Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| October 2019 |
November 2019 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2019 | November 2018 to November 2019 | October to November 2019 | November 2018 to November 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 16,239.3 | 16,186.8 | 36.8 | -52.5 | 261.0 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| Public sector employees | 3,905.8 | 3,903.5 | 21.6 | -2.3 | 114.7 | -0.1 | 3.0 |
| Private sector employees | 12,333.5 | 12,283.3 | 37.4 | -50.2 | 146.2 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
| Self-employed | 2,924.1 | 2,905.4 | 26.9 | -18.7 | 32.0 | -0.6 | 1.1 |
| Total employed, all industries | 19,163.4 | 19,092.2 | 30.1 | -71.2 | 292.9 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,933.4 | 3,906.8 | 16.9 | -26.6 | -46.4 | -0.7 | -1.2 |
| Agriculture | 291.4 | 294.2 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 11.4 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Natural resources2 | 322.9 | 316.4 | 5.2 | -6.5 | -24.7 | -2.0 | -7.2 |
| Utilities | 135.2 | 135.0 | 2.5 | -0.2 | -17.3 | -0.1 | -11.4 |
| Construction | 1,460.5 | 1,465.3 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Manufacturing | 1,723.4 | 1,695.9 | 10.9 | -27.5 | -24.4 | -1.6 | -1.4 |
| Services-producing sector | 15,229.9 | 15,185.5 | 28.9 | -44.4 | 339.5 | -0.3 | 2.3 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,848.9 | 2,845.6 | 15.3 | -3.3 | 49.2 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,037.2 | 1,031.6 | 9.1 | -5.6 | 17.3 | -0.5 | 1.7 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,236.3 | 1,239.5 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 71.0 | 0.3 | 6.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,579.0 | 1,578.9 | 12.0 | -0.1 | 87.6 | 0.0 | 5.9 |
| Business, building and other support services | 757.9 | 765.6 | 10.4 | 7.7 | -41.4 | 1.0 | -5.1 |
| Educational services | 1,395.2 | 1,395.8 | 10.9 | 0.6 | 56.6 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,525.4 | 2,525.1 | 11.7 | -0.3 | 78.5 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 766.9 | 758.6 | 10.7 | -8.3 | -7.1 | -1.1 | -0.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,231.4 | 1,220.4 | 11.9 | -11.0 | -23.1 | -0.9 | -1.9 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 806.7 | 804.1 | 8.3 | -2.6 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Public administration | 1,045.2 | 1,020.3 | 7.3 | -24.9 | 48.5 | -2.4 | 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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