Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province 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
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 204.2 208.5 2.2 4.3 -16.8 2.1 -7.5
Goods-producing sector 37.2 37.4 1.3 0.2 -9.5 0.5 -20.3
Agriculture 1.7 1.2 0.4 -0.5 -0.5 -29.4 -29.4
Natural resources2 12.2 12.8 0.8 0.6 -0.9 4.9 -6.6
Utilities 2.6 2.6 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -3.7
Construction 12.1 13.2 0.9 1.1 -6.6 9.1 -33.3
Manufacturing 8.6 7.6 0.6 -1.0 -1.4 -11.6 -15.6
Services-producing sector  167.0 171.1 2.0 4.1 -7.3 2.5 -4.1
Wholesale and retail trade 34.0 32.0 1.0 -2.0 -2.3 -5.9 -6.7
Transportation and warehousing 9.1 10.5 0.5 1.4 -1.4 15.4 -11.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.0 8.0 0.4 1.0 0.9 14.3 12.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 9.6 9.5 0.4 -0.1 0.0 -1.0 0.0
Business, building and other support services 6.9 7.1 0.6 0.2 -0.3 2.9 -4.1
Educational services 15.8 15.3 0.7 -0.5 -0.7 -3.2 -4.4
Health care and social assistance 37.0 38.6 0.8 1.6 0.0 4.3 0.0
Information, culture and recreation 5.2 6.7 0.5 1.5 -0.9 28.8 -11.8
Accommodation and food services 14.8 14.8 0.8 0.0 -2.3 0.0 -13.5
Other services (except public administration) 10.7 10.8 0.7 0.1 -0.1 0.9 -0.9
Public administration 17.0 17.8 0.6 0.8 -0.2 4.7 -1.1
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 73.6 74.7 0.7 1.1 -4.0 1.5 -5.1
Goods-producing sector 19.1 19.1 0.5 0.0 -1.1 0.0 -5.4
Agriculture 4.3 3.9 0.3 -0.4 -0.7 -9.3 -15.2
Natural resources2 2.1 1.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.6 -14.3 -25.0
Utilities 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Construction 7.0 6.7 0.3 -0.3 0.4 -4.3 6.3
Manufacturing 5.5 6.4 0.3 0.9 -0.3 16.4 -4.5
Services-producing sector  54.4 55.7 0.7 1.3 -2.8 2.4 -4.8
Wholesale and retail trade 10.9 10.5 0.3 -0.4 -0.5 -3.7 -4.5
Transportation and warehousing 2.8 2.5 0.2 -0.3 -0.4 -10.7 -13.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.8 3.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 7.1 0.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.1 4.4 0.2 0.3 1.0 7.3 29.4
Business, building and other support services 1.7 1.4 0.2 -0.3 -1.1 -17.6 -44.0
Educational services 5.4 5.5 0.3 0.1 -0.1 1.9 -1.8
Health care and social assistance 10.6 11.3 0.3 0.7 0.1 6.6 0.9
Information, culture and recreation 1.8 2.2 0.2 0.4 0.2 22.2 10.0
Accommodation and food services 3.0 3.3 0.3 0.3 -2.5 10.0 -43.1
Other services (except public administration) 3.2 3.5 0.2 0.3 0.4 9.4 12.9
Public administration 8.0 8.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.3
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 433.1 436.5 3.2 3.4 -26.1 0.8 -5.6
Goods-producing sector 83.3 82.6 1.9 -0.7 -1.4 -0.8 -1.7
Agriculture 6.0 5.5 0.6 -0.5 -0.2 -8.3 -3.5
Natural resources2 11.6 12.2 1.0 0.6 1.8 5.2 17.3
Utilities 3.6 3.4 0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -5.6 -8.1
Construction 31.8 31.1 1.2 -0.7 -2.5 -2.2 -7.4
Manufacturing 30.3 30.5 1.1 0.2 -0.1 0.7 -0.3
Services-producing sector  349.8 353.9 3.0 4.1 -24.8 1.2 -6.5
Wholesale and retail trade 67.3 68.2 1.6 0.9 -11.8 1.3 -14.8
