Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province 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
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 226.8 221.8 2.1 -5.0 -5.9 -2.2 -2.6
Goods-producing sector 46.1 43.4 1.3 -2.7 -4.3 -5.9 -9.0
Agriculture 1.4 1.3 0.3 -0.1 0.4 -7.1 44.4
Natural resources2 13.9 12.1 0.7 -1.8 -2.7 -12.9 -18.2
Utilities 2.4 2.5 0.2 0.1 -0.6 4.2 -19.4
Construction 19.5 18.2 0.9 -1.3 -1.4 -6.7 -7.1
Manufacturing 9.0 9.2 0.7 0.2 -0.1 2.2 -1.1
Services-producing sector  180.6 178.4 1.8 -2.2 -1.6 -1.2 -0.9
Wholesale and retail trade 36.2 35.8 0.9 -0.4 -1.5 -1.1 -4.0
Transportation and warehousing 11.5 11.0 0.5 -0.5 -1.1 -4.3 -9.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 6.4 6.4 0.4 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -3.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 9.9 9.7 0.5 -0.2 -0.5 -2.0 -4.9
Business, building and other support services 7.5 6.9 0.6 -0.6 0.2 -8.0 3.0
Educational services 16.8 15.6 0.6 -1.2 0.1 -7.1 0.6
Health care and social assistance 38.2 38.8 0.8 0.6 -2.9 1.6 -7.0
Information, culture and recreation 6.8 6.7 0.5 -0.1 -0.9 -1.5 -11.8
Accommodation and food services 16.6 17.0 0.8 0.4 0.9 2.4 5.6
Other services (except public administration) 11.6 11.7 0.5 0.1 2.9 0.9 33.0
Public administration 19.2 18.8 0.6 -0.4 1.3 -2.1 7.4
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 79.0 80.1 0.7 1.1 4.6 1.4 6.1
Goods-producing sector 18.4 19.6 0.5 1.2 0.2 6.5 1.0
Agriculture 4.3 4.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 4.7 12.5
Natural resources2 1.5 1.6 0.3 0.1 -1.1 6.7 -40.7
Utilities 0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -33.3 0.0
Construction 6.5 7.1 0.2 0.6 1.3 9.2 22.4
Manufacturing 5.9 6.1 0.2 0.2 -0.5 3.4 -7.6
Services-producing sector  60.6 60.5 0.6 -0.1 4.3 -0.2 7.7
Wholesale and retail trade 11.3 11.6 0.3 0.3 0.6 2.7 5.5
Transportation and warehousing 2.8 2.5 0.1 -0.3 -0.6 -10.7 -19.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 3.2 3.4 0.1 0.2 0.7 6.3 25.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.0 4.1 0.2 0.1 0.9 2.5 28.1
Business, building and other support services 2.1 2.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 4.8 4.8
Educational services 5.4 5.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.9 7.8
Health care and social assistance 11.2 11.4 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.8 8.6
Information, culture and recreation 2.4 2.3 0.2 -0.1 0.0 -4.2 0.0
Accommodation and food services 6.4 6.4 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 12.3
Other services (except public administration) 3.5 3.2 0.1 -0.3 0.0 -8.6 0.0
Public administration 8.1 8.0 0.2 -0.1 0.7 -1.2 9.6
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 466.8 465.7 2.7 -1.1 6.7 -0.2 1.5
Goods-producing sector 86.7 88.2 1.6 1.5 5.0 1.7 6.0
Agriculture 5.4 5.6 0.6 0.2 0.0 3.7 0.0
Natural resources2 9.5 9.9 0.8 0.4 -0.9 4.2 -8.3
Utilities 3.4 3.6 0.2 0.2 0.7 5.9 24.1
Construction 36.3 34.4 1.0 -1.9 1.2 -5.2 3.6
Manufacturing 32.1 34.8 0.9 2.7 4.2 8.4 13.7
Services-producing sector  380.2 377.5 2.6 -2.7 1.7 -0.7 0.5
Wholesale and retail trade 80.9 79.7 1.4 -1.2 -1.0 -1.5 -1.2
