Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2018 |
March 2019r |
April 2019p |
March to April 2019 | April 2018 to April 2019 | March to April 2019 | April 2018 to April 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,528.9 | 16,889.2 | 16,906.2 | 17.0 | 377.3 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 40.0 | 40.1 | 40.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 203.7 | 199.2 | 198.8 | -0.4 | -4.9 | -0.2 | -2.4 |
| Utilities | 124.0 | 127.7 | 126.8 | -0.9 | 2.8 | -0.7 | 2.2 |
| Construction | 1,012.1 | 1,038.3 | 1,039.4 | 1.1 | 27.3 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Manufacturing | 1,550.2 | 1,580.7 | 1,580.6 | -0.1 | 30.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 798.1 | 822.4 | 821.9 | -0.6 | 23.8 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| Retail trade | 1,976.8 | 2,024.7 | 2,025.3 | 0.5 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 750.5 | 776.7 | 775.8 | -0.8 | 25.3 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
| Information and cultural industries | 341.4 | 331.5 | 333.8 | 2.3 | -7.6 | 0.7 | -2.2 |
| Finance and insurance | 728.8 | 744.5 | 748.4 | 3.8 | 19.5 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 293.1 | 299.3 | 300.3 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 924.1 | 958.4 | 961.5 | 3.1 | 37.4 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 101.4 | 107.7 | 108.8 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 7.3 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 810.2 | 827.2 | 821.4 | -5.7 | 11.2 | -0.7 | 1.4 |
| Educational services | 1,303.8 | 1,341.5 | 1,350.1 | 8.6 | 46.3 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,954.6 | 2,016.9 | 2,016.3 | -0.6 | 61.7 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 295.2 | 311.4 | 312.7 | 1.3 | 17.5 | 0.4 | 5.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,315.6 | 1,336.4 | 1,333.3 | -3.1 | 17.7 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 546.4 | 556.3 | 556.2 | -0.1 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Public administration | 1,113.0 | 1,144.6 | 1,146.4 | 1.7 | 33.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 214.7 | 216.7 | 217.4 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 66.5 | 69.2 | 69.1 | -0.1 | 2.7 | -0.1 | 4.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 410.7 | 420.9 | 422.6 | 1.7 | 11.9 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| New Brunswick | 312.6 | 322.3 | 322.7 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
| Quebec | 3,670.7 | 3,761.8 | 3,766.4 | 4.5 | 95.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Ontario | 6,428.1 | 6,578.3 | 6,584.2 | 5.8 | 156.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Manitoba | 605.0 | 613.9 | 611.7 | -2.2 | 6.7 | -0.4 | 1.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 476.7 | 486.4 | 485.9 | -0.5 | 9.2 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Alberta | 2,008.8 | 2,023.2 | 2,025.3 | 2.1 | 16.4 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| British Columbia | 2,270.5 | 2,330.4 | 2,335.7 | 5.2 | 65.2 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Yukon | 21.7 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 2.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.0 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -2.4 | -2.3 |
| Nunavut | 16.4 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 4.5 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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