Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province 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
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 222.9 223.4 2.0 0.5 -0.8 0.2 -0.4
Goods-producing sector 46.1 45.9 1.4 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 0.4
Agriculture 1.8 1.8 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 5.9
Natural resources2 11.4 11.9 0.8 0.5 -0.3 4.4 -2.5
Utilities 3.3 3.5 0.2 0.2 0.8 6.1 29.6
Construction 20.4 20.3 1.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 1.5
Manufacturing 9.1 8.4 0.7 -0.7 -0.8 -7.7 -8.7
Services-producing sector  176.9 177.5 1.7 0.6 -1.0 0.3 -0.6
Wholesale and retail trade 36.4 38.0 0.9 1.6 -4.0 4.4 -9.5
Transportation and warehousing 11.0 10.9 0.5 -0.1 0.2 -0.9 1.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.0 7.6 0.4 0.6 1.5 8.6 24.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 9.3 9.3 0.5 0.0 -0.9 0.0 -8.8
Business, building and other support services 6.4 6.3 0.5 -0.1 -0.7 -1.6 -10.0
Educational services 15.8 15.9 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.6 6.0
Health care and social assistance 39.3 38.9 0.7 -0.4 -1.5 -1.0 -3.7
Information, culture and recreation 6.8 6.9 0.5 0.1 0.9 1.5 15.0
Accommodation and food services 16.6 16.5 0.7 -0.1 2.1 -0.6 14.6
Other services (except public administration) 12.0 11.3 0.5 -0.7 -0.1 -5.8 -0.9
Public administration 16.3 15.7 0.5 -0.6 0.3 -3.7 1.9
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 75.0 75.8 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.5
Goods-producing sector 18.6 19.4 0.5 0.8 1.6 4.3 9.0
Agriculture 3.8 3.7 0.3 -0.1 0.8 -2.6 27.6
Natural resources2 2.3 2.8 0.3 0.5 0.0 21.7 0.0
Utilities 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Construction 5.8 5.8 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 11.5
Manufacturing 6.6 6.9 0.3 0.3 0.2 4.5 3.0
Services-producing sector  56.3 56.5 0.6 0.2 -0.4 0.4 -0.7
Wholesale and retail trade 11.1 11.1 0.3 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -3.5
Transportation and warehousing 2.4 2.6 0.2 0.2 -0.1 8.3 -3.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.9 2.9 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 16.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 3.6 3.5 0.2 -0.1 0.0 -2.8 0.0
Business, building and other support services 2.0 1.7 0.2 -0.3 -0.1 -15.0 -5.6
Educational services 5.5 5.5 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 5.8
Health care and social assistance 10.8 10.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.9 3.8
Information, culture and recreation 2.9 2.5 0.2 -0.4 -0.4 -13.8 -13.8
Accommodation and food services 5.6 6.4 0.3 0.8 0.4 14.3 6.7
Other services (except public administration) 3.1 2.9 0.2 -0.2 -0.4 -6.5 -12.1
Public administration 6.4 6.5 0.2 0.1 -0.5 1.6 -7.1
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 457.7 454.1 2.7 -3.6 4.5 -0.8 1.0
Goods-producing sector 84.9 82.6 1.6 -2.3 1.5 -2.7 1.8
Agriculture 5.5 5.9 0.6 0.4 1.6 7.3 37.2
Natural resources2 10.0 8.9 0.8 -1.1 -0.9 -11.0 -9.2
Utilities 4.4 3.9 0.2 -0.5 -0.1 -11.4 -2.5
Construction 33.9 31.9 1.1 -2.0 0.8 -5.9 2.6
Manufacturing 31.1 32.0 0.9 0.9 0.1 2.9 0.3