Transportation and warehousing 19.5 19.1 0.6 -0.4 -0.8 -2.1 -4.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 21.9 22.4 0.6 0.5 1.3 2.3 6.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.3 27.0 0.8 -0.3 -0.3 -1.1 -1.1
Business, building and other support services 18.4 19.3 0.8 0.9 2.4 4.9 14.2
Educational services 36.7 36.4 0.9 -0.3 -1.4 -0.8 -3.7
Health care and social assistance 75.4 75.3 1.2 -0.1 4.5 -0.1 6.4
Information, culture and recreation 18.0 16.3 0.9 -1.7 -3.2 -9.4 -16.4
Accommodation and food services 37.4 37.2 1.2 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 0.5
Other services (except public administration) 15.9 15.4 0.7 -0.5 -2.0 -3.1 -11.5
Public administration 28.7 29.6 0.8 0.9 2.2 3.1 8.0
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 354.3 356.4 2.3 2.1 5.0 0.6 1.4
Goods-producing sector 72.4 75.3 1.5 2.9 3.0 4.0 4.1
Agriculture 5.6 6.2 0.5 0.6 0.0 10.7 0.0
Natural resources2 9.2 9.9 0.7 0.7 -0.4 7.6 -3.9
Utilities 3.5 3.7 0.2 0.2 0.5 5.7 15.6
Construction 23.7 25.6 0.9 1.9 2.7 8.0 11.8
Manufacturing 30.4 30.0 0.9 -0.4 0.3 -1.3 1.0
Services-producing sector  281.8 281.0 2.0 -0.8 1.9 -0.3 0.7
Wholesale and retail trade 51.4 52.9 1.1 1.5 -0.1 2.9 -0.2
Transportation and warehousing 19.0 18.0 0.5 -1.0 -0.4 -5.3 -2.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.7 16.4 0.5 -0.3 1.2 -1.8 7.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 16.8 16.8 0.5 0.0 1.1 0.0 7.0
Business, building and other support services 16.8 16.6 0.7 -0.2 1.0 -1.2 6.4
Educational services 27.8 26.0 0.7 -1.8 -0.8 -6.5 -3.0
Health care and social assistance 59.8 60.3 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.8 1.9
Information, culture and recreation 11.8 12.1 0.6 0.3 -0.3 2.5 -2.4
Accommodation and food services 20.2 20.7 0.9 0.5 -3.0 2.5 -12.7
Other services (except public administration) 14.6 14.4 0.6 -0.2 -0.1 -1.4 -0.7
Public administration 26.9 26.7 0.6 -0.2 2.0 -0.7 8.1
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,325.0 4,346.1 15.5 21.1 62.9 0.5 1.5
Goods-producing sector 880.2 889.9 8.5 9.7 15.7 1.1 1.8
Agriculture 55.8 58.9 2.8 3.1 1.7 5.6 3.0
Natural resources2 38.1 39.3 2.4 1.2 -2.5 3.1 -6.0
Utilities 23.6 23.4 1.2 -0.2 -6.5 -0.8 -21.7
Construction 277.8 275.8 5.5 -2.0 20.4 -0.7 8.0
Manufacturing 484.9 492.6 5.7 7.7 2.8 1.6 0.6
Services-producing sector  3,444.8 3,456.2 15.0 11.4 47.1 0.3 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 660.9 665.1 8.0 4.2 7.5 0.6 1.1
Transportation and warehousing 234.7 237.5 4.4 2.8 17.3 1.2 7.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 246.5 251.5 4.4 5.0 13.9 2.0 5.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 349.1 349.3 5.9 0.2 16.0 0.1 4.8
Business, building and other support services 174.8 168.7 5.3 -6.1 -29.0 -3.5 -14.7
Educational services 304.4 298.5 5.6 -5.9 -1.4 -1.9 -0.5
Health care and social assistance 618.2 616.4 6.6 -1.8 19.0 -0.3 3.2
Information, culture and recreation 176.0 177.1 5.8 1.1 2.7 0.6 1.5
Accommodation and food services 249.7 262.4 6.0 12.7 -11.3 5.1 -4.1
Other services (except public administration) 177.7 179.0 3.8 1.3 6.3 0.7 3.6
Public administration 252.7 250.7 4.1 -2.0 6.1 -0.8 2.5
