Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  February
2021		 March
2021		 Standard error1 February to March 2021 March 2020 to March 2021 February to March 2021 March 2020 to March 2021
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 207.1 220.5 2.6 13.4 2.5 6.5 1.1
Goods-producing sector 40.1 43.1 1.6 3.0 -2.6 7.5 -5.7
Agriculture 1.3 0.6 0.4 -0.7 -1.2 -53.8 -66.7
Natural resources2 12.4 12.7 0.9 0.3 -0.5 2.4 -3.8
Utilities 2.7 2.8 0.2 0.1 0.4 3.7 16.7
Construction 15.3 17.3 1.1 2.0 -1.9 13.1 -9.9
Manufacturing 8.3 9.6 0.7 1.3 0.4 15.7 4.3
Services-producing sector  167.0 177.3 2.2 10.3 5.0 6.2 2.9
Wholesale and retail trade 33.3 38.3 1.3 5.0 3.7 15.0 10.7
Transportation and warehousing 8.4 8.8 0.6 0.4 -2.8 4.8 -24.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.3 7.2 0.5 -0.1 0.3 -1.4 4.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 9.9 10.0 0.5 0.1 1.1 1.0 12.4
Business, building and other support services 7.0 7.3 0.8 0.3 -0.1 4.3 -1.4
Educational services 15.0 15.5 0.7 0.5 -1.2 3.3 -7.2
Health care and social assistance 44.0 45.1 1.0 1.1 6.3 2.5 16.2
Information, culture and recreation 5.1 7.0 0.6 1.9 2.3 37.3 48.9
Accommodation and food services 11.1 11.0 0.9 -0.1 -4.3 -0.9 -28.1
Other services (except public administration) 7.4 7.6 0.7 0.2 -4.0 2.7 -34.5
Public administration 18.5 19.4 0.8 0.9 3.6 4.9 22.8
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 77.9 79.2 0.8 1.3 0.6 1.7 0.8
Goods-producing sector 19.9 19.9 0.6 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -1.0
Agriculture 3.8 3.5 0.3 -0.3 -1.0 -7.9 -22.2
Natural resources2 2.2 2.4 0.3 0.2 0.6 9.1 33.3
Utilities 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Construction 6.5 6.7 0.3 0.2 -0.3 3.1 -4.3
Manufacturing 7.2 7.0 0.3 -0.2 0.3 -2.8 4.5
Services-producing sector  58.0 59.3 0.8 1.3 0.8 2.2 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 10.5 11.1 0.4 0.6 -0.6 5.7 -5.1
Transportation and warehousing 2.7 2.6 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -3.7 4.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 3.0 3.0 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 3.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.0 4.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 10.0 4.8
Business, building and other support services 1.8 1.9 0.2 0.1 -0.6 5.6 -24.0
Educational services 6.4 6.2 0.3 -0.2 0.5 -3.1 8.8
Health care and social assistance 11.4 11.5 0.3 0.1 0.7 0.9 6.5
Information, culture and recreation 2.2 2.6 0.3 0.4 0.7 18.2 36.8
Accommodation and food services 4.5 4.3 0.4 -0.2 -0.3 -4.4 -6.5
Other services (except public administration) 2.6 2.8 0.2 0.2 -0.8 7.7 -22.2
Public administration 8.9 8.9 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 9.9
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 465.2 466.8 3.5 1.6 26.0 0.3 5.9
Goods-producing sector 91.4 95.2 2.1 3.8 9.3 4.2 10.8
Agriculture 8.3 8.2 0.7 -0.1 3.7 -1.2 82.2
Natural resources2 10.1 10.4 1.1 0.3 0.0 3.0 0.0
Utilities 4.7 4.5 0.2 -0.2 1.1 -4.3 32.4
Construction 35.2 38.6 1.4 3.4 5.2 9.7 15.6
Manufacturing 33.1 33.5 1.2 0.4 -0.7 1.2 -2.0
Services-producing sector  373.8 371.6 3.3 -2.2 16.7 -0.6 4.7
Wholesale and retail trade 73.4 73.1 1.8 -0.3 1.1 -0.4 1.5