Services-producing sector  372.8 371.5 2.5 -1.3 3.0 -0.3 0.8
Wholesale and retail trade 78.6 79.7 1.3 1.1 2.7 1.4 3.5
Transportation and warehousing 20.7 20.2 0.8 -0.5 1.0 -2.4 5.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 21.6 22.1 0.7 0.5 -0.3 2.3 -1.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 26.2 27.0 0.9 0.8 -0.7 3.1 -2.5
Business, building and other support services 18.1 16.6 0.8 -1.5 -2.4 -8.3 -12.6
Educational services 37.9 36.8 1.0 -1.1 1.0 -2.9 2.8
Health care and social assistance 68.5 68.2 1.1 -0.3 -4.0 -0.4 -5.5
Information, culture and recreation 17.1 17.5 0.8 0.4 1.8 2.3 11.5
Accommodation and food services 35.4 35.4 1.1 0.0 4.9 0.0 16.1
Other services (except public administration) 19.1 19.2 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5
Public administration 29.7 28.8 0.7 -0.9 -1.1 -3.0 -3.7
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 355.1 356.9 2.2 1.8 4.4 0.5 1.2
Goods-producing sector 75.1 74.4 1.4 -0.7 1.1 -0.9 1.5
Agriculture 5.2 6.7 0.5 1.5 1.5 28.8 28.8
Natural resources2 8.7 9.5 0.6 0.8 1.2 9.2 14.5
Utilities 3.3 2.9 0.2 -0.4 -0.8 -12.1 -21.6
Construction 25.2 24.6 0.9 -0.6 0.1 -2.4 0.4
Manufacturing 32.7 30.9 0.8 -1.8 -0.8 -5.5 -2.5
Services-producing sector  280.0 282.4 2.0 2.4 3.2 0.9 1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 54.1 53.4 1.0 -0.7 -3.4 -1.3 -6.0
Transportation and warehousing 17.3 17.5 0.6 0.2 0.7 1.2 4.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.7 16.7 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 16.6 16.8 0.6 0.2 0.6 1.2 3.7
Business, building and other support services 15.7 17.3 0.7 1.6 2.4 10.2 16.1
Educational services 27.0 26.6 0.7 -0.4 0.0 -1.5 0.0
Health care and social assistance 60.4 59.6 0.9 -0.8 1.3 -1.3 2.2
Information, culture and recreation 11.8 12.2 0.7 0.4 2.4 3.4 24.5
Accommodation and food services 21.7 23.4 0.8 1.7 0.1 7.8 0.4
Other services (except public administration) 15.1 14.7 0.6 -0.4 -0.8 -2.6 -5.2
Public administration 23.6 24.3 0.6 0.7 -0.1 3.0 -0.4
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,265.8 4,270.5 15.5 4.7 65.3 0.1 1.6
Goods-producing sector 854.1 851.2 8.9 -2.9 2.4 -0.3 0.3
Agriculture 53.7 56.3 3.0 2.6 2.1 4.8 3.9
Natural resources2 38.4 36.0 2.2 -2.4 2.2 -6.3 6.5
Utilities 24.5 25.4 1.0 0.9 -1.2 3.7 -4.5
Construction 249.0 246.3 5.5 -2.7 -2.2 -1.1 -0.9
Manufacturing 488.6 487.3 6.3 -1.3 1.7 -0.3 0.4
Services-producing sector  3,411.8 3,419.3 14.7 7.5 62.8 0.2 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade 659.0 669.8 8.1 10.8 3.3 1.6 0.5
Transportation and warehousing 218.2 222.3 4.1 4.1 14.5 1.9 7.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 230.1 242.7 4.2 12.6 12.2 5.5 5.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 326.5 326.0 5.7 -0.5 -1.4 -0.2 -0.4
Business, building and other support services 190.9 189.0 5.6 -1.9 14.2 -1.0 8.1
Educational services 296.0 292.0 5.4 -4.0 0.1 -1.4 0.0
Health care and social assistance 597.2 584.2 5.8 -13.0 10.3 -2.2 1.8
Information, culture and recreation 180.9 177.1 5.8 -3.8 -9.6 -2.1 -5.1
Accommodation and food services 280.2 282.4 5.8 2.2 7.4 0.8 2.7
Other services (except public administration) 182.5 178.9 4.0 -3.6 5.7 -2.0 3.3
Public administration 250.4 254.9 4.0 4.5 6.2 1.8 2.5
