Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| June 2020 |
July 2020 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2020 | July 2019 to July 2020 | June to July 2020 | July 2019 to July 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 14,603.6 | 15,028.3 | 43.5 | 424.7 | -1,086.1 | 2.9 | -6.7 |
| Public sector employees | 3,733.2 | 3,782.1 | 24.1 | 48.9 | -74.3 | 1.3 | -1.9 |
| Private sector employees | 10,870.4 | 11,246.2 | 43.3 | 375.8 | -1,011.9 | 3.5 | -8.3 |
| Self-employed | 2,823.8 | 2,817.6 | 28.9 | -6.2 | -105.9 | -0.2 | -3.6 |
| Total employed, all industries | 17,427.4 | 17,845.9 | 37.0 | 418.5 | -1,192.0 | 2.4 | -6.3 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,635.4 | 3,706.0 | 19.7 | 70.6 | -254.1 | 1.9 | -6.4 |
| Agriculture | 275.6 | 274.6 | 5.4 | -1.0 | -11.6 | -0.4 | -4.1 |
| Natural resources2 | 296.2 | 307.1 | 5.5 | 10.9 | -20.3 | 3.7 | -6.2 |
| Utilities | 134.8 | 132.6 | 2.9 | -2.2 | -4.4 | -1.6 | -3.2 |
| Construction | 1,330.8 | 1,364.3 | 13.8 | 33.5 | -110.2 | 2.5 | -7.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,598.0 | 1,627.3 | 13.0 | 29.3 | -107.7 | 1.8 | -6.2 |
| Services-producing sector | 13,792.1 | 14,140.0 | 35.0 | 347.9 | -937.8 | 2.5 | -6.2 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,628.2 | 2,729.5 | 18.5 | 101.3 | -100.7 | 3.9 | -3.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 909.3 | 920.0 | 10.4 | 10.7 | -119.6 | 1.2 | -11.5 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,230.9 | 1,227.8 | 10.1 | -3.1 | 23.7 | -0.3 | 2.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,484.9 | 1,517.8 | 13.2 | 32.9 | -38.0 | 2.2 | -2.4 |
| Business, building and other support services | 708.8 | 688.7 | 11.2 | -20.1 | -83.1 | -2.8 | -10.8 |
| Educational services | 1,282.7 | 1,302.5 | 12.9 | 19.8 | -62.0 | 1.5 | -4.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,412.3 | 2,453.4 | 13.9 | 41.1 | -33.5 | 1.7 | -1.3 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 646.8 | 669.8 | 11.6 | 23.0 | -119.9 | 3.6 | -15.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 820.0 | 920.5 | 14.4 | 100.5 | -281.7 | 12.3 | -23.4 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 679.6 | 719.1 | 10.0 | 39.5 | -96.8 | 5.8 | -11.9 |
| Public administration | 988.7 | 991.0 | 8.0 | 2.3 | -26.0 | 0.2 | -2.6 |
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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