Transportation and warehousing 18.9 18.2 0.7 -0.7 -1.3 -3.7 -6.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 21.6 22.3 0.7 0.7 1.2 3.2 5.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.7 29.8 0.9 1.1 1.6 3.8 5.7
Business, building and other support services 16.4 17.8 0.8 1.4 1.2 8.5 7.2
Educational services 34.3 36.9 1.1 2.6 1.2 7.6 3.4
Health care and social assistance 73.7 73.1 1.2 -0.6 -1.8 -0.8 -2.4
Information, culture and recreation 15.5 16.0 1.0 0.5 -3.1 3.2 -16.2
Accommodation and food services 28.0 25.5 1.3 -2.5 -10.7 -8.9 -29.6
Other services (except public administration) 14.7 15.3 0.9 0.6 -2.7 4.1 -15.0
Public administration 30.7 30.8 0.7 0.1 1.5 0.3 5.1
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 350.4 348.6 2.7 -1.8 -6.5 -0.5 -1.8
Goods-producing sector 71.3 72.0 1.6 0.7 -3.0 1.0 -4.0
Agriculture 5.6 5.6 0.6 0.0 -0.7 0.0 -11.1
Natural resources2 9.7 10.2 0.7 0.5 -0.2 5.2 -1.9
Utilities 3.3 3.2 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -3.0 -11.1
Construction 24.3 23.7 0.9 -0.6 -0.9 -2.5 -3.7
Manufacturing 28.4 29.2 1.0 0.8 -0.9 2.8 -3.0
Services-producing sector  279.1 276.6 2.4 -2.5 -3.5 -0.9 -1.2
Wholesale and retail trade 58.0 56.4 1.3 -1.6 4.6 -2.8 8.9
Transportation and warehousing 16.2 16.0 0.6 -0.2 -1.5 -1.2 -8.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 17.1 16.3 0.5 -0.8 -0.6 -4.7 -3.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 17.7 17.7 0.5 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -1.7
Business, building and other support services 15.7 14.1 0.8 -1.6 -1.4 -10.2 -9.0
Educational services 27.9 27.5 0.9 -0.4 0.4 -1.4 1.5
Health care and social assistance 59.0 58.2 1.1 -0.8 -3.3 -1.4 -5.4
Information, culture and recreation 10.5 10.4 0.7 -0.1 -1.9 -1.0 -15.4
Accommodation and food services 17.7 20.0 1.0 2.3 -1.3 13.0 -6.1
Other services (except public administration) 13.1 12.3 0.6 -0.8 -1.3 -6.1 -9.6
Public administration 26.1 27.7 0.6 1.6 3.0 6.1 12.1
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,042.4 4,140.0 19.0 97.6 -207.7 2.4 -4.8
Goods-producing sector 833.7 843.7 10.1 10.0 -52.3 1.2 -5.8
Agriculture 53.1 55.0 2.5 1.9 2.3 3.6 4.4
Natural resources2 35.5 37.7 2.0 2.2 -5.2 6.2 -12.1
Utilities 24.0 23.1 1.0 -0.9 -1.7 -3.8 -6.9
Construction 254.0 257.8 7.1 3.8 -13.1 1.5 -4.8
Manufacturing 467.1 470.1 7.2 3.0 -34.6 0.6 -6.9
Services-producing sector  3,208.7 3,296.3 17.5 87.6 -155.4 2.7 -4.5
Wholesale and retail trade 636.1 654.1 9.5 18.0 -6.5 2.8 -1.0
Transportation and warehousing 216.9 215.5 5.6 -1.4 -24.2 -0.6 -10.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 247.4 244.9 4.5 -2.5 6.0 -1.0 2.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 335.3 341.9 6.1 6.6 -5.2 2.0 -1.5
Business, building and other support services 169.4 156.1 5.9 -13.3 -22.9 -7.9 -12.8
Educational services 307.7 316.8 6.5 9.1 13.2 3.0 4.3
Health care and social assistance 603.5 610.8 6.8 7.3 5.6 1.2 0.9
Information, culture and recreation 149.7 161.2 5.8 11.5 -22.9 7.7 -12.4
Accommodation and food services 161.4 207.2 7.2 45.8 -51.4 28.4 -19.9
Other services (except public administration) 143.0 152.6 4.7 9.6 -28.3 6.7 -15.6
Public administration 238.3 235.1 3.8 -3.2 -19.0 -1.3 -7.5
