Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  December
2019		 January
2020		 Standard error1 December 2019 to January 2020 January 2019 to January 2020 December 2019 to January 2020 January 2019 to January 2020
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 221.7 222.5 2.1 0.8 -9.8 0.4 -4.2
Goods-producing sector 43.3 43.9 1.3 0.6 -4.7 1.4 -9.7
Agriculture 1.3 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.4 23.1 33.3
Natural resources2 12.1 12.2 0.7 0.1 -3.4 0.8 -21.8
Utilities 2.5 2.4 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -4.0 -14.3
Construction 18.2 18.5 0.9 0.3 -1.7 1.6 -8.4
Manufacturing 9.2 9.4 0.6 0.2 0.6 2.2 6.8
Services-producing sector  178.5 178.6 1.8 0.1 -5.1 0.1 -2.8
Wholesale and retail trade 35.8 35.3 0.8 -0.5 -0.9 -1.4 -2.5
Transportation and warehousing 10.9 11.4 0.5 0.5 -1.3 4.6 -10.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 6.4 6.1 0.3 -0.3 -1.9 -4.7 -23.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 9.7 9.2 0.4 -0.5 -1.0 -5.2 -9.8
Business, building and other support services 6.9 7.2 0.6 0.3 -0.3 4.3 -4.0
Educational services 15.6 17.4 0.6 1.8 1.7 11.5 10.8
Health care and social assistance 38.7 38.3 0.8 -0.4 -3.4 -1.0 -8.2
Information, culture and recreation 6.7 6.4 0.5 -0.3 -1.7 -4.5 -21.0
Accommodation and food services 17.2 17.3 0.7 0.1 0.5 0.6 3.0
Other services (except public administration) 11.7 12.0 0.6 0.3 3.8 2.6 46.3
Public administration 18.8 18.1 0.6 -0.7 -0.5 -3.7 -2.7
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 80.0 80.3 0.6 0.3 4.8 0.4 6.4
Goods-producing sector 19.6 20.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 2.6 3.1
Agriculture 4.5 4.6 0.3 0.1 0.7 2.2 17.9
Natural resources2 1.7 1.9 0.2 0.2 -0.9 11.8 -32.1
Utilities 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -33.3
Construction 7.1 7.3 0.2 0.2 1.6 2.8 28.1
Manufacturing 6.1 6.1 0.2 0.0 -0.7 0.0 -10.3
Services-producing sector  60.4 60.3 0.6 -0.1 4.2 -0.2 7.5
Wholesale and retail trade 11.6 11.5 0.3 -0.1 0.4 -0.9 3.6
Transportation and warehousing 2.5 2.8 0.2 0.3 -0.1 12.0 -3.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 3.4 3.1 0.1 -0.3 0.4 -8.8 14.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.1 4.2 0.2 0.1 1.1 2.4 35.5
Business, building and other support services 2.2 2.2 0.2 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -18.5
Educational services 5.5 5.7 0.2 0.2 0.7 3.6 14.0
Health care and social assistance 11.4 11.4 0.2 0.0 1.0 0.0 9.6
Information, culture and recreation 2.3 2.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Accommodation and food services 6.4 5.9 0.3 -0.5 0.6 -7.8 11.3
Other services (except public administration) 3.2 3.6 0.1 0.4 0.5 12.5 16.1
Public administration 8.0 7.7 0.2 -0.3 0.2 -3.8 2.7
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 465.6 467.3 2.7 1.7 1.7 0.4 0.4
Goods-producing sector 88.1 88.9 1.6 0.8 3.9 0.9 4.6
Agriculture 5.6 5.5 0.5 -0.1 -0.7 -1.8 -11.3
Natural resources2 9.9 10.1 0.9 0.2 -0.3 2.0 -2.9
Utilities 3.6 3.5 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -2.8 -5.4
Construction 34.3 35.6 1.0 1.3 2.0 3.8 6.0
Manufacturing 34.8 34.2 0.9 -0.6 3.0 -1.7 9.6
