Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  July
2018		 August
2018		 Standard error1 July to August 2018 August 2017 to August 2018 July to August 2018 August 2017 to August 2018
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 225.2 226.3 2.0 1.1 6.0 0.5 2.7
Goods-producing sector 44.3 44.5 1.4 0.2 -1.7 0.5 -3.7
Agriculture 1.1 1.4 0.3 0.3 -0.5 27.3 -26.3
Natural resources2 12.4 12.7 0.8 0.3 1.4 2.4 12.4
Utilities 2.9 3.0 0.3 0.1 0.0 3.4 0.0
Construction 19.5 18.8 1.0 -0.7 -2.3 -3.6 -10.9
Manufacturing 8.3 8.6 0.7 0.3 -0.3 3.6 -3.4
Services-producing sector  181.0 181.8 1.6 0.8 7.7 0.4 4.4
Wholesale and retail trade 36.4 37.0 0.9 0.6 -3.6 1.6 -8.9
Transportation and warehousing 12.7 12.1 0.5 -0.6 0.4 -4.7 3.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 8.0 8.0 0.4 0.0 2.2 0.0 37.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 10.1 10.1 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.0 8.6
Business, building and other support services 5.6 6.2 0.5 0.6 -1.3 10.7 -17.3
Educational services 17.3 17.5 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.2 10.1
Health care and social assistance 40.2 39.4 0.7 -0.8 0.7 -2.0 1.8
Information, culture and recreation 7.7 7.7 0.5 0.0 1.7 0.0 28.3
Accommodation and food services 16.3 16.0 0.7 -0.3 1.5 -1.8 10.3
Other services (except public administration) 9.9 9.7 0.5 -0.2 -0.4 -2.0 -4.0
Public administration 16.9 18.1 0.5 1.2 4.1 7.1 29.3
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 76.5 76.2 0.6 -0.3 2.2 -0.4 3.0
Goods-producing sector 19.3 19.4 0.5 0.1 1.6 0.5 9.0
Agriculture 4.0 4.1 0.3 0.1 1.0 2.5 32.3
Natural resources2 2.7 2.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 3.7 12.0
Utilities 0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.1 x -33.3 x
Construction 5.7 5.5 0.2 -0.2 0.2 -3.5 3.8
Manufacturing 6.7 6.8 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.5 0.0
Services-producing sector  57.1 56.8 0.5 -0.3 0.6 -0.5 1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 11.2 11.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 -0.9 -2.6
Transportation and warehousing 2.7 2.7 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -3.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.9 2.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 3.4 3.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 2.9 0.0
Business, building and other support services 1.9 2.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 15.8 15.8
Educational services 5.7 5.5 0.2 -0.2 0.2 -3.5 3.8
Health care and social assistance 10.2 9.8 0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -3.9 -5.8
Information, culture and recreation 2.9 2.9 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 7.4
Accommodation and food services 6.5 6.6 0.3 0.1 1.3 1.5 24.5
Other services (except public administration) 3.2 3.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.3 -3.1 -8.8
Public administration 6.5 6.5 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -1.5
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 453.4 454.6 2.7 1.2 9.2 0.3 2.1
Goods-producing sector 82.5 78.8 1.6 -3.7 -2.4 -4.5 -3.0
Agriculture 5.2 5.3 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.9 8.2
Natural resources2 8.1 7.4 0.9 -0.7 -1.9 -8.6 -20.4
