Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
August 2012 |
July 2013r |
August 2013p |
July to August 2013 | August 2012 to August 2013 | July to August 2013 | August 2012 to August 2013 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
Sector aggregate1 | 15,342.0 | 15,410.0 | 15,461.3 | 51.3 | 119.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Forestry, logging and support | 38.1 | 36.9 | 37.1 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 0.7 | -2.5 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 226.2 | 224.2 | 225.7 | 1.5 | -0.5 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
Utilities | 122.2 | 118.6 | 118.3 | -0.3 | -3.9 | -0.2 | -3.2 |
Construction | 893.6 | 924.3 | 930.2 | 5.9 | 36.6 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
Manufacturing | 1,490.3 | 1,473.3 | 1,475.3 | 2.0 | -15.0 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
Wholesale trade | 759.2 | 759.7 | 760.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Retail trade | 1,884.2 | 1,878.3 | 1,884.0 | 5.7 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Transportation and warehousing | 706.5 | 713.0 | 711.5 | -1.5 | 5.0 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
Information and cultural industries | 334.1 | 320.0 | 319.1 | -0.9 | -15.0 | -0.3 | -4.5 |
Finance and insurance | 698.4 | 703.7 | 708.4 | 4.7 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 258.9 | 269.3 | 270.4 | 1.1 | 11.5 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 803.4 | 807.1 | 809.7 | 2.6 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 112.8 | 105.3 | 103.5 | -1.8 | -9.3 | -1.7 | -8.3 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 759.9 | 760.0 | 765.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
Educational services | 1,182.2 | 1,194.6 | 1,200.1 | 5.5 | 17.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
Health care and social assistance | 1,701.8 | 1,718.6 | 1,721.0 | 2.4 | 19.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 249.2 | 251.3 | 251.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Accommodation and food services | 1,122.7 | 1,159.7 | 1,165.8 | 6.1 | 43.1 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 524.6 | 530.1 | 531.4 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
Public administration | 1,046.0 | 1,038.5 | 1,044.3 | 5.8 | -1.7 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
Provinces and territories | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 211.6 | 214.1 | 214.9 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
Prince Edward Island | 64.1 | 61.9 | 61.8 | -0.1 | -2.3 | -0.1 | -3.6 |
Nova Scotia | 402.5 | 397.4 | 396.4 | -1.0 | -6.1 | -0.3 | -1.5 |
New Brunswick | 315.0 | 307.9 | 310.4 | 2.5 | -4.6 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
Quebec | 3,483.3 | 3,462.8 | 3,470.6 | 7.8 | -12.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
Ontario | 5,844.9 | 5,866.0 | 5,884.7 | 18.7 | 39.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Manitoba | 580.4 | 587.2 | 590.3 | 3.1 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
Saskatchewan | 471.2 | 478.5 | 479.3 | 0.8 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
Alberta | 1,948.9 | 1,991.7 | 2,000.1 | 8.4 | 51.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
British Columbia | 1,958.2 | 1,982.1 | 1,991.7 | 9.6 | 33.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
Yukon | 21.6 | 20.6 | 21.2 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 2.8 | -1.8 |
Northwest Territories | 28.8 | 28.0 | 28.1 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -2.4 |
Nunavut | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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