Services-producing sector  377.5 378.4 2.5 0.9 -2.3 0.2 -0.6
Wholesale and retail trade 79.7 79.9 1.3 0.2 -2.6 0.3 -3.2
Transportation and warehousing 19.1 19.1 0.6 0.0 -0.9 0.0 -4.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 22.4 22.9 0.6 0.5 1.9 2.2 9.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.0 27.7 0.8 0.7 0.2 2.6 0.7
Business, building and other support services 19.3 19.3 0.8 0.0 1.8 0.0 10.3
Educational services 36.4 35.7 0.9 -0.7 -2.9 -1.9 -7.5
Health care and social assistance 75.3 72.3 1.0 -3.0 1.8 -4.0 2.6
Information, culture and recreation 16.3 17.3 0.9 1.0 -2.3 6.1 -11.7
Accommodation and food services 37.1 38.4 1.1 1.3 2.0 3.5 5.5
Other services (except public administration) 15.5 16.6 0.7 1.1 -1.2 7.1 -6.7
Public administration 29.6 29.2 0.7 -0.4 0.1 -1.4 0.3
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 356.3 360.9 2.3 4.6 5.4 1.3 1.5
Goods-producing sector 75.3 76.7 1.5 1.4 2.9 1.9 3.9
Agriculture 6.2 6.4 0.6 0.2 0.6 3.2 10.3
Natural resources2 9.9 10.4 0.7 0.5 0.9 5.1 9.5
Utilities 3.7 3.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 2.7 15.2
Construction 25.6 25.4 0.9 -0.2 1.7 -0.8 7.2
Manufacturing 30.0 30.7 0.9 0.7 -0.8 2.3 -2.5
Services-producing sector  281.0 284.2 2.0 3.2 2.4 1.1 0.9
Wholesale and retail trade 52.9 54.4 1.1 1.5 2.7 2.8 5.2
Transportation and warehousing 18.0 18.6 0.5 0.6 -0.3 3.3 -1.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.4 17.1 0.5 0.7 0.8 4.3 4.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 16.8 16.3 0.5 -0.5 1.0 -3.0 6.5
Business, building and other support services 16.6 17.2 0.7 0.6 1.5 3.6 9.6
Educational services 26.0 26.4 0.7 0.4 -1.0 1.5 -3.6
Health care and social assistance 60.3 59.6 1.0 -0.7 -0.4 -1.2 -0.7
Information, culture and recreation 12.1 12.4 0.6 0.3 -0.7 2.5 -5.3
Accommodation and food services 20.7 20.5 0.8 -0.2 -2.2 -1.0 -9.7
Other services (except public administration) 14.4 15.0 0.6 0.6 0.2 4.2 1.4
Public administration 26.7 26.7 0.6 0.0 0.8 0.0 3.1
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,345.4 4,364.5 15.6 19.1 60.3 0.4 1.4
Goods-producing sector 889.6 906.9 8.8 17.3 33.4 1.9 3.8
Agriculture 58.9 60.1 2.6 1.2 9.3 2.0 18.3
Natural resources2 39.2 38.9 2.2 -0.3 -3.1 -0.8 -7.4
Utilities 23.4 23.9 1.0 0.5 -5.1 2.1 -17.6
Construction 275.7 283.1 6.1 7.4 22.9 2.7 8.8
Manufacturing 492.4 501.0 6.0 8.6 9.5 1.7 1.9
Services-producing sector  3,455.8 3,457.6 14.9 1.8 27.0 0.1 0.8
Wholesale and retail trade 664.9 661.8 8.2 -3.1 5.4 -0.5 0.8
Transportation and warehousing 237.5 245.7 4.6 8.2 15.3 3.5 6.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 251.5 251.5 4.4 0.0 16.9 0.0 7.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 349.3 345.1 6.0 -4.2 -3.2 -1.2 -0.9
Business, building and other support services 168.6 169.1 5.6 0.5 -22.2 0.3 -11.6
Educational services 298.4 309.6 5.5 11.2 7.4 3.8 2.4
Health care and social assistance 616.2 611.6 6.1 -4.6 6.5 -0.7 1.1
Information, culture and recreation 177.0 175.3 5.4 -1.7 3.9 -1.0 2.3
Accommodation and food services 263.0 263.4 5.9 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.4
Other services (except public administration) 178.9 172.8 3.8 -6.1 -3.9 -3.4 -2.2
