Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province 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
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 228.8 226.1 2.0 -2.7 2.6 -1.2 1.2
Goods-producing sector 47.6 45.2 1.4 -2.4 -0.5 -5.0 -1.1
Agriculture 1.7 1.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.3 -11.8 -16.7
Natural resources2 14.5 14.4 0.7 -0.1 2.5 -0.7 21.0
Utilities 2.6 2.7 0.2 0.1 -0.8 3.8 -22.9
Construction 20.4 18.6 0.9 -1.8 -1.6 -8.8 -7.9
Manufacturing 8.3 8.0 0.7 -0.3 -0.3 -3.6 -3.6
Services-producing sector  181.2 180.9 1.7 -0.3 3.1 -0.2 1.7
Wholesale and retail trade 34.7 34.5 0.9 -0.2 -3.4 -0.6 -9.0
Transportation and warehousing 12.5 12.7 0.6 0.2 1.6 1.6 14.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.5 7.6 0.4 0.1 -0.2 1.3 -2.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 10.3 10.0 0.5 -0.3 0.6 -2.9 6.4
Business, building and other support services 7.5 7.5 0.5 0.0 1.3 0.0 21.0
Educational services 15.5 15.5 0.5 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -2.5
Health care and social assistance 40.6 40.5 0.7 -0.1 1.5 -0.2 3.8
Information, culture and recreation 7.8 7.2 0.5 -0.6 0.2 -7.7 2.9
Accommodation and food services 17.4 17.7 0.7 0.3 1.2 1.7 7.3
Other services (except public administration) 9.1 9.0 0.6 -0.1 -2.1 -1.1 -18.9
Public administration 18.2 18.9 0.5 0.7 3.0 3.8 18.9
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 77.8 77.1 0.6 -0.7 1.2 -0.9 1.6
Goods-producing sector 20.4 20.3 0.5 -0.1 0.9 -0.5 4.6
Agriculture 4.2 4.2 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 13.5
Natural resources2 2.7 2.7 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -3.6
Utilities 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 50.0
Construction 6.5 6.3 0.2 -0.2 0.5 -3.1 8.6
Manufacturing 6.7 6.7 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -2.9
Services-producing sector  57.4 56.8 0.5 -0.6 0.3 -1.0 0.5
Wholesale and retail trade 11.2 11.0 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -1.8 -0.9
Transportation and warehousing 3.2 2.5 0.2 -0.7 -0.1 -21.9 -3.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.8 2.7 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -3.6 -6.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 3.2 3.2 0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -8.6
Business, building and other support services 2.5 2.7 0.2 0.2 1.0 8.0 58.8
Educational services 5.4 5.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 1.9 0.0
Health care and social assistance 11.0 11.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.9
Information, culture and recreation 1.9 2.0 0.2 0.1 -0.5 5.3 -20.0
Accommodation and food services 5.4 5.3 0.3 -0.1 -1.1 -1.9 -17.2
Other services (except public administration) 3.6 3.5 0.2 -0.1 0.6 -2.8 20.7
Public administration 7.3 7.4 0.2 0.1 0.9 1.4 13.8
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 464.4 468.9 2.7 4.5 14.6 1.0 3.2
Goods-producing sector 87.3 87.2 1.6 -0.1 4.9 -0.1 6.0
Agriculture 6.4 6.3 0.5 -0.1 0.5 -1.6 8.6
Natural resources2 11.1 12.3 0.9 1.2 3.5 10.8 39.8
Utilities 3.8 3.8 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -2.6
Construction 34.2 33.7 1.0 -0.5 1.7 -1.5 5.3
