Table 2 
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted 

Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
  May
2020
June
2020
Standard error1 May to June 2020 June 2019 to June 2020 May to June 2020 June 2019 to June 2020
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Class of worker              
Employees 13,661.8 14,603.6 37.4 941.8 -1,551.8 6.9 -9.6
Public sector employees 3,658.7 3,733.2 22.0 74.5 -101.8 2.0 -2.7
Private sector employees 10,003.1 10,870.4 38.0 867.3 -1,450.0 8.7 -11.8
Self-employed 2,812.7 2,823.8 26.4 11.1 -72.0 0.4 -2.5
Total employed, all industries 16,474.5 17,427.4 30.9 952.9 -1,623.8 5.8 -8.5
Goods-producing sector 3,476.8 3,635.4 17.4 158.6 -320.7 4.6 -8.1
Agriculture 277.2 275.6 5.5 -1.6 -13.1 -0.6 -4.5
Natural resources2 301.7 296.2 5.2 -5.5 -38.1 -1.8 -11.4
Utilities 133.8 134.8 2.5 1.0 -6.2 0.7 -4.4
Construction 1,247.6 1,330.8 12.0 83.2 -122.3 6.7 -8.4
Manufacturing 1,516.7 1,598.0 11.3 81.3 -141.0 5.4 -8.1
Services-producing sector 12,997.7 13,792.1 29.7 794.4 -1,302.9 6.1 -8.6
Wholesale and retail trade 2,406.1 2,628.2 15.6 222.1 -219.7 9.2 -7.7
Transportation and warehousing 865.4 909.3 9.2 43.9 -143.1 5.1 -13.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 1,213.9 1,230.9 9.3 17.0 32.7 1.4 2.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,475.8 1,484.9 12.4 9.1 -66.0 0.6 -4.3
Business, building and other support services 637.9 708.8 10.4 70.9 -59.5 11.1 -7.7
Educational services 1,248.1 1,282.7 11.1 34.6 -83.6 2.8 -6.1
Health care and social assistance 2,291.2 2,412.3 11.8 121.1 -77.0 5.3 -3.1
Information, culture and recreation 586.4 646.8 10.7 60.4 -144.4 10.3 -18.3
Accommodation and food services 656.3 820.0 12.0 163.7 -377.2 24.9 -31.5
Other services (except public administration) 634.1 679.6 8.5 45.5 -144.8 7.2 -17.6
Public administration 982.7 988.7 7.5 6.0 -20.2 0.6 -2.0
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).
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