Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2017 |
July 2018r |
August 2018p |
July to August 2018 | August 2017 to August 2018 | July to August 2018 | August 2017 to August 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,354.4 | 16,632.9 | 16,657.5 | 24.6 | 303.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.7 | 39.2 | 39.4 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 203.0 | 204.7 | 205.9 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Utilities | 120.2 | 124.7 | 125.2 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Construction | 1,003.2 | 1,019.8 | 1,018.3 | -1.5 | 15.1 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,514.9 | 1,550.1 | 1,547.7 | -2.4 | 32.8 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| Wholesale trade | 784.2 | 798.8 | 801.0 | 2.2 | 16.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Retail trade | 1,989.4 | 1,980.7 | 1,983.8 | 3.0 | -5.6 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 750.2 | 766.4 | 769.0 | 2.6 | 18.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Information and cultural industries | 344.5 | 338.6 | 338.8 | 0.2 | -5.7 | 0.1 | -1.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 726.4 | 731.9 | 735.1 | 3.2 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 296.5 | 292.4 | 293.1 | 0.7 | -3.4 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 896.6 | 934.4 | 936.3 | 1.9 | 39.8 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 95.9 | 103.9 | 104.6 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 9.1 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 807.0 | 809.0 | 805.3 | -3.8 | -1.8 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
| Educational services | 1,278.3 | 1,320.4 | 1,319.0 | -1.4 | 40.7 | -0.1 | 3.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,921.5 | 1,965.3 | 1,988.9 | 23.6 | 67.5 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 297.0 | 305.1 | 302.4 | -2.7 | 5.4 | -0.9 | 1.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,305.1 | 1,319.0 | 1,318.9 | -0.1 | 13.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 543.1 | 547.7 | 547.5 | -0.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Public administration | 1,090.7 | 1,118.2 | 1,121.1 | 2.8 | 30.3 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 219.9 | 215.0 | 214.1 | -0.8 | -5.7 | -0.4 | -2.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 66.7 | 66.9 | 67.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 411.4 | 413.3 | 413.8 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| New Brunswick | 314.6 | 317.2 | 319.6 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Quebec | 3,615.7 | 3,695.8 | 3,678.2 | -17.6 | 62.5 | -0.5 | 1.7 |
| Ontario | 6,359.7 | 6,480.2 | 6,506.5 | 26.3 | 146.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Manitoba | 601.8 | 609.0 | 610.9 | 1.9 | 9.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 478.7 | 478.5 | 479.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Alberta | 2,000.6 | 2,006.6 | 2,010.9 | 4.3 | 10.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| British Columbia | 2,219.3 | 2,284.6 | 2,289.6 | 5.0 | 70.2 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Yukon | 22.8 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.1 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Nunavut | 16.0 | 16.8 | 16.7 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 4.2 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 2.0.
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