Utilities 4.0 3.8 0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -5.0 -7.3
Construction 32.6 32.1 1.0 -0.5 1.9 -1.5 6.3
Manufacturing 32.7 30.3 0.9 -2.4 -2.5 -7.3 -7.6
Services-producing sector  370.9 375.9 2.5 5.0 11.7 1.3 3.2
Wholesale and retail trade 80.7 81.8 1.3 1.1 7.4 1.4 9.9
Transportation and warehousing 18.6 18.4 0.7 -0.2 -0.3 -1.1 -1.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 21.6 21.1 0.7 -0.5 -1.1 -2.3 -5.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 29.7 28.9 0.9 -0.8 0.1 -2.7 0.3
Business, building and other support services 17.7 18.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 3.4 1.1
Educational services 35.8 37.1 1.1 1.3 -0.5 3.6 -1.3
Health care and social assistance 67.0 67.3 1.1 0.3 -2.7 0.4 -3.9
Information, culture and recreation 18.7 18.5 0.9 -0.2 1.7 -1.1 10.1
Accommodation and food services 32.4 36.4 1.2 4.0 7.0 12.3 23.8
Other services (except public administration) 19.3 19.2 0.7 -0.1 0.6 -0.5 3.2
Public administration 29.4 28.9 0.7 -0.5 -0.6 -1.7 -2.0
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 354.1 353.0 2.3 -1.1 1.1 -0.3 0.3
Goods-producing sector 72.2 71.7 1.5 -0.5 0.8 -0.7 1.1
Agriculture 6.2 5.7 0.5 -0.5 1.0 -8.1 21.3
Natural resources2 9.6 9.9 0.6 0.3 2.3 3.1 30.3
Utilities 3.1 3.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -3.2 -6.3
Construction 21.7 22.5 0.9 0.8 -2.0 3.7 -8.2
Manufacturing 31.6 30.6 0.9 -1.0 -0.3 -3.2 -1.0
Services-producing sector  281.9 281.3 2.0 -0.6 0.2 -0.2 0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 53.0 52.8 1.0 -0.2 -3.2 -0.4 -5.7
Transportation and warehousing 18.6 18.6 0.6 0.0 1.2 0.0 6.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 17.5 17.7 0.5 0.2 1.2 1.1 7.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 16.4 16.2 0.6 -0.2 0.4 -1.2 2.5
Business, building and other support services 17.2 15.9 0.7 -1.3 -1.8 -7.6 -10.2
Educational services 25.3 25.4 0.8 0.1 -0.4 0.4 -1.6
Health care and social assistance 58.5 60.4 0.9 1.9 1.8 3.2 3.1
Information, culture and recreation 10.5 10.9 0.7 0.4 -0.1 3.8 -0.9
Accommodation and food services 23.9 24.2 0.9 0.3 0.5 1.3 2.1
Other services (except public administration) 15.2 14.2 0.6 -1.0 -0.8 -6.6 -5.3
Public administration 25.8 24.9 0.6 -0.9 1.3 -3.5 5.5
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,255.6 4,253.3 15.4 -2.3 19.9 -0.1 0.5
Goods-producing sector 856.6 857.6 9.1 1.0 5.7 0.1 0.7
Agriculture 58.2 53.9 3.1 -4.3 -4.1 -7.4 -7.1
Natural resources2 38.6 39.9 2.3 1.3 3.3 3.4 9.0
Utilities 27.6 28.2 1.1 0.6 3.1 2.2 12.4
Construction 247.4 246.5 5.5 -0.9 6.8 -0.4 2.8
Manufacturing 484.8 489.0 6.5 4.2 -3.5 0.9 -0.7
Services-producing sector  3,398.9 3,395.7 14.6 -3.2 14.2 -0.1 0.4
Wholesale and retail trade 653.6 639.4 7.8 -14.2 -24.8 -2.2 -3.7
Transportation and warehousing 211.1 214.8 4.3 3.7 5.5 1.8 2.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 244.1 242.6 4.2 -1.5 6.6 -0.6 2.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 329.4 323.3 5.7 -6.1 -19.0 -1.9 -5.6
Business, building and other support services 196.5 192.7 5.3 -3.8 19.3 -1.9 11.1
Educational services 310.4 309.6 5.4 -0.8 19.7 -0.3 6.8
Health care and social assistance 585.6 590.6 5.6 5.0 3.4 0.9 0.6
Information, culture and recreation 179.5 191.1 5.2 11.6 6.6 6.5 3.6