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 6,776.5 6,927.2 25.0 150.7 -503.1 2.2 -6.8
Goods-producing sector 1,365.6 1,386.5 12.9 20.9 -77.7 1.5 -5.3
Agriculture 71.0 71.8 2.9 0.8 -2.7 1.1 -3.6
Natural resources2 33.8 36.1 1.6 2.3 2.7 6.8 8.1
Utilities 50.4 49.0 2.1 -1.4 -5.1 -2.8 -9.4
Construction 501.6 515.0 8.7 13.4 -25.9 2.7 -4.8
Manufacturing 708.8 714.6 9.2 5.8 -46.8 0.8 -6.1
Services-producing sector  5,410.9 5,540.7 24.2 129.8 -425.4 2.4 -7.1
Wholesale and retail trade 996.2 1,053.5 12.8 57.3 -31.7 5.8 -2.9
Transportation and warehousing 351.0 351.8 6.9 0.8 -52.5 0.2 -13.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 604.9 603.5 7.6 -1.4 18.9 -0.2 3.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 631.9 649.6 9.7 17.7 -37.9 2.8 -5.5
Business, building and other support services 293.1 291.4 7.9 -1.7 -23.9 -0.6 -7.6
Educational services 498.2 491.0 9.2 -7.2 -48.7 -1.4 -9.0
Health care and social assistance 847.3 876.1 9.8 28.8 -31.2 3.4 -3.4
Information, culture and recreation 265.6 264.1 8.0 -1.5 -46.4 -0.6 -14.9
Accommodation and food services 284.5 296.9 9.6 12.4 -155.9 4.4 -34.4
Other services (except public administration) 251.4 274.9 6.7 23.5 -19.1 9.3 -6.5
Public administration 386.9 387.8 5.7 0.9 2.9 0.2 0.8
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 616.7 629.1 3.3 12.4 -20.6 2.0 -3.2
Goods-producing sector 141.4 140.6 1.8 -0.8 -9.6 -0.6 -6.4
Agriculture 26.2 25.4 0.9 -0.8 0.3 -3.1 1.2
Natural resources2 5.1 5.1 0.4 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -3.8
Utilities 6.1 5.7 0.3 -0.4 -0.7 -6.6 -10.9
Construction 46.9 46.6 1.2 -0.3 -3.8 -0.6 -7.5
Manufacturing 57.1 57.7 1.0 0.6 -5.3 1.1 -8.4
Services-producing sector  475.3 488.4 3.1 13.1 -11.1 2.8 -2.2
Wholesale and retail trade 86.6 86.6 1.5 0.0 -2.1 0.0 -2.4
Transportation and warehousing 36.7 35.9 0.9 -0.8 -5.0 -2.2 -12.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 33.3 33.7 0.7 0.4 -0.6 1.2 -1.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 30.5 32.4 0.9 1.9 3.2 6.2 11.0
Business, building and other support services 23.1 21.3 0.9 -1.8 -2.2 -7.8 -9.4
Educational services 48.5 55.0 1.2 6.5 1.7 13.4 3.2
Health care and social assistance 98.8 99.9 1.5 1.1 -1.1 1.1 -1.1
Information, culture and recreation 19.7 20.2 1.0 0.5 -3.0 2.5 -12.9
Accommodation and food services 33.7 37.9 1.3 4.2 -4.0 12.5 -9.5
Other services (except public administration) 28.8 29.7 0.9 0.9 2.2 3.1 8.0
Public administration 35.5 35.8 0.9 0.3 -0.2 0.8 -0.6
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 537.8 551.1 3.0 13.3 -28.8 2.5 -5.0
Goods-producing sector 131.8 134.0 1.9 2.2 -12.4 1.7 -8.5
Agriculture 37.7 36.6 1.1 -1.1 -3.1 -2.9 -7.8
Natural resources2 18.3 19.8 0.8 1.5 -3.3 8.2 -14.3
Utilities 5.8 5.9 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.7 1.7
Construction 40.0 40.2 1.3 0.2 -6.9 0.5 -14.6
Manufacturing 30.0 31.5 0.8 1.5 0.8 5.0 2.6
Services-producing sector  406.0 417.1 2.8 11.1 -16.4 2.7 -3.8
Wholesale and retail trade 82.9 83.4 1.4 0.5 -4.0 0.6 -4.6
Transportation and warehousing 26.8 24.8 0.7 -2.0 -1.5 -7.5 -5.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.1 30.4 0.6 1.3 1.2 4.5 4.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.5 25.9 0.8 -1.6 -2.5 -5.8 -8.8
