Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

Employment by province 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
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 226.3 225.0 2.0 -1.3 0.6 -0.6 0.3
Goods-producing sector 47.0 45.6 1.4 -1.4 -1.9 -3.0 -4.0
Agriculture 1.3 1.2 0.3 -0.1 -1.1 -7.7 -47.8
Natural resources2 13.2 13.4 0.8 0.2 1.9 1.5 16.5
Utilities 2.9 3.1 0.3 0.2 -0.3 6.9 -8.8
Construction 20.3 18.8 1.0 -1.5 -1.4 -7.4 -6.9
Manufacturing 9.3 9.1 0.7 -0.2 -1.0 -2.2 -9.9
Services-producing sector  179.3 179.4 1.6 0.1 2.5 0.1 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 38.0 37.6 0.9 -0.4 -2.0 -1.1 -5.1
Transportation and warehousing 12.0 11.9 0.5 -0.1 -0.1 -0.8 -0.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.1 7.0 0.4 -0.1 0.2 -1.4 2.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 10.7 10.4 0.5 -0.3 1.5 -2.8 16.9
Business, building and other support services 6.5 6.2 0.5 -0.3 -0.8 -4.6 -11.4
Educational services 15.8 15.7 0.6 -0.1 -0.3 -0.6 -1.9
Health care and social assistance 39.3 41.2 0.7 1.9 2.6 4.8 6.7
Information, culture and recreation 7.3 7.4 0.5 0.1 1.4 1.4 23.3
Accommodation and food services 15.3 15.5 0.7 0.2 0.0 1.3 0.0
Other services (except public administration) 9.8 9.0 0.5 -0.8 -2.3 -8.2 -20.4
Public administration 17.6 17.5 0.5 -0.1 2.2 -0.6 14.4
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 76.9 76.7 0.6 -0.2 2.7 -0.3 3.6
Goods-producing sector 20.0 20.4 0.5 0.4 1.9 2.0 10.3
Agriculture 4.1 4.7 0.3 0.6 1.3 14.6 38.2
Natural resources2 2.8 2.7 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -3.6 3.8
Utilities 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 x 0.0 x
Construction 5.7 5.9 0.2 0.2 0.2 3.5 3.5
Manufacturing 7.2 6.9 0.3 -0.3 0.2 -4.2 3.0
Services-producing sector  56.8 56.3 0.5 -0.5 0.8 -0.9 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 11.0 11.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Transportation and warehousing 2.7 2.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 7.4 3.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 3.0 2.9 0.1 -0.1 0.4 -3.3 16.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 3.5 3.2 0.2 -0.3 -0.6 -8.6 -15.8
Business, building and other support services 2.1 2.1 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 31.3
Educational services 5.3 5.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Health care and social assistance 10.4 10.4 0.2 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -3.7
Information, culture and recreation 2.5 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 4.0 4.0
Accommodation and food services 6.3 6.0 0.3 -0.3 0.8 -4.8 15.4
Other services (except public administration) 3.0 3.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1 3.3 -3.1
Public administration 6.9 6.8 0.2 -0.1 0.0 -1.4 0.0
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 457.5 457.7 2.7 0.2 8.0 0.0 1.8
Goods-producing sector 80.9 84.1 1.6 3.2 3.8 4.0 4.7
Agriculture 5.1 5.5 0.5 0.4 0.8 7.8 17.0
Natural resources2 8.5 9.8 0.9 1.3 0.6 15.3 6.5
Utilities 3.4 3.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.8 -2.9 -19.5
Construction 32.7 33.6 1.0 0.9 3.3 2.8 10.9
