Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  May
2018		 June
2018		 Standard error1 May to June 2018 June 2017 to June 2018 May to June 2018 June 2017 to June 2018
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 223.4 222.8 2.0 -0.6 -0.7 -0.3 -0.3
Goods-producing sector 45.9 43.7 1.4 -2.2 -2.7 -4.8 -5.8
Agriculture 1.8 1.4 0.4 -0.4 -0.3 -22.2 -17.6
Natural resources2 11.9 11.7 0.8 -0.2 -1.0 -1.7 -7.9
Utilities 3.5 3.0 0.2 -0.5 0.6 -14.3 25.0
Construction 20.3 19.5 1.0 -0.8 -1.4 -3.9 -6.7
Manufacturing 8.4 8.1 0.7 -0.3 -0.6 -3.6 -6.9
Services-producing sector  177.5 179.1 1.7 1.6 2.0 0.9 1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 38.0 36.8 0.9 -1.2 -4.3 -3.2 -10.5
Transportation and warehousing 10.9 11.3 0.5 0.4 0.2 3.7 1.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.6 7.7 0.4 0.1 1.3 1.3 20.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 9.3 10.1 0.5 0.8 0.3 8.6 3.1
Business, building and other support services 6.3 6.0 0.5 -0.3 -1.2 -4.8 -16.7
Educational services 15.9 15.7 0.6 -0.2 1.2 -1.3 8.3
Health care and social assistance 38.9 39.9 0.7 1.0 -0.2 2.6 -0.5
Information, culture and recreation 6.9 7.5 0.5 0.6 1.3 8.7 21.0
Accommodation and food services 16.5 16.7 0.7 0.2 1.6 1.2 10.6
Other services (except public administration) 11.3 11.0 0.5 -0.3 0.3 -2.7 2.8
Public administration 15.7 16.3 0.5 0.6 1.3 3.8 8.7
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 75.8 76.2 0.6 0.4 1.8 0.5 2.4
Goods-producing sector 19.4 19.3 0.5 -0.1 1.6 -0.5 9.0
Agriculture 3.7 3.8 0.3 0.1 0.6 2.7 18.8
Natural resources2 2.8 2.9 0.3 0.1 0.3 3.6 11.5
Utilities 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 x 0.0 x
Construction 5.8 5.6 0.2 -0.2 0.4 -3.4 7.7
Manufacturing 6.9 6.8 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -1.4 1.5
Services-producing sector  56.5 56.9 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.5
Wholesale and retail trade 11.1 11.2 0.3 0.1 -0.5 0.9 -4.3
Transportation and warehousing 2.6 2.5 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -3.8 -13.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.9 3.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 3.4 20.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 3.5 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 2.9 5.9
Business, building and other support services 1.7 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 11.8 0.0
Educational services 5.5 5.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.8 9.8
Health care and social assistance 10.9 10.7 0.2 -0.2 0.4 -1.8 3.9
Information, culture and recreation 2.5 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 4.0 0.0
Accommodation and food services 6.4 6.6 0.3 0.2 0.9 3.1 15.8
Other services (except public administration) 2.9 3.0 0.2 0.1 -0.3 3.4 -9.1
Public administration 6.5 6.3 0.2 -0.2 -1.0 -3.1 -13.7
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 454.1 452.4 2.7 -1.7 4.7 -0.4 1.0
Goods-producing sector 82.6 80.6 1.6 -2.0 0.3 -2.4 0.4
Agriculture 5.9 5.0 0.6 -0.9 0.0 -15.3 0.0
Natural resources2 8.9 9.0 0.8 0.1 0.6 1.1 7.1
Utilities 3.9 3.8 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -2.6 -2.6
Construction 31.9 31.3 1.1 -0.6 1.1 -1.9 3.6
Manufacturing 32.0 31.5 0.9 -0.5 -1.2 -1.6 -3.7