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,518.4 7,543.5 20.4 25.1 243.0 0.3 3.3
Goods-producing sector 1,455.7 1,461.8 10.6 6.1 -1.6 0.4 -0.1
Agriculture 78.0 75.1 2.8 -2.9 4.7 -3.7 6.7
Natural resources2 36.6 38.0 1.6 1.4 6.2 3.8 19.5
Utilities 53.8 52.9 1.6 -0.9 -6.3 -1.7 -10.6
Construction 542.6 551.1 7.0 8.5 20.7 1.6 3.9
Manufacturing 744.7 744.7 7.6 0.0 -26.8 0.0 -3.5
Services-producing sector  6,062.7 6,081.7 20.0 19.0 244.5 0.3 4.2
Wholesale and retail trade 1,103.9 1,102.8 10.2 -1.1 31.8 -0.1 3.0
Transportation and warehousing 405.5 404.8 6.4 -0.7 0.7 -0.2 0.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 606.3 599.9 6.6 -6.4 39.6 -1.1 7.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 696.0 696.6 8.4 0.6 55.6 0.1 8.7
Business, building and other support services 322.9 323.4 7.3 0.5 -9.2 0.2 -2.8
Educational services 556.1 560.0 7.3 3.9 20.4 0.7 3.8
Health care and social assistance 927.2 929.0 7.4 1.8 50.0 0.2 5.7
Information, culture and recreation 303.0 308.8 7.3 5.8 14.7 1.9 5.0
Accommodation and food services 461.9 463.8 8.0 1.9 -1.5 0.4 -0.3
Other services (except public administration) 297.5 304.8 5.7 7.3 10.1 2.5 3.4
Public administration 382.5 387.9 4.9 5.4 32.4 1.4 9.1
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 651.8 654.6 2.8 2.8 1.3 0.4 0.2
Goods-producing sector 149.2 149.9 1.7 0.7 -0.3 0.5 -0.2
Agriculture 26.3 25.5 0.9 -0.8 0.7 -3.0 2.8
Natural resources2 5.4 5.7 0.4 0.3 -0.4 5.6 -6.6
Utilities 6.5 6.5 0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -4.4
Construction 49.0 50.6 1.1 1.6 1.5 3.3 3.1
Manufacturing 62.1 61.7 1.0 -0.4 -1.7 -0.6 -2.7
Services-producing sector  502.6 504.6 2.7 2.0 1.5 0.4 0.3
Wholesale and retail trade 90.3 90.9 1.2 0.6 4.2 0.7 4.8
Transportation and warehousing 39.4 39.8 0.9 0.4 -1.4 1.0 -3.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 33.6 33.9 0.7 0.3 -0.5 0.9 -1.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 29.6 29.9 0.8 0.3 -1.0 1.0 -3.2
Business, building and other support services 21.5 21.6 0.8 0.1 -0.2 0.5 -0.9
Educational services 51.4 52.6 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.3 2.5
Health care and social assistance 106.0 104.8 1.3 -1.2 -1.2 -1.1 -1.1
Information, culture and recreation 22.7 22.3 0.9 -0.4 -0.8 -1.8 -3.5
Accommodation and food services 43.7 44.7 1.1 1.0 2.4 2.3 5.7
Other services (except public administration) 28.1 28.4 0.7 0.3 -1.7 1.1 -5.6
Public administration 36.4 35.8 0.8 -0.6 0.6 -1.6 1.7
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 581.2 579.1 2.5 -2.1 0.1 -0.4 0.0
Goods-producing sector 145.0 141.9 1.7 -3.1 -5.8 -2.1 -3.9
Agriculture 40.0 39.4 1.0 -0.6 -1.4 -1.5 -3.4
Natural resources2 21.8 20.7 0.7 -1.1 -1.7 -5.0 -7.6
Utilities 5.5 5.6 0.3 0.1 -1.1 1.8 -16.4
Construction 46.2 44.8 1.1 -1.4 -4.0 -3.0 -8.2
Manufacturing 31.4 31.5 0.6 0.1 2.6 0.3 9.0
Services-producing sector  436.1 437.2 2.3 1.1 5.9 0.3 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 83.4 83.9 1.2 0.5 -3.5 0.6 -4.0
Transportation and warehousing 25.9 25.9 0.8 0.0 -2.4 0.0 -8.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.4 30.7 0.6 0.3 1.4 1.0 4.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.6 27.1 0.7 -0.5 0.7 -1.8 2.7
