Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| April 2020 |
May 2020 |
Standard error1 | April to May 2020 | May 2019 to May 2020 | April to May 2020 | May 2019 to May 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 13,353.4 | 13,661.8 | 37.4 | 308.4 | -2,465.1 | 2.3 | -15.3 |
| Public sector employees | 3,679.9 | 3,658.7 | 22.0 | -21.2 | -162.6 | -0.6 | -4.3 |
| Private sector employees | 9,673.4 | 10,003.1 | 38.0 | 329.7 | -2,302.5 | 3.4 | -18.7 |
| Self-employed | 2,831.5 | 2,812.7 | 26.4 | -18.8 | -110.8 | -0.7 | -3.8 |
| Total employed, all industries | 16,184.9 | 16,474.5 | 30.9 | 289.6 | -2,575.9 | 1.8 | -13.5 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,312.1 | 3,476.8 | 17.4 | 164.7 | -507.7 | 5.0 | -12.7 |
| Agriculture | 279.5 | 277.2 | 5.5 | -2.3 | -12.2 | -0.8 | -4.2 |
| Natural resources2 | 287.6 | 301.7 | 5.2 | 14.1 | -40.6 | 4.9 | -11.9 |
| Utilities | 133.5 | 133.8 | 2.5 | 0.3 | -9.1 | 0.2 | -6.4 |
| Construction | 1,173.9 | 1,247.6 | 12.0 | 73.7 | -209.2 | 6.3 | -14.4 |
| Manufacturing | 1,437.6 | 1,516.7 | 11.3 | 79.1 | -236.5 | 5.5 | -13.5 |
| Services-producing sector | 12,872.8 | 12,997.7 | 29.7 | 124.9 | -2,068.2 | 1.0 | -13.7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,299.1 | 2,406.1 | 15.6 | 107.0 | -456.4 | 4.7 | -15.9 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 889.9 | 865.4 | 9.2 | -24.5 | -176.5 | -2.8 | -16.9 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,198.0 | 1,213.9 | 9.3 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,488.7 | 1,475.8 | 12.4 | -12.9 | -67.7 | -0.9 | -4.4 |
| Business, building and other support services | 668.0 | 637.9 | 10.4 | -30.1 | -138.5 | -4.5 | -17.8 |
| Educational services | 1,225.8 | 1,248.1 | 11.1 | 22.3 | -105.1 | 1.8 | -7.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,287.8 | 2,291.2 | 11.8 | 3.4 | -178.1 | 0.1 | -7.2 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 593.0 | 586.4 | 10.7 | -6.6 | -195.9 | -1.1 | -25.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 614.4 | 656.3 | 12.0 | 41.9 | -539.6 | 6.8 | -45.1 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 622.3 | 634.1 | 8.5 | 11.8 | -203.9 | 1.9 | -24.3 |
| Public administration | 985.8 | 982.7 | 7.5 | -3.1 | -22.5 | -0.3 | -2.2 |
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 between 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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