Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2017 |
March 2018r |
April 2018p |
March to April 2018 | April 2017 to April 2018 | March to April 2018 | April 2017 to April 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,155.7 | 16,544.0 | 16,540.3 | -3.7 | 384.6 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.5 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 198.3 | 201.8 | 203.0 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Utilities | 119.2 | 121.7 | 123.2 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| Construction | 988.5 | 1,019.9 | 1,011.7 | -8.3 | 23.1 | -0.8 | 2.3 |
| Manufacturing | 1,500.5 | 1,547.1 | 1,552.4 | 5.3 | 51.9 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
| Wholesale trade | 772.7 | 802.8 | 799.2 | -3.5 | 26.5 | -0.4 | 3.4 |
| Retail trade | 1,960.7 | 1,980.3 | 1,971.0 | -9.2 | 10.3 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 742.5 | 760.3 | 761.1 | 0.8 | 18.6 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Information and cultural industries | 349.7 | 342.3 | 342.7 | 0.3 | -7.0 | 0.1 | -2.0 |
| Finance and insurance | 722.7 | 727.7 | 728.0 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 292.7 | 296.6 | 293.2 | -3.4 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 885.0 | 924.6 | 927.2 | 2.7 | 42.3 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 97.4 | 101.0 | 101.0 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 799.6 | 808.6 | 806.6 | -2.0 | 7.0 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Educational services | 1,266.0 | 1,305.6 | 1,303.3 | -2.3 | 37.3 | -0.2 | 2.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,902.9 | 1,948.1 | 1,955.6 | 7.5 | 52.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 291.9 | 300.1 | 296.0 | -4.1 | 4.1 | -1.4 | 1.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,293.3 | 1,313.8 | 1,316.9 | 3.1 | 23.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 538.0 | 545.5 | 545.5 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Public administration | 1,076.2 | 1,112.7 | 1,113.0 | 0.3 | 36.8 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 220.0 | 215.7 | 215.2 | -0.5 | -4.8 | -0.2 | -2.2 |
| Prince Edward Island | 65.7 | 66.3 | 66.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 404.6 | 409.7 | 409.9 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| New Brunswick | 309.7 | 315.1 | 313.1 | -2.0 | 3.4 | -0.6 | 1.1 |
| Quebec | 3,575.6 | 3,669.0 | 3,674.6 | 5.6 | 99.0 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Ontario | 6,289.7 | 6,431.0 | 6,429.9 | -1.1 | 140.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Manitoba | 595.1 | 607.6 | 603.8 | -3.8 | 8.8 | -0.6 | 1.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 475.9 | 479.5 | 477.8 | -1.8 | 1.8 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| Alberta | 1,970.7 | 2,013.1 | 2,014.0 | 0.9 | 43.3 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| British Columbia | 2,185.2 | 2,272.4 | 2,271.2 | -1.2 | 85.9 | -0.1 | 3.9 |
| Yukon | 21.2 | 21.9 | 21.8 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.6 | 2.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.6 | 26.4 | 26.5 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Nunavut | 15.5 | 16.3 | 16.3 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 4.7 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 2.0.
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