.4 2.6 -1.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 870.0 865.0 9.5 -5.0 51.2 -0.6 6.3
Business, building and other support services 276.3 288.7 7.1 12.4 -8.4 4.5 -2.8
Educational services 576.0 589.0 8.3 13.0 31.8 2.3 5.7
Health care and social assistance 974.5 968.1 8.9 -6.4 7.1 -0.7 0.7
Information, culture and recreation 321.0 319.7 8.2 -1.3 -6.7 -0.4 -2.1
Accommodation and food services 425.5 405.6 8.4 -19.9 -16.4 -4.7 -3.9
Other services (except public administration) 290.1 283.6 6.3 -6.5 17.7 -2.2 6.7
Public administration 453.2 456.3 5.7 3.1 5.6 0.7 1.2
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 703.1 710.0 3.2 6.9 26.6 1.0 3.9
Goods-producing sector 156.3 161.2 2.1 4.9 10.9 3.1 7.3
Agriculture 13.4 13.9 0.8 0.5 -0.1 3.7 -0.7
Natural resources2 5.9 5.7 0.6 -0.2 -1.6 -3.4 -21.9
Utilities 6.3 6.1 0.3 -0.2 0.5 -3.2 8.9
Construction 58.3 63.2 1.4 4.9 7.9 8.4 14.3
Manufacturing 72.4 72.4 1.4 0.0 4.3 0.0 6.3
Services-producing sector  546.8 548.8 3.2 2.0 15.7 0.4 2.9
Wholesale and retail trade 98.2 97.8 1.8 -0.4 2.2 -0.4 2.3
Transportation and warehousing 46.4 49.4 1.3 3.0 10.7 6.5 27.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 40.9 43.5 1.1 2.6 2.6 6.4 6.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.0 37.2 1.1 0.2 1.8 0.5 5.1
Business, building and other support services 19.8 19.3 1.0 -0.5 -1.4 -2.5 -6.8
Educational services 64.4 63.1 1.5 -1.3 -0.9 -2.0 -1.4
Health care and social assistance 109.7 110.7 1.6 1.0 6.6 0.9 6.3
Information, culture and recreation 24.0 23.3 1.1 -0.7 0.2 -2.9 0.9
Accommodation and food services 35.7 33.2 1.3 -2.5 -3.2 -7.0 -8.8
Other services (except public administration) 25.6 25.9 1.0 0.3 -2.8 1.2 -9.8
Public administration 45.1 45.6 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.1 0.2
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 607.0 600.8 3.0 -6.2 13.7 -1.0 2.3
Goods-producing sector 132.5 125.2 1.9 -7.3 -7.8 -5.5 -5.9
Agriculture 23.7 22.2 1.0 -1.5 -5.5 -6.3 -19.9
Natural resources2 20.1 19.4 0.8 -0.7 -1.0 -3.5 -4.9
Utilities 8.0 7.1 0.4 -0.9 -0.2 -11.3 -2.7
Construction 44.7 42.7 1.2 -2.0 -2.1 -4.5 -4.7
Manufacturing 36.0 33.8 0.9 -2.2 0.9 -6.1 2.7
Services-producing sector  474.5 475.7 3.0 1.2 21.6 0.3 4.8
Wholesale and retail trade 100.5 101.2 1.7 0.7 2.9 0.7 3.0
Transportation and warehousing 29.1 26.5 1.0 -2.6 0.9 -8.9 3.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 27.9 29.6 0.9 1.7 -0.6 6.1 -2.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 39.2 39.6 0.9 0.4 9.8 1.0 32.9
Business, building and other support services 15.8 14.5 0.9 -1.3 2.6 -8.2 21.8
Educational services 54.3 53.7 1.3 -0.6 4.3 -1.1 8.7
Health care and social assistance 88.7 91.7 1.5 3.0 -1.2 3.4 -1.3
Information, culture and recreation 22.5 22.3 1.1 -0.2 1.9 -0.9 9.3
Accommodation and food services 30.4 30.3 1.2 -0.1 -1.1 -0.3 -3.5
Other services (except public administration) 27.7 28.0 1.1 0.3 1.2 1.1 4.5
Public administration 38.4 38.3 0.9 -0.1 0.9 -0.3 2.4
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,502.6 2,512.7 11.8 10.1 84.8 0.4 3.5
Goods-producing sector 602.4 588.8 8.0 -13.6 11.7 -2.3 2.0
Agriculture 40.9 38.7 2.9 -2.2 -10.2 -5.4 -20.9
Natural resources2 149.1 145.5 4.1 -3.6 14.2 -2.4 10.8
Utilities 21.4 23.1 1.5 1.7 3.1 7.9 15.5
Construction 246.6 238.9 5.6 -7.7 0.7 -3.1 0.3
Manufacturing 144.4 142.6 4.0 -1.8 3.8 -1.2 2.7
Services-producing sector  1,900.2 1,923.9 11.8 23.7 73.1 1.2 3.9
Wholesale and retail trade 369.7 367.2 6.7 -2.5 1.1 -0.7 0.3
Transportation and warehousing 144.7 154.7 4.4 10.0 21.8 6.9 16.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 128.9 134.9 3.5 6.0 8.6 4.7 6.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 237.8 232.4 5.1 -5.4 -18.1 -2.3 -7.2
Business, building and other support services 82.0 80.6 3.8 -1.4 7.9 -1.7 10.9
Educational services 164.0 169.8 4.5 5.8 2.1 3.5 1.3
Health care and social assistance 329.5 330.0 5.3 0.5 17.2 0.2 5.5
Information, culture and recreation 86.3 88.5 3.5 2.2 8.1 2.5 10.1
Accommodation and food services 135.7 139.6 4.2 3.9 13.8 2.9 11.0
Other services (except public administration) 104.4 105.1 4.0 0.7 5.3 0.7 5.3
Public administration 117.2 121.2 2.8 4.0 5.4 3.4 4.7
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,837.9 2,835.3 11.1 -2.6 70.9 -0.1 2.6
Goods-producing sector 490.7 485.4 6.6 -5.3 -24.5 -1.1 -4.8
Agriculture 22.9 22.1 2.2 -0.8 -2.5 -3.5 -10.2
Natural resources2 51.4 50.6 2.1 -0.8 5.0 -1.6 11.0
Utilities 12.3 14.4 1.1 2.1 0.1 17.1 0.7
Construction 230.2 226.7 4.9 -3.5 -26.8 -1.5 -10.6
Manufacturing 173.9 171.7 3.9 -2.2 -0.3 -1.3 -0.2
Services-producing sector  2,347.2 2,349.9 11.0 2.7 95.4 0.1 4.2
Wholesale and retail trade 440.9 432.4 6.3 -8.5 -4.1 -1.9 -0.9
Transportation and warehousing 150.4 152.8 3.7 2.4 16.7 1.6 12.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 176.7 177.8 3.3 1.1 9.0 0.6 5.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 290.3 289.3 5.2 -1.0 22.6 -0.3 8.5
Business, building and other support services 80.7 89.7 3.9 9.0 -2.2 11.2 -2.4
Educational services 215.3 217.5 4.4 2.2 6.4 1.0 3.0
Health care and social assistance 398.8 397.2 4.9 -1.6 38.7 -0.4 10.8
Information, culture and recreation 146.4 139.8 4.7 -6.6 -4.6 -4.5 -3.2
Accommodation and food services 183.9 182.4 5.0 -1.5 -14.3 -0.8 -7.3
Other services (except public administration) 118.6 121.3 3.6 2.7 17.2 2.3 16.5
Public administration 145.3 149.7 2.9 4.4 10.0 3.0 7.2
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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