Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  July
2019		 August
2019		 Standard error1 July to August 2019 August 2018 to August 2019 July to August 2019 August 2018 to August 2019
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 225.2 224.9 2.1 -0.3 -1.5 -0.1 -0.7
Goods-producing sector 47.0 46.9 1.3 -0.1 2.0 -0.2 4.5
Agriculture 1.8 1.1 0.3 -0.7 -0.3 -38.9 -21.4
Natural resources2 13.7 14.3 0.7 0.6 1.4 4.4 10.9
Utilities 2.7 2.8 0.2 0.1 -0.2 3.7 -6.7
Construction 19.9 19.8 0.9 -0.1 0.9 -0.5 4.8
Manufacturing 8.8 8.8 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 2.3
Services-producing sector  178.3 178.0 1.8 -0.3 -3.6 -0.2 -2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 34.1 33.6 0.9 -0.5 -3.4 -1.5 -9.2
Transportation and warehousing 12.0 12.1 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.8 0.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.3 6.7 0.4 -0.6 -1.2 -8.2 -15.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 9.5 9.4 0.5 -0.1 -0.8 -1.1 -7.8
Business, building and other support services 7.4 7.2 0.6 -0.2 1.0 -2.7 16.1
Educational services 15.8 16.1 0.6 0.3 -1.3 1.9 -7.5
Health care and social assistance 38.6 38.4 0.8 -0.2 -1.1 -0.5 -2.8
Information, culture and recreation 7.7 8.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 3.9 2.6
Accommodation and food services 17.2 17.0 0.8 -0.2 1.0 -1.2 6.3
Other services (except public administration) 10.8 11.2 0.5 0.4 1.7 3.7 17.9
Public administration 17.8 18.4 0.6 0.6 0.4 3.4 2.2
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 78.5 78.4 0.7 -0.1 2.2 -0.1 2.9
Goods-producing sector 20.4 19.8 0.5 -0.6 0.4 -2.9 2.1
Agriculture 4.6 4.4 0.3 -0.2 0.3 -4.3 7.3
Natural resources2 2.5 2.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 -4.0 -11.1
Utilities 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 50.0
Construction 6.2 6.3 0.2 0.1 0.8 1.6 14.5
Manufacturing 6.8 6.4 0.2 -0.4 -0.4 -5.9 -5.9
Services-producing sector  58.2 58.6 0.6 0.4 1.8 0.7 3.2
Wholesale and retail trade 10.9 10.9 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -1.8
Transportation and warehousing 2.9 3.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 3.4 11.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.9 2.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 3.4 3.6 0.2 0.2 0.1 5.9 2.9
Business, building and other support services 2.5 2.4 0.2 -0.1 0.2 -4.0 9.1
Educational services 5.7 5.3 0.2 -0.4 -0.2 -7.0 -3.6
Health care and social assistance 11.1 11.3 0.2 0.2 1.5 1.8 15.3
Information, culture and recreation 2.0 2.3 0.2 0.3 -0.5 15.0 -17.9
Accommodation and food services 5.7 5.9 0.3 0.2 -0.6 3.5 -9.2
Other services (except public administration) 3.1 3.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -3.2 -3.2
Public administration 7.9 8.0 0.2 0.1 1.4 1.3 21.2
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 462.2 463.7 2.7 1.5 8.5 0.3 1.9
Goods-producing sector 83.6 86.2 1.6 2.6 7.4 3.1 9.4
Agriculture 5.7 5.9 0.6 0.2 0.6 3.5 11.3
Natural resources2 10.6 10.6 0.8 0.0 3.4 0.0 47.2
Utilities 3.8 3.4 0.2 -0.4 -0.3 -10.5 -8.1
Construction 33.3 35.0 1.0 1.7 2.8 5.1 8.7