Public administration 250.6 251.6 3.9 1.0 -0.3 0.4 -0.1
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,542.4 7,558.3 21.0 15.9 209.2 0.2 2.8
Goods-producing sector 1,461.5 1,479.9 11.1 18.4 22.4 1.3 1.5
Agriculture 75.1 79.7 3.1 4.6 7.9 6.1 11.0
Natural resources2 38.0 35.5 1.6 -2.5 -0.2 -6.6 -0.6
Utilities 52.9 55.7 1.9 2.8 -1.1 5.3 -1.9
Construction 550.9 562.3 7.4 11.4 37.4 2.1 7.1
Manufacturing 744.6 746.6 7.9 2.0 -21.6 0.3 -2.8
Services-producing sector  6,080.9 6,078.4 20.6 -2.5 186.8 0.0 3.2
Wholesale and retail trade 1,102.6 1,114.4 10.8 11.8 23.0 1.1 2.1
Transportation and warehousing 404.7 400.0 6.2 -4.7 -6.3 -1.2 -1.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 599.8 601.8 6.8 2.0 34.9 0.3 6.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 696.5 707.2 8.8 10.7 48.9 1.5 7.4
Business, building and other support services 323.4 323.3 7.3 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.2
Educational services 559.9 552.2 7.8 -7.7 13.7 -1.4 2.5
Health care and social assistance 928.8 922.2 8.0 -6.6 37.1 -0.7 4.2
Information, culture and recreation 308.7 308.3 7.4 -0.4 14.0 -0.1 4.8
Accommodation and food services 463.8 461.0 8.4 -2.8 -0.3 -0.6 -0.1
Other services (except public administration) 304.7 297.9 5.6 -6.8 -2.7 -2.2 -0.9
Public administration 387.8 390.0 5.3 2.2 25.0 0.6 6.8
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 654.5 661.0 2.8 6.5 3.5 1.0 0.5
Goods-producing sector 149.9 149.5 1.7 -0.4 -3.6 -0.3 -2.4
Agriculture 25.5 26.4 0.9 0.9 1.6 3.5 6.5
Natural resources2 5.7 4.9 0.4 -0.8 -1.2 -14.0 -19.7
Utilities 6.5 6.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.5
Construction 50.6 48.3 1.1 -2.3 -3.0 -4.5 -5.8
Manufacturing 61.7 63.3 1.0 1.6 -1.0 2.6 -1.6
Services-producing sector  504.6 511.5 2.7 6.9 7.1 1.4 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 90.9 93.2 1.3 2.3 5.6 2.5 6.4
Transportation and warehousing 39.7 40.2 0.8 0.5 -1.8 1.3 -4.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 33.9 34.1 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 29.9 30.5 0.8 0.6 -0.2 2.0 -0.7
Business, building and other support services 21.6 21.9 0.8 0.3 -0.6 1.4 -2.7
Educational services 52.6 53.1 1.1 0.5 1.4 1.0 2.7
Health care and social assistance 104.8 107.1 1.3 2.3 1.4 2.2 1.3
Information, culture and recreation 22.3 21.8 0.9 -0.5 -1.2 -2.2 -5.2
Accommodation and food services 44.7 44.8 1.1 0.1 2.0 0.2 4.7
Other services (except public administration) 28.4 28.4 0.8 0.0 -0.7 0.0 -2.4
Public administration 35.8 36.4 0.8 0.6 1.2 1.7 3.4
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 579.0 580.2 2.5 1.2 3.5 0.2 0.6
Goods-producing sector 141.9 141.9 1.7 0.0 -5.2 0.0 -3.5
Agriculture 39.4 39.9 1.0 0.5 0.6 1.3 1.5
Natural resources2 20.7 20.5 0.7 -0.2 -1.7 -1.0 -7.7
Utilities 5.6 5.7 0.3 0.1 -1.2 1.8 -17.4
Construction 44.8 42.9 1.1 -1.9 -6.0 -4.2 -12.3
Manufacturing 31.4 32.8 0.7 1.4 3.0 4.5 10.1
Services-producing sector  437.2 438.3 2.4 1.1 8.7 0.3 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 83.9 83.4 1.2 -0.5 -3.5 -0.6 -4.0
