Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
May 2017 |
April 2018r |
May 2018p |
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 | |
Sector aggregate1 | 16,198.0 | 16,542.6 | 16,584.0 | 41.3 | 385.9 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
Forestry, logging and support | 38.8 | 40.0 | 39.6 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 2.0 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 199.0 | 203.8 | 204.4 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
Utilities | 118.8 | 123.9 | 124.4 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
Construction | 989.8 | 1,012.2 | 1,014.0 | 1.9 | 24.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
Manufacturing | 1,500.8 | 1,549.5 | 1,547.0 | -2.5 | 46.2 | -0.2 | 3.1 |
Wholesale trade | 773.7 | 798.2 | 799.7 | 1.5 | 26.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
Retail trade | 1,962.8 | 1,976.8 | 1,978.7 | 1.9 | 15.9 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Transportation and warehousing | 744.1 | 759.7 | 760.5 | 0.8 | 16.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
Information and cultural industries | 348.2 | 342.4 | 341.6 | -0.8 | -6.6 | -0.2 | -1.9 |
Finance and insurance | 728.0 | 728.4 | 729.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 293.7 | 293.5 | 294.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Professional, scientific and technical services | 889.8 | 926.6 | 930.7 | 4.1 | 41.0 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
Management of companies and enterprises | 98.2 | 101.4 | 101.8 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 801.3 | 810.7 | 814.9 | 4.2 | 13.6 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
Educational services | 1,267.9 | 1,303.4 | 1,310.1 | 6.6 | 42.2 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
Health care and social assistance | 1,907.0 | 1,954.6 | 1,960.6 | 6.0 | 53.7 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 292.9 | 296.6 | 302.0 | 5.4 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 3.1 |
Accommodation and food services | 1,295.4 | 1,315.2 | 1,315.0 | -0.1 | 19.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
Other services (excluding public administration) | 539.1 | 546.5 | 548.9 | 2.4 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
Public administration | 1,077.8 | 1,113.4 | 1,117.4 | 4.0 | 39.6 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
Provinces and territories | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 217.0 | 214.9 | 213.3 | -1.6 | -3.7 | -0.7 | -1.7 |
Prince Edward Island | 66.5 | 66.5 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
Nova Scotia | 406.9 | 410.6 | 410.9 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
New Brunswick | 310.0 | 313.3 | 315.6 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
Quebec | 3,583.3 | 3,673.3 | 3,676.8 | 3.5 | 93.5 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
Ontario | 6,305.6 | 6,430.1 | 6,455.4 | 25.2 | 149.7 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
Manitoba | 599.2 | 604.3 | 606.1 | 1.8 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Saskatchewan | 475.0 | 478.0 | 476.4 | -1.6 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
Alberta | 1,980.3 | 2,014.7 | 2,018.1 | 3.4 | 37.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
British Columbia | 2,190.3 | 2,272.1 | 2,279.1 | 7.0 | 88.8 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
Yukon | 21.4 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
Northwest Territories | 26.9 | 26.6 | 26.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Nunavut | 15.6 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 7.2 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 2.0.
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