Transportation and warehousing 21.9 22.6 0.8 0.7 2.5 3.2 12.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 24.8 23.9 0.8 -0.9 1.3 -3.6 5.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 32.8 34.2 1.0 1.4 5.5 4.3 19.2
Business, building and other support services 17.2 15.9 1.0 -1.3 -0.4 -7.6 -2.5
Educational services 39.2 38.7 1.2 -0.5 5.7 -1.3 17.3
Health care and social assistance 72.4 72.5 1.4 0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4
Information, culture and recreation 15.4 14.8 1.0 -0.6 -0.9 -3.9 -5.7
Accommodation and food services 30.0 28.8 1.5 -1.2 -0.2 -4.0 -0.7
Other services (except public administration) 16.3 16.7 1.0 0.4 1.6 2.5 10.6
Public administration 30.5 30.4 0.9 -0.1 0.8 -0.3 2.7
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 359.2 359.6 2.8 0.4 10.6 0.1 3.0
Goods-producing sector 68.6 69.2 1.7 0.6 -5.8 0.9 -7.7
Agriculture 4.6 4.5 0.7 -0.1 -1.6 -2.2 -26.2
Natural resources2 9.1 9.5 0.8 0.4 -1.8 4.4 -15.9
Utilities 3.5 3.7 0.2 0.2 -0.1 5.7 -2.6
Construction 22.1 22.1 1.0 0.0 -2.6 0.0 -10.5
Manufacturing 29.4 29.4 1.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.0
Services-producing sector  290.6 290.4 2.5 -0.2 16.4 -0.1 6.0
Wholesale and retail trade 56.9 55.9 1.3 -1.0 1.9 -1.8 3.5
Transportation and warehousing 19.1 19.2 0.7 0.1 1.6 0.5 9.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 17.5 18.3 0.6 0.8 1.4 4.6 8.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 18.0 18.4 0.7 0.4 1.1 2.2 6.4
Business, building and other support services 15.8 16.2 0.8 0.4 -0.6 2.5 -3.6
Educational services 28.5 27.8 1.0 -0.7 4.6 -2.5 19.8
Health care and social assistance 60.4 60.3 1.1 -0.1 1.1 -0.2 1.9
Information, culture and recreation 10.2 9.7 0.7 -0.5 -1.6 -4.9 -14.2
Accommodation and food services 20.5 21.3 1.1 0.8 2.4 3.9 12.7
Other services (except public administration) 15.3 15.1 0.7 -0.2 1.7 -1.3 12.7
Public administration 28.5 28.3 0.8 -0.2 2.9 -0.7 11.4
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,214.7 4,240.6 21.2 25.9 150.2 0.6 3.7
Goods-producing sector 918.3 915.8 10.7 -2.5 13.5 -0.3 1.5
Agriculture 63.8 64.0 2.7 0.2 12.1 0.3 23.3
Natural resources2 37.0 36.7 2.2 -0.3 -2.8 -0.8 -7.1
Utilities 27.0 26.3 1.2 -0.7 2.8 -2.6 11.9
Construction 295.5 291.4 7.4 -4.1 8.1 -1.4 2.9
Manufacturing 495.1 497.3 7.4 2.2 -6.8 0.4 -1.3
Services-producing sector  3,296.4 3,324.9 19.4 28.5 136.7 0.9 4.3
Wholesale and retail trade 645.9 654.6 10.0 8.7 30.1 1.3 4.8
Transportation and warehousing 235.1 222.2 6.0 -12.9 -9.7 -5.5 -4.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 261.2 260.6 5.0 -0.6 13.0 -0.2 5.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 356.0 353.1 6.5 -2.9 4.3 -0.8 1.2
Business, building and other support services 163.5 160.6 6.7 -2.9 8.8 -1.8 5.8
Educational services 347.8 349.6 7.2 1.8 102.8 0.5 41.7
Health care and social assistance 581.2 597.1 7.9 15.9 9.1 2.7 1.5
Information, culture and recreation 124.0 139.0 6.4 15.0 -18.7 12.1 -11.9
Accommodation and food services 176.5 185.1 7.9 8.6 -11.0 4.9 -5.6
Other services (except public administration) 158.6 154.1 4.9 -4.5 -6.3 -2.8 -3.9
Public administration 246.7 248.9 3.9 2.2 14.3 0.9 6.1
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,185.8 7,368.1 28.2 182.3 270.0 2.5 3.8
