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