Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2018 | July 2017 to July 2018 | June to July 2018 | July 2017 to July 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 15,771.7 | 15,826.5 | 35.9 | 54.8 | 200.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Public sector employees | 3,798.8 | 3,848.4 | 20.8 | 49.6 | 132.0 | 1.3 | 3.6 |
| Private sector employees | 11,972.9 | 11,978.1 | 36.0 | 5.2 | 68.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Self-employed | 2,856.3 | 2,855.6 | 25.4 | -0.7 | 45.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Total employed, all industries | 18,628.0 | 18,682.1 | 29.4 | 54.1 | 245.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,956.1 | 3,919.6 | 16.8 | -36.5 | 29.0 | -0.9 | 0.7 |
| Agriculture | 276.2 | 273.0 | 5.4 | -3.2 | -5.7 | -1.2 | -2.0 |
| Natural resources2 | 350.3 | 345.0 | 5.1 | -5.3 | 9.2 | -1.5 | 2.7 |
| Utilities | 144.4 | 147.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 14.4 | 1.9 | 10.8 |
| Construction | 1,447.5 | 1,435.2 | 11.2 | -12.3 | 34.7 | -0.8 | 2.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,737.6 | 1,719.2 | 11.2 | -18.4 | -23.7 | -1.1 | -1.4 |
| Services-producing sector | 14,672.0 | 14,762.5 | 27.9 | 90.5 | 216.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,779.0 | 2,786.1 | 14.8 | 7.1 | -40.2 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 991.6 | 984.3 | 8.6 | -7.3 | 36.2 | -0.7 | 3.8 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,178.2 | 1,181.9 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 19.9 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,481.2 | 1,482.0 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 14.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Business, building and other support services | 767.0 | 769.6 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 15.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Educational services | 1,304.9 | 1,341.4 | 10.4 | 36.5 | 79.7 | 2.8 | 6.3 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,375.1 | 2,405.8 | 10.8 | 30.7 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 794.7 | 806.8 | 10.4 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,243.1 | 1,233.8 | 11.8 | -9.3 | 23.7 | -0.7 | 2.0 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 790.9 | 801.8 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 28.4 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| Public administration | 966.1 | 969.2 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 18.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Tables 14-10-0288-02 and 14-10-0355-02 (formerly CANSIM tables 282-0089 and 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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