Goods-producing sector 1,469.6 1,481.9 14.6 12.3 47.9 0.8 3.3
Agriculture 59.8 63.0 3.1 3.2 -7.0 5.4 -10.0
Natural resources2 35.1 34.9 2.3 -0.2 2.6 -0.6 8.0
Utilities 51.9 51.6 1.9 -0.3 4.1 -0.6 8.6
Construction 532.9 544.8 9.8 11.9 -12.5 2.2 -2.2
Manufacturing 790.0 787.6 10.2 -2.4 60.7 -0.3 8.4
Services-producing sector  5,716.2 5,886.2 26.9 170.0 222.0 3.0 3.9
Wholesale and retail trade 1,015.2 1,084.2 14.7 69.0 64.4 6.8 6.3
Transportation and warehousing 361.3 365.2 8.1 3.9 -21.4 1.1 -5.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 633.2 630.8 8.6 -2.4 28.7 -0.4 4.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 711.4 712.7 10.6 1.3 35.0 0.2 5.2
Business, building and other support services 272.6 283.2 8.0 10.6 -43.2 3.9 -13.2
Educational services 541.9 565.5 9.7 23.6 50.9 4.4 9.9
Health care and social assistance 900.2 914.6 10.8 14.4 50.2 1.6 5.8
Information, culture and recreation 284.0 317.6 8.8 33.6 47.2 11.8 17.5
Accommodation and food services 321.1 331.5 10.5 10.4 5.1 3.2 1.6
Other services (except public administration) 286.7 292.0 8.0 5.3 5.4 1.8 1.9
Public administration 388.6 388.8 5.6 0.2 -0.3 0.1 -0.1
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 647.2 653.5 3.4 6.3 15.5 1.0 2.4
Goods-producing sector 148.8 149.7 1.9 0.9 -0.3 0.6 -0.2
Agriculture 25.4 25.4 1.0 0.0 -1.7 0.0 -6.3
Natural resources2 3.8 3.9 0.5 0.1 -1.5 2.6 -27.8
Utilities 4.7 4.9 0.3 0.2 -2.0 4.3 -29.0
Construction 50.7 50.9 1.2 0.2 2.7 0.4 5.6
Manufacturing 64.3 64.6 1.1 0.3 2.2 0.5 3.5
Services-producing sector  498.4 503.8 3.3 5.4 15.8 1.1 3.2
Wholesale and retail trade 95.7 96.3 1.6 0.6 8.7 0.6 9.9
Transportation and warehousing 41.1 39.5 1.0 -1.6 -1.5 -3.9 -3.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 34.2 34.4 0.7 0.2 1.8 0.6 5.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 31.7 32.5 0.9 0.8 1.0 2.5 3.2
Business, building and other support services 21.4 22.5 0.9 1.1 0.5 5.1 2.3
Educational services 57.9 57.8 1.3 -0.1 4.5 -0.2 8.4
Health care and social assistance 101.4 102.2 1.4 0.8 -1.7 0.8 -1.6
Information, culture and recreation 19.1 20.6 1.0 1.5 2.0 7.9 10.8
Accommodation and food services 29.6 30.8 1.4 1.2 -5.2 4.1 -14.4
Other services (except public administration) 29.2 30.2 1.0 1.0 4.2 3.4 16.2
Public administration 37.0 36.9 0.9 -0.1 1.4 -0.3 3.9
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 549.7 549.7 3.3 0.0 -1.3 0.0 -0.2
Goods-producing sector 133.8 133.4 2.1 -0.4 -2.6 -0.3 -1.9
Agriculture 32.2 31.5 1.2 -0.7 -6.8 -2.2 -17.8
Natural resources2 21.9 20.9 0.9 -1.0 2.0 -4.6 10.6
Utilities 5.8 5.6 0.3 -0.2 -0.1 -3.4 -1.8
Construction 43.1 45.9 1.4 2.8 2.4 6.5 5.5
Manufacturing 30.8 29.5 1.0 -1.3 0.0 -4.2 0.0
Services-producing sector  416.0 416.3 3.1 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.3
Wholesale and retail trade 87.9 89.4 1.6 1.5 7.1 1.7 8.6
Transportation and warehousing 22.9 23.1 0.9 0.2 -1.4 0.9 -5.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 26.4 25.9 0.7 -0.5 -4.2 -1.9 -14.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.6 28.1 0.9 0.5 -0.1 1.8 -0.4
Business, building and other support services 16.0 16.0 0.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.6
