Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  January
2024		 February
2024		 Standard error1 January to February 2024 February 2023 to February 2024 January to February 2024 February 2023 to February 2024
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 245.5 243.7 2.1 -1.8 7.6 -0.7 3.2
Goods-producing sector 51.2 50.8 1.4 -0.4 0.1 -0.8 0.2
Agriculture 1.2 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 9.1
Natural resources2 17.8 17.8 0.7 0.0 1.2 0.0 7.2
Utilities 2.1 2.1 0.1 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -19.2
Construction 21.6 21.4 0.9 -0.2 1.6 -0.9 8.1
Manufacturing 8.5 8.2 0.7 -0.3 -2.3 -3.5 -21.9
Services-producing sector  194.2 193.0 1.9 -1.2 7.6 -0.6 4.1
Wholesale and retail trade 37.3 38.2 0.9 0.9 3.3 2.4 9.5
Transportation and warehousing 12.6 12.3 0.7 -0.3 -0.8 -2.4 -6.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.6 7.6 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.0 7.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 12.2 12.4 0.5 0.2 1.6 1.6 14.8
Business, building and other support services 6.2 5.4 0.6 -0.8 0.4 -12.9 8.0
Educational services 19.3 19.0 0.6 -0.3 1.8 -1.6 10.5
Health care and social assistance 46.6 46.5 0.9 -0.1 1.0 -0.2 2.2
Information, culture and recreation 7.9 7.3 0.5 -0.6 0.6 -7.6 9.0
Accommodation and food services 15.4 14.0 0.7 -1.4 -1.1 -9.1 -7.3
Other services (except public administration) 8.3 8.6 0.5 0.3 0.7 3.6 8.9
Public administration 20.9 21.8 0.6 0.9 -0.3 4.3 -1.4
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 92.0 92.0 0.9 0.0 6.2 0.0 7.2
Goods-producing sector 21.8 21.6 0.6 -0.2 1.0 -0.9 4.9
Agriculture 3.6 4.0 0.3 0.4 0.9 11.1 29.0
Natural resources2 1.7 1.4 0.3 -0.3 -0.6 -17.6 -30.0
Utilities 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 33.3 33.3
Construction 7.7 7.6 0.3 -0.1 0.7 -1.3 10.1
Manufacturing 8.5 8.2 0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -3.5 -2.4
Services-producing sector  70.3 70.3 0.8 0.0 5.1 0.0 7.8
Wholesale and retail trade 10.5 10.7 0.4 0.2 -0.2 1.9 -1.8
Transportation and warehousing 3.3 3.5 0.2 0.2 1.4 6.1 66.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 4.0 3.9 0.2 -0.1 0.4 -2.5 11.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.9 5.0 0.2 0.1 0.6 2.0 13.6
Business, building and other support services 2.4 2.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 4.2 8.7
Educational services 6.9 6.7 0.3 -0.2 0.5 -2.9 8.1
Health care and social assistance 14.0 14.5 0.4 0.5 0.9 3.6 6.6
Information, culture and recreation 3.1 3.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 3.2 3.2
Accommodation and food services 6.5 6.1 0.4 -0.4 1.0 -6.2 19.6
Other services (except public administration) 3.9 3.7 0.3 -0.2 0.1 -5.1 2.8
Public administration 10.7 10.6 0.3 -0.1 0.3 -0.9 2.9
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 511.6 517.9 3.0 6.3 21.6 1.2 4.4
Goods-producing sector 90.1 91.1 1.8 1.0 -4.4 1.1 -4.6
Agriculture 3.7 4.4 0.5 0.7 0.0 18.9 0.0
Natural resources2 8.6 8.6 0.9 0.0 -2.0 0.0 -18.9
Utilities 3.2 3.9 0.3 0.7 0.6 21.9 18.2
Construction 38.8 38.3 1.2 -0.5 -2.4 -1.3 -5.9
Manufacturing 35.7 35.9 1.1 0.2 -0.6 0.6 -1.6
