Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2019 |
July 2020r |
August 2020p |
July to August 2020 | August 2019 to August 2020 | July to August 2020 | August 2019 to August 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,029.6 | 15,126.7 | 15,429.9 | 303.2 | -1,599.7 | 2.0 | -9.4 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.8 | 35.4 | 35.9 | 0.6 | -1.9 | 1.6 | -5.0 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 201.8 | 181.1 | 181.7 | 0.6 | -20.1 | 0.3 | -10.0 |
| Utilities | 127.6 | 122.4 | 122.0 | -0.4 | -5.6 | -0.3 | -4.4 |
| Construction | 1,043.5 | 937.4 | 961.9 | 24.5 | -81.5 | 2.6 | -7.8 |
| Manufacturing | 1,586.3 | 1,437.3 | 1,465.9 | 28.7 | -120.4 | 2.0 | -7.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 822.8 | 757.8 | 762.7 | 4.9 | -60.1 | 0.6 | -7.3 |
| Retail trade | 2,002.8 | 1,835.9 | 1,856.3 | 20.4 | -146.5 | 1.1 | -7.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 784.3 | 716.1 | 714.6 | -1.5 | -69.7 | -0.2 | -8.9 |
| Information and cultural industries | 349.4 | 305.1 | 312.1 | 7.0 | -37.3 | 2.3 | -10.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 752.7 | 727.1 | 727.9 | 0.8 | -24.9 | 0.1 | -3.3 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 297.1 | 238.7 | 243.2 | 4.5 | -53.9 | 1.9 | -18.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 983.1 | 928.6 | 938.6 | 10.0 | -44.5 | 1.1 | -4.5 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 110.3 | 105.7 | 111.1 | 5.4 | 0.8 | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 830.4 | 715.7 | 728.2 | 12.5 | -102.2 | 1.7 | -12.3 |
| Educational services | 1,367.2 | 1,253.2 | 1,272.1 | 18.9 | -95.1 | 1.5 | -7.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,039.8 | 1,973.5 | 2,000.6 | 27.1 | -39.2 | 1.4 | -1.9 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 312.9 | 177.2 | 200.0 | 22.8 | -113.0 | 12.9 | -36.1 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,348.1 | 878.6 | 951.5 | 72.9 | -396.6 | 8.3 | -29.4 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 557.2 | 456.3 | 468.5 | 12.1 | -88.8 | 2.7 | -15.9 |
| Public administration | 1,152.7 | 1,072.4 | 1,091.9 | 19.5 | -60.8 | 1.8 | -5.3 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 216.8 | 192.3 | 197.4 | 5.1 | -19.4 | 2.7 | -8.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 69.5 | 62.8 | 62.7 | -0.1 | -6.8 | -0.2 | -9.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 423.5 | 383.0 | 393.3 | 10.3 | -30.2 | 2.7 | -7.1 |
| New Brunswick | 325.9 | 307.2 | 307.7 | 0.5 | -18.2 | 0.2 | -5.6 |
| Quebec | 3,798.3 | 3,476.8 | 3,546.6 | 69.8 | -251.7 | 2.0 | -6.6 |
| Ontario | 6,644.8 | 5,807.1 | 5,928.2 | 121.1 | -716.6 | 2.1 | -10.8 |
| Manitoba | 614.5 | 557.7 | 569.3 | 11.6 | -45.1 | 2.1 | -7.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 484.7 | 436.4 | 447.8 | 11.3 | -36.9 | 2.6 | -7.6 |
| Alberta | 2,031.3 | 1,759.5 | 1,797.6 | 38.1 | -233.7 | 2.2 | -11.5 |
| British Columbia | 2,352.8 | 2,082.1 | 2,116.0 | 33.9 | -236.8 | 1.6 | -10.1 |
| Yukon | 22.5 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 1.0 | -1.7 | 5.2 | -7.3 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.8 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 0.0 | -3.2 | 0.2 | -11.9 |
| Nunavut | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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