Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| October 2017 |
September 2018r |
October 2018p |
September to October 2018 | October 2017 to October 2018 | September to October 2018 | October 2017 to October 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,367.9 | 16,706.1 | 16,748.9 | 42.8 | 380.9 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.4 | 39.0 | 39.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 203.3 | 203.2 | 203.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Utilities | 121.1 | 124.9 | 124.0 | -0.9 | 3.0 | -0.7 | 2.5 |
| Construction | 1,001.7 | 1,024.3 | 1,031.4 | 7.1 | 29.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,520.1 | 1,550.4 | 1,558.0 | 7.6 | 37.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Wholesale trade | 781.8 | 804.2 | 809.1 | 4.9 | 27.3 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| Retail trade | 1,982.3 | 1,979.7 | 1,983.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 749.7 | 777.0 | 780.3 | 3.4 | 30.6 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Information and cultural industries | 339.6 | 337.3 | 335.2 | -2.0 | -4.4 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
| Finance and insurance | 725.0 | 735.2 | 739.0 | 3.8 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 295.5 | 293.8 | 294.3 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 898.1 | 936.9 | 941.5 | 4.6 | 43.4 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 97.6 | 105.9 | 106.4 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 0.5 | 9.0 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 803.5 | 819.5 | 824.3 | 4.8 | 20.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Educational services | 1,296.4 | 1,334.2 | 1,322.2 | -12.1 | 25.7 | -0.9 | 2.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,930.3 | 1,984.7 | 1,994.3 | 9.5 | 64.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 293.5 | 301.8 | 304.3 | 2.5 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,307.6 | 1,321.3 | 1,319.0 | -2.3 | 11.3 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 543.5 | 548.9 | 550.0 | 1.2 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Public administration | 1,099.6 | 1,123.7 | 1,128.0 | 4.3 | 28.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 220.1 | 216.2 | 215.7 | -0.4 | -4.4 | -0.2 | -2.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 66.6 | 67.8 | 67.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 409.8 | 415.5 | 413.7 | -1.7 | 3.9 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
| New Brunswick | 311.6 | 318.7 | 320.9 | 2.1 | 9.2 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Quebec | 3,622.3 | 3,702.6 | 3,715.0 | 12.4 | 92.6 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Ontario | 6,369.3 | 6,515.8 | 6,539.7 | 24.0 | 170.4 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Manitoba | 601.1 | 607.7 | 611.0 | 3.2 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 477.5 | 480.7 | 478.9 | -1.8 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 0.3 |
| Alberta | 1,999.4 | 2,011.0 | 2,013.9 | 3.0 | 14.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| British Columbia | 2,225.2 | 2,304.6 | 2,306.5 | 1.8 | 81.3 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| Yukon | 21.8 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.8 | 26.6 | 26.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 |
| Nunavut | 16.3 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 2.0.
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