Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| April 2018 |
May 2018 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2018 | May 2017 to May 2018 | April to May 2018 | May 2017 to May 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 15,753.8 | 15,761.9 | 35.7 | 8.1 | 188.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Public sector employees | 3,774.1 | 3,787.0 | 20.4 | 12.9 | 84.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Private sector employees | 11,979.7 | 11,974.9 | 36.2 | -4.8 | 104.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Self-employed | 2,849.9 | 2,834.3 | 25.3 | -15.6 | 49.2 | -0.5 | 1.8 |
| Total employed, all industries | 18,603.7 | 18,596.2 | 29.5 | -7.5 | 238.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,938.5 | 3,909.5 | 16.5 | -29.0 | 49.4 | -0.7 | 1.3 |
| Agriculture | 282.6 | 282.3 | 5.4 | -0.3 | 5.2 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Natural resources2 | 337.5 | 337.4 | 5.0 | -0.1 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Utilities | 140.5 | 143.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 8.6 |
| Construction | 1,433.3 | 1,420.3 | 11.1 | -13.0 | 23.4 | -0.9 | 1.7 |
| Manufacturing | 1,744.6 | 1,726.3 | 10.9 | -18.3 | 2.1 | -1.0 | 0.1 |
| Services-producing sector | 14,665.2 | 14,686.7 | 28.1 | 21.5 | 188.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,789.9 | 2,793.0 | 15.1 | 3.1 | -12.8 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 974.3 | 986.7 | 8.4 | 12.4 | 42.1 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,164.3 | 1,176.2 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 16.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,460.0 | 1,477.0 | 11.1 | 17.0 | 30.8 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Business, building and other support services | 766.8 | 759.1 | 10.2 | -7.7 | 0.5 | -1.0 | 0.1 |
| Educational services | 1,306.2 | 1,309.0 | 10.6 | 2.8 | 23.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,398.3 | 2,373.9 | 10.9 | -24.4 | -13.7 | -1.0 | -0.6 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 783.5 | 785.5 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 13.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,241.4 | 1,259.0 | 11.7 | 17.6 | 56.2 | 1.4 | 4.7 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 807.4 | 795.2 | 8.4 | -12.2 | 16.4 | -1.5 | 2.1 |
| Public administration | 973.0 | 972.0 | 7.1 | -1.0 | 15.8 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Tables 14-10-0288-01 and 14-10-0355-01 (formerly CANSIM tables 282-0088 and 282-0089).
Table note 1
Average standard error of change in two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
Table note 2
Also referred to as "Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction."
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