Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  February
2019		 March
2019		 Standard error1 February to March 2019 March 2018 to March 2019 February to March 2019 March 2018 to March 2019
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 231.1 230.3 2.0 -0.8 7.0 -0.3 3.1
Goods-producing sector 49.0 48.0 1.4 -1.0 0.3 -2.0 0.6
Agriculture 1.1 1.9 0.3 0.8 -0.1 72.7 -5.0
Natural resources2 14.9 14.1 0.7 -0.8 2.1 -5.4 17.5
Utilities 2.5 2.9 0.2 0.4 -0.2 16.0 -6.5
Construction 20.3 19.9 0.9 -0.4 -0.7 -2.0 -3.4
Manufacturing 10.1 9.2 0.7 -0.9 -0.8 -8.9 -8.0
Services-producing sector  182.1 182.4 1.7 0.3 6.8 0.2 3.9
Wholesale and retail trade 35.2 34.4 0.9 -0.8 -2.6 -2.3 -7.0
Transportation and warehousing 12.5 12.2 0.6 -0.3 0.5 -2.4 4.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.9 7.6 0.4 -0.3 0.6 -3.8 8.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 10.2 10.7 0.5 0.5 1.7 4.9 18.9
Business, building and other support services 7.3 7.3 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.0 10.6
Educational services 15.9 16.4 0.5 0.5 0.7 3.1 4.5
Health care and social assistance 41.4 41.1 0.7 -0.3 1.8 -0.7 4.6
Information, culture and recreation 7.9 7.7 0.5 -0.2 1.5 -2.5 24.2
Accommodation and food services 16.7 17.8 0.7 1.1 2.1 6.6 13.4
Other services (except public administration) 8.6 8.9 0.6 0.3 -2.8 3.5 -23.9
Public administration 18.5 18.3 0.5 -0.2 2.6 -1.1 16.6
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 75.0 77.0 0.6 2.0 1.7 2.7 2.3
Goods-producing sector 19.1 19.8 0.5 0.7 0.8 3.7 4.2
Agriculture 3.6 3.7 0.3 0.1 0.0 2.8 0.0
Natural resources2 2.5 2.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 4.0 4.0
Utilities 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 50.0
Construction 5.9 6.5 0.2 0.6 0.6 10.2 10.2
Manufacturing 6.8 6.8 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.5
Services-producing sector  55.9 57.2 0.5 1.3 0.9 2.3 1.6
Wholesale and retail trade 11.3 11.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.8 0.9
Transportation and warehousing 2.9 3.2 0.2 0.3 1.2 10.3 60.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.6 2.7 0.1 0.1 -0.1 3.8 -3.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 3.0 3.2 0.2 0.2 -0.3 6.7 -8.6
Business, building and other support services 2.5 2.4 0.2 -0.1 0.5 -4.0 26.3
Educational services 5.1 5.1 0.2 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -7.3
Health care and social assistance 10.5 10.8 0.2 0.3 -0.1 2.9 -0.9
Information, culture and recreation 2.2 2.2 0.2 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -18.5
Accommodation and food services 5.5 5.5 0.3 0.0 -0.6 0.0 -9.8
Other services (except public administration) 3.0 3.1 0.2 0.1 -0.1 3.3 -3.1
Public administration 7.4 7.4 0.2 0.0 1.1 0.0 17.5
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 466.5 466.5 2.7 0.0 11.8 0.0 2.6
Goods-producing sector 87.8 88.4 1.6 0.6 4.6 0.7 5.5
Agriculture 6.8 5.5 0.5 -1.3 -0.1 -19.1 -1.8
Natural resources2 11.8 11.1 0.9 -0.7 2.4 -5.9 27.6
Utilities 3.9 3.7 0.3 -0.2 -0.8 -5.1 -17.8
Construction 33.3 33.1 1.0 -0.2 -0.8 -0.6 -2.4
Manufacturing 32.0 35.0 0.8 3.0 3.9 9.4 12.5
