Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
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September 2011 | August 2012r | September 2012p | August to September 2012 | September 2011 to September 2012 | August to September 2012 | September 2011 to September 2012 | |
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thousands | change in thousands | % change | |||||
Sector aggregate1 | 15,043.6 | 15,331.4 | 15,278.9 | -52.5 | 235.3 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
Forestry, logging and support | 39.7 | 38.1 | 37.1 | -1.0 | -2.6 | -2.5 | -6.5 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 207.0 | 226.5 | 225.3 | -1.2 | 18.3 | -0.5 | 8.8 |
Utilities | 123.5 | 122.2 | 121.1 | -1.1 | -2.4 | -0.8 | -1.9 |
Construction | 855.4 | 891.6 | 891.3 | -0.3 | 35.9 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
Manufacturing | 1,486.8 | 1,497.9 | 1,482.8 | -15.1 | -4.0 | -1.0 | -0.3 |
Wholesale trade | 748.0 | 759.6 | 756.7 | -2.9 | 8.7 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
Retail trade | 1,847.3 | 1,876.2 | 1,871.5 | -4.7 | 24.2 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
Transportation and warehousing | 684.5 | 705.9 | 707.8 | 1.9 | 23.3 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
Information and cultural industries | 326.3 | 334.1 | 333.0 | -1.1 | 6.7 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
Finance and insurance | 688.2 | 698.0 | 697.4 | -0.6 | 9.2 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 244.7 | 249.9 | 247.5 | -2.4 | 2.8 | -0.9 | 1.1 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 785.1 | 803.7 | 801.3 | -2.4 | 16.2 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 102.5 | 113.7 | 113.9 | 0.2 | 11.4 | 0.2 | 11.2 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 745.8 | 764.5 | 758.3 | -6.2 | 12.5 | -0.8 | 1.7 |
Educational services | 1,154.2 | 1,183.6 | 1,190.9 | 7.3 | 36.7 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
Health care and social assistance | 1,663.5 | 1,691.4 | 1,687.1 | -4.3 | 23.6 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 249.9 | 249.8 | 244.3 | -5.5 | -5.6 | -2.2 | -2.3 |
Accommodation and food services | 1,091.0 | 1,125.2 | 1,118.1 | -7.1 | 27.1 | -0.6 | 2.5 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 519.2 | 524.5 | 518.3 | -6.2 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -0.2 |
Public administration | 1,055.7 | 1,047.2 | 1,048.8 | 1.6 | -6.9 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
Provinces and territories | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 206.2 | 211.7 | 210.5 | -1.2 | 4.3 | -0.6 | 2.1 |
Prince Edward Island | 64.9 | 64.4 | 64.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -1.1 |
Nova Scotia | 403.6 | 403.0 | 401.9 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
New Brunswick | 318.7 | 315.1 | 311.0 | -4.1 | -7.7 | -1.3 | -2.4 |
Quebec | 3,439.2 | 3,481.4 | 3,479.6 | -1.8 | 40.4 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
Ontario | 5,754.6 | 5,843.3 | 5,813.1 | -30.2 | 58.5 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
Manitoba | 565.2 | 580.0 | 575.9 | -4.1 | 10.7 | -0.7 | 1.9 |
Saskatchewan | 458.0 | 471.2 | 469.5 | -1.7 | 11.5 | -0.3 | 2.5 |
Alberta | 1,838.4 | 1,936.9 | 1,932.5 | -4.4 | 94.1 | -0.2 | 5.1 |
British Columbia | 1,934.7 | 1,962.4 | 1,960.1 | -2.3 | 25.4 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
Yukon | 20.6 | 21.6 | 21.3 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -1.2 | 3.5 |
Northwest Territories | 28.1 | 28.8 | 28.0 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -2.9 | -0.5 |
Nunavut | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1.6 | 0.8 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Sector breakdown is based on the North American Industry Classification System.
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