Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| April 2019 |
May 2019 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2019 | May 2018 to May 2019 | April to May 2019 | May 2018 to May 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 16,155.9 | 16,122.1 | 36.7 | -33.8 | 360.4 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Public sector employees | 3,826.0 | 3,812.9 | 21.4 | -13.1 | 25.3 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
| Private sector employees | 12,329.9 | 12,309.2 | 37.0 | -20.7 | 335.1 | -0.2 | 2.8 |
| Self-employed | 2,873.2 | 2,934.7 | 26.6 | 61.5 | 92.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| Total employed, all industries | 19,029.1 | 19,056.8 | 29.6 | 27.7 | 453.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,988.0 | 3,992.9 | 16.7 | 4.9 | 82.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Agriculture | 287.1 | 289.8 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 3.2 |
| Natural resources2 | 344.1 | 345.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| Utilities | 143.5 | 143.7 | 2.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Construction | 1,465.1 | 1,456.5 | 11.2 | -8.6 | 33.8 | -0.6 | 2.4 |
| Manufacturing | 1,748.2 | 1,757.6 | 11.0 | 9.4 | 32.9 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Services-producing sector | 15,041.1 | 15,063.9 | 28.2 | 22.8 | 370.7 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,861.3 | 2,866.0 | 14.8 | 4.7 | 74.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,032.7 | 1,042.7 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 55.5 | 1.0 | 5.6 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,196.2 | 1,193.9 | 9.2 | -2.3 | 17.9 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,525.0 | 1,542.2 | 11.2 | 17.2 | 67.1 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
| Business, building and other support services | 799.3 | 779.9 | 10.1 | -19.4 | 18.0 | -2.4 | 2.4 |
| Educational services | 1,348.8 | 1,350.0 | 10.9 | 1.2 | 38.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,446.6 | 2,467.0 | 11.4 | 20.4 | 88.7 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 776.9 | 781.3 | 10.2 | 4.4 | -5.5 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,208.2 | 1,195.8 | 11.8 | -12.4 | -62.7 | -1.0 | -5.0 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 833.5 | 841.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 45.9 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| Public administration | 1,012.5 | 1,003.6 | 7.3 | -8.9 | 32.7 | -0.9 | 3.4 |
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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