Table 2 
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted 

Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
  January
2017
December
2017r
January
2018p
December 2017 to January 2018 January 2017 to January 2018 December 2017 to January 2018 January 2017 to January 2018
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Sector aggregate1 16,081.5 16,439.6 16,438.8 -0.8 357.3 0.0 2.2
Forestry, logging and support 40.2 39.2 39.3 0.1 -0.9 0.2 -2.3
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 190.3 201.4 204.0 2.6 13.7 1.3 7.2
Utilities 119.5 123.1 124.2 1.1 4.7 0.9 4.0
Construction 983.3 1,006.6 1,003.1 -3.5 19.8 -0.4 2.0
Manufacturing 1,495.9 1,525.2 1,529.6 4.4 33.8 0.3 2.3
Wholesale trade 773.6 790.6 788.5 -2.1 15.0 -0.3 1.9
Retail trade 1,966.3 1,975.2 1,969.2 -6.0 2.9 -0.3 0.1
Transportation and warehousing 739.5 757.6 758.7 1.1 19.2 0.1 2.6
Information and cultural industries 349.2 343.2 343.2 0.0 -6.0 0.0 -1.7
Finance and insurance 723.1 724.0 722.5 -1.5 -0.6 -0.2 -0.1
Real estate and rental and leasing 293.2 293.7 292.9 -0.8 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 877.4 906.3 908.8 2.5 31.5 0.3 3.6
Management of companies and enterprises 97.4 98.6 100.7 2.1 3.3 2.1 3.3
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 796.7 800.7 807.0 6.3 10.3 0.8 1.3
Educational services 1,251.6 1,298.2 1,295.3 -2.9 43.6 -0.2 3.5
Health care and social assistance 1,893.4 1,939.9 1,938.5 -1.4 45.0 -0.1 2.4
Arts, entertainment and recreation 290.5 294.3 295.6 1.3 5.1 0.4 1.8
Accommodation and food services 1,285.4 1,309.7 1,310.7 1.0 25.3 0.1 2.0
Other services (excluding public administration) 537.3 543.5 544.2 0.7 6.9 0.1 1.3
Public administration 1,078.0 1,109.9 1,109.0 -0.9 30.9 -0.1 2.9
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 222.3 217.6 217.2 -0.3 -5.0 -0.2 -2.3
Prince Edward Island 64.5 66.0 66.1 0.1 1.6 0.2 2.5
Nova Scotia 405.2 409.6 409.3 -0.3 4.1 -0.1 1.0
New Brunswick 308.2 310.8 311.9 1.1 3.7 0.4 1.2
Quebec 3,561.9 3,643.7 3,650.0 6.2 88.1 0.2 2.5
Ontario 6,256.1 6,392.5 6,391.8 -0.8 135.7 0.0 2.2
Manitoba 596.0 603.4 601.6 -1.8 5.6 -0.3 0.9
Saskatchewan 477.0 476.7 476.4 -0.3 -0.6 -0.1 -0.1
Alberta 1,959.1 1,998.1 2,003.7 5.6 44.6 0.3 2.3
British Columbia 2,168.2 2,256.1 2,245.7 -10.4 77.5 -0.5 3.6
Yukon 21.3 22.1 21.8 -0.3 0.4 -1.6 2.0
Northwest Territories 26.4 26.5 26.7 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.3
Nunavut 15.3 16.5 16.6 0.1 1.3 0.6 8.4
r
revised
p
preliminary
Source(s):
CANSIM table 281-0063.
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