Business, building and other support services 16.0 15.6 0.6 -0.4 -0.9 -2.5 -5.5
Educational services 46.1 47.0 0.9 0.9 1.7 2.0 3.8
Health care and social assistance 81.5 80.0 1.0 -1.5 -1.4 -1.8 -1.7
Information, culture and recreation 22.5 23.1 0.7 0.6 3.7 2.7 19.1
Accommodation and food services 40.7 41.8 1.0 1.1 2.6 2.7 6.6
Other services (except public administration) 29.0 28.8 0.7 -0.2 1.0 -0.7 3.6
Public administration 33.0 33.4 0.7 0.4 3.1 1.2 10.2
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,338.7 2,337.7 9.8 -1.0 -4.2 0.0 -0.2
Goods-producing sector 583.3 577.6 6.4 -5.7 -23.6 -1.0 -3.9
Agriculture 50.2 49.6 2.5 -0.6 1.2 -1.2 2.5
Natural resources2 138.4 136.1 3.3 -2.3 -15.5 -1.7 -10.2
Utilities 24.3 24.2 0.9 -0.1 0.4 -0.4 1.7
Construction 235.5 235.2 4.6 -0.3 -6.0 -0.1 -2.5
Manufacturing 135.0 132.5 3.0 -2.5 -3.8 -1.9 -2.8
Services-producing sector  1,755.3 1,760.1 9.1 4.8 19.4 0.3 1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 332.2 339.6 4.7 7.4 14.6 2.2 4.5
Transportation and warehousing 135.6 132.3 2.9 -3.3 -7.5 -2.4 -5.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 106.1 108.8 2.3 2.7 5.9 2.5 5.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 192.7 192.6 3.7 -0.1 11.3 -0.1 6.2
Business, building and other support services 78.4 76.9 3.0 -1.5 -15.5 -1.9 -16.8
Educational services 161.0 163.5 3.4 2.5 9.2 1.6 6.0
Health care and social assistance 303.7 302.6 3.8 -1.1 13.1 -0.4 4.5
Information, culture and recreation 75.4 77.1 2.7 1.7 -0.2 2.3 -0.3
Accommodation and food services 152.6 154.4 3.7 1.8 5.0 1.2 3.3
Other services (except public administration) 108.4 105.0 3.1 -3.4 -13.1 -3.1 -11.1
Public administration 109.3 107.3 2.4 -2.0 -3.3 -1.8 -3.0
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,550.3 2,542.6 10.7 -7.7 7.1 -0.3 0.3
Goods-producing sector 473.1 478.9 6.1 5.8 -29.1 1.2 -5.7
Agriculture 27.7 26.5 2.2 -1.2 1.4 -4.3 5.6
Natural resources2 41.3 41.0 2.1 -0.3 -10.6 -0.7 -20.5
Utilities 11.8 11.8 0.9 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -2.5
Construction 231.1 240.3 4.6 9.2 -7.6 4.0 -3.1
Manufacturing 161.2 159.3 3.7 -1.9 -11.9 -1.2 -7.0
Services-producing sector  2,077.2 2,063.7 10.4 -13.5 36.2 -0.6 1.8
Wholesale and retail trade 394.1 389.7 5.5 -4.4 21.2 -1.1 5.8
Transportation and warehousing 138.2 137.8 3.3 -0.4 -1.8 -0.3 -1.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 169.8 163.0 3.4 -6.8 11.7 -4.0 7.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 223.7 221.4 4.4 -2.3 0.4 -1.0 0.2
Business, building and other support services 107.2 107.6 3.5 0.4 -3.2 0.4 -2.9
Educational services 185.7 182.4 3.9 -3.3 15.5 -1.8 9.3
Health care and social assistance 305.2 310.4 4.1 5.2 -11.0 1.7 -3.4
Information, culture and recreation 121.5 120.9 3.9 -0.6 -7.1 -0.5 -5.5
Accommodation and food services 194.5 197.3 4.5 2.8 4.9 1.4 2.5
Other services (except public administration) 114.7 114.1 3.0 -0.6 -7.1 -0.5 -5.9
Public administration 122.7 119.1 2.3 -3.6 12.7 -2.9 11.9
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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