Table 2
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change 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 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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