Services-producing sector  378.7 378.2 2.6 -0.5 7.3 -0.1 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 82.3 82.0 1.4 -0.3 3.6 -0.4 4.6
Transportation and warehousing 20.3 20.6 0.6 0.3 1.1 1.5 5.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.7 20.9 0.6 0.2 -1.0 1.0 -4.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.4 27.7 0.8 -0.7 1.0 -2.5 3.7
Business, building and other support services 17.0 16.8 0.8 -0.2 -1.3 -1.2 -7.2
Educational services 37.4 39.5 1.0 2.1 2.5 5.6 6.8
Health care and social assistance 71.6 71.0 1.2 -0.6 2.8 -0.8 4.1
Information, culture and recreation 19.5 18.8 0.9 -0.7 0.6 -3.6 3.3
Accommodation and food services 34.8 34.6 1.2 -0.2 0.1 -0.6 0.3
Other services (except public administration) 17.6 17.0 0.7 -0.6 -1.7 -3.4 -9.1
Public administration 29.0 29.3 0.7 0.3 -0.4 1.0 -1.3
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 356.5 359.6 2.3 3.1 5.3 0.9 1.5
Goods-producing sector 73.2 74.5 1.5 1.3 0.1 1.8 0.1
Agriculture 5.6 5.3 0.5 -0.3 -0.2 -5.4 -3.6
Natural resources2 9.8 8.9 0.6 -0.9 0.8 -9.2 9.9
Utilities 3.3 3.2 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -3.0 3.2
Construction 23.7 24.8 0.9 1.1 0.2 4.6 0.8
Manufacturing 30.9 32.3 0.9 1.4 -0.8 4.5 -2.4
Services-producing sector  283.3 285.1 2.0 1.8 5.2 0.6 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade 52.9 52.3 1.1 -0.6 -2.5 -1.1 -4.6
Transportation and warehousing 19.2 18.8 0.5 -0.4 0.9 -2.1 5.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 15.8 17.0 0.5 1.2 0.3 7.6 1.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 15.9 16.2 0.5 0.3 -0.9 1.9 -5.3
Business, building and other support services 15.7 15.4 0.7 -0.3 0.9 -1.9 6.2
Educational services 27.4 27.1 0.8 -0.3 0.4 -1.1 1.5
Health care and social assistance 60.3 59.7 0.8 -0.6 -1.4 -1.0 -2.3
Information, culture and recreation 12.9 14.1 0.6 1.2 4.1 9.3 41.0
Accommodation and food services 22.5 22.8 0.9 0.3 0.2 1.3 0.9
Other services (except public administration) 14.6 15.6 0.5 1.0 1.0 6.8 6.8
Public administration 26.0 26.2 0.6 0.2 2.4 0.8 10.1
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,314.5 4,301.6 15.6 -12.9 26.1 -0.3 0.6
Goods-producing sector 869.7 875.7 8.6 6.0 15.9 0.7 1.8
Agriculture 57.3 57.5 2.9 0.2 2.1 0.3 3.8
Natural resources2 42.0 45.2 2.2 3.2 8.1 7.6 21.8
Utilities 27.9 26.6 1.3 -1.3 2.0 -4.7 8.1
Construction 250.5 248.3 5.2 -2.2 -5.2 -0.9 -2.1
Manufacturing 492.0 498.1 6.1 6.1 8.8 1.2 1.8
Services-producing sector  3,444.8 3,425.8 14.9 -19.0 10.2 -0.6 0.3
Wholesale and retail trade 654.5 664.0 7.6 9.5 0.6 1.5 0.1
Transportation and warehousing 226.8 228.5 4.4 1.7 7.7 0.7 3.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 234.7 235.6 4.3 0.9 -3.8 0.4 -1.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 354.8 354.2 5.7 -0.6 32.3 -0.2 10.0
Business, building and other support services 199.2 199.9 5.0 0.7 14.0 0.4 7.5
Educational services 304.3 299.8 5.8 -4.5 0.8 -1.5 0.3
Health care and social assistance 602.0 592.6 6.3 -9.4 0.5 -1.6 0.1
Information, culture and recreation 166.1 171.2 5.5 5.1 -10.1 3.1 -5.6
Accommodation and food services 262.6 251.2 6.2 -11.4 -22.2 -4.3 -8.1
Other services (except public administration) 187.9 180.2 4.1 -7.7 -3.1 -4.1 -1.7
Public administration 251.9 248.6 4.2 -3.3 -6.6 -1.3 -2.6
