Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| July 2017 |
June 2018r |
July 2018p |
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 | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,310.6 | 16,634.1 | 16,642.3 | 8.2 | 331.7 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.5 | 39.4 | 39.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.8 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 200.1 | 205.0 | 204.1 | -0.8 | 4.1 | -0.4 | 2.0 |
| Utilities | 119.5 | 124.3 | 124.3 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Construction | 1,001.5 | 1,019.5 | 1,017.4 | -2.2 | 15.9 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| Manufacturing | 1,509.6 | 1,547.8 | 1,554.5 | 6.7 | 44.9 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 779.4 | 800.7 | 797.4 | -3.3 | 18.1 | -0.4 | 2.3 |
| Retail trade | 1,982.9 | 1,982.7 | 1,982.6 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 747.3 | 766.2 | 768.0 | 1.8 | 20.7 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Information and cultural industries | 345.6 | 341.0 | 339.6 | -1.4 | -6.0 | -0.4 | -1.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 725.1 | 731.7 | 731.0 | -0.7 | 5.9 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 295.0 | 293.4 | 292.8 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 892.2 | 931.6 | 934.5 | 2.9 | 42.3 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 95.1 | 101.5 | 104.5 | 3.1 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 802.9 | 812.4 | 808.7 | -3.7 | 5.8 | -0.5 | 0.7 |
| Educational services | 1,284.2 | 1,313.6 | 1,315.3 | 1.8 | 31.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,917.0 | 1,968.5 | 1,971.6 | 3.1 | 54.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 297.0 | 302.2 | 304.2 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,301.4 | 1,323.0 | 1,318.5 | -4.5 | 17.1 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 542.2 | 548.8 | 548.8 | -0.1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Public administration | 1,091.3 | 1,118.5 | 1,120.1 | 1.6 | 28.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 219.3 | 214.3 | 215.2 | 0.9 | -4.1 | 0.4 | -1.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 66.2 | 66.6 | 66.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 409.4 | 412.9 | 414.1 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| New Brunswick | 313.2 | 316.7 | 317.5 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Quebec | 3,615.3 | 3,693.2 | 3,697.4 | 4.3 | 82.1 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Ontario | 6,338.6 | 6,470.9 | 6,480.0 | 9.1 | 141.4 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Manitoba | 605.8 | 610.5 | 609.0 | -1.5 | 3.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 477.4 | 480.7 | 479.0 | -1.6 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Alberta | 1,994.2 | 2,018.2 | 2,010.2 | -8.0 | 16.0 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| British Columbia | 2,207.3 | 2,284.5 | 2,287.2 | 2.7 | 79.9 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| Yukon | 21.5 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.0 | 26.8 | 27.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Nunavut | 15.4 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 9.5 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 2.0.
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