Services-producing sector  421.6 426.8 2.9 5.2 26.0 1.2 6.5
Wholesale and retail trade 82.6 84.6 1.6 2.0 9.1 2.4 12.1
Transportation and warehousing 22.5 22.6 1.0 0.1 1.0 0.4 4.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 31.5 30.6 0.8 -0.9 2.1 -2.9 7.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.5 37.7 1.2 0.2 -1.0 0.5 -2.6
Business, building and other support services 17.9 18.6 0.9 0.7 1.7 3.9 10.1
Educational services 42.6 42.3 1.1 -0.3 5.1 -0.7 13.7
Health care and social assistance 77.8 78.8 1.4 1.0 -0.7 1.3 -0.9
Information, culture and recreation 18.9 20.5 1.1 1.6 2.3 8.5 12.6
Accommodation and food services 30.9 32.4 1.2 1.5 3.0 4.9 10.2
Other services (except public administration) 23.1 22.6 1.0 -0.5 2.0 -2.2 9.7
Public administration 36.3 36.1 0.9 -0.2 1.3 -0.6 3.7
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 392.1 392.6 2.4 0.5 8.8 0.1 2.3
Goods-producing sector 81.5 81.4 1.6 -0.1 4.9 -0.1 6.4
Agriculture 5.5 5.0 0.5 -0.5 -0.9 -9.1 -15.3
Natural resources2 7.2 7.9 0.7 0.7 -0.4 9.7 -4.8
Utilities 5.0 5.2 0.3 0.2 0.9 4.0 20.9
Construction 36.2 35.2 1.1 -1.0 5.3 -2.8 17.7
Manufacturing 27.5 28.1 0.9 0.6 0.0 2.2 0.0
Services-producing sector  310.6 311.2 2.3 0.6 3.9 0.2 1.3
Wholesale and retail trade 56.1 55.1 1.2 -1.0 -2.9 -1.8 -5.0
Transportation and warehousing 20.8 21.8 0.7 1.0 4.7 4.8 27.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 19.6 19.4 0.6 -0.2 -1.9 -1.0 -8.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 23.4 23.6 0.8 0.2 -1.2 0.9 -4.8
Business, building and other support services 13.1 12.7 0.7 -0.4 2.3 -3.1 22.1
Educational services 30.0 30.7 1.0 0.7 -0.1 2.3 -0.3
Health care and social assistance 61.2 62.2 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.6 2.3
Information, culture and recreation 13.1 13.3 0.7 0.2 4.2 1.5 46.2
Accommodation and food services 21.3 21.4 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5
Other services (except public administration) 14.8 14.9 0.7 0.1 -2.6 0.7 -14.9
Public administration 37.1 36.1 0.8 -1.0 -0.1 -2.7 -0.3
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,524.4 4,533.2 16.7 8.8 40.3 0.2 0.9
Goods-producing sector 925.0 921.5 10.0 -3.5 -21.3 -0.4 -2.3
Agriculture 48.1 47.0 2.8 -1.1 -4.8 -2.3 -9.3
Natural resources2 35.2 38.4 2.1 3.2 -3.2 9.1 -7.7
Utilities 33.3 32.9 1.3 -0.4 -0.3 -1.2 -0.9
Construction 309.4 314.0 6.6 4.6 -2.8 1.5 -0.9
Manufacturing 498.9 489.2 7.1 -9.7 -10.3 -1.9 -2.1
Services-producing sector  3,599.4 3,611.7 16.4 12.3 61.6 0.3 1.7
Wholesale and retail trade 673.2 664.8 8.9 -8.4 8.1 -1.2 1.2
Transportation and warehousing 225.2 229.3 5.1 4.1 16.1 1.8 7.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 266.6 266.2 5.0 -0.4 -8.5 -0.2 -3.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 381.4 390.1 6.4 8.7 13.6 2.3 3.6
Business, building and other support services 163.3 155.7 6.1 -7.6 -20.6 -4.7 -11.7
Educational services 355.7 348.7 6.4 -7.0 9.9 -2.0 2.9
Health care and social assistance 616.1 623.3 6.9 7.2 19.6 1.2 3.2
Information, culture and recreation 206.4 202.1 6.2 -4.3 -1.0 -2.1 -0.5
Accommodation and food services 239.4 252.1 6.4 12.7 14.4 5.3 6.1
