Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2019 |
March 2020r |
April 2020p |
March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 2020 | March to April 2020 | April 2019 to April 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,904.0 | 16,101.4 | 14,271.2 | -1,830.2 | -2,632.8 | -11.4 | -15.6 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.7 | 35.2 | 33.1 | -2.1 | -6.6 | -6.0 | -16.6 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 199.8 | 196.3 | 186.3 | -10.0 | -13.5 | -5.1 | -6.8 |
| Utilities | 127.3 | 126.0 | 123.2 | -2.8 | -4.1 | -2.2 | -3.2 |
| Construction | 1,038.1 | 969.6 | 809.0 | -160.5 | -229.0 | -16.6 | -22.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,583.6 | 1,453.0 | 1,313.2 | -139.9 | -270.5 | -9.6 | -17.1 |
| Wholesale trade | 821.0 | 778.4 | 725.9 | -52.5 | -95.1 | -6.7 | -11.6 |
| Retail trade | 2,019.1 | 1,874.5 | 1,614.6 | -259.9 | -404.4 | -13.9 | -20.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 775.0 | 753.7 | 718.6 | -35.1 | -56.4 | -4.7 | -7.3 |
| Information and cultural industries | 343.6 | 337.5 | 317.5 | -20.0 | -26.1 | -5.9 | -7.6 |
| Finance and insurance | 749.6 | 749.0 | 729.8 | -19.1 | -19.8 | -2.6 | -2.6 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 299.6 | 264.9 | 235.7 | -29.2 | -64.0 | -11.0 | -21.3 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 961.8 | 958.5 | 914.6 | -43.9 | -47.2 | -4.6 | -4.9 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 108.5 | 113.2 | 106.2 | -7.0 | -2.3 | -6.2 | -2.1 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 820.5 | 787.1 | 701.6 | -85.5 | -118.9 | -10.9 | -14.5 |
| Educational services | 1,349.0 | 1,348.9 | 1,256.0 | -92.9 | -93.1 | -6.9 | -6.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,014.4 | 1,999.9 | 1,849.5 | -150.4 | -164.8 | -7.5 | -8.2 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 311.2 | 284.3 | 172.9 | -111.4 | -138.3 | -39.2 | -44.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,334.8 | 1,126.5 | 683.1 | -443.4 | -651.7 | -39.4 | -48.8 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 556.0 | 500.1 | 399.5 | -100.6 | -156.4 | -20.1 | -28.1 |
| Public administration | 1,143.2 | 1,154.3 | 1,131.2 | -23.2 | -12.0 | -2.0 | -1.0 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 217.5 | 207.1 | 181.0 | -26.1 | -36.5 | -12.6 | -16.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 68.8 | 67.1 | 60.3 | -6.8 | -8.6 | -10.2 | -12.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 422.6 | 408.6 | 366.3 | -42.3 | -56.3 | -10.4 | -13.3 |
| New Brunswick | 322.9 | 311.7 | 281.2 | -30.5 | -41.7 | -9.8 | -12.9 |
| Quebec | 3,765.2 | 3,545.4 | 3,082.0 | -463.4 | -683.2 | -13.1 | -18.1 |
| Ontario | 6,591.0 | 6,307.6 | 5,630.4 | -677.2 | -960.6 | -10.7 | -14.6 |
| Manitoba | 613.3 | 586.6 | 536.8 | -49.8 | -76.5 | -8.5 | -12.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 483.4 | 466.5 | 418.7 | -47.7 | -64.7 | -10.2 | -13.4 |
| Alberta | 2,021.7 | 1,904.5 | 1,692.3 | -212.2 | -329.4 | -11.1 | -16.3 |
| British Columbia | 2,331.6 | 2,230.5 | 1,961.2 | -269.2 | -370.4 | -12.1 | -15.9 |
| Yukon | 22.3 | 21.5 | 20.1 | -1.4 | -2.3 | -6.6 | -10.1 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.4 | 25.4 | 23.1 | -2.3 | -3.4 | -9.1 | -12.7 |
| Nunavut | 17.2 | 18.9 | 17.8 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -6.0 | 3.2 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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