Services-producing sector  371.5 371.8 2.5 0.3 4.4 0.1 1.2
Wholesale and retail trade 79.7 80.7 1.3 1.0 4.7 1.3 6.2
Transportation and warehousing 20.2 19.6 0.8 -0.6 -0.3 -3.0 -1.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 22.1 22.0 0.7 -0.1 -0.9 -0.5 -3.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.0 28.9 0.9 1.9 0.0 7.0 0.0
Business, building and other support services 16.6 16.8 0.8 0.2 -1.6 1.2 -8.7
Educational services 36.8 37.1 1.0 0.3 1.2 0.8 3.3
Health care and social assistance 68.2 68.4 1.1 0.2 -2.7 0.3 -3.8
Information, culture and recreation 17.5 17.5 0.8 0.0 2.0 0.0 12.9
Accommodation and food services 35.4 34.2 1.1 -1.2 4.5 -3.4 15.2
Other services (except public administration) 19.2 19.1 0.8 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 1.6
Public administration 28.8 27.6 0.7 -1.2 -2.6 -4.2 -8.6
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 356.9 355.8 2.2 -1.1 3.0 -0.3 0.9
Goods-producing sector 74.4 73.4 1.4 -1.0 -1.1 -1.3 -1.5
Agriculture 6.7 6.4 0.5 -0.3 1.0 -4.5 18.5
Natural resources2 9.5 10.0 0.6 0.5 1.9 5.3 23.5
Utilities 2.9 3.0 0.2 0.1 -0.7 3.4 -18.9
Construction 24.6 23.4 0.9 -1.2 -2.5 -4.9 -9.7
Manufacturing 30.9 30.5 0.8 -0.4 -0.9 -1.3 -2.9
Services-producing sector  282.4 282.5 2.0 0.1 4.3 0.0 1.5
Wholesale and retail trade 53.4 52.4 1.0 -1.0 -3.7 -1.9 -6.6
Transportation and warehousing 17.5 18.2 0.6 0.7 1.3 4.0 7.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.7 17.5 0.5 0.8 0.5 4.8 2.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 16.8 17.1 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.8 6.9
Business, building and other support services 17.3 17.3 0.7 0.0 2.0 0.0 13.1
Educational services 26.6 26.0 0.7 -0.6 -0.6 -2.3 -2.3
Health care and social assistance 59.6 59.7 0.9 0.1 2.7 0.2 4.7
Information, culture and recreation 12.2 11.6 0.7 -0.6 1.0 -4.9 9.4
Accommodation and food services 23.4 22.8 0.8 -0.6 -0.5 -2.6 -2.1
Other services (except public administration) 14.7 14.5 0.6 -0.2 -1.5 -1.4 -9.4
Public administration 24.3 25.2 0.6 0.9 1.7 3.7 7.2
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,270.5 4,264.0 15.5 -6.5 26.5 -0.2 0.6
Goods-producing sector 851.2 859.1 8.9 7.9 -0.5 0.9 -0.1
Agriculture 56.3 54.0 3.0 -2.3 -5.7 -4.1 -9.5
Natural resources2 36.0 42.1 2.2 6.1 7.2 16.9 20.6
Utilities 25.4 26.9 1.0 1.5 0.8 5.9 3.1
Construction 246.3 247.6 5.5 1.3 -1.1 0.5 -0.4
Manufacturing 487.3 488.6 6.3 1.3 -1.6 0.3 -0.3
Services-producing sector  3,419.3 3,404.9 14.7 -14.4 27.0 -0.4 0.8
Wholesale and retail trade 669.8 667.8 8.1 -2.0 10.6 -0.3 1.6
Transportation and warehousing 222.3 218.6 4.1 -3.7 9.9 -1.7 4.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 242.7 244.1 4.2 1.4 10.6 0.6 4.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 326.0 325.6 5.7 -0.4 -13.1 -0.1 -3.9
Business, building and other support services 189.0 193.6 5.6 4.6 18.7 2.4 10.7
Educational services 292.0 294.8 5.4 2.8 1.4 1.0 0.5
Health care and social assistance 584.2 583.9 5.8 -0.3 2.6 -0.1 0.4
Information, culture and recreation 177.1 174.9 5.8 -2.2 -14.6 -1.2 -7.7
Accommodation and food services 282.4 273.1 5.8 -9.3 2.3 -3.3 0.8
Other services (except public administration) 178.9 175.5 4.0 -3.4 -4.5 -1.9 -2.5
Public administration 254.9 253.2 4.0 -1.7 3.3 -0.7 1.3
