Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2019 |
December 2019r |
January 2020p |
December 2019 to January 2020 | January 2019 to January 2020 | December 2019 to January 2020 | January 2019 to January 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,830.7 | 17,058.6 | 17,123.5 | 64.9 | 292.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.9 | 37.0 | 37.1 | 0.2 | -2.8 | 0.4 | -7.0 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 200.7 | 200.0 | 202.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Utilities | 126.2 | 128.5 | 128.9 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Construction | 1,040.8 | 1,045.8 | 1,054.7 | 8.9 | 13.9 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Manufacturing | 1,575.8 | 1,569.3 | 1,567.8 | -1.5 | -7.9 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Wholesale trade | 820.8 | 824.3 | 827.7 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Retail trade | 2,009.6 | 2,003.8 | 2,020.6 | 16.8 | 11.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 773.3 | 794.6 | 796.1 | 1.5 | 22.8 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Information and cultural industries | 342.8 | 347.8 | 348.2 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Finance and insurance | 740.1 | 758.5 | 759.8 | 1.2 | 19.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 297.4 | 295.0 | 294.3 | -0.7 | -3.1 | -0.2 | -1.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 956.1 | 988.9 | 995.6 | 6.7 | 39.6 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 106.8 | 112.3 | 113.5 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 6.3 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 826.6 | 838.8 | 832.8 | -6.1 | 6.1 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| Educational services | 1,334.5 | 1,366.4 | 1,373.9 | 7.6 | 39.4 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,005.4 | 2,059.3 | 2,067.1 | 7.9 | 61.8 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 310.0 | 314.0 | 313.7 | -0.3 | 3.7 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,335.8 | 1,348.3 | 1,351.1 | 2.9 | 15.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 555.7 | 556.6 | 558.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Public administration | 1,133.7 | 1,154.5 | 1,162.4 | 7.9 | 28.7 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 216.1 | 216.1 | 215.9 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 68.1 | 70.5 | 70.5 | 0.0 | 2.4 | -0.1 | 3.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 418.1 | 426.1 | 426.4 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| New Brunswick | 321.2 | 323.4 | 326.2 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Quebec | 3,739.0 | 3,823.2 | 3,827.7 | 4.5 | 88.7 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Ontario | 6,566.4 | 6,649.6 | 6,687.7 | 38.1 | 121.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Manitoba | 612.4 | 612.5 | 621.1 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 482.4 | 484.7 | 485.4 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Alberta | 2,020.0 | 2,024.6 | 2,025.9 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| British Columbia | 2,321.0 | 2,360.6 | 2,368.8 | 8.2 | 47.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Yukon | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.8 | 26.0 | 26.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.3 | -1.9 |
| Nunavut | 17.1 | 19.1 | 19.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 12.5 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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