Manufacturing 31.7 31.1 0.8 -0.6 -0.8 -1.9 -2.5
Services-producing sector  377.1 381.6 2.6 4.5 9.6 1.2 2.6
Wholesale and retail trade 82.4 83.1 1.4 0.7 3.1 0.8 3.9
Transportation and warehousing 19.7 20.0 0.6 0.3 0.0 1.5 0.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 21.1 20.9 0.6 -0.2 -1.1 -0.9 -5.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.3 28.3 0.8 0.0 1.3 0.0 4.8
Business, building and other support services 16.3 17.5 0.8 1.2 0.7 7.4 4.2
Educational services 38.9 38.6 1.0 -0.3 1.6 -0.8 4.3
Health care and social assistance 72.3 72.6 1.2 0.3 4.4 0.4 6.5
Information, culture and recreation 18.4 19.7 0.9 1.3 2.0 7.1 11.3
Accommodation and food services 32.9 34.6 1.2 1.7 -0.8 5.2 -2.3
Other services (except public administration) 17.5 17.0 0.7 -0.5 -2.1 -2.9 -11.0
Public administration 29.3 29.2 0.7 -0.1 0.4 -0.3 1.4
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 355.7 358.7 2.3 3.0 2.0 0.8 0.6
Goods-producing sector 74.0 75.6 1.5 1.6 1.5 2.2 2.0
Agriculture 5.3 5.3 0.5 0.0 -1.4 0.0 -20.9
Natural resources2 9.7 10.7 0.6 1.0 1.2 10.3 12.6
Utilities 3.0 3.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 6.7 10.3
Construction 25.3 25.6 0.9 0.3 1.4 1.2 5.8
Manufacturing 30.6 30.8 0.9 0.2 0.0 0.7 0.0
Services-producing sector  281.7 283.1 2.0 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.2
Wholesale and retail trade 53.1 53.7 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.1 0.8
Transportation and warehousing 18.7 17.8 0.5 -0.9 0.1 -4.8 0.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.0 16.3 0.5 0.3 -0.5 1.9 -3.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 16.1 18.4 0.5 2.3 1.7 14.3 10.2
Business, building and other support services 16.5 16.8 0.7 0.3 -0.5 1.8 -2.9
Educational services 25.9 26.5 0.8 0.6 0.0 2.3 0.0
Health care and social assistance 60.6 60.1 0.8 -0.5 0.5 -0.8 0.8
Information, culture and recreation 13.3 12.7 0.6 -0.6 0.6 -4.5 5.0
Accommodation and food services 22.5 21.7 0.9 -0.8 -1.8 -3.6 -7.7
Other services (except public administration) 14.3 14.4 0.5 0.1 -0.2 0.7 -1.4
Public administration 24.8 24.7 0.6 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 1.2
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,339.5 4,327.9 15.6 -11.6 60.1 -0.3 1.4
Goods-producing sector 876.2 881.6 8.6 5.4 29.7 0.6 3.5
Agriculture 58.3 56.3 2.9 -2.0 0.1 -3.4 0.2
Natural resources2 42.9 43.7 2.2 0.8 7.2 1.9 19.7
Utilities 27.5 27.4 1.3 -0.1 1.6 -0.4 6.2
Construction 253.1 253.9 5.2 0.8 7.7 0.3 3.1
Manufacturing 494.5 500.4 6.1 5.9 13.1 1.2 2.7
Services-producing sector  3,463.3 3,446.3 14.9 -17.0 30.4 -0.5 0.9
Wholesale and retail trade 680.1 670.6 7.6 -9.5 2.1 -1.4 0.3
Transportation and warehousing 233.8 234.4 4.4 0.6 13.1 0.3 5.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 238.7 244.8 4.3 6.1 1.6 2.6 0.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 344.0 347.8 5.7 3.8 21.7 1.1 6.7
Business, building and other support services 198.2 185.0 5.0 -13.2 -4.9 -6.7 -2.6
Educational services 301.8 301.1 5.8 -0.7 8.0 -0.2 2.7
Health care and social assistance 598.7 602.8 6.3 4.1 17.7 0.7 3.0
Information, culture and recreation 170.3 171.1 5.5 0.8 -5.2 0.5 -2.9
Accommodation and food services 247.8 249.4 6.2 1.6 -31.0 0.6 -11.1
