Table 3
Job vacancies and job vacancy rate, unadjusted for seasonality1
| Payroll employment2 – January 2021p | Job vacancies – January 2021p | Job vacancy rate – January 2021p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | % | |
| Sector aggregate3 | 15,439.9 | 484.4 | 3.0 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 222.2 | 12.1 | 5.2 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 186.0 | 5.2 | 2.7 |
| Utilities | 123.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Construction | 1,007.5 | 38.9 | 3.7 |
| Manufacturing | 1,488.6 | 51.0 | 3.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 788.3 | 21.2 | 2.6 |
| Retail trade | 1,997.5 | 44.0 | 2.2 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 783.8 | 26.8 | 3.3 |
| Information and cultural industries | 337.4 | 8.2 | 2.4 |
| Finance and insurance | 754.5 | 27.8 | 3.6 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 259.4 | 5.2 | 2.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 997.9 | 47.5 | 4.5 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 116.0 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 780.1 | 30.4 | 3.7 |
| Educational services | 1,405.8 | 16.2 | 1.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,087.3 | 88.6 | 4.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 191.7 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 926.7 | 30.1 | 3.1 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 496.0 | 15.1 | 2.9 |
| Public administration4 | 490.1 | 8.3 | 1.7 |
| Provinces and territories | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 180.0 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 59.9 | 1.4E | 2.3E |
| Nova Scotia | 385.1 | 10.7 | 2.7 |
| New Brunswick | 302.7 | 9.1 | 2.9 |
| Quebec | 3,476.5 | 130.8 | 3.6 |
| Ontario | 6,003.6 | 183.6 | 3.0 |
| Manitoba | 547.0 | 14.1 | 2.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 457.8 | 11.1 | 2.4 |
| Alberta | 1,809.5 | 36.8 | 2.0 |
| British Columbia | 2,166.6 | 81.9 | 3.6 |
| Yukon | 17.1 | 0.8E | 4.6 |
| Northwest Territories | 20.3 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
| Nunavut | 13.7 | 0.3E | 2.0E |
Table note 1
Estimates are preliminary before the associated quarterly data are released.
Table note 2
JVWS employment estimates may differ from SEPH employment estimates due to calibration grouping and differences in scope and reference period. Additionally, JVWS data are not seasonally adjusted.
Table note 3
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
Table note 4
Excluding provincial, territorial and federal public administration, as well as international and other extraterritorial public administration.
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