Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| December 2018 |
November 2019r |
December 2019p |
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 | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,761.7 | 17,042.3 | 17,041.9 | -0.4 | 280.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.6 | 36.9 | 37.0 | 0.1 | -2.6 | 0.2 | -6.6 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 201.4 | 198.4 | 199.5 | 1.0 | -1.9 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Utilities | 124.3 | 128.2 | 128.5 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Construction | 1,033.7 | 1,047.3 | 1,044.0 | -3.3 | 10.3 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,574.4 | 1,574.9 | 1,567.9 | -7.0 | -6.5 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 817.3 | 826.7 | 823.1 | -3.7 | 5.8 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| Retail trade | 1,994.9 | 1,994.3 | 1,988.5 | -5.8 | -6.5 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 773.3 | 792.5 | 795.4 | 2.9 | 22.1 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Information and cultural industries | 335.0 | 336.2 | 337.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Finance and insurance | 745.3 | 756.4 | 757.6 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 295.3 | 294.8 | 295.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 951.7 | 991.2 | 992.3 | 1.1 | 40.6 | 0.1 | 4.3 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 109.3 | 111.3 | 111.8 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 826.7 | 839.4 | 839.9 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Educational services | 1,326.5 | 1,371.6 | 1,366.2 | -5.4 | 39.7 | -0.4 | 3.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,001.8 | 2,060.1 | 2,070.3 | 10.2 | 68.5 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 307.9 | 313.8 | 313.3 | -0.5 | 5.4 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,334.5 | 1,344.7 | 1,347.3 | 2.6 | 12.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 552.3 | 556.3 | 554.9 | -1.4 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| Public administration | 1,128.2 | 1,158.8 | 1,158.8 | 0.0 | 30.6 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 215.3 | 216.2 | 217.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 68.4 | 69.9 | 70.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 415.9 | 426.0 | 425.1 | -1.0 | 9.2 | -0.2 | 2.2 |
| New Brunswick | 318.2 | 324.1 | 324.9 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
| Quebec | 3,719.2 | 3,807.8 | 3,818.9 | 11.1 | 99.8 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Ontario | 6,538.4 | 6,640.2 | 6,633.0 | -7.3 | 94.6 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Manitoba | 611.9 | 615.1 | 613.8 | -1.2 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 480.9 | 483.6 | 484.3 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Alberta | 2,012.6 | 2,031.2 | 2,029.4 | -1.8 | 16.8 | -0.1 | 0.8 |
| British Columbia | 2,315.0 | 2,360.8 | 2,357.5 | -3.2 | 42.6 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Yukon | 22.1 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25.9 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -1.0 | -2.0 |
| Nunavut | 17.6 | 19.0 | 19.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 8.3 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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