Manufacturing 31.1 32.0 0.9 0.9 0.0 2.9 0.0
Services-producing sector  376.6 373.6 2.5 -3.0 4.2 -0.8 1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 78.3 79.1 1.3 0.8 3.1 1.0 4.1
Transportation and warehousing 19.7 19.1 0.7 -0.6 -0.6 -3.0 -3.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 22.0 22.4 0.7 0.4 -0.9 1.8 -3.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.6 27.0 0.9 -0.6 -0.9 -2.2 -3.2
Business, building and other support services 18.4 17.5 0.9 -0.9 -1.1 -4.9 -5.9
Educational services 37.8 38.2 1.1 0.4 -0.2 1.1 -0.5
Health care and social assistance 69.4 68.2 1.1 -1.2 -2.4 -1.7 -3.4
Information, culture and recreation 19.0 18.8 0.9 -0.2 2.3 -1.1 13.9
Accommodation and food services 36.7 36.1 1.2 -0.6 5.0 -1.6 16.1
Other services (except public administration) 19.2 17.5 0.7 -1.7 -1.4 -8.9 -7.4
Public administration 28.6 29.7 0.7 1.1 1.2 3.8 4.2
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 352.8 354.5 2.3 1.7 1.6 0.5 0.5
Goods-producing sector 71.8 73.2 1.5 1.4 0.2 1.9 0.3
Agriculture 6.5 6.9 0.5 0.4 2.3 6.2 50.0
Natural resources2 10.4 10.4 0.6 0.0 2.0 0.0 23.8
Utilities 3.2 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 6.3 17.2
Construction 22.2 22.4 0.9 0.2 -2.5 0.9 -10.0
Manufacturing 29.5 30.1 0.9 0.6 -2.2 2.0 -6.8
Services-producing sector  281.0 281.3 2.0 0.3 1.5 0.1 0.5
Wholesale and retail trade 52.8 53.4 1.0 0.6 -1.6 1.1 -2.9
Transportation and warehousing 18.0 18.4 0.6 0.4 -0.3 2.2 -1.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.8 15.6 0.5 -1.2 -0.9 -7.1 -5.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 15.6 15.3 0.6 -0.3 1.0 -1.9 7.0
Business, building and other support services 16.3 16.3 0.7 0.0 -1.1 0.0 -6.3
Educational services 26.4 26.3 0.8 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 1.2
Health care and social assistance 61.2 61.0 0.9 -0.2 1.9 -0.3 3.2
Information, culture and recreation 12.2 12.7 0.7 0.5 2.0 4.1 18.7
Accommodation and food services 23.5 24.1 0.9 0.6 -1.0 2.6 -4.0
Other services (except public administration) 13.5 14.2 0.6 0.7 -0.7 5.2 -4.7
Public administration 24.8 24.0 0.6 -0.8 1.9 -3.2 8.6
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,254.1 4,279.9 15.4 25.8 16.4 0.6 0.4
Goods-producing sector 855.6 863.4 9.1 7.8 -19.4 0.9 -2.2
Agriculture 57.3 56.5 3.1 -0.8 -0.2 -1.4 -0.4
Natural resources2 38.8 40.5 2.3 1.7 1.2 4.4 3.1
Utilities 28.3 29.0 1.1 0.7 6.0 2.5 26.1
Construction 252.8 253.3 5.5 0.5 -1.8 0.2 -0.7
Manufacturing 478.4 484.0 6.5 5.6 -24.7 1.2 -4.9
Services-producing sector  3,398.6 3,416.5 14.6 17.9 35.8 0.5 1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 668.4 662.1 7.8 -6.3 7.7 -0.9 1.2
Transportation and warehousing 217.3 219.1 4.3 1.8 0.3 0.8 0.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 235.9 238.6 4.2 2.7 1.9 1.1 0.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 328.4 339.2 5.7 10.8 8.4 3.3 2.5
Business, building and other support services 191.9 195.5 5.3 3.6 7.6 1.9 4.0
Educational services 297.2 303.9 5.4 6.7 7.8 2.3 2.6
Health care and social assistance 596.2 594.9 5.6 -1.3 10.8 -0.2 1.8
Information, culture and recreation 174.5 172.9 5.2 -1.6 -6.2 -0.9 -3.5
