Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| July 2019 |
June 2020r |
July 2020p |
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 | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,017.3 | 14,367.2 | 15,106.9 | 739.7 | -1,910.4 | 5.1 | -11.2 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 38.3 | 34.1 | 35.1 | 1.0 | -3.2 | 2.9 | -8.5 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 202.0 | 179.2 | 179.7 | 0.4 | -22.3 | 0.2 | -11.1 |
| Utilities | 128.0 | 121.5 | 122.6 | 1.0 | -5.4 | 0.9 | -4.2 |
| Construction | 1,039.1 | 914.2 | 933.6 | 19.4 | -105.5 | 2.1 | -10.2 |
| Manufacturing | 1,583.1 | 1,393.3 | 1,435.7 | 42.3 | -147.4 | 3.0 | -9.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 823.1 | 736.3 | 754.7 | 18.4 | -68.4 | 2.5 | -8.3 |
| Retail trade | 2,007.6 | 1,708.4 | 1,838.3 | 129.9 | -169.3 | 7.6 | -8.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 777.7 | 706.4 | 719.5 | 13.1 | -58.3 | 1.8 | -7.5 |
| Information and cultural industries | 348.1 | 299.4 | 300.8 | 1.5 | -47.3 | 0.5 | -13.6 |
| Finance and insurance | 753.1 | 720.6 | 726.7 | 6.1 | -26.4 | 0.9 | -3.5 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 298.2 | 228.5 | 237.2 | 8.7 | -60.9 | 3.8 | -20.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 979.3 | 910.1 | 927.9 | 17.7 | -51.5 | 1.9 | -5.3 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 109.5 | 104.5 | 106.4 | 1.9 | -3.1 | 1.8 | -2.9 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 830.2 | 686.2 | 714.5 | 28.3 | -115.7 | 4.1 | -13.9 |
| Educational services | 1,374.7 | 1,149.4 | 1,251.9 | 102.6 | -122.7 | 8.9 | -8.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,035.2 | 1,888.7 | 1,976.5 | 87.9 | -58.7 | 4.7 | -2.9 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 314.4 | 147.0 | 175.5 | 28.5 | -138.9 | 19.4 | -44.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,353.4 | 708.1 | 874.3 | 166.1 | -479.1 | 23.5 | -35.4 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 558.9 | 416.1 | 453.7 | 37.6 | -105.2 | 9.0 | -18.8 |
| Public administration | 1,149.2 | 1,057.1 | 1,073.2 | 16.2 | -75.9 | 1.5 | -6.6 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 217.4 | 188.7 | 191.5 | 2.8 | -26.0 | 1.5 | -11.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 69.9 | 60.8 | 62.7 | 1.9 | -7.3 | 3.1 | -10.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 424.3 | 370.1 | 384.0 | 13.9 | -40.3 | 3.7 | -9.5 |
| New Brunswick | 326.7 | 296.1 | 307.4 | 11.2 | -19.3 | 3.8 | -5.9 |
| Quebec | 3,798.9 | 3,265.2 | 3,472.4 | 207.2 | -326.5 | 6.3 | -8.6 |
| Ontario | 6,631.0 | 5,505.5 | 5,797.0 | 291.6 | -833.9 | 5.3 | -12.6 |
| Manitoba | 615.8 | 528.1 | 558.7 | 30.6 | -57.1 | 5.8 | -9.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 483.5 | 422.3 | 436.3 | 14.0 | -47.2 | 3.3 | -9.8 |
| Alberta | 2,029.0 | 1,670.8 | 1,755.5 | 84.8 | -273.5 | 5.1 | -13.5 |
| British Columbia | 2,353.6 | 2,000.1 | 2,080.3 | 80.2 | -273.2 | 4.0 | -11.6 |
| Yukon | 22.3 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 0.7 | -2.4 | 3.6 | -10.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.5 | 22.6 | 23.0 | 0.4 | -3.5 | 1.7 | -13.3 |
| Nunavut | 18.3 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 2.6 | -1.1 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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