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,209.5 7,244.4 19.6 34.9 156.8 0.5 2.2
Goods-producing sector 1,437.2 1,474.9 10.3 37.7 51.2 2.6 3.6
Agriculture 70.9 72.5 2.7 1.6 5.6 2.3 8.4
Natural resources2 34.8 36.3 1.6 1.5 1.0 4.3 2.8
Utilities 56.2 55.3 1.5 -0.9 10.0 -1.6 22.1
Construction 515.5 534.0 7.0 18.5 30.2 3.6 6.0
Manufacturing 759.9 776.8 7.3 16.9 4.4 2.2 0.6
Services-producing sector  5,772.3 5,769.5 19.0 -2.8 105.6 0.0 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade 1,061.6 1,055.0 9.9 -6.6 -18.6 -0.6 -1.7
Transportation and warehousing 372.0 378.2 5.5 6.2 41.6 1.7 12.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 566.1 569.9 6.5 3.8 20.0 0.7 3.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 657.1 652.1 7.5 -5.0 14.8 -0.8 2.3
Business, building and other support services 319.0 317.4 6.9 -1.6 4.2 -0.5 1.3
Educational services 505.9 505.9 7.3 0.0 10.4 0.0 2.1
Health care and social assistance 830.9 836.7 7.0 5.8 -40.3 0.7 -4.6
Information, culture and recreation 320.4 331.2 6.8 10.8 35.7 3.4 12.1
Accommodation and food services 479.7 476.5 8.1 -3.2 27.8 -0.7 6.2
Other services (except public administration) 290.5 288.9 5.3 -1.6 16.4 -0.6 6.0
Public administration 369.0 357.7 4.6 -11.3 -6.4 -3.1 -1.8
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 646.2 650.2 2.6 4.0 5.8 0.6 0.9
Goods-producing sector 147.6 149.4 1.6 1.8 -3.9 1.2 -2.5
Agriculture 26.8 26.2 0.8 -0.6 1.6 -2.2 6.5
Natural resources2 6.2 6.5 0.4 0.3 -0.5 4.8 -7.1
Utilities 7.1 7.0 0.2 -0.1 -2.2 -1.4 -23.9
Construction 44.7 47.7 1.0 3.0 -0.8 6.7 -1.6
Manufacturing 62.8 62.1 0.9 -0.7 -1.9 -1.1 -3.0
Services-producing sector  498.6 500.7 2.4 2.1 9.6 0.4 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 88.0 87.6 1.2 -0.4 -3.4 -0.5 -3.7
Transportation and warehousing 38.1 39.1 0.8 1.0 3.2 2.6 8.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 36.7 36.4 0.7 -0.3 -0.3 -0.8 -0.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.2 27.5 0.6 -0.7 -0.5 -2.5 -1.8
Business, building and other support services 19.9 20.5 0.7 0.6 0.2 3.0 1.0
Educational services 52.7 52.5 1.0 -0.2 1.6 -0.4 3.1
Health care and social assistance 104.2 104.0 1.1 -0.2 1.7 -0.2 1.7
Information, culture and recreation 24.6 24.9 0.9 0.3 1.6 1.2 6.9
Accommodation and food services 41.6 43.4 1.0 1.8 0.8 4.3 1.9
Other services (except public administration) 30.8 30.3 0.7 -0.5 3.5 -1.6 13.1
Public administration 33.8 34.4 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.8 3.6
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 563.7 572.0 2.5 8.3 4.3 1.5 0.8
Goods-producing sector 144.5 148.8 1.7 4.3 1.2 3.0 0.8
Agriculture 36.8 36.8 1.0 0.0 -0.7 0.0 -1.9
Natural resources2 24.4 24.7 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.2 6.5
Utilities 6.8 7.0 0.3 0.2 -0.1 2.9 -1.4
Construction 47.6 50.9 1.1 3.3 -1.0 6.9 -1.9
Manufacturing 28.9 29.3 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.4 5.0
Services-producing sector  419.2 423.1 2.3 3.9 3.1 0.9 0.7
Wholesale and retail trade 90.2 90.6 1.3 0.4 -0.4 0.4 -0.4
Transportation and warehousing 28.5 28.1 0.8 -0.4 -1.1 -1.4 -3.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 28.7 29.3 0.6 0.6 2.2 2.1 8.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 26.1 26.0 0.8 -0.1 -4.9 -0.4 -15.9
