Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| October 2018 |
November 2018 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2018 | November 2017 to November 2018 | October to November 2018 | November 2017 to November 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 15,845.4 | 15,932.3 | 35.9 | 86.9 | 194.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Public sector employees | 3,781.9 | 3,790.2 | 20.8 | 8.3 | 48.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Private sector employees | 12,063.5 | 12,142.1 | 36.0 | 78.6 | 146.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Self-employed | 2,859.6 | 2,866.8 | 25.4 | 7.2 | 24.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Total employed, all industries | 18,705.0 | 18,799.1 | 29.4 | 94.1 | 218.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,922.1 | 3,949.0 | 16.8 | 26.9 | -1.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture | 275.2 | 282.3 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| Natural resources2 | 338.1 | 340.2 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Utilities | 150.6 | 153.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 24.4 | 1.6 | 19.0 |
| Construction | 1,443.4 | 1,458.2 | 11.2 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,714.8 | 1,715.4 | 11.2 | 0.6 | -53.8 | 0.0 | -3.0 |
| Services-producing sector | 14,782.9 | 14,850.1 | 27.9 | 67.2 | 220.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,797.3 | 2,800.2 | 14.8 | 2.9 | -38.4 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,002.8 | 1,011.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 51.2 | 0.9 | 5.3 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,174.8 | 1,170.3 | 9.2 | -4.5 | -9.7 | -0.4 | -0.8 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,465.7 | 1,491.7 | 11.0 | 26.0 | 25.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Business, building and other support services | 791.8 | 806.4 | 9.9 | 14.6 | 59.9 | 1.8 | 8.0 |
| Educational services | 1,341.1 | 1,339.4 | 10.4 | -1.7 | 40.9 | -0.1 | 3.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,426.2 | 2,444.9 | 10.8 | 18.7 | 56.9 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 777.1 | 766.7 | 10.4 | -10.4 | -25.3 | -1.3 | -3.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,236.6 | 1,243.3 | 11.8 | 6.7 | 22.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 796.0 | 800.6 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 17.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Public administration | 973.7 | 974.7 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 18.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
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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