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,378.8 7,370.0 19.9 -8.8 175.0 -0.1 2.4
Goods-producing sector 1,468.0 1,458.8 10.2 -9.2 -4.7 -0.6 -0.3
Agriculture 71.3 68.6 2.4 -2.7 -0.7 -3.8 -1.0
Natural resources2 36.2 36.6 1.6 0.4 0.8 1.1 2.2
Utilities 54.2 56.6 1.9 2.4 3.9 4.4 7.4
Construction 541.4 533.5 7.0 -7.9 5.1 -1.5 1.0
Manufacturing 765.0 763.6 7.4 -1.4 -13.7 -0.2 -1.8
Services-producing sector  5,910.8 5,911.1 19.4 0.3 179.7 0.0 3.1
Wholesale and retail trade 1,097.8 1,102.2 9.9 4.4 26.0 0.4 2.4
Transportation and warehousing 398.6 401.1 6.3 2.5 32.5 0.6 8.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 574.4 581.4 6.8 7.0 30.0 1.2 5.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 669.4 665.8 7.6 -3.6 39.3 -0.5 6.3
Business, building and other support services 329.5 309.4 7.3 -20.1 -6.8 -6.1 -2.2
Educational services 541.7 546.8 7.4 5.1 42.3 0.9 8.4
Health care and social assistance 882.9 881.7 7.2 -1.2 42.7 -0.1 5.1
Information, culture and recreation 299.5 296.1 6.8 -3.4 -24.0 -1.1 -7.5
Accommodation and food services 453.2 449.4 7.8 -3.8 -19.3 -0.8 -4.1
Other services (except public administration) 292.6 302.3 5.3 9.7 10.8 3.3 3.7
Public administration 371.1 374.8 4.8 3.7 6.1 1.0 1.7
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 654.4 654.6 2.7 0.2 11.3 0.0 1.8
Goods-producing sector 153.2 155.6 1.6 2.4 9.9 1.6 6.8
Agriculture 25.4 25.4 0.9 0.0 -1.0 0.0 -3.8
Natural resources2 5.9 6.4 0.4 0.5 0.0 8.5 0.0
Utilities 6.7 6.4 0.2 -0.3 -0.8 -4.5 -11.1
Construction 50.0 51.8 1.0 1.8 6.1 3.6 13.3
Manufacturing 65.1 65.7 0.9 0.6 5.8 0.9 9.7
Services-producing sector  501.2 499.0 2.5 -2.2 1.3 -0.4 0.3
Wholesale and retail trade 86.3 85.6 1.2 -0.7 -4.5 -0.8 -5.0
Transportation and warehousing 42.9 43.8 0.8 0.9 6.8 2.1 18.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 34.0 34.4 0.7 0.4 -2.6 1.2 -7.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 29.3 28.8 0.7 -0.5 -0.1 -1.7 -0.3
Business, building and other support services 22.7 23.4 0.8 0.7 4.6 3.1 24.5
Educational services 50.9 50.1 1.1 -0.8 -1.8 -1.6 -3.5
Health care and social assistance 104.7 105.0 1.2 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.7
Information, culture and recreation 23.5 22.3 0.9 -1.2 -0.8 -5.1 -3.5
Accommodation and food services 41.7 42.5 1.0 0.8 -1.2 1.9 -2.7
Other services (except public administration) 29.6 27.8 0.7 -1.8 -3.0 -6.1 -9.7
Public administration 35.5 35.3 0.7 -0.2 3.1 -0.6 9.6
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 574.9 578.8 2.5 3.9 9.3 0.7 1.6
Goods-producing sector 146.1 147.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.1
Agriculture 39.2 40.2 1.0 1.0 3.5 2.6 9.5
Natural resources2 22.5 22.4 0.6 -0.1 -2.3 -0.4 -9.3
Utilities 7.2 7.4 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.8 10.4
Construction 47.6 48.1 1.1 0.5 -1.3 1.1 -2.6
Manufacturing 29.6 29.7 0.6 0.1 0.9 0.3 3.1
Services-producing sector  428.8 431.1 2.3 2.3 7.8 0.5 1.8
Wholesale and retail trade 84.8 85.8 1.2 1.0 -4.8 1.2 -5.3
Transportation and warehousing 26.6 27.2 0.7 0.6 -2.8 2.3 -9.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.9 30.3 0.6 -0.6 2.1 -1.9 7.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.3 27.9 0.7 0.6 2.1 2.2 8.1
