Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  March
2021		 April
2021		 Standard error1 March to April 2021 April 2020 to April 2021 March to April 2021 April 2020 to April 2021
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 220.5 219.3 2.6 -1.2 29.8 -0.5 15.7
Goods-producing sector 43.1 43.2 1.6 0.1 8.7 0.2 25.2
Agriculture 0.6 1.1 0.4 0.5 -0.6 83.3 -35.3
Natural resources2 12.7 13.0 0.9 0.3 3.7 2.4 39.8
Utilities 2.8 2.5 0.2 -0.3 0.1 -10.7 4.2
Construction 17.3 14.5 1.1 -2.8 -0.2 -16.2 -1.4
Manufacturing 9.6 12.1 0.7 2.5 5.7 26.0 89.1
Services-producing sector  177.3 176.1 2.2 -1.2 21.1 -0.7 13.6
Wholesale and retail trade 38.3 37.8 1.3 -0.5 7.3 -1.3 23.9
Transportation and warehousing 8.8 8.2 0.6 -0.6 -0.5 -6.8 -5.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.2 7.2 0.5 0.0 1.4 0.0 24.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 10.0 10.0 0.5 0.0 1.7 0.0 20.5
Business, building and other support services 7.3 8.1 0.8 0.8 1.4 11.0 20.9
Educational services 15.5 16.3 0.7 0.8 -0.2 5.2 -1.2
Health care and social assistance 45.1 43.8 1.0 -1.3 6.3 -2.9 16.8
Information, culture and recreation 7.0 4.9 0.6 -2.1 0.6 -30.0 14.0
Accommodation and food services 11.0 11.7 0.9 0.7 -1.4 6.4 -10.7
Other services (except public administration) 7.6 8.6 0.7 1.0 -0.1 13.2 -1.1
Public administration 19.4 19.5 0.8 0.1 4.6 0.5 30.9
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 79.2 78.9 0.8 -0.3 9.0 -0.4 12.9
Goods-producing sector 19.9 19.8 0.6 -0.1 1.9 -0.5 10.6
Agriculture 3.5 3.7 0.3 0.2 0.0 5.7 0.0
Natural resources2 2.4 2.5 0.3 0.1 1.0 4.2 66.7
Utilities 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Construction 6.7 6.8 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.5 13.3
Manufacturing 7.0 6.7 0.3 -0.3 0.2 -4.3 3.1
Services-producing sector  59.3 59.1 0.8 -0.2 7.1 -0.3 13.7
Wholesale and retail trade 11.1 10.7 0.4 -0.4 1.2 -3.6 12.6
Transportation and warehousing 2.6 2.5 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -3.8 4.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 3.0 2.8 0.2 -0.2 0.1 -6.7 3.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.4 4.5 0.2 0.1 0.6 2.3 15.4
Business, building and other support services 1.9 2.1 0.2 0.2 -0.1 10.5 -4.5
Educational services 6.2 6.3 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.6 16.7
Health care and social assistance 11.5 11.2 0.3 -0.3 1.2 -2.6 12.0
Information, culture and recreation 2.6 2.7 0.3 0.1 0.6 3.8 28.6
Accommodation and food services 4.3 4.1 0.4 -0.2 1.5 -4.7 57.7
Other services (except public administration) 2.8 3.2 0.2 0.4 -0.1 14.3 -3.0
Public administration 8.9 9.0 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.1 13.9
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 466.8 465.9 3.5 -0.9 73.9 -0.2 18.9
Goods-producing sector 95.2 93.6 2.1 -1.6 15.9 -1.7 20.5
Agriculture 8.2 7.2 0.7 -1.0 2.2 -12.2 44.0
Natural resources2 10.4 11.6 1.1 1.2 0.9 11.5 8.4
Utilities 4.5 4.4 0.2 -0.1 1.1 -2.2 33.3
Construction 38.6 36.7 1.4 -1.9 7.8 -4.9 27.0
Manufacturing 33.5 33.7 1.2 0.2 4.0 0.6 13.5
Services-producing sector  371.6 372.3 3.3 0.7 58.0 0.2 18.5
Wholesale and retail trade 73.1 71.4 1.8 -1.7 12.5 -2.3 21.2