Accommodation and food services 267.5 269.5 6.0 2.0 -3.6 0.7 -1.3
Other services (except public administration) 174.5 176.4 4.1 1.9 3.7 1.1 2.1
Public administration 246.7 245.9 4.3 -0.8 -3.1 -0.3 -1.2
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,305.0 7,224.9 19.6 -80.1 78.6 -1.1 1.1
Goods-producing sector 1,452.7 1,444.1 10.4 -8.6 12.7 -0.6 0.9
Agriculture 67.3 67.6 2.4 0.3 -1.1 0.4 -1.6
Natural resources2 37.4 37.3 1.6 -0.1 2.4 -0.3 6.9
Utilities 57.9 59.1 1.9 1.2 13.0 2.1 28.2
Construction 527.5 518.7 7.2 -8.8 5.4 -1.7 1.1
Manufacturing 762.6 761.4 7.5 -1.2 -7.0 -0.2 -0.9
Services-producing sector  5,852.3 5,780.8 18.8 -71.5 65.9 -1.2 1.2
Wholesale and retail trade 1,078.2 1,064.1 9.7 -14.1 -8.4 -1.3 -0.8
Transportation and warehousing 383.0 382.3 5.8 -0.7 33.2 -0.2 9.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 572.9 564.8 6.9 -8.1 3.4 -1.4 0.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 652.4 629.4 7.3 -23.0 -8.9 -3.5 -1.4
Business, building and other support services 316.5 319.9 6.8 3.4 2.6 1.1 0.8
Educational services 530.1 523.4 7.2 -6.7 37.8 -1.3 7.8
Health care and social assistance 855.5 852.0 7.0 -3.5 -26.0 -0.4 -3.0
Information, culture and recreation 330.1 318.5 7.0 -11.6 -1.9 -3.5 -0.6
Accommodation and food services 474.6 471.8 8.0 -2.8 15.2 -0.6 3.3
Other services (except public administration) 292.2 295.9 5.0 3.7 29.0 1.3 10.9
Public administration 366.8 358.9 4.7 -7.9 -10.0 -2.2 -2.7
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 646.7 649.2 2.5 2.5 0.0 0.4 0.0
Goods-producing sector 146.2 144.1 1.6 -2.1 -8.8 -1.4 -5.8
Agriculture 24.6 24.7 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.2
Natural resources2 6.1 6.8 0.4 0.7 0.3 11.5 4.6
Utilities 7.1 7.0 0.3 -0.1 -1.2 -1.4 -14.6
Construction 45.6 45.5 1.0 -0.1 -2.7 -0.2 -5.6
Manufacturing 62.7 60.1 0.9 -2.6 -5.4 -4.1 -8.2
Services-producing sector  500.4 505.1 2.4 4.7 8.8 0.9 1.8
Wholesale and retail trade 87.9 89.5 1.2 1.6 -2.1 1.8 -2.3
Transportation and warehousing 39.9 40.4 0.8 0.5 4.0 1.3 11.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 36.2 36.1 0.7 -0.1 -1.6 -0.3 -4.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.3 27.9 0.7 -0.4 0.2 -1.4 0.7
Business, building and other support services 20.2 21.9 0.7 1.7 1.4 8.4 6.8
Educational services 50.2 51.8 1.0 1.6 -0.1 3.2 -0.2
Health care and social assistance 105.3 106.3 1.1 1.0 3.1 0.9 3.0
Information, culture and recreation 24.0 23.3 0.9 -0.7 -1.1 -2.9 -4.5
Accommodation and food services 43.5 42.6 1.0 -0.9 0.0 -2.1 0.0
Other services (except public administration) 30.7 30.1 0.8 -0.6 2.3 -2.0 8.3
Public administration 34.3 35.2 0.7 0.9 2.7 2.6 8.3
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 567.8 569.2 2.5 1.4 1.2 0.2 0.2
Goods-producing sector 144.6 143.2 1.6 -1.4 -5.3 -1.0 -3.6
Agriculture 35.7 36.7 1.0 1.0 -0.2 2.8 -0.5
Natural resources2 23.5 23.2 0.6 -0.3 -1.2 -1.3 -4.9
Utilities 7.0 7.6 0.3 0.6 0.8 8.6 11.8
Construction 50.4 48.9 1.1 -1.5 -3.1 -3.0 -6.0
Manufacturing 28.0 26.8 0.7 -1.2 -1.6 -4.3 -5.6
Services-producing sector  423.2 425.9 2.3 2.7 6.3 0.6 1.5
Wholesale and retail trade 91.4 89.7 1.2 -1.7 -2.2 -1.9 -2.4
