Table 2 
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted 

Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
  December
2015
November
2016r
December
2016p
November to December 2016 December 2015 to December 2016 November to December 2016 December 2015 to December 2016
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Sector aggregate1 15,875.8 16,043.0 16,082.1 39.2 206.4 0.2 1.3
Forestry, logging and support 40.2 40.3 40.8 0.6 0.7 1.4 1.7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 199.5 186.8 187.3 0.6 -12.2 0.3 -6.1
Utilities 116.3 119.2 118.9 -0.3 2.5 -0.3 2.2
Construction 973.5 972.7 989.3 16.6 15.8 1.7 1.6
Manufacturing 1,491.9 1,486.0 1,490.4 4.4 -1.5 0.3 -0.1
Wholesale trade 779.8 769.1 771.6 2.6 -8.1 0.3 -1.0
Retail trade 1,955.8 1,976.3 1,970.3 -6.0 14.5 -0.3 0.7
Transportation and warehousing 736.5 742.8 745.6 2.8 9.1 0.4 1.2
Information and cultural industries 338.7 337.2 340.0 2.8 1.3 0.8 0.4
Finance and insurance 720.4 728.0 728.4 0.4 8.1 0.1 1.1
Real estate and rental and leasing 297.6 292.9 293.8 0.9 -3.7 0.3 -1.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 858.9 871.1 876.0 5.0 17.1 0.6 2.0
Management of companies and enterprises 100.6 95.9 95.8 -0.1 -4.9 -0.1 -4.8
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 780.0 793.0 790.7 -2.3 10.8 -0.3 1.4
Educational services 1,245.0 1,259.5 1,266.4 7.0 21.5 0.6 1.7
Health care and social assistance 1,837.5 1,898.8 1,898.5 -0.3 61.0 0.0 3.3
Arts, entertainment and recreation 279.5 289.7 290.4 0.8 10.9 0.3 3.9
Accommodation and food services 1,251.4 1,280.7 1,281.3 0.6 29.9 0.0 2.4
Other services (excluding public administration) 542.9 535.5 537.6 2.1 -5.3 0.4 -1.0
Public administration 1,041.2 1,065.9 1,066.4 0.5 25.2 0.0 2.4
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 219.3 221.2 220.7 -0.5 1.4 -0.2 0.6
Prince Edward Island 63.5 63.9 63.7 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 0.4
Nova Scotia 403.3 403.7 403.4 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 0.0
New Brunswick 306.1 308.5 311.0 2.5 4.9 0.8 1.6
Quebec 3,495.4 3,561.1 3,569.3 8.2 73.9 0.2 2.1
Ontario 6,127.5 6,248.6 6,262.1 13.5 134.5 0.2 2.2
Manitoba 593.5 595.1 598.3 3.2 4.7 0.5 0.8
Saskatchewan 482.6 474.5 474.0 -0.6 -8.6 -0.1 -1.8
Alberta 2,016.5 1,951.0 1,955.9 4.9 -60.5 0.3 -3.0
British Columbia 2,105.7 2,152.7 2,161.3 8.5 55.5 0.4 2.6
Yukon 20.8 21.6 21.2 -0.3 0.4 -1.6 2.0
Northwest Territories 27.1 26.1 26.2 0.1 -0.9 0.2 -3.2
Nunavut 14.5 15.0 15.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 4.3
r
revised
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 281-0063.
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