Transportation and warehousing 22.6 22.3 0.8 -0.3 4.9 -1.3 28.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 23.9 23.6 0.8 -0.3 1.7 -1.3 7.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 34.2 33.6 1.0 -0.6 5.9 -1.8 21.3
Business, building and other support services 15.9 17.6 1.0 1.7 1.5 10.7 9.3
Educational services 38.7 40.2 1.2 1.5 7.4 3.9 22.6
Health care and social assistance 72.5 73.8 1.4 1.3 5.5 1.8 8.1
Information, culture and recreation 14.8 15.2 1.0 0.4 3.7 2.7 32.2
Accommodation and food services 28.8 28.0 1.5 -0.8 10.4 -2.8 59.1
Other services (except public administration) 16.7 15.9 1.0 -0.8 3.9 -4.8 32.5
Public administration 30.4 30.7 0.9 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.7
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 359.6 363.7 2.8 4.1 48.4 1.1 15.4
Goods-producing sector 69.2 71.7 1.7 2.5 7.4 3.6 11.5
Agriculture 4.5 5.8 0.7 1.3 0.8 28.9 16.0
Natural resources2 9.5 9.0 0.8 -0.5 -1.1 -5.3 -10.9
Utilities 3.7 3.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Construction 22.1 21.9 1.0 -0.2 1.8 -0.9 9.0
Manufacturing 29.4 31.2 1.1 1.8 5.8 6.1 22.8
Services-producing sector  290.4 292.0 2.5 1.6 40.9 0.6 16.3
Wholesale and retail trade 55.9 56.0 1.3 0.1 9.0 0.2 19.1
Transportation and warehousing 19.2 19.1 0.7 -0.1 2.5 -0.5 15.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 18.3 17.7 0.6 -0.6 1.9 -3.3 12.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 18.4 17.9 0.7 -0.5 1.4 -2.7 8.5
Business, building and other support services 16.2 15.6 0.8 -0.6 2.4 -3.7 18.2
Educational services 27.8 27.6 1.0 -0.2 4.3 -0.7 18.5
Health care and social assistance 60.3 62.5 1.1 2.2 4.1 3.6 7.0
Information, culture and recreation 9.7 9.4 0.7 -0.3 0.2 -3.1 2.2
Accommodation and food services 21.3 21.7 1.1 0.4 8.2 1.9 60.7
Other services (except public administration) 15.1 14.8 0.7 -0.3 3.7 -2.0 33.3
Public administration 28.3 29.6 0.8 1.3 3.3 4.6 12.5
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,240.6 4,227.3 21.2 -13.3 699.9 -0.3 19.8
Goods-producing sector 915.8 906.6 10.7 -9.2 240.1 -1.0 36.0
Agriculture 64.0 57.0 2.7 -7.0 5.5 -10.9 10.7
Natural resources2 36.7 42.0 2.2 5.3 10.4 14.4 32.9
Utilities 26.3 26.6 1.2 0.3 3.1 1.1 13.2
Construction 291.4 292.6 7.4 1.2 121.7 0.4 71.2
Manufacturing 497.3 488.4 7.4 -8.9 99.3 -1.8 25.5
Services-producing sector  3,324.9 3,320.7 19.4 -4.2 459.8 -0.1 16.1
Wholesale and retail trade 654.6 636.0 10.0 -18.6 111.4 -2.8 21.2
Transportation and warehousing 222.2 224.7 6.0 2.5 21.0 1.1 10.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 260.6 261.7 5.0 1.1 32.4 0.4 14.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 353.1 359.0 6.5 5.9 38.3 1.7 11.9
Business, building and other support services 160.6 156.1 6.7 -4.5 16.0 -2.8 11.4
Educational services 349.6 361.5 7.2 11.9 96.7 3.4 36.5
Health care and social assistance 597.1 594.7 7.9 -2.4 43.2 -0.4 7.8
Information, culture and recreation 139.0 150.6 6.4 11.6 9.2 8.3 6.5
Accommodation and food services 185.1 174.0 7.9 -11.1 46.8 -6.0 36.8
Other services (except public administration) 154.1 148.0 4.9 -6.1 23.7 -4.0 19.1
Public administration 248.9 254.4 3.9 5.5 21.1 2.2 9.0