Other services (except public administration) 189.4 189.0 4.1 -0.4 10.6 -0.2 5.9
Public administration 260.4 250.2 4.2 -10.2 -3.3 -3.9 -1.3
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,417.1 7,438.0 19.9 20.9 222.2 0.3 3.1
Goods-producing sector 1,483.6 1,477.0 10.2 -6.6 37.0 -0.4 2.6
Agriculture 70.4 73.9 2.4 3.5 3.4 5.0 4.8
Natural resources2 33.7 33.1 1.6 -0.6 -1.9 -1.8 -5.4
Utilities 57.3 56.2 1.9 -1.1 -0.4 -1.9 -0.7
Construction 546.9 544.1 7.0 -2.8 26.8 -0.5 5.2
Manufacturing 775.4 769.7 7.4 -5.7 9.0 -0.7 1.2
Services-producing sector  5,933.5 5,961.0 19.4 27.5 185.2 0.5 3.2
Wholesale and retail trade 1,110.3 1,102.1 9.9 -8.2 39.5 -0.7 3.7
Transportation and warehousing 395.5 402.6 6.3 7.1 29.1 1.8 7.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 584.4 583.1 6.8 -1.3 17.3 -0.2 3.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 661.0 672.8 7.6 11.8 18.6 1.8 2.8
Business, building and other support services 308.3 308.7 7.3 0.4 -10.8 0.1 -3.4
Educational services 546.7 541.0 7.4 -5.7 32.2 -1.0 6.3
Health care and social assistance 882.5 895.3 7.2 12.8 61.9 1.5 7.4
Information, culture and recreation 311.7 312.3 6.8 0.6 -8.6 0.2 -2.7
Accommodation and food services 460.6 457.9 7.8 -2.7 -21.3 -0.6 -4.4
Other services (except public administration) 298.7 309.7 5.3 11.0 18.4 3.7 6.3
Public administration 373.7 375.4 4.8 1.7 8.8 0.5 2.4
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 654.2 654.8 2.7 0.6 8.2 0.1 1.3
Goods-producing sector 154.1 156.3 1.6 2.2 8.8 1.4 6.0
Agriculture 25.5 26.1 0.9 0.6 -0.5 2.4 -1.9
Natural resources2 5.0 5.4 0.4 0.4 -0.9 8.0 -14.3
Utilities 6.3 6.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.9 -1.6 -12.7
Construction 52.6 52.2 1.0 -0.4 7.3 -0.8 16.3
Manufacturing 64.7 66.3 0.9 1.6 3.5 2.5 5.6
Services-producing sector  500.1 498.5 2.5 -1.6 -0.6 -0.3 -0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 86.0 87.6 1.2 1.6 -0.5 1.9 -0.6
Transportation and warehousing 43.3 42.8 0.8 -0.5 4.5 -1.2 11.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 35.0 33.7 0.7 -1.3 -3.0 -3.7 -8.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 29.0 28.3 0.7 -0.7 0.1 -2.4 0.4
Business, building and other support services 23.3 22.8 0.8 -0.5 2.6 -2.1 12.9
Educational services 49.7 52.6 1.1 2.9 0.1 5.8 0.2
Health care and social assistance 105.8 103.9 1.2 -1.9 -0.3 -1.8 -0.3
Information, culture and recreation 22.7 22.0 0.9 -0.7 -2.6 -3.1 -10.6
Accommodation and food services 42.9 41.9 1.0 -1.0 0.3 -2.3 0.7
Other services (except public administration) 27.7 27.8 0.7 0.1 -3.0 0.4 -9.7
Public administration 34.8 35.0 0.7 0.2 1.1 0.6 3.2
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 580.4 579.4 2.5 -1.0 15.0 -0.2 2.7
Goods-producing sector 148.9 147.6 1.7 -1.3 3.0 -0.9 2.1
Agriculture 40.9 39.2 1.0 -1.7 2.3 -4.2 6.2
Natural resources2 22.5 23.7 0.6 1.2 -0.6 5.3 -2.5
Utilities 7.2 7.0 0.3 -0.2 0.2 -2.8 2.9
Construction 47.6 46.9 1.1 -0.7 -1.1 -1.5 -2.3
Manufacturing 30.6 30.9 0.6 0.3 2.2 1.0 7.7
Services-producing sector  431.5 431.8 2.3 0.3 12.0 0.1 2.9
Wholesale and retail trade 87.0 87.5 1.2 0.5 -2.5 0.6 -2.8
