Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| June 2019 |
May 2020r |
June 2020p |
May to June 2020 | June 2019 to June 2020 | May to June 2020 | June 2019 to June 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,932.2 | 13,701.7 | 14,368.2 | 666.5 | -2,564.0 | 4.9 | -15.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.1 | 32.9 | 33.4 | 0.5 | -5.7 | 1.6 | -14.6 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 200.8 | 176.9 | 178.2 | 1.3 | -22.7 | 0.7 | -11.3 |
| Utilities | 127.5 | 121.3 | 120.4 | -1.0 | -7.2 | -0.8 | -5.6 |
| Construction | 1,036.8 | 841.3 | 913.2 | 71.9 | -123.6 | 8.5 | -11.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1,580.9 | 1,312.9 | 1,394.0 | 81.1 | -186.8 | 6.2 | -11.8 |
| Wholesale trade | 820.4 | 710.6 | 735.5 | 24.9 | -84.8 | 3.5 | -10.3 |
| Retail trade | 2,007.1 | 1,558.6 | 1,710.3 | 151.7 | -296.9 | 9.7 | -14.8 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 776.6 | 684.7 | 710.9 | 26.2 | -65.7 | 3.8 | -8.5 |
| Information and cultural industries | 347.1 | 298.5 | 299.4 | 0.9 | -47.7 | 0.3 | -13.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 747.0 | 724.9 | 727.0 | 2.1 | -20.0 | 0.3 | -2.7 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 299.5 | 222.5 | 227.7 | 5.3 | -71.8 | 2.4 | -24.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 970.5 | 896.2 | 912.7 | 16.6 | -57.7 | 1.9 | -5.9 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 109.9 | 103.1 | 104.7 | 1.6 | -5.2 | 1.6 | -4.7 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 824.5 | 670.6 | 685.5 | 14.9 | -139.1 | 2.2 | -16.9 |
| Educational services | 1,350.3 | 1,165.6 | 1,146.5 | -19.1 | -203.8 | -1.6 | -15.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,029.0 | 1,798.5 | 1,888.7 | 90.2 | -140.3 | 5.0 | -6.9 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 312.5 | 134.5 | 142.6 | 8.1 | -169.9 | 6.0 | -54.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,337.8 | 576.2 | 709.7 | 133.6 | -628.1 | 23.2 | -46.9 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 556.0 | 372.1 | 413.8 | 41.7 | -142.2 | 11.2 | -25.6 |
| Public administration | 1,148.2 | 1,066.1 | 1,057.2 | -8.9 | -91.0 | -0.8 | -7.9 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 215.7 | 177.4 | 188.3 | 10.9 | -27.4 | 6.2 | -12.7 |
| Prince Edward Island | 68.6 | 57.6 | 60.7 | 3.1 | -7.9 | 5.4 | -11.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 421.6 | 349.7 | 370.2 | 20.5 | -51.3 | 5.9 | -12.2 |
| New Brunswick | 324.3 | 277.9 | 296.4 | 18.5 | -27.8 | 6.7 | -8.6 |
| Quebec | 3,783.5 | 3,078.4 | 3,267.4 | 189.0 | -516.2 | 6.1 | -13.6 |
| Ontario | 6,598.1 | 5,271.9 | 5,503.3 | 231.5 | -1,094.7 | 4.4 | -16.6 |
| Manitoba | 613.2 | 510.8 | 529.1 | 18.4 | -84.1 | 3.6 | -13.7 |
| Saskatchewan | 482.7 | 406.8 | 422.5 | 15.6 | -60.2 | 3.8 | -12.5 |
| Alberta | 2,021.3 | 1,610.2 | 1,672.4 | 62.3 | -348.9 | 3.9 | -17.3 |
| British Columbia | 2,336.2 | 1,902.1 | 1,999.3 | 97.2 | -336.9 | 5.1 | -14.4 |
| Yukon | 22.2 | 19.0 | 18.5 | -0.5 | -3.7 | -2.7 | -16.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.6 | 22.8 | 22.5 | -0.3 | -4.1 | -1.4 | -15.6 |
| Nunavut | 18.2 | 17.2 | 17.5 | 0.4 | -0.7 | 2.1 | -3.6 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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