Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| August 2019 |
September 2019 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2019 | September 2018 to September 2019 | August to September 2019 | September 2018 to September 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 16,201.7 | 16,213.3 | 36.8 | 11.6 | 349.5 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| Public sector employees | 3,844.5 | 3,877.1 | 21.6 | 32.6 | 66.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Private sector employees | 12,357.2 | 12,336.2 | 37.4 | -21.0 | 282.8 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
| Self-employed | 2,909.8 | 2,951.9 | 26.9 | 42.1 | 106.3 | 1.4 | 3.7 |
| Total employed, all industries | 19,111.5 | 19,165.2 | 30.1 | 53.7 | 455.9 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,970.0 | 3,974.3 | 16.9 | 4.3 | 35.4 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Agriculture | 288.3 | 288.8 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 10.0 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Natural resources2 | 328.3 | 321.3 | 5.2 | -7.0 | -23.6 | -2.1 | -6.8 |
| Utilities | 136.7 | 136.0 | 2.5 | -0.7 | -15.3 | -0.5 | -10.1 |
| Construction | 1,472.0 | 1,481.8 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 35.5 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,744.8 | 1,746.5 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 29.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Services-producing sector | 15,141.5 | 15,190.9 | 28.9 | 49.4 | 420.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,844.7 | 2,845.6 | 15.3 | 0.9 | 65.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,034.2 | 1,039.5 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 39.4 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,221.5 | 1,218.5 | 9.0 | -3.0 | 31.6 | -0.2 | 2.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,570.4 | 1,576.8 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 113.6 | 0.4 | 7.8 |
| Business, building and other support services | 754.2 | 757.5 | 10.4 | 3.3 | -16.6 | 0.4 | -2.1 |
| Educational services | 1,380.1 | 1,390.0 | 10.9 | 9.9 | 50.8 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,494.2 | 2,524.2 | 11.7 | 30.0 | 107.8 | 1.2 | 4.5 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 800.0 | 763.3 | 10.7 | -36.7 | -17.1 | -4.6 | -2.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,202.7 | 1,226.0 | 11.9 | 23.3 | -15.9 | 1.9 | -1.3 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 816.8 | 824.6 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Public administration | 1,022.7 | 1,025.1 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 49.1 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
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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