Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2020 |
December 2020r |
January 2021p |
December 2020 to January 2021 | January 2020 to January 2021 | December 2020 to January 2021 | January 2020 to January 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,085.6 | 15,976.8 | 15,842.3 | -134.5 | -1,243.3 | -0.8 | -7.3 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 36.4 | 37.1 | 37.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 200.4 | 185.0 | 184.0 | -1.0 | -16.4 | -0.5 | -8.2 |
| Utilities | 128.5 | 122.7 | 121.6 | -1.1 | -6.9 | -0.9 | -5.4 |
| Construction | 1,049.9 | 1,013.1 | 1,037.9 | 24.8 | -12.0 | 2.4 | -1.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,563.7 | 1,484.8 | 1,482.4 | -2.4 | -81.3 | -0.2 | -5.2 |
| Wholesale trade | 823.9 | 781.5 | 778.9 | -2.6 | -45.0 | -0.3 | -5.5 |
| Retail trade | 2,004.1 | 1,920.2 | 1,854.3 | -65.9 | -149.8 | -3.4 | -7.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 798.4 | 765.0 | 765.7 | 0.8 | -32.7 | 0.1 | -4.1 |
| Information and cultural industries | 357.7 | 343.3 | 341.9 | -1.4 | -15.7 | -0.4 | -4.4 |
| Finance and insurance | 754.6 | 739.7 | 738.9 | -0.9 | -15.7 | -0.1 | -2.1 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 292.6 | 253.5 | 253.0 | -0.5 | -39.6 | -0.2 | -13.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 991.5 | 980.4 | 996.7 | 16.3 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 112.8 | 115.1 | 116.4 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 846.1 | 785.6 | 800.5 | 14.9 | -45.6 | 1.9 | -5.4 |
| Educational services | 1,372.8 | 1,312.9 | 1,298.6 | -14.3 | -74.2 | -1.1 | -5.4 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,080.0 | 2,080.5 | 2,084.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 313.5 | 216.5 | 187.0 | -29.5 | -126.5 | -13.6 | -40.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,343.9 | 933.2 | 889.2 | -44.0 | -454.7 | -4.7 | -33.8 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 556.3 | 489.9 | 471.5 | -18.4 | -84.8 | -3.8 | -15.2 |
| Public administration | 1,158.4 | 1,146.8 | 1,133.0 | -13.8 | -25.4 | -1.2 | -2.2 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 216.1 | 208.2 | 207.5 | -0.7 | -8.6 | -0.3 | -4.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 70.4 | 68.4 | 69.0 | 0.5 | -1.4 | 0.8 | -2.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 425.2 | 409.4 | 411.6 | 2.2 | -13.6 | 0.5 | -3.2 |
| New Brunswick | 324.9 | 323.3 | 323.9 | 0.6 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Quebec | 3,833.4 | 3,616.9 | 3,573.2 | -43.7 | -260.2 | -1.2 | -6.8 |
| Ontario | 6,663.5 | 6,182.7 | 6,116.6 | -66.1 | -547.0 | -1.1 | -8.2 |
| Manitoba | 618.9 | 570.1 | 576.6 | 6.5 | -42.3 | 1.1 | -6.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 484.5 | 462.6 | 461.9 | -0.7 | -22.6 | -0.2 | -4.7 |
| Alberta | 2,019.0 | 1,841.5 | 1,809.3 | -32.2 | -209.7 | -1.8 | -10.4 |
| British Columbia | 2,361.9 | 2,227.8 | 2,226.1 | -1.7 | -135.9 | -0.1 | -5.8 |
| Yukon | 22.5 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.3 | 25.2 | 25.1 | -0.1 | -1.2 | -0.3 | -4.4 |
| Nunavut | 19.0 | 18.6 | 19.0 | 0.4 | -0.0 | 2.1 | -0.2 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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