Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2017 |
February 2018r |
March 2018p |
February to March 2018 | March 2017 to March 2018 | February to March 2018 | March 2017 to March 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,146.8 | 16,482.1 | 16,521.9 | 39.9 | 375.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 40.2 | 39.0 | 39.6 | 0.6 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -1.3 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 196.1 | 203.0 | 203.5 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Utilities | 119.3 | 122.5 | 122.4 | -0.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| Construction | 991.5 | 1,013.8 | 1,016.6 | 2.8 | 25.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,497.7 | 1,543.5 | 1,543.8 | 0.3 | 46.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Wholesale trade | 771.6 | 795.5 | 800.8 | 5.3 | 29.2 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| Retail trade | 1,965.5 | 1,971.2 | 1,978.4 | 7.2 | 12.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 740.4 | 754.1 | 757.3 | 3.1 | 16.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Information and cultural industries | 352.1 | 344.4 | 343.1 | -1.2 | -9.0 | -0.4 | -2.6 |
| Finance and insurance | 723.9 | 725.6 | 725.1 | -0.5 | 1.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 292.5 | 294.2 | 295.4 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 883.6 | 915.4 | 923.7 | 8.3 | 40.1 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 97.6 | 100.5 | 101.8 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 4.3 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 793.5 | 809.0 | 808.7 | -0.3 | 15.2 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Educational services | 1,268.0 | 1,301.0 | 1,305.3 | 4.3 | 37.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,903.1 | 1,939.8 | 1,946.1 | 6.3 | 43.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 291.1 | 297.7 | 299.6 | 1.9 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,289.8 | 1,311.3 | 1,311.7 | 0.4 | 21.9 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 537.9 | 542.5 | 543.5 | 1.0 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Public administration | 1,078.1 | 1,110.2 | 1,111.6 | 1.4 | 33.5 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 220.6 | 215.4 | 215.2 | -0.1 | -5.3 | -0.1 | -2.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 65.3 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 403.8 | 411.2 | 409.4 | -1.8 | 5.6 | -0.4 | 1.4 |
| New Brunswick | 309.3 | 313.7 | 314.5 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Quebec | 3,572.3 | 3,653.7 | 3,664.0 | 10.3 | 91.6 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Ontario | 6,294.0 | 6,409.2 | 6,424.3 | 15.1 | 130.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Manitoba | 598.1 | 604.6 | 606.0 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 475.2 | 478.5 | 479.9 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Alberta | 1,968.3 | 2,005.0 | 2,009.8 | 4.8 | 41.5 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| British Columbia | 2,176.9 | 2,260.0 | 2,268.1 | 8.1 | 91.2 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Yukon | 21.2 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.4 | 26.3 | 26.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Nunavut | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.3 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.3 | 5.2 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 2.0.
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