Business, building and other support services 16.2 16.5 0.8 0.3 1.6 1.9 10.7
Educational services 41.7 45.9 1.1 4.2 4.1 10.1 9.8
Health care and social assistance 79.3 80.0 1.1 0.7 -1.0 0.9 -1.2
Information, culture and recreation 17.2 20.1 0.9 2.9 -1.3 16.9 -6.1
Accommodation and food services 23.5 25.9 1.2 2.4 -16.4 10.2 -38.8
Other services (except public administration) 29.1 29.6 0.9 0.5 1.1 1.7 3.9
Public administration 32.7 34.7 0.7 2.0 2.6 6.1 8.1
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,088.8 2,156.1 12.6 67.3 -185.9 3.2 -7.9
Goods-producing sector 518.4 536.6 7.7 18.2 -57.7 3.5 -9.7
Agriculture 43.1 44.7 2.4 1.6 -6.1 3.7 -12.0
Natural resources2 127.5 131.7 3.9 4.2 -11.6 3.3 -8.1
Utilities 20.2 21.0 1.1 0.8 -3.1 4.0 -12.9
Construction 210.8 219.6 5.5 8.8 -21.9 4.2 -9.1
Manufacturing 116.9 119.6 3.8 2.7 -14.9 2.3 -11.1
Services-producing sector  1,570.3 1,619.5 11.7 49.2 -128.2 3.1 -7.3
Wholesale and retail trade 295.7 310.3 6.0 14.6 -28.6 4.9 -8.4
Transportation and warehousing 116.3 121.4 3.6 5.1 -18.0 4.4 -12.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 111.7 109.4 2.8 -2.3 2.3 -2.1 2.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 163.8 171.3 4.2 7.5 -14.4 4.6 -7.8
Business, building and other support services 78.5 74.6 3.5 -3.9 -9.1 -5.0 -10.9
Educational services 138.4 142.0 4.3 3.6 -16.0 2.6 -10.1
Health care and social assistance 298.3 303.8 4.6 5.5 12.2 1.8 4.2
Information, culture and recreation 73.3 74.5 3.7 1.2 -0.2 1.6 -0.3
Accommodation and food services 97.1 111.4 4.5 14.3 -26.5 14.7 -19.2
Other services (except public administration) 96.2 101.3 3.9 5.1 -15.9 5.3 -13.6
Public administration 101.0 99.6 2.7 -1.4 -14.0 -1.4 -12.3
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,304.0 2,374.2 13.1 70.2 -192.2 3.0 -7.5
Goods-producing sector 439.2 448.6 6.7 9.4 -33.7 2.1 -7.0
Agriculture 26.3 24.5 2.2 -1.8 -0.8 -6.8 -3.2
Natural resources2 39.1 38.5 2.1 -0.6 -3.8 -1.5 -9.0
Utilities 19.3 18.8 0.9 -0.5 7.4 -2.6 64.9
Construction 206.6 211.6 5.2 5.0 -27.1 2.4 -11.4
Manufacturing 147.9 155.2 3.9 7.3 -9.5 4.9 -5.8
Services-producing sector  1,864.8 1,925.6 12.7 60.8 -158.5 3.3 -7.6
Wholesale and retail trade 355.6 379.8 6.6 24.2 -14.6 6.8 -3.7
Transportation and warehousing 119.5 125.5 3.6 6.0 -11.5 5.0 -8.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 152.2 154.7 3.6 2.5 -7.6 1.6 -4.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 235.3 233.0 4.8 -2.3 14.4 -1.0 6.6
Business, building and other support services 84.5 85.6 3.6 1.1 -27.5 1.3 -24.3
Educational services 173.3 166.0 4.2 -7.3 -19.2 -4.2 -10.4
Health care and social assistance 303.8 301.4 4.6 -2.4 -14.2 -0.8 -4.5
Information, culture and recreation 90.0 99.0 4.5 9.0 -36.4 10.0 -26.9
Accommodation and food services 150.2 174.3 5.7 24.1 -12.0 16.0 -6.4
Other services (except public administration) 88.8 94.1 3.6 5.3 -26.6 6.0 -22.0
Public administration 111.7 112.2 2.6 0.5 -3.3 0.4 -2.9
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0355-02 (formerly CANSIM table 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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