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