Business, building and other support services 16.1 17.1 0.6 1.0 2.5 6.2 17.1
Educational services 44.2 44.0 0.9 -0.2 2.5 -0.5 6.0
Health care and social assistance 81.0 81.2 1.0 0.2 2.1 0.2 2.7
Information, culture and recreation 20.7 20.8 0.7 0.1 -0.1 0.5 -0.5
Accommodation and food services 39.0 38.5 0.9 -0.5 2.6 -1.3 7.2
Other services (except public administration) 27.5 27.3 0.7 -0.2 1.4 -0.7 5.4
Public administration 30.5 31.0 0.7 0.5 0.2 1.6 0.6
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,330.2 2,328.4 9.9 -1.8 4.6 -0.1 0.2
Goods-producing sector 595.9 592.0 6.4 -3.9 -8.1 -0.7 -1.3
Agriculture 46.3 45.8 2.3 -0.5 -7.3 -1.1 -13.7
Natural resources2 152.1 152.0 3.3 -0.1 -1.4 -0.1 -0.9
Utilities 23.0 22.8 1.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.9 0.9
Construction 236.2 235.8 4.7 -0.4 -5.7 -0.2 -2.4
Manufacturing 138.2 135.7 3.0 -2.5 6.2 -1.8 4.8
Services-producing sector  1,734.2 1,736.4 9.2 2.2 12.7 0.1 0.7
Wholesale and retail trade 333.7 329.5 4.8 -4.2 -6.1 -1.3 -1.8
Transportation and warehousing 135.5 133.6 3.1 -1.9 -4.0 -1.4 -2.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 102.4 105.0 2.4 2.6 -5.8 2.5 -5.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 177.8 178.1 3.5 0.3 -1.5 0.2 -0.8
Business, building and other support services 90.3 94.9 3.0 4.6 12.8 5.1 15.6
Educational services 153.6 151.2 3.4 -2.4 -9.2 -1.6 -5.7
Health care and social assistance 285.1 283.2 3.8 -1.9 7.6 -0.7 2.8
Information, culture and recreation 74.8 72.1 2.9 -2.7 -6.2 -3.6 -7.9
Accommodation and food services 146.9 148.9 3.9 2.0 0.7 1.4 0.5
Other services (except public administration) 116.1 118.9 3.0 2.8 8.9 2.4 8.1
Public administration 118.0 121.0 2.3 3.0 15.6 2.5 14.8
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,547.8 2,555.7 10.3 7.9 79.4 0.3 3.2
Goods-producing sector 484.0 486.0 6.4 2.0 -15.6 0.4 -3.1
Agriculture 24.4 26.9 2.3 2.5 4.6 10.2 20.6
Natural resources2 49.3 47.4 2.0 -1.9 -2.3 -3.9 -4.6
Utilities 12.5 12.4 1.1 -0.1 -1.2 -0.8 -8.8
Construction 230.4 233.5 4.8 3.1 -6.9 1.3 -2.9
Manufacturing 167.4 165.8 3.6 -1.6 -9.7 -1.0 -5.5
Services-producing sector  2,063.9 2,069.7 9.9 5.8 95.0 0.3 4.8
Wholesale and retail trade 382.0 381.2 5.3 -0.8 12.5 -0.2 3.4
Transportation and warehousing 143.7 142.1 3.0 -1.6 10.8 -1.1 8.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 149.1 156.8 3.3 7.7 2.5 5.2 1.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 218.0 225.8 4.1 7.8 24.2 3.6 12.0
Business, building and other support services 116.9 114.3 3.5 -2.6 12.3 -2.2 12.1
Educational services 171.6 171.4 3.8 -0.2 3.2 -0.1 1.9
Health care and social assistance 320.8 314.8 4.2 -6.0 -12.5 -1.9 -3.8
Information, culture and recreation 137.7 136.2 3.8 -1.5 13.9 -1.1 11.4
Accommodation and food services 197.0 195.1 4.5 -1.9 17.1 -1.0 9.6
Other services (except public administration) 118.8 119.6 2.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7
Public administration 108.1 112.6 2.2 4.5 10.2 4.2 10.0
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).

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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