Table 2 
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted 

Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
  August
2015
July
2016r
August
2016p
July to August 2016 August 2015 to August 2016 July to August 2016 August 2015 to August 2016
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Sector aggregate1 15,745.2 15,955.6 15,905.1 -50.4 159.9 -0.3 1.0
Forestry, logging and support 39.7 39.8 39.1 -0.7 -0.6 -1.7 -1.4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 206.4 189.3 187.3 -2.0 -19.1 -1.1 -9.3
Utilities 115.3 119.3 118.8 -0.5 3.5 -0.4 3.0
Construction 975.1 971.9 957.9 -14.0 -17.2 -1.4 -1.8
Manufacturing 1,496.1 1,475.1 1,474.2 -0.8 -21.9 -0.1 -1.5
Wholesale trade 778.5 774.4 770.5 -3.9 -8.0 -0.5 -1.0
Retail trade 1,941.8 1,950.9 1,951.1 0.2 9.3 0.0 0.5
Transportation and warehousing 728.2 736.8 734.6 -2.2 6.4 -0.3 0.9
Information and cultural industries 337.5 335.9 330.4 -5.4 -7.1 -1.6 -2.1
Finance and insurance 709.6 720.5 720.9 0.4 11.3 0.1 1.6
Real estate and rental and leasing 286.1 292.5 290.7 -1.8 4.7 -0.6 1.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 855.1 859.4 858.0 -1.4 2.8 -0.2 0.3
Management of companies and enterprises 101.0 96.7 96.9 0.3 -4.1 0.3 -4.1
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 778.6 790.4 786.9 -3.4 8.3 -0.4 1.1
Educational services 1,220.9 1,254.1 1,247.4 -6.8 26.5 -0.5 2.2
Health care and social assistance 1,815.7 1,880.0 1,882.9 2.9 67.2 0.2 3.7
Arts, entertainment and recreation 270.6 283.6 283.1 -0.5 12.5 -0.2 4.6
Accommodation and food services 1,238.1 1,271.9 1,272.1 0.2 34.0 0.0 2.7
Other services (excluding public administration) 545.6 533.9 533.4 -0.6 -12.2 -0.1 -2.2
Public administration 1,038.8 1,067.3 1,060.3 -7.0 21.5 -0.7 2.1
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 221.3 218.2 218.2 0.0 -3.1 0.0 -1.4
Prince Edward Island 62.7 62.8 63.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.9
Nova Scotia 401.0 401.3 401.5 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.1
New Brunswick 299.9 306.6 306.5 -0.1 6.6 0.0 2.2
Quebec 3,487.5 3,546.8 3,522.3 -24.5 34.7 -0.7 1.0
Ontario 6,058.5 6,186.1 6,177.4 -8.7 118.9 -0.1 2.0
Manitoba 583.2 591.1 590.5 -0.6 7.4 -0.1 1.3
Saskatchewan 480.1 475.7 473.5 -2.2 -6.7 -0.5 -1.4
Alberta 2,018.7 1,970.8 1,958.2 -12.6 -60.5 -0.6 -3.0
British Columbia 2,070.5 2,134.2 2,132.0 -2.2 61.5 -0.1 3.0
Yukon 20.1 20.8 20.7 -0.1 0.6 -0.3 3.2
Northwest Territories 27.2 26.4 26.0 -0.4 -1.1 -1.4 -4.1
Nunavut 14.5 14.9 15.0 0.1 0.5 0.5 3.4
r
revised
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 281-0063.
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