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,208.5 7,209.5 19.6 1.0 125.7 0.0 1.8
Goods-producing sector 1,451.0 1,437.2 10.3 -13.8 14.9 -1.0 1.0
Agriculture 70.1 70.9 2.7 0.8 3.7 1.1 5.5
Natural resources2 34.8 34.8 1.6 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.3
Utilities 54.3 56.2 1.5 1.9 11.4 3.5 25.4
Construction 519.8 515.5 7.0 -4.3 11.9 -0.8 2.4
Manufacturing 772.0 759.9 7.3 -12.1 -12.0 -1.6 -1.6
Services-producing sector  5,757.5 5,772.3 19.0 14.8 110.8 0.3 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 1,068.9 1,061.6 9.9 -7.3 -6.2 -0.7 -0.6
Transportation and warehousing 364.9 372.0 5.5 7.1 30.9 1.9 9.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 563.5 566.1 6.5 2.6 17.4 0.5 3.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 636.0 657.1 7.5 21.1 23.5 3.3 3.7
Business, building and other support services 316.6 319.0 6.9 2.4 -0.9 0.8 -0.3
Educational services 506.0 505.9 7.3 -0.1 4.7 0.0 0.9
Health care and social assistance 837.0 830.9 7.0 -6.1 -42.6 -0.7 -4.9
Information, culture and recreation 325.4 320.4 6.8 -5.0 25.7 -1.5 8.7
Accommodation and food services 473.6 479.7 8.1 6.1 37.6 1.3 8.5
Other services (except public administration) 291.6 290.5 5.3 -1.1 18.4 -0.4 6.8
Public administration 374.1 369.0 4.6 -5.1 2.2 -1.4 0.6
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 647.3 646.2 2.6 -1.1 3.0 -0.2 0.5
Goods-producing sector 149.2 147.6 1.6 -1.6 -4.8 -1.1 -3.1
Agriculture 26.8 26.8 0.8 0.0 3.3 0.0 14.0
Natural resources2 6.7 6.2 0.4 -0.5 -0.9 -7.5 -12.7
Utilities 7.2 7.1 0.2 -0.1 -2.2 -1.4 -23.7
Construction 46.2 44.7 1.0 -1.5 -4.2 -3.2 -8.6
Manufacturing 62.2 62.8 0.9 0.6 -0.7 1.0 -1.1
Services-producing sector  498.0 498.6 2.4 0.6 7.8 0.1 1.6
Wholesale and retail trade 89.4 88.0 1.2 -1.4 -3.5 -1.6 -3.8
Transportation and warehousing 37.6 38.1 0.8 0.5 1.6 1.3 4.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 36.0 36.7 0.7 0.7 -0.2 1.9 -0.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.3 28.2 0.6 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 0.7
Business, building and other support services 18.8 19.9 0.7 1.1 1.0 5.9 5.3
Educational services 53.0 52.7 1.0 -0.3 3.1 -0.6 6.3
Health care and social assistance 106.1 104.2 1.1 -1.9 2.2 -1.8 2.2
Information, culture and recreation 23.3 24.6 0.9 1.3 0.2 5.6 0.8
Accommodation and food services 42.8 41.6 1.0 -1.2 -0.7 -2.8 -1.7
Other services (except public administration) 29.6 30.8 0.7 1.2 3.8 4.1 14.1
Public administration 33.3 33.8 0.7 0.5 0.1 1.5 0.3
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 565.8 563.7 2.5 -2.1 -5.6 -0.4 -1.0
Goods-producing sector 146.2 144.5 1.7 -1.7 -4.2 -1.2 -2.8
Agriculture 37.0 36.8 1.0 -0.2 -1.0 -0.5 -2.6
Natural resources2 25.3 24.4 0.7 -0.9 1.2 -3.6 5.2
Utilities 6.6 6.8 0.3 0.2 -0.1 3.0 -1.4
Construction 48.6 47.6 1.1 -1.0 -4.6 -2.1 -8.8
Manufacturing 28.7 28.9 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.0
Services-producing sector  419.7 419.2 2.3 -0.5 -1.4 -0.1 -0.3
Wholesale and retail trade 90.1 90.2 1.3 0.1 -2.7 0.1 -2.9
Transportation and warehousing 27.5 28.5 0.8 1.0 0.6 3.6 2.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 28.3 28.7 0.6 0.4 1.9 1.4 7.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 25.8 26.1 0.8 0.3 -4.1 1.2 -13.6