Transportation and warehousing 25.9 26.0 0.7 0.1 -1.3 0.4 -4.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.7 30.9 0.6 0.2 1.0 0.7 3.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.1 27.9 0.7 0.8 0.9 3.0 3.3
Business, building and other support services 15.6 15.6 0.7 0.0 -0.8 0.0 -4.9
Educational services 47.0 46.9 0.9 -0.1 2.5 -0.2 5.6
Health care and social assistance 80.0 80.5 1.0 0.5 -0.5 0.6 -0.6
Information, culture and recreation 23.0 23.5 0.8 0.5 3.6 2.2 18.1
Accommodation and food services 41.8 40.8 1.0 -1.0 1.2 -2.4 3.0
Other services (except public administration) 28.8 29.2 0.7 0.4 2.5 1.4 9.4
Public administration 33.4 33.6 0.7 0.2 3.2 0.6 10.5
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,337.3 2,318.5 10.3 -18.8 -9.3 -0.8 -0.4
Goods-producing sector 577.5 577.2 6.7 -0.3 -16.1 -0.1 -2.7
Agriculture 49.6 50.6 2.5 1.0 4.6 2.0 10.0
Natural resources2 136.1 140.3 3.6 4.2 -10.0 3.1 -6.7
Utilities 24.2 22.6 0.8 -1.6 0.5 -6.6 2.3
Construction 235.2 229.0 4.9 -6.2 -8.3 -2.6 -3.5
Manufacturing 132.4 134.7 3.2 2.3 -2.9 1.7 -2.1
Services-producing sector  1,759.8 1,741.3 9.7 -18.5 6.8 -1.1 0.4
Wholesale and retail trade 339.6 330.6 4.8 -9.0 -2.9 -2.7 -0.9
Transportation and warehousing 132.3 128.4 3.1 -3.9 -6.2 -2.9 -4.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 108.8 107.8 2.4 -1.0 3.2 -0.9 3.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 192.6 190.7 3.8 -1.9 13.1 -1.0 7.4
Business, building and other support services 76.9 73.8 3.2 -3.1 -18.0 -4.0 -19.6
Educational services 163.5 162.7 3.7 -0.8 8.9 -0.5 5.8
Health care and social assistance 302.6 301.8 3.8 -0.8 16.2 -0.3 5.7
Information, culture and recreation 77.1 77.6 2.9 0.5 1.1 0.6 1.4
Accommodation and food services 154.4 156.6 3.9 2.2 13.8 1.4 9.7
Other services (except public administration) 105.0 105.2 3.4 0.2 -14.1 0.2 -11.8
Public administration 107.3 106.0 2.5 -1.3 -8.4 -1.2 -7.3
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,542.2 2,545.6 10.9 3.4 -1.5 0.1 -0.1
Goods-producing sector 478.8 481.0 6.0 2.2 -8.3 0.5 -1.7
Agriculture 26.5 26.8 2.1 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.9
Natural resources2 41.0 40.1 2.0 -0.9 -6.7 -2.2 -14.3
Utilities 11.8 12.2 0.6 0.4 -0.4 3.4 -3.2
Construction 240.3 237.9 4.4 -2.4 2.3 -1.0 1.0
Manufacturing 159.2 164.0 3.6 4.8 -4.1 3.0 -2.4
Services-producing sector  2,063.4 2,064.6 10.6 1.2 6.8 0.1 0.3
Wholesale and retail trade 389.7 394.9 5.6 5.2 18.3 1.3 4.9
Transportation and warehousing 137.8 140.6 3.3 2.8 -5.4 2.0 -3.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 163.0 164.7 3.5 1.7 14.5 1.0 9.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 221.4 219.7 4.5 -1.7 -3.3 -0.8 -1.5
Business, building and other support services 107.6 106.3 3.3 -1.3 -10.9 -1.2 -9.3
Educational services 182.4 180.6 3.9 -1.8 8.2 -1.0 4.8
Health care and social assistance 310.4 309.7 4.2 -0.7 -5.6 -0.2 -1.8
Information, culture and recreation 120.9 120.5 4.1 -0.4 -14.1 -0.3 -10.5
Accommodation and food services 197.3 195.3 4.3 -2.0 -1.0 -1.0 -0.5
Other services (except public administration) 114.0 117.1 3.1 3.1 -0.4 2.7 -0.3
Public administration 118.9 115.3 2.3 -3.6 6.7 -3.0 6.2
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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