Manufacturing 30.2 31.3 0.9 1.1 0.9 3.6 3.0
Services-producing sector  378.6 377.6 2.6 -1.0 1.2 -0.3 0.3
Wholesale and retail trade 80.1 81.2 1.4 1.1 -0.4 1.4 -0.5
Transportation and warehousing 19.6 19.0 0.6 -0.6 0.5 -3.1 2.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.9 21.4 0.6 0.5 0.2 2.4 0.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.2 27.7 0.8 -0.5 -1.2 -1.8 -4.2
Business, building and other support services 16.3 16.8 0.8 0.5 -1.5 3.1 -8.2
Educational services 35.8 36.2 0.9 0.4 -1.1 1.1 -2.9
Health care and social assistance 74.9 74.2 1.2 -0.7 6.8 -0.9 10.1
Information, culture and recreation 19.3 18.7 0.9 -0.6 0.1 -3.1 0.5
Accommodation and food services 36.0 35.5 1.2 -0.5 -1.0 -1.4 -2.7
Other services (except public administration) 18.2 17.4 0.7 -0.8 -1.7 -4.4 -8.9
Public administration 29.3 29.5 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.7 2.1
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 355.0 357.3 2.3 2.3 4.3 0.6 1.2
Goods-producing sector 75.3 76.0 1.5 0.7 4.3 0.9 6.0
Agriculture 6.3 6.0 0.5 -0.3 0.3 -4.8 5.3
Natural resources2 10.5 10.1 0.7 -0.4 0.1 -3.8 1.0
Utilities 3.6 3.6 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 16.1
Construction 24.7 25.7 0.9 1.0 3.2 4.0 14.2
Manufacturing 30.2 30.7 0.9 0.5 0.3 1.7 1.0
Services-producing sector  279.8 281.3 2.0 1.5 0.1 0.5 0.0
Wholesale and retail trade 51.9 51.2 1.1 -0.7 -1.5 -1.3 -2.8
Transportation and warehousing 17.4 17.8 0.5 0.4 -0.8 2.3 -4.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.9 17.4 0.5 0.5 -0.2 3.0 -1.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 18.0 17.9 0.5 -0.1 1.7 -0.6 10.5
Business, building and other support services 15.4 15.5 0.7 0.1 -0.4 0.6 -2.5
Educational services 27.0 27.2 0.7 0.2 1.7 0.7 6.7
Health care and social assistance 61.6 60.7 0.9 -0.9 0.0 -1.5 0.0
Information, culture and recreation 12.2 13.3 0.6 1.1 2.4 9.0 22.0
Accommodation and food services 21.4 21.9 0.9 0.5 -2.2 2.3 -9.1
Other services (except public administration) 13.5 13.4 0.6 -0.1 -0.8 -0.7 -5.6
Public administration 24.5 24.9 0.6 0.4 0.0 1.6 0.0
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,346.3 4,366.0 15.5 19.7 112.1 0.5 2.6
Goods-producing sector 895.6 899.2 8.5 3.6 40.1 0.4 4.7
Agriculture 52.3 53.8 2.8 1.5 -0.4 2.9 -0.7
Natural resources2 43.3 43.4 2.4 0.1 3.3 0.2 8.2
Utilities 24.9 24.3 1.2 -0.6 -4.2 -2.4 -14.7
Construction 270.4 268.5 5.5 -1.9 20.8 -0.7 8.4
Manufacturing 504.7 509.2 5.7 4.5 20.6 0.9 4.2
Services-producing sector  3,450.7 3,466.8 15.0 16.1 72.0 0.5 2.1
Wholesale and retail trade 661.9 657.8 8.0 -4.1 20.8 -0.6 3.3
Transportation and warehousing 239.6 237.8 4.4 -1.8 22.6 -0.8 10.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 237.1 248.7 4.4 11.6 6.5 4.9 2.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 347.2 343.0 5.9 -4.2 19.2 -1.2 5.9
Business, building and other support services 180.5 175.5 5.3 -5.0 -17.1 -2.8 -8.9
Educational services 303.3 312.7 5.6 9.4 4.8 3.1 1.6
Health care and social assistance 603.9 611.3 6.6 7.4 20.8 1.2 3.5
Information, culture and recreation 184.3 191.0 5.8 6.7 -3.0 3.6 -1.5
Accommodation and food services 257.7 260.3 6.0 2.6 -9.5 1.0 -3.5