Business, building and other support services 15.1 14.1 0.6 -1.0 -0.5 -6.6 -3.4
Educational services 41.4 40.9 1.0 -0.5 0.0 -1.2 0.0
Health care and social assistance 77.8 77.3 1.0 -0.5 0.8 -0.6 1.0
Information, culture and recreation 20.4 19.8 0.8 -0.6 -0.2 -2.9 -1.0
Accommodation and food services 37.2 36.8 0.9 -0.4 0.0 -1.1 0.0
Other services (except public administration) 25.4 25.4 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.0 2.8
Public administration 30.8 31.4 0.6 0.6 2.1 1.9 7.2
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,323.3 2,326.2 10.1 2.9 37.3 0.1 1.6
Goods-producing sector 607.8 608.0 6.3 0.2 28.3 0.0 4.9
Agriculture 54.1 49.3 2.1 -4.8 -3.6 -8.9 -6.8
Natural resources2 152.7 155.6 3.1 2.9 9.3 1.9 6.4
Utilities 22.7 23.9 1.0 1.2 2.1 5.3 9.6
Construction 243.9 248.1 4.7 4.2 11.5 1.7 4.9
Manufacturing 134.4 131.3 2.9 -3.1 9.2 -2.3 7.5
Services-producing sector  1,715.5 1,718.2 9.6 2.7 8.9 0.2 0.5
Wholesale and retail trade 329.7 331.2 5.0 1.5 -1.3 0.5 -0.4
Transportation and warehousing 138.0 138.4 3.3 0.4 -2.6 0.3 -1.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 108.1 105.0 2.7 -3.1 -3.5 -2.9 -3.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 182.0 181.2 3.8 -0.8 4.6 -0.4 2.6
Business, building and other support services 82.1 80.1 2.9 -2.0 1.2 -2.4 1.5
Educational services 159.2 164.5 3.7 5.3 9.3 3.3 6.0
Health care and social assistance 275.2 275.0 3.8 -0.2 0.3 -0.1 0.1
Information, culture and recreation 76.2 79.8 2.9 3.6 6.0 4.7 8.1
Accommodation and food services 145.9 147.0 3.7 1.1 -2.4 0.8 -1.6
Other services (except public administration) 111.6 107.9 3.4 -3.7 -10.5 -3.3 -8.9
Public administration 107.4 108.3 2.3 0.9 8.0 0.8 8.0
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,482.4 2,470.0 10.4 -12.4 3.5 -0.5 0.1
Goods-producing sector 507.4 499.4 5.9 -8.0 10.4 -1.6 2.1
Agriculture 24.8 24.0 2.2 -0.8 -3.2 -3.2 -11.8
Natural resources2 49.5 48.8 2.3 -0.7 -2.6 -1.4 -5.1
Utilities 13.9 13.5 0.7 -0.4 1.4 -2.9 11.6
Construction 240.8 235.4 4.2 -5.4 9.2 -2.2 4.1
Manufacturing 178.4 177.7 3.6 -0.7 5.6 -0.4 3.3
Services-producing sector  1,975.0 1,970.7 10.1 -4.3 -6.9 -0.2 -0.3
Wholesale and retail trade 368.0 367.5 5.6 -0.5 0.0 -0.1 0.0
Transportation and warehousing 135.0 135.5 3.1 0.5 -5.4 0.4 -3.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 147.9 147.1 3.3 -0.8 -13.2 -0.5 -8.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 207.1 202.7 4.0 -4.4 11.0 -2.1 5.7
Business, building and other support services 99.5 95.6 3.6 -3.9 -12.4 -3.9 -11.5
Educational services 167.0 169.0 3.8 2.0 4.6 1.2 2.8
Health care and social assistance 328.4 324.6 4.3 -3.8 18.6 -1.2 6.1
Information, culture and recreation 121.9 125.2 4.2 3.3 -14.3 2.7 -10.3
Accommodation and food services 180.6 188.6 4.3 8.0 6.9 4.4 3.8
Other services (except public administration) 118.0 114.3 3.5 -3.7 -1.4 -3.1 -1.2
Public administration 101.6 100.6 2.2 -1.0 -1.4 -1.0 -1.4
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0355-01 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0088).

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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