Educational services 43.4 43.3 1.1 -0.1 0.5 -0.2 1.2
Health care and social assistance 83.2 84.6 1.3 1.4 5.0 1.7 6.3
Information, culture and recreation 13.8 13.5 1.0 -0.3 -6.7 -2.2 -33.2
Accommodation and food services 30.2 28.9 1.3 -1.3 -1.9 -4.3 -6.2
Other services (except public administration) 28.6 27.6 1.1 -1.0 -1.2 -3.5 -4.2
Public administration 36.0 35.7 0.8 -0.3 3.7 -0.8 11.6
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,198.2 2,235.3 13.8 37.1 71.6 1.7 3.3
Goods-producing sector 541.9 553.1 8.0 11.2 -28.2 2.1 -4.9
Agriculture 38.5 39.8 2.5 1.3 -7.7 3.4 -16.2
Natural resources2 135.6 140.0 4.0 4.4 -2.1 3.2 -1.5
Utilities 23.8 24.9 1.0 1.1 0.2 4.6 0.8
Construction 224.3 227.5 5.7 3.2 -3.9 1.4 -1.7
Manufacturing 119.7 120.9 3.9 1.2 -14.7 1.0 -10.8
Services-producing sector  1,656.3 1,682.1 12.5 25.8 99.6 1.6 6.3
Wholesale and retail trade 336.0 339.3 6.5 3.3 33.5 1.0 11.0
Transportation and warehousing 129.9 130.6 3.8 0.7 11.5 0.5 9.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 107.6 109.1 3.1 1.5 11.9 1.4 12.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 174.4 181.8 4.3 7.4 2.1 4.2 1.2
Business, building and other support services 77.0 73.8 3.7 -3.2 1.0 -4.2 1.4
Educational services 161.4 172.9 4.2 11.5 19.3 7.1 12.6
Health care and social assistance 308.3 310.3 5.1 2.0 31.5 0.6 11.3
Information, culture and recreation 58.2 61.1 4.1 2.9 0.1 5.0 0.2
Accommodation and food services 104.5 104.3 4.5 -0.2 -7.0 -0.2 -6.3
Other services (except public administration) 99.5 99.5 4.1 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.3
Public administration 99.6 99.4 2.6 -0.2 -5.6 -0.2 -5.3
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,626.2 2,661.2 15.8 35.0 155.1 1.3 6.2
Goods-producing sector 480.4 494.7 7.8 14.3 -14.0 3.0 -2.8
Agriculture 25.2 24.7 2.6 -0.5 -9.8 -2.0 -28.4
Natural resources2 49.5 52.4 2.7 2.9 10.2 5.9 24.2
Utilities 19.8 19.2 1.4 -0.6 3.0 -3.0 18.5
Construction 216.8 222.8 5.9 6.0 -21.3 2.8 -8.7
Manufacturing 169.0 175.6 4.6 6.6 3.9 3.9 2.3
Services-producing sector  2,145.8 2,166.5 15.3 20.7 169.1 1.0 8.5
Wholesale and retail trade 397.7 402.0 7.7 4.3 29.6 1.1 7.9
Transportation and warehousing 138.7 140.0 4.2 1.3 2.3 0.9 1.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 163.0 166.2 3.8 3.2 7.4 2.0 4.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 257.8 254.4 5.3 -3.4 33.8 -1.3 15.3
Business, building and other support services 103.3 109.3 4.3 6.0 9.2 5.8 9.2
Educational services 192.2 191.4 5.2 -0.8 19.5 -0.4 11.3
Health care and social assistance 341.5 352.5 5.3 11.0 25.8 3.2 7.9
Information, culture and recreation 124.4 132.0 5.2 7.6 22.6 6.1 20.7
Accommodation and food services 174.5 177.7 6.6 3.2 16.0 1.8 9.9
Other services (except public administration) 114.3 110.0 4.3 -4.3 -9.3 -3.8 -7.8
Public administration 138.3 131.2 2.8 -7.1 12.4 -5.1 10.4
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0355-02 (formerly CANSIM table 282-0088).

Table note 1

Average standard error of change between two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.

Table note 2

Also referred to as "Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction."
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