Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2018 |
February 2019r |
March 2019p |
February to March 2019 | March 2018 to March 2019 | February to March 2019 | March 2018 to March 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,529.3 | 16,856.7 | 16,884.2 | 27.5 | 354.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.4 | 39.9 | 40.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 202.1 | 199.1 | 198.9 | -0.2 | -3.2 | -0.1 | -1.6 |
| Utilities | 122.2 | 127.2 | 127.6 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| Construction | 1,020.1 | 1,039.1 | 1,037.7 | -1.4 | 17.7 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| Manufacturing | 1,546.3 | 1,582.1 | 1,579.6 | -2.5 | 33.3 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| Wholesale trade | 801.1 | 823.8 | 822.5 | -1.3 | 21.5 | -0.2 | 2.7 |
| Retail trade | 1,979.4 | 2,025.8 | 2,026.5 | 0.7 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 750.4 | 776.2 | 776.4 | 0.2 | 26.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| Information and cultural industries | 342.3 | 331.7 | 331.9 | 0.3 | -10.3 | 0.1 | -3.0 |
| Finance and insurance | 728.1 | 738.7 | 741.2 | 2.5 | 13.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 295.8 | 296.8 | 297.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 921.6 | 956.5 | 960.8 | 4.3 | 39.2 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 101.1 | 107.4 | 107.7 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 808.9 | 828.6 | 826.8 | -1.8 | 17.9 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| Educational services | 1,306.0 | 1,336.9 | 1,342.2 | 5.4 | 36.2 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,948.1 | 2,014.1 | 2,018.4 | 4.3 | 70.3 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 300.2 | 308.9 | 311.1 | 2.3 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,313.3 | 1,336.1 | 1,335.3 | -0.8 | 22.1 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 546.0 | 554.5 | 555.4 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Public administration | 1,112.8 | 1,140.8 | 1,143.6 | 2.8 | 30.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 215.4 | 217.0 | 216.6 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 66.3 | 69.1 | 69.2 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 409.7 | 418.1 | 420.0 | 1.8 | 10.3 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| New Brunswick | 314.5 | 321.9 | 322.3 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Quebec | 3,664.6 | 3,752.0 | 3,762.4 | 10.4 | 97.8 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Ontario | 6,430.1 | 6,566.8 | 6,575.0 | 8.2 | 144.9 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Manitoba | 607.4 | 611.8 | 612.4 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 477.7 | 484.1 | 486.7 | 2.6 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Alberta | 2,008.7 | 2,024.5 | 2,024.0 | -0.4 | 15.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| British Columbia | 2,270.2 | 2,325.2 | 2,329.5 | 4.3 | 59.3 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Yukon | 21.9 | 22.3 | 22.2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.7 | 1.3 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.4 | 26.6 | 26.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Nunavut | 16.4 | 17.3 | 17.1 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 4.8 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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