Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| November 2019 |
December 2019 |
Standard error1 | November to December 2019 | December 2018 to December 2019 | November to December 2019 | December 2018 to December 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 16,186.8 | 16,222.2 | 36.8 | 35.4 | 327.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Public sector employees | 3,903.5 | 3,882.0 | 21.6 | -21.5 | 107.7 | -0.6 | 2.9 |
| Private sector employees | 12,283.3 | 12,340.2 | 37.4 | 56.9 | 220.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Self-employed | 2,905.4 | 2,905.2 | 26.9 | -0.2 | -7.6 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Total employed, all industries | 19,092.2 | 19,127.4 | 30.1 | 35.2 | 320.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,906.8 | 3,922.5 | 16.9 | 15.7 | -47.0 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Agriculture | 294.2 | 291.6 | 5.5 | -2.6 | 7.8 | -0.9 | 2.7 |
| Natural resources2 | 316.4 | 315.3 | 5.2 | -1.1 | -28.8 | -0.3 | -8.4 |
| Utilities | 135.0 | 133.8 | 2.5 | -1.2 | -14.9 | -0.9 | -10.0 |
| Construction | 1,465.3 | 1,482.3 | 11.4 | 17.0 | 28.9 | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,695.9 | 1,699.4 | 10.9 | 3.5 | -40.1 | 0.2 | -2.3 |
| Services-producing sector | 15,185.5 | 15,204.9 | 28.9 | 19.4 | 367.3 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,845.6 | 2,851.8 | 15.3 | 6.2 | 77.3 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,031.6 | 1,026.5 | 9.1 | -5.1 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,239.5 | 1,240.9 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 74.8 | 0.1 | 6.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,578.9 | 1,574.9 | 12.0 | -4.0 | 85.7 | -0.3 | 5.8 |
| Business, building and other support services | 765.6 | 759.0 | 10.4 | -6.6 | -54.5 | -0.9 | -6.7 |
| Educational services | 1,395.8 | 1,389.9 | 10.9 | -5.9 | 49.1 | -0.4 | 3.7 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,525.1 | 2,531.6 | 11.7 | 6.5 | 75.4 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 758.6 | 765.0 | 10.7 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,220.4 | 1,245.3 | 11.9 | 24.9 | -1.5 | 2.0 | -0.1 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 804.1 | 805.1 | 8.3 | 1.0 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Public administration | 1,020.3 | 1,014.8 | 7.3 | -5.5 | 56.5 | -0.5 | 5.9 |
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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