Other services (except public administration) 180.8 179.2 3.8 -1.6 3.1 -0.9 1.8
Public administration 254.4 249.5 4.1 -4.9 3.9 -1.9 1.6
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,420.3 7,478.1 20.4 57.8 249.7 0.8 3.5
Goods-producing sector 1,463.2 1,471.5 10.6 8.3 25.4 0.6 1.8
Agriculture 74.3 76.1 2.8 1.8 8.3 2.4 12.2
Natural resources2 32.6 35.9 1.6 3.3 -1.0 10.1 -2.7
Utilities 54.5 53.3 1.6 -1.2 -5.8 -2.2 -9.8
Construction 539.2 542.2 7.0 3.0 22.4 0.6 4.3
Manufacturing 762.6 764.0 7.6 1.4 1.6 0.2 0.2
Services-producing sector  5,957.1 6,006.6 20.0 49.5 224.2 0.8 3.9
Wholesale and retail trade 1,083.4 1,102.4 10.2 19.0 37.6 1.8 3.5
Transportation and warehousing 405.2 405.5 6.4 0.3 22.6 0.1 5.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 582.1 595.1 6.6 13.0 30.8 2.2 5.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 687.1 694.9 8.4 7.8 64.1 1.1 10.2
Business, building and other support services 316.2 306.9 7.3 -9.3 -13.4 -2.9 -4.2
Educational services 537.0 534.0 7.3 -3.0 8.9 -0.6 1.7
Health care and social assistance 904.0 917.9 7.4 13.9 64.8 1.5 7.6
Information, culture and recreation 312.4 309.3 7.3 -3.1 -6.8 -1.0 -2.2
Accommodation and food services 451.8 453.6 8.0 1.8 -16.8 0.4 -3.6
Other services (except public administration) 293.6 298.0 5.7 4.4 2.8 1.5 0.9
Public administration 384.3 388.9 4.9 4.6 29.6 1.2 8.2
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 649.5 654.7 2.8 5.2 5.6 0.8 0.9
Goods-producing sector 150.5 151.0 1.7 0.5 6.5 0.3 4.5
Agriculture 25.1 24.9 0.9 -0.2 0.1 -0.8 0.4
Natural resources2 5.3 5.0 0.4 -0.3 -1.8 -5.7 -26.5
Utilities 6.4 6.6 0.2 0.2 -0.4 3.1 -5.7
Construction 50.5 50.2 1.1 -0.3 4.5 -0.6 9.8
Manufacturing 63.2 64.3 1.0 1.1 4.1 1.7 6.8
Services-producing sector  499.0 503.7 2.7 4.7 -0.9 0.9 -0.2
Wholesale and retail trade 88.6 88.8 1.2 0.2 -0.4 0.2 -0.4
Transportation and warehousing 41.2 40.7 0.9 -0.5 0.3 -1.2 0.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 34.3 34.5 0.7 0.2 -1.5 0.6 -4.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 29.0 30.6 0.8 1.6 2.4 5.5 8.5
Business, building and other support services 23.7 22.6 0.8 -1.1 0.6 -4.6 2.7
Educational services 53.3 54.4 1.1 1.1 2.6 2.1 5.0
Health care and social assistance 100.7 101.9 1.3 1.2 -4.1 1.2 -3.9
Information, culture and recreation 23.2 24.0 0.9 0.8 0.8 3.4 3.4
Accommodation and food services 41.6 41.7 1.1 0.1 -0.8 0.2 -1.9
Other services (except public administration) 27.5 28.2 0.7 0.7 -1.9 2.5 -6.3
Public administration 35.9 36.2 0.8 0.3 1.0 0.8 2.8
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 579.7 582.5 2.5 2.8 12.5 0.5 2.2
Goods-producing sector 146.4 146.6 1.7 0.2 3.0 0.1 2.1
Agriculture 39.7 38.3 1.0 -1.4 1.2 -3.5 3.2
Natural resources2 23.2 23.7 0.7 0.5 0.6 2.2 2.6
Utilities 5.8 5.7 0.3 -0.1 -1.8 -1.7 -24.0
Construction 47.1 48.5 1.1 1.4 -0.5 3.0 -1.0
Manufacturing 30.6 30.4 0.6 -0.2 3.6 -0.7 13.4
Services-producing sector  433.3 435.9 2.3 2.6 9.5 0.6 2.2
Wholesale and retail trade 87.8 86.5 1.2 -1.3 -2.9 -1.5 -3.2