Transportation and warehousing 27.1 26.2 0.7 -0.9 -2.3 -3.3 -8.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.5 29.5 0.6 0.0 0.7 0.0 2.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.4 28.5 0.7 1.1 2.7 4.0 10.5
Business, building and other support services 16.8 16.0 0.6 -0.8 1.6 -4.8 11.1
Educational services 44.1 43.9 0.9 -0.2 2.7 -0.5 6.6
Health care and social assistance 80.5 79.7 1.0 -0.8 2.2 -1.0 2.8
Information, culture and recreation 21.2 21.7 0.7 0.5 1.9 2.4 9.6
Accommodation and food services 39.7 39.3 0.9 -0.4 2.5 -1.0 6.8
Other services (except public administration) 27.7 28.6 0.7 0.9 3.0 3.2 11.7
Public administration 30.5 30.7 0.7 0.2 -0.7 0.7 -2.2
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,349.8 2,347.6 9.9 -2.2 20.1 -0.1 0.9
Goods-producing sector 598.1 595.5 6.4 -2.6 -12.1 -0.4 -2.0
Agriculture 48.6 48.2 2.3 -0.4 -0.8 -0.8 -1.6
Natural resources2 153.5 152.4 3.3 -1.1 -3.3 -0.7 -2.1
Utilities 23.5 23.1 1.1 -0.4 -0.7 -1.7 -2.9
Construction 234.0 233.3 4.7 -0.7 -15.2 -0.3 -6.1
Manufacturing 138.4 138.5 3.0 0.1 7.9 0.1 6.0
Services-producing sector  1,751.7 1,752.1 9.2 0.4 32.2 0.0 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade 337.2 347.4 4.8 10.2 15.3 3.0 4.6
Transportation and warehousing 137.3 140.5 3.1 3.2 2.0 2.3 1.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 104.6 103.3 2.4 -1.3 -1.4 -1.2 -1.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 180.7 181.7 3.5 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.2
Business, building and other support services 91.2 85.7 3.0 -5.5 4.9 -6.0 6.1
Educational services 151.7 152.1 3.4 0.4 -11.6 0.3 -7.1
Health care and social assistance 287.4 289.3 3.8 1.9 14.3 0.7 5.2
Information, culture and recreation 73.1 74.1 2.9 1.0 -5.5 1.4 -6.9
Accommodation and food services 144.5 140.9 3.9 -3.6 -6.3 -2.5 -4.3
Other services (except public administration) 123.9 119.6 3.0 -4.3 11.3 -3.5 10.4
Public administration 120.0 117.4 2.3 -2.6 8.7 -2.2 8.0
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,561.6 2,578.4 10.3 16.8 107.1 0.7 4.3
Goods-producing sector 495.9 506.3 6.4 10.4 8.1 2.1 1.6
Agriculture 26.0 29.0 2.3 3.0 5.3 11.5 22.4
Natural resources2 49.1 46.6 2.0 -2.5 -2.1 -5.1 -4.3
Utilities 12.0 13.7 1.1 1.7 0.2 14.2 1.5
Construction 241.4 241.7 4.8 0.3 6.4 0.1 2.7
Manufacturing 167.2 175.3 3.6 8.1 -1.8 4.8 -1.0
Services-producing sector  2,065.7 2,072.1 9.9 6.4 99.0 0.3 5.0
Wholesale and retail trade 377.8 387.3 5.3 9.5 20.1 2.5 5.5
Transportation and warehousing 140.2 142.7 3.0 2.5 7.0 1.8 5.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 155.9 154.3 3.3 -1.6 7.2 -1.0 4.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 225.7 223.0 4.1 -2.7 19.7 -1.2 9.7
Business, building and other support services 117.8 117.2 3.5 -0.6 21.4 -0.5 22.3
Educational services 170.9 174.9 3.8 4.0 6.1 2.3 3.6
Health care and social assistance 309.5 311.8 4.2 2.3 -12.8 0.7 -3.9
Information, culture and recreation 136.1 137.8 3.8 1.7 12.2 1.2 9.7
Accommodation and food services 195.1 186.4 4.5 -8.7 -3.2 -4.5 -1.7
Other services (except public administration) 122.1 121.8 2.9 -0.3 7.5 -0.2 6.6
Public administration 114.5 114.7 2.2 0.2 13.4 0.2 13.2
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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