Other services (except public administration) 177.4 182.5 4.7 5.1 -2.3 2.9 -1.2
Public administration 294.7 296.8 4.7 2.1 12.3 0.7 4.3
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,937.7 7,944.4 20.8 6.7 80.6 0.1 1.0
Goods-producing sector 1,574.6 1,568.8 12.5 -5.8 -6.4 -0.4 -0.4
Agriculture 76.0 75.4 3.5 -0.6 -3.2 -0.8 -4.1
Natural resources2 39.1 39.4 2.1 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.3
Utilities 61.1 62.0 2.6 0.9 -0.3 1.5 -0.5
Construction 589.9 584.4 8.5 -5.5 -12.2 -0.9 -2.0
Manufacturing 808.5 807.6 9.1 -0.9 9.2 -0.1 1.2
Services-producing sector  6,363.1 6,375.6 21.1 12.5 87.0 0.2 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 1,105.3 1,089.2 11.3 -16.1 -46.8 -1.5 -4.1
Transportation and warehousing 405.4 408.9 6.6 3.5 39.8 0.9 10.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 676.3 677.2 8.0 0.9 -6.5 0.1 -1.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 865.0 869.0 9.5 4.0 50.3 0.5 6.1
Business, building and other support services 288.7 273.8 7.1 -14.9 -10.7 -5.2 -3.8
Educational services 589.0 584.6 8.3 -4.4 24.3 -0.7 4.3
Health care and social assistance 968.1 969.9 8.9 1.8 9.4 0.2 1.0
Information, culture and recreation 319.7 328.1 8.2 8.4 6.1 2.6 1.9
Accommodation and food services 405.6 422.3 8.4 16.7 -6.8 4.1 -1.6
Other services (except public administration) 283.6 290.6 6.3 7.0 24.1 2.5 9.0
Public administration 456.3 461.8 5.7 5.5 3.6 1.2 0.8
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 710.0 704.7 3.2 -5.3 17.5 -0.7 2.5
Goods-producing sector 161.2 154.3 2.1 -6.9 2.1 -4.3 1.4
Agriculture 13.9 13.0 0.8 -0.9 -2.8 -6.5 -17.7
Natural resources2 5.7 5.4 0.6 -0.3 -2.0 -5.3 -27.0
Utilities 6.1 6.2 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.6 6.9
Construction 63.2 60.5 1.4 -2.7 4.5 -4.3 8.0
Manufacturing 72.4 69.2 1.4 -3.2 2.0 -4.4 3.0
Services-producing sector  548.8 550.4 3.2 1.6 15.4 0.3 2.9
Wholesale and retail trade 97.8 96.7 1.8 -1.1 -0.7 -1.1 -0.7
Transportation and warehousing 49.4 49.0 1.3 -0.4 9.2 -0.8 23.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 43.5 44.3 1.1 0.8 2.6 1.8 6.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.2 36.0 1.1 -1.2 -0.3 -3.2 -0.8
Business, building and other support services 19.3 17.8 1.0 -1.5 -2.2 -7.8 -11.0
Educational services 63.1 62.7 1.5 -0.4 -0.2 -0.6 -0.3
Health care and social assistance 110.7 111.2 1.6 0.5 6.3 0.5 6.0
Information, culture and recreation 23.3 24.9 1.1 1.6 1.3 6.9 5.5
Accommodation and food services 33.2 32.5 1.3 -0.7 -3.8 -2.1 -10.5
Other services (except public administration) 25.9 28.9 1.0 3.0 2.1 11.6 7.8
Public administration 45.6 46.3 1.1 0.7 0.9 1.5 2.0
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 600.8 603.1 3.0 2.3 14.6 0.4 2.5
Goods-producing sector 125.2 125.3 1.9 0.1 -6.1 0.1 -4.6
Agriculture 22.2 22.3 1.0 0.1 -4.0 0.5 -15.2
Natural resources2 19.4 19.6 0.8 0.2 -1.5 1.0 -7.1
Utilities 7.1 6.8 0.4 -0.3 -1.0 -4.2 -12.8
Construction 42.7 43.0 1.2 0.3 -1.4 0.7 -3.2
Manufacturing 33.8 33.6 0.9 -0.2 1.8 -0.6 5.7
Services-producing sector  475.7 477.8 3.0 2.1 20.7 0.4 4.5
Wholesale and retail trade 101.2 101.9 1.7 0.7 3.0 0.7 3.0