Business, building and other support services 14.1 15.0 0.6 0.9 0.7 6.4 4.9
Educational services 40.9 40.6 1.0 -0.3 0.6 -0.7 1.5
Health care and social assistance 77.3 78.7 1.0 1.4 2.0 1.8 2.6
Information, culture and recreation 19.8 19.5 0.8 -0.3 -0.9 -1.5 -4.4
Accommodation and food services 36.8 36.7 0.9 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 0.5
Other services (except public administration) 25.4 26.2 0.7 0.8 1.8 3.1 7.4
Public administration 31.4 32.5 0.6 1.1 3.0 3.5 10.2
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,326.2 2,328.2 10.1 2.0 33.6 0.1 1.5
Goods-producing sector 608.0 608.5 6.3 0.5 32.3 0.1 5.6
Agriculture 49.3 48.7 2.1 -0.6 -5.3 -1.2 -9.8
Natural resources2 155.6 157.4 3.1 1.8 13.3 1.2 9.2
Utilities 23.9 23.5 1.0 -0.4 0.5 -1.7 2.2
Construction 248.1 251.6 4.7 3.5 16.5 1.4 7.0
Manufacturing 131.3 127.3 2.9 -4.0 7.3 -3.0 6.1
Services-producing sector  1,718.2 1,719.7 9.6 1.5 1.3 0.1 0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 331.2 336.8 5.0 5.6 4.5 1.7 1.4
Transportation and warehousing 138.4 137.3 3.3 -1.1 -0.3 -0.8 -0.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 105.0 104.1 2.7 -0.9 -3.3 -0.9 -3.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 181.2 184.7 3.8 3.5 7.4 1.9 4.2
Business, building and other support services 80.1 82.8 2.9 2.7 2.4 3.4 3.0
Educational services 164.5 160.8 3.7 -3.7 0.7 -2.2 0.4
Health care and social assistance 275.0 273.9 3.8 -1.1 -9.6 -0.4 -3.4
Information, culture and recreation 79.8 79.0 2.9 -0.8 4.9 -1.0 6.6
Accommodation and food services 147.0 143.2 3.7 -3.8 -7.1 -2.6 -4.7
Other services (except public administration) 107.9 108.5 3.4 0.6 -3.9 0.6 -3.5
Public administration 108.3 108.7 2.3 0.4 5.7 0.4 5.5
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,470.0 2,462.0 10.4 -8.0 -20.9 -0.3 -0.8
Goods-producing sector 499.4 498.0 5.9 -1.4 -3.3 -0.3 -0.7
Agriculture 24.0 21.4 2.2 -2.6 -5.8 -10.8 -21.3
Natural resources2 48.8 50.1 2.3 1.3 -0.7 2.7 -1.4
Utilities 13.5 15.3 0.7 1.8 2.5 13.3 19.5
Construction 235.4 234.2 4.2 -1.2 0.8 -0.5 0.3
Manufacturing 177.7 177.0 3.6 -0.7 -0.2 -0.4 -0.1
Services-producing sector  1,970.7 1,964.0 10.1 -6.7 -17.5 -0.3 -0.9
Wholesale and retail trade 367.5 359.4 5.6 -8.1 -14.0 -2.2 -3.7
Transportation and warehousing 135.5 138.5 3.1 3.0 -3.0 2.2 -2.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 147.1 145.0 3.3 -2.1 -16.2 -1.4 -10.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 202.7 206.3 4.0 3.6 9.1 1.8 4.6
Business, building and other support services 95.6 97.3 3.6 1.7 -4.9 1.8 -4.8
Educational services 169.0 165.7 3.8 -3.3 2.6 -2.0 1.6
Health care and social assistance 324.6 321.2 4.3 -3.4 20.9 -1.0 7.0
Information, culture and recreation 125.2 126.1 4.2 0.9 -14.7 0.7 -10.4
Accommodation and food services 188.6 187.7 4.3 -0.9 3.1 -0.5 1.7
Other services (except public administration) 114.3 114.1 3.5 -0.2 -2.5 -0.2 -2.1
Public administration 100.6 102.6 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.0 1.9
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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
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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