Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| September 2014 |
August 2015r |
September 2015p |
August to September 2015 | September 2014 to September 2015 | August to September 2015 | September 2014 to September 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 15,641.1 | 15,708.6 | 15,739.3 | 30.7 | 98.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 38.6 | 39.7 | 39.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 234.2 | 206.8 | 206.5 | -0.3 | -27.7 | -0.1 | -11.8 |
| Utilities | 116.2 | 115.4 | 116.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Construction | 985.4 | 975.8 | 975.8 | -0.1 | -9.7 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,482.6 | 1,487.9 | 1,485.3 | -2.6 | 2.8 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Wholesale trade | 781.4 | 778.6 | 779.6 | 1.0 | -1.9 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Retail trade | 1,943.3 | 1,938.9 | 1,940.6 | 1.7 | -2.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 732.0 | 728.4 | 723.7 | -4.7 | -8.3 | -0.7 | -1.1 |
| Information and cultural industries | 313.8 | 320.8 | 323.0 | 2.1 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 2.9 |
| Finance and insurance | 706.5 | 709.3 | 710.7 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 285.0 | 285.5 | 285.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 849.8 | 852.7 | 852.6 | -0.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 102.8 | 99.9 | 101.3 | 1.4 | -1.5 | 1.4 | -1.5 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 782.2 | 779.2 | 781.7 | 2.6 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Educational services | 1,217.5 | 1,214.3 | 1,221.9 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,787.5 | 1,815.7 | 1,825.6 | 9.9 | 38.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 257.2 | 270.9 | 274.1 | 3.2 | 17.0 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,212.4 | 1,238.0 | 1,240.9 | 2.9 | 28.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 549.7 | 545.7 | 544.1 | -1.6 | -5.6 | -0.3 | -1.0 |
| Public administration | 1,038.4 | 1,038.6 | 1,041.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 217.5 | 221.4 | 219.3 | -2.1 | 1.8 | -1.0 | 0.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 62.7 | 62.8 | 63.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 402.2 | 400.9 | 401.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| New Brunswick | 301.6 | 299.9 | 304.1 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Quebec | 3,488.0 | 3,483.7 | 3,485.8 | 2.0 | -2.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Ontario | 5,940.3 | 6,041.3 | 6,047.7 | 6.4 | 107.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Manitoba | 585.5 | 581.9 | 584.3 | 2.4 | -1.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 486.4 | 480.2 | 482.7 | 2.5 | -3.7 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Alberta | 2,079.3 | 2,016.2 | 2,022.2 | 6.1 | -57.1 | 0.3 | -2.7 |
| British Columbia | 2,014.5 | 2,058.9 | 2,066.7 | 7.9 | 52.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Yukon | 21.0 | 19.9 | 20.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 1.8 | -3.6 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.2 | 27.1 | 27.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| Nunavut | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -1.0 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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