Transportation and warehousing 26.5 28.6 1.0 2.1 1.9 7.9 7.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.6 29.9 0.9 0.3 0.1 1.0 0.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 39.6 39.2 0.9 -0.4 8.2 -1.0 26.5
Business, building and other support services 14.5 16.0 0.9 1.5 4.0 10.3 33.3
Educational services 53.7 52.5 1.3 -1.2 2.2 -2.2 4.4
Health care and social assistance 91.7 92.8 1.5 1.1 0.6 1.2 0.7
Information, culture and recreation 22.3 22.6 1.1 0.3 2.5 1.3 12.4
Accommodation and food services 30.3 30.9 1.2 0.6 -1.2 2.0 -3.7
Other services (except public administration) 28.0 26.3 1.1 -1.7 -0.2 -6.1 -0.8
Public administration 38.3 37.1 0.9 -1.2 -0.6 -3.1 -1.6
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,512.7 2,530.1 11.8 17.4 99.8 0.7 4.1
Goods-producing sector 588.8 598.5 8.0 9.7 17.4 1.6 3.0
Agriculture 38.7 39.1 2.9 0.4 -8.4 1.0 -17.7
Natural resources2 145.5 144.2 4.1 -1.3 8.9 -0.9 6.6
Utilities 23.1 20.9 1.5 -2.2 -0.5 -9.5 -2.3
Construction 238.9 250.9 5.6 12.0 18.3 5.0 7.9
Manufacturing 142.6 143.4 4.0 0.8 -0.8 0.6 -0.6
Services-producing sector  1,923.9 1,931.7 11.8 7.8 82.5 0.4 4.5
Wholesale and retail trade 367.2 378.7 6.7 11.5 20.2 3.1 5.6
Transportation and warehousing 154.7 154.9 4.4 0.2 11.7 0.1 8.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 134.9 135.6 3.5 0.7 9.8 0.5 7.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 232.4 239.8 5.1 7.4 -9.0 3.2 -3.6
Business, building and other support services 80.6 87.1 3.8 6.5 15.0 8.1 20.8
Educational services 169.8 163.2 4.5 -6.6 3.1 -3.9 1.9
Health care and social assistance 330.0 323.1 5.3 -6.9 4.0 -2.1 1.3
Information, culture and recreation 88.5 83.3 3.5 -5.2 0.6 -5.9 0.7
Accommodation and food services 139.6 139.2 4.2 -0.4 15.1 -0.3 12.2
Other services (except public administration) 105.1 104.1 4.0 -1.0 6.4 -1.0 6.6
Public administration 121.2 122.7 2.8 1.5 5.8 1.2 5.0
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,835.3 2,841.2 11.1 5.9 71.0 0.2 2.6
Goods-producing sector 485.4 485.2 6.6 -0.2 -29.3 -0.0 -5.7
Agriculture 22.1 17.6 2.2 -4.5 -10.8 -20.4 -38.0
Natural resources2 50.6 51.8 2.1 1.2 5.6 2.4 12.1
Utilities 14.4 14.7 1.1 0.3 0.0 2.1 0.0
Construction 226.7 230.3 4.9 3.6 -21.8 1.6 -8.6
Manufacturing 171.7 170.9 3.9 -0.8 -2.2 -0.5 -1.3
Services-producing sector  2,349.9 2,356.0 11.0 6.1 100.2 0.3 4.4
Wholesale and retail trade 432.4 426.8 6.3 -5.6 -6.5 -1.3 -1.5
Transportation and warehousing 152.8 151.8 3.7 -1.0 18.6 -0.7 14.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 177.8 180.0 3.3 2.2 9.6 1.2 5.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 289.3 287.8 5.2 -1.5 21.8 -0.5 8.2
Business, building and other support services 89.7 93.0 3.9 3.3 -0.5 3.7 -0.5
Educational services 217.5 220.0 4.4 2.5 12.0 1.1 5.8
Health care and social assistance 397.2 399.3 4.9 2.1 32.7 0.5 8.9
Information, culture and recreation 139.8 147.1 4.7 7.3 4.6 5.2 3.2
Accommodation and food services 182.4 179.7 5.0 -2.7 -17.3 -1.5 -8.8
Other services (except public administration) 121.3 120.2 3.6 -1.1 13.6 -0.9 12.8
Public administration 149.7 150.4 2.9 0.7 11.6 0.5 8.4
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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