Table 2 
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted 

Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
  November
2015
October
2016r
November
2016p
October to November 2016 November 2015 to November 2016 October to November 2016 November 2015 to November 2016
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Sector aggregate1 15,834.1 15,991.1 16,016.4 25.3 182.2 0.2 1.2
Forestry, logging and support 40.2 39.6 40.1 0.5 -0.1 1.1 -0.2
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 201.1 185.6 186.6 1.1 -14.5 0.6 -7.2
Utilities 115.3 119.1 119.0 -0.1 3.7 0.0 3.2
Construction 970.3 960.8 967.3 6.5 -3.0 0.7 -0.3
Manufacturing 1,496.6 1,484.5 1,486.7 2.2 -9.9 0.1 -0.7
Wholesale trade 779.1 769.6 768.5 -1.1 -10.6 -0.1 -1.4
Retail trade 1,956.9 1,968.5 1,975.4 7.0 18.6 0.4 0.9
Transportation and warehousing 732.7 740.7 741.2 0.5 8.5 0.1 1.2
Information and cultural industries 341.1 330.4 333.5 3.0 -7.6 0.9 -2.2
Finance and insurance 716.2 726.7 727.4 0.8 11.3 0.1 1.6
Real estate and rental and leasing 295.6 292.5 291.2 -1.4 -4.5 -0.5 -1.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 852.4 866.9 868.8 1.9 16.4 0.2 1.9
Management of companies and enterprises 100.8 97.9 95.8 -2.1 -5.0 -2.2 -5.0
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 776.1 788.9 790.7 1.7 14.6 0.2 1.9
Educational services 1,236.6 1,256.0 1,257.7 1.7 21.2 0.1 1.7
Health care and social assistance 1,835.9 1,894.6 1,899.9 5.3 64.0 0.3 3.5
Arts, entertainment and recreation 279.0 288.3 290.3 2.1 11.3 0.7 4.0
Accommodation and food services 1,247.3 1,278.8 1,278.6 -0.3 31.3 0.0 2.5
Other services (excluding public administration) 543.7 534.5 534.2 -0.4 -9.5 -0.1 -1.7
Public administration 1,039.9 1,065.4 1,065.2 -0.3 25.3 0.0 2.4
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 219.5 221.2 220.9 -0.3 1.3 -0.2 0.6
Prince Edward Island 63.5 64.0 63.7 -0.3 0.2 -0.4 0.4
Nova Scotia 403.7 402.2 402.6 0.3 -1.1 0.1 -0.3
New Brunswick 305.6 307.0 307.8 0.8 2.2 0.3 0.7
Quebec 3,499.0 3,553.6 3,558.6 5.0 59.5 0.1 1.7
Ontario 6,105.1 6,214.9 6,236.0 21.1 130.9 0.3 2.1
Manitoba 587.6 594.8 596.2 1.4 8.7 0.2 1.5
Saskatchewan 481.2 476.4 475.3 -1.1 -5.9 -0.2 -1.2
Alberta 2,014.3 1,948.8 1,944.7 -4.1 -69.6 -0.2 -3.5
British Columbia 2,091.8 2,146.0 2,147.8 1.8 56.0 0.1 2.7
Yukon 20.8 21.2 21.6 0.4 0.8 1.8 3.7
Northwest Territories 27.0 26.1 26.2 0.2 -0.8 0.7 -3.0
Nunavut 14.9 14.9 14.9 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4
r
revised
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 281-0063.
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