Transportation and warehousing 26.5 26.9 0.7 0.4 -1.4 1.5 -4.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.3 29.4 0.6 0.1 1.7 0.3 6.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 26.7 25.7 0.7 -1.0 -3.5 -3.7 -12.0
Business, building and other support services 14.6 16.5 0.7 1.9 2.3 13.0 16.2
Educational services 41.4 43.6 0.9 2.2 2.9 5.3 7.1
Health care and social assistance 78.3 78.5 1.0 0.2 3.8 0.3 5.1
Information, culture and recreation 19.8 20.4 0.7 0.6 -0.8 3.0 -3.8
Accommodation and food services 36.5 37.8 0.9 1.3 0.4 3.6 1.1
Other services (except public administration) 26.8 26.4 0.7 -0.4 2.0 -1.5 8.2
Public administration 31.9 31.0 0.7 -0.9 1.2 -2.8 4.0
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,324.6 2,340.8 9.9 16.2 53.2 0.7 2.3
Goods-producing sector 601.6 602.3 6.4 0.7 18.9 0.1 3.2
Agriculture 49.2 49.0 2.2 -0.2 -0.5 -0.4 -1.0
Natural resources2 156.9 154.8 3.3 -2.1 8.3 -1.3 5.7
Utilities 23.2 23.6 1.2 0.4 1.5 1.7 6.8
Construction 244.0 246.6 4.8 2.6 5.6 1.1 2.3
Manufacturing 128.2 128.4 2.9 0.2 4.0 0.2 3.2
Services-producing sector  1,723.1 1,738.5 9.5 15.4 34.3 0.9 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 336.7 338.5 4.9 1.8 3.0 0.5 0.9
Transportation and warehousing 139.0 138.3 3.2 -0.7 -6.0 -0.5 -4.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 102.0 102.0 2.5 0.0 -5.8 0.0 -5.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 176.6 181.3 3.6 4.7 4.9 2.7 2.8
Business, building and other support services 82.0 88.3 3.0 6.3 4.8 7.7 5.7
Educational services 160.2 162.0 3.6 1.8 19.0 1.1 13.3
Health care and social assistance 276.9 278.4 3.8 1.5 8.9 0.5 3.3
Information, culture and recreation 79.9 78.7 3.0 -1.2 6.1 -1.5 8.4
Accommodation and food services 146.0 146.3 4.1 0.3 -10.9 0.2 -6.9
Other services (except public administration) 114.8 116.6 3.0 1.8 4.8 1.6 4.3
Public administration 109.0 108.1 2.3 -0.9 5.5 -0.8 5.4
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,473.2 2,483.1 10.2 9.9 0.5 0.4 0.0
Goods-producing sector 493.3 485.0 6.3 -8.3 -13.0 -1.7 -2.6
Agriculture 21.2 19.7 2.3 -1.5 -7.7 -7.1 -28.1
Natural resources2 49.6 47.9 2.3 -1.7 -2.0 -3.4 -4.0
Utilities 13.8 14.2 0.9 0.4 1.6 2.9 12.7
Construction 234.7 235.0 4.5 0.3 3.5 0.1 1.5
Manufacturing 174.0 168.1 3.8 -5.9 -8.5 -3.4 -4.8
Services-producing sector  1,979.9 1,998.0 9.8 18.1 13.4 0.9 0.7
Wholesale and retail trade 361.9 365.4 5.3 3.5 -13.9 1.0 -3.7
Transportation and warehousing 131.9 136.9 3.0 5.0 -2.5 3.8 -1.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 148.9 151.4 3.3 2.5 -7.2 1.7 -4.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 209.6 213.4 4.1 3.8 10.9 1.8 5.4
Business, building and other support services 98.2 100.1 3.5 1.9 -0.8 1.9 -0.8
Educational services 168.6 163.5 3.6 -5.1 -0.7 -3.0 -0.4
Health care and social assistance 323.9 326.1 4.3 2.2 17.7 0.7 5.7
Information, culture and recreation 134.8 128.1 4.0 -6.7 -11.6 -5.0 -8.3
Accommodation and food services 184.1 189.5 4.2 5.4 10.0 2.9 5.6
Other services (except public administration) 113.9 116.9 3.2 3.0 3.1 2.6 2.7
Public administration 104.2 106.8 2.2 2.6 8.3 2.5 8.4
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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 14-10-0355-02 (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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