Table 2
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change 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 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 2.0.
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