Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2016 |
July 2017r |
August 2017p |
July to August 2017 | August 2016 to August 2017 | July to August 2017 | August 2016 to August 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 15,957.3 | 16,297.4 | 16,336.3 | 38.9 | 379.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.4 | 39.5 | 39.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 187.7 | 200.3 | 203.0 | 2.8 | 15.3 | 1.4 | 8.1 |
| Utilities | 119.2 | 118.8 | 119.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Construction | 963.0 | 1,000.4 | 1,001.7 | 1.3 | 38.8 | 0.1 | 4.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,476.2 | 1,511.0 | 1,515.8 | 4.7 | 39.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Wholesale trade | 772.5 | 779.7 | 781.9 | 2.2 | 9.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Retail trade | 1,957.4 | 1,983.5 | 1,990.1 | 6.6 | 32.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 736.5 | 751.8 | 754.5 | 2.7 | 18.0 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| Information and cultural industries | 334.2 | 337.3 | 334.7 | -2.6 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 0.1 |
| Finance and insurance | 721.0 | 725.6 | 729.3 | 3.7 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 290.7 | 294.9 | 296.2 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 860.5 | 891.9 | 894.8 | 2.9 | 34.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 96.8 | 94.7 | 95.1 | 0.4 | -1.7 | 0.4 | -1.7 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 789.5 | 803.2 | 804.1 | 0.8 | 14.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Educational services | 1,249.2 | 1,285.0 | 1,274.7 | -10.4 | 25.5 | -0.8 | 2.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,884.9 | 1,916.1 | 1,920.8 | 4.7 | 35.9 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 284.5 | 294.0 | 293.8 | -0.2 | 9.3 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,274.1 | 1,302.5 | 1,309.7 | 7.2 | 35.6 | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 535.3 | 542.1 | 543.4 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Public administration | 1,065.0 | 1,083.2 | 1,087.4 | 4.2 | 22.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 220.1 | 218.4 | 219.4 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 63.5 | 65.8 | 66.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 403.3 | 408.6 | 410.2 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| New Brunswick | 307.6 | 312.4 | 314.0 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Quebec | 3,533.7 | 3,610.4 | 3,607.5 | -3.0 | 73.8 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| Ontario | 6,199.3 | 6,335.5 | 6,356.0 | 20.5 | 156.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Manitoba | 592.5 | 605.1 | 600.4 | -4.6 | 7.9 | -0.8 | 1.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 477.3 | 476.6 | 477.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Alberta | 1,959.3 | 1,993.0 | 1,999.1 | 6.0 | 39.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| British Columbia | 2,138.7 | 2,207.7 | 2,220.6 | 12.9 | 81.9 | 0.6 | 3.8 |
| Yukon | 20.7 | 21.4 | 22.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 9.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.3 | 27.0 | 27.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.2 |
| Nunavut | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 5.0 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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