Accommodation and food services 271.8 272.6 6.0 0.8 -2.7 0.3 -1.0
Other services (except public administration) 173.4 169.7 4.1 -3.7 -1.8 -2.1 -1.0
Public administration 243.7 247.9 4.3 4.2 1.8 1.7 0.7
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,263.5 7,283.7 19.6 20.2 66.0 0.3 0.9
Goods-producing sector 1,457.0 1,455.8 10.4 -1.2 -11.8 -0.1 -0.8
Agriculture 67.2 67.9 2.4 0.7 -0.7 1.0 -1.0
Natural resources2 32.5 32.4 1.6 -0.1 -2.5 -0.3 -7.2
Utilities 60.1 60.0 1.9 -0.1 13.1 -0.2 27.9
Construction 528.8 533.2 7.2 4.4 3.5 0.8 0.7
Manufacturing 768.4 762.4 7.5 -6.0 -25.2 -0.8 -3.2
Services-producing sector  5,806.5 5,827.9 18.8 21.4 77.8 0.4 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 1,078.8 1,081.7 9.7 2.9 -19.6 0.3 -1.8
Transportation and warehousing 383.3 389.7 5.8 6.4 43.6 1.7 12.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 567.2 558.7 6.9 -8.5 1.3 -1.5 0.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 626.7 645.7 7.3 19.0 5.2 3.0 0.8
Business, building and other support services 331.2 333.1 6.8 1.9 32.0 0.6 10.6
Educational services 535.8 532.2 7.2 -3.6 28.4 -0.7 5.6
Health care and social assistance 859.1 866.1 7.0 7.0 4.5 0.8 0.5
Information, culture and recreation 309.2 298.5 7.0 -10.7 -22.5 -3.5 -7.0
Accommodation and food services 464.2 464.4 8.0 0.2 -2.2 0.0 -0.5
Other services (except public administration) 283.5 293.1 5.0 9.6 13.2 3.4 4.7
Public administration 367.4 364.8 4.7 -2.6 -6.0 -0.7 -1.6
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 649.9 652.5 2.5 2.6 7.0 0.4 1.1
Goods-producing sector 148.1 149.3 1.6 1.2 1.4 0.8 0.9
Agriculture 25.7 25.0 0.9 -0.7 0.0 -2.7 0.0
Natural resources2 6.7 6.1 0.4 -0.6 -0.4 -9.0 -6.2
Utilities 7.1 7.0 0.3 -0.1 -1.2 -1.4 -14.6
Construction 46.4 49.1 1.0 2.7 3.2 5.8 7.0
Manufacturing 62.2 62.1 0.9 -0.1 -0.3 -0.2 -0.5
Services-producing sector  501.9 503.2 2.4 1.3 5.5 0.3 1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 87.0 87.8 1.2 0.8 -3.2 0.9 -3.5
Transportation and warehousing 40.4 40.9 0.8 0.5 4.6 1.2 12.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 34.1 34.7 0.7 0.6 -2.6 1.8 -7.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 29.2 29.4 0.7 0.2 0.6 0.7 2.1
Business, building and other support services 22.6 22.5 0.7 -0.1 1.9 -0.4 9.2
Educational services 51.0 52.2 1.0 1.2 0.8 2.4 1.6
Health care and social assistance 106.3 105.6 1.1 -0.7 1.5 -0.7 1.4
Information, culture and recreation 23.8 22.8 0.9 -1.0 -0.8 -4.2 -3.4
Accommodation and food services 41.8 42.2 1.0 0.4 -2.1 1.0 -4.7
Other services (except public administration) 31.0 31.3 0.8 0.3 2.4 1.0 8.3
Public administration 34.6 33.9 0.7 -0.7 2.6 -2.0 8.3
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 573.5 579.0 2.5 5.5 15.1 1.0 2.7
Goods-producing sector 147.2 147.6 1.6 0.4 4.3 0.3 3.0
Agriculture 38.7 39.8 1.0 1.1 4.9 2.8 14.0
Natural resources2 22.0 21.8 0.6 -0.2 -1.9 -0.9 -8.0
Utilities 7.2 7.0 0.3 -0.2 0.2 -2.8 2.9
Construction 50.7 51.0 1.1 0.3 1.3 0.6 2.6
Manufacturing 28.6 28.1 0.7 -0.5 -0.1 -1.7 -0.4
Services-producing sector  426.3 431.4 2.3 5.1 10.8 1.2 2.6
Wholesale and retail trade 86.5 88.2 1.2 1.7 -3.9 2.0 -4.2