Transportation and warehousing 26.3 26.2 0.8 -0.1 -0.7 -0.4 -2.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.1 29.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 2.1 1.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.6 28.9 0.7 0.3 3.3 1.0 12.9
Business, building and other support services 14.8 14.6 0.6 -0.2 -1.9 -1.4 -11.5
Educational services 41.3 43.5 0.9 2.2 -0.7 5.3 -1.6
Health care and social assistance 81.1 80.6 1.0 -0.5 1.9 -0.6 2.4
Information, culture and recreation 21.3 21.9 0.7 0.6 1.5 2.8 7.4
Accommodation and food services 42.8 42.0 1.0 -0.8 4.0 -1.9 10.5
Other services (except public administration) 28.3 29.2 0.7 0.9 2.7 3.2 10.2
Public administration 32.0 32.7 0.7 0.7 1.8 2.2 5.8
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,343.7 2,344.3 9.8 0.6 4.1 0.0 0.2
Goods-producing sector 595.6 589.6 6.4 -6.0 -12.5 -1.0 -2.1
Agriculture 50.7 49.9 2.5 -0.8 1.4 -1.6 2.9
Natural resources2 144.3 138.3 3.3 -6.0 -16.1 -4.2 -10.4
Utilities 24.1 24.5 0.9 0.4 0.8 1.7 3.4
Construction 242.1 241.9 4.6 -0.2 -4.6 -0.1 -1.9
Manufacturing 134.5 134.9 3.0 0.4 5.9 0.3 4.6
Services-producing sector  1,748.1 1,754.8 9.1 6.7 16.7 0.4 1.0
Wholesale and retail trade 340.0 339.3 4.7 -0.7 2.2 -0.2 0.7
Transportation and warehousing 140.0 139.4 2.9 -0.6 1.1 -0.4 0.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 107.2 105.7 2.3 -1.5 3.4 -1.4 3.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 185.4 187.2 3.7 1.8 5.7 1.0 3.1
Business, building and other support services 84.4 83.2 3.0 -1.2 -5.4 -1.4 -6.1
Educational services 157.7 157.2 3.4 -0.5 -3.5 -0.3 -2.2
Health care and social assistance 290.6 292.4 3.8 1.8 13.6 0.6 4.9
Information, culture and recreation 74.3 79.0 2.7 4.7 0.3 6.3 0.4
Accommodation and food services 136.7 140.4 3.7 3.7 -6.2 2.7 -4.2
Other services (except public administration) 118.2 115.1 3.1 -3.1 -1.6 -2.6 -1.4
Public administration 113.6 116.0 2.4 2.4 7.2 2.1 6.6
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,569.9 2,561.6 10.7 -8.3 73.8 -0.3 3.0
Goods-producing sector 483.1 481.7 6.1 -1.4 -5.0 -0.3 -1.0
Agriculture 24.9 27.1 2.2 2.2 6.9 8.8 34.2
Natural resources2 42.3 43.6 2.1 1.3 -4.7 3.1 -9.7
Utilities 11.4 12.5 0.9 1.1 -1.7 9.6 -12.0
Construction 239.3 235.0 4.6 -4.3 -0.6 -1.8 -0.3
Manufacturing 165.1 163.5 3.7 -1.6 -5.0 -1.0 -3.0
Services-producing sector  2,086.9 2,079.9 10.4 -7.0 78.8 -0.3 3.9
Wholesale and retail trade 395.0 393.9 5.5 -1.1 28.3 -0.3 7.7
Transportation and warehousing 136.8 133.6 3.3 -3.2 -3.9 -2.3 -2.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 162.3 158.2 3.4 -4.1 6.8 -2.5 4.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 218.3 227.1 4.4 8.8 13.3 4.0 6.2
Business, building and other support services 114.1 109.3 3.5 -4.8 8.3 -4.2 8.2
Educational services 184.2 187.5 3.9 3.3 23.8 1.8 14.5
Health care and social assistance 317.1 308.5 4.1 -8.6 -17.2 -2.7 -5.3
Information, culture and recreation 137.8 138.5 3.9 0.7 10.7 0.5 8.4
Accommodation and food services 185.4 185.4 4.5 0.0 -5.0 0.0 -2.6
Other services (except public administration) 121.3 121.5 3.0 0.2 4.0 0.2 3.4
Public administration 114.7 116.5 2.3 1.8 9.8 1.6 9.2
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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