Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| February 2023 |
January 2024r |
February 2024p |
January to February 2024 | February 2023 to February 2024 | January to February 2024 | February 2023 to February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,917.7 | 18,090.1 | 18,072.3 | -17.7 | 154.7 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.4 | 37.5 | 37.5 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 | 0.1 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 213.7 | 211.2 | 210.5 | -0.7 | -3.2 | -0.3 | -1.5 |
| Utilities | 131.9 | 134.3 | 134.0 | -0.3 | 2.1 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| Construction | 1,163.8 | 1,166.6 | 1,168.3 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Manufacturing | 1,564.6 | 1,565.3 | 1,555.8 | -9.5 | -8.8 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 823.7 | 824.5 | 822.1 | -2.4 | -1.6 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
| Retail trade | 2,026.6 | 2,012.3 | 2,004.1 | -8.2 | -22.4 | -0.4 | -1.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 836.6 | 843.0 | 840.8 | -2.2 | 4.2 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| Information and cultural industries | 373.1 | 360.3 | 358.5 | -1.9 | -14.6 | -0.5 | -3.9 |
| Finance and insurance | 835.3 | 843.1 | 849.4 | 6.4 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 290.2 | 292.2 | 293.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,207.9 | 1,226.2 | 1,226.1 | -0.1 | 18.2 | -0.0 | 1.5 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 124.7 | 119.0 | 117.4 | -1.6 | -7.3 | -1.3 | -5.8 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 846.1 | 835.2 | 829.2 | -6.0 | -16.9 | -0.7 | -2.0 |
| Educational services | 1,427.1 | 1,437.8 | 1,446.4 | 8.7 | 19.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,259.7 | 2,343.2 | 2,348.4 | 5.2 | 88.7 | 0.2 | 3.9 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 306.0 | 312.1 | 311.9 | -0.3 | 5.9 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,296.4 | 1,301.3 | 1,291.3 | -10.0 | -5.1 | -0.8 | -0.4 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 559.8 | 573.1 | 572.5 | -0.6 | 12.8 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Public administration | 1,258.6 | 1,308.6 | 1,315.1 | 6.6 | 56.5 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 222.3 | 220.8 | 220.9 | 0.1 | -1.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 75.9 | 76.9 | 77.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 446.3 | 453.0 | 450.9 | -2.1 | 4.6 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
| New Brunswick | 352.7 | 356.6 | 355.6 | -1.0 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| Quebec | 4,037.7 | 4,057.6 | 4,063.1 | 5.5 | 25.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Ontario | 6,939.1 | 7,020.6 | 7,009.7 | -10.9 | 70.6 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Manitoba | 634.8 | 640.0 | 639.6 | -0.4 | 4.8 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 504.7 | 506.1 | 506.5 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Alberta | 2,100.6 | 2,130.5 | 2,129.3 | -1.2 | 28.8 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| British Columbia | 2,530.3 | 2,555.5 | 2,546.4 | -9.1 | 16.1 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| Yukon | 24.3 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 28.4 | 27.4 | 27.7 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 1.3 | -2.3 |
| Nunavut | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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