Transportation and warehousing 28.3 27.9 0.7 -0.4 -0.9 -1.4 -3.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 28.7 28.6 0.6 -0.1 0.7 -0.3 2.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 26.5 27.1 0.7 0.6 -0.6 2.3 -2.2
Business, building and other support services 16.3 15.4 0.7 -0.9 1.0 -5.5 6.9
Educational services 45.5 45.7 0.9 0.2 4.2 0.4 10.1
Health care and social assistance 79.7 81.6 1.0 1.9 5.1 2.4 6.7
Information, culture and recreation 20.6 20.5 0.7 -0.1 0.8 -0.5 4.1
Accommodation and food services 38.4 38.4 0.9 0.0 2.0 0.0 5.5
Other services (except public administration) 25.9 27.3 0.7 1.4 2.4 5.4 9.6
Public administration 30.1 30.5 0.7 0.4 -0.4 1.3 -1.3
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,335.2 2,358.9 9.9 23.7 58.9 1.0 2.6
Goods-producing sector 596.3 606.8 6.4 10.5 17.7 1.8 3.0
Agriculture 45.8 48.1 2.2 2.3 -2.7 5.0 -5.3
Natural resources2 152.3 153.2 3.3 0.9 4.8 0.6 3.2
Utilities 23.7 25.5 1.2 1.8 5.6 7.6 28.1
Construction 248.5 249.8 4.8 1.3 4.5 0.5 1.8
Manufacturing 125.9 130.2 2.9 4.3 5.6 3.4 4.5
Services-producing sector  1,738.9 1,752.1 9.5 13.2 41.2 0.8 2.4
Wholesale and retail trade 333.0 328.9 4.9 -4.1 -10.0 -1.2 -3.0
Transportation and warehousing 139.1 139.6 3.2 0.5 -3.1 0.4 -2.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 106.1 108.0 2.5 1.9 -2.3 1.8 -2.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 181.1 182.1 3.6 1.0 -0.2 0.6 -0.1
Business, building and other support services 88.3 91.0 3.0 2.7 9.9 3.1 12.2
Educational services 154.2 152.9 3.6 -1.3 -1.4 -0.8 -0.9
Health care and social assistance 279.6 287.8 3.8 8.2 20.3 2.9 7.6
Information, culture and recreation 77.8 78.4 3.0 0.6 4.3 0.8 5.8
Accommodation and food services 147.7 150.8 4.1 3.1 9.4 2.1 6.6
Other services (except public administration) 115.5 116.4 3.0 0.9 5.9 0.8 5.3
Public administration 116.6 116.3 2.3 -0.3 8.5 -0.3 7.9
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,515.3 2,531.2 10.2 15.9 42.5 0.6 1.7
Goods-producing sector 498.0 503.8 6.3 5.8 0.8 1.2 0.2
Agriculture 23.2 26.5 2.3 3.3 0.2 14.2 0.8
Natural resources2 51.0 50.1 2.3 -0.9 1.5 -1.8 3.1
Utilities 14.2 14.8 0.9 0.6 0.9 4.2 6.5
Construction 237.4 242.4 4.5 5.0 4.3 2.1 1.8
Manufacturing 172.2 169.9 3.8 -2.3 -6.2 -1.3 -3.5
Services-producing sector  2,017.3 2,027.4 9.8 10.1 41.7 0.5 2.1
Wholesale and retail trade 369.8 372.8 5.3 3.0 -7.3 0.8 -1.9
Transportation and warehousing 141.7 141.9 3.0 0.2 7.2 0.1 5.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 152.9 153.5 3.3 0.6 -6.8 0.4 -4.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 215.8 212.2 4.1 -3.6 10.9 -1.7 5.4
Business, building and other support services 98.5 105.7 3.5 7.2 8.6 7.3 8.9
Educational services 172.0 168.2 3.6 -3.8 -0.2 -2.2 -0.1
Health care and social assistance 324.3 327.7 4.3 3.4 12.8 1.0 4.1
Information, culture and recreation 126.2 130.1 4.0 3.9 -4.9 3.1 -3.6
Accommodation and food services 190.5 191.5 4.2 1.0 12.5 0.5 7.0
Other services (except public administration) 121.9 119.6 3.2 -2.3 2.0 -1.9 1.7
Public administration 103.7 104.3 2.2 0.6 6.9 0.6 7.1
x
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).
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