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,368.1 7,215.4 28.2 -152.7 805.5 -2.1 12.6
Goods-producing sector 1,481.9 1,470.9 14.6 -11.0 230.4 -0.7 18.6
Agriculture 63.0 68.4 3.1 5.4 -4.3 8.6 -5.9
Natural resources2 34.9 33.5 2.3 -1.4 1.0 -4.0 3.1
Utilities 51.6 50.1 1.9 -1.5 1.4 -2.9 2.9
Construction 544.8 541.4 9.8 -3.4 83.1 -0.6 18.1
Manufacturing 787.6 777.5 10.2 -10.1 149.2 -1.3 23.7
Services-producing sector  5,886.2 5,744.5 26.9 -141.7 575.1 -2.4 11.1
Wholesale and retail trade 1,084.2 1,027.5 14.7 -56.7 153.6 -5.2 17.6
Transportation and warehousing 365.2 369.4 8.1 4.2 22.1 1.2 6.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 630.8 638.1 8.6 7.3 38.9 1.2 6.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 712.7 711.9 10.6 -0.8 61.8 -0.1 9.5
Business, building and other support services 283.2 278.5 8.0 -4.7 -21.0 -1.7 -7.0
Educational services 565.5 521.4 9.7 -44.1 36.6 -7.8 7.5
Health care and social assistance 914.6 907.7 10.8 -6.9 78.1 -0.8 9.4
Information, culture and recreation 317.6 296.3 8.8 -21.3 57.2 -6.7 23.9
Accommodation and food services 331.5 307.9 10.5 -23.6 82.0 -7.1 36.3
Other services (except public administration) 292.0 288.3 8.0 -3.7 43.5 -1.3 17.8
Public administration 388.8 397.6 5.6 8.8 22.3 2.3 5.9
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 653.5 656.7 3.4 3.2 82.7 0.5 14.4
Goods-producing sector 149.7 148.1 1.9 -1.6 10.7 -1.1 7.8
Agriculture 25.4 24.5 1.0 -0.9 -3.3 -3.5 -11.9
Natural resources2 3.9 3.9 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 5.4
Utilities 4.9 4.9 0.3 0.0 -1.7 0.0 -25.8
Construction 50.9 49.4 1.2 -1.5 7.4 -2.9 17.6
Manufacturing 64.6 65.4 1.1 0.8 8.2 1.2 14.3
Services-producing sector  503.8 508.6 3.3 4.8 72.0 1.0 16.5
Wholesale and retail trade 96.3 96.5 1.6 0.2 21.6 0.2 28.8
Transportation and warehousing 39.5 40.8 1.0 1.3 4.7 3.3 13.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 34.4 35.0 0.7 0.6 2.8 1.7 8.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 32.5 32.8 0.9 0.3 3.0 0.9 10.1
Business, building and other support services 22.5 22.2 0.9 -0.3 1.9 -1.3 9.4
Educational services 57.8 59.5 1.3 1.7 7.0 2.9 13.3
Health care and social assistance 102.2 103.3 1.4 1.1 10.7 1.1 11.6
Information, culture and recreation 20.6 19.8 1.0 -0.8 5.0 -3.9 33.8
Accommodation and food services 30.8 31.9 1.4 1.1 7.1 3.6 28.6
Other services (except public administration) 30.2 30.2 1.0 0.0 5.6 0.0 22.8
Public administration 36.9 36.6 0.9 -0.3 2.5 -0.8 7.3
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 549.7 559.2 3.3 9.5 58.7 1.7 11.7
Goods-producing sector 133.4 138.2 2.1 4.8 9.9 3.6 7.7
Agriculture 31.5 33.1 1.2 1.6 -6.2 5.1 -15.8
Natural resources2 20.9 20.8 0.9 -0.1 3.7 -0.5 21.6
Utilities 5.6 5.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.3 -1.8 -5.2
Construction 45.9 46.7 1.4 0.8 9.0 1.7 23.9
Manufacturing 29.5 32.1 1.0 2.6 3.8 8.8 13.4
Services-producing sector  416.3 420.9 3.1 4.6 48.7 1.1 13.1
Wholesale and retail trade 89.4 89.0 1.6 -0.4 17.0 -0.4 23.6
Transportation and warehousing 23.1 20.8 0.9 -2.3 -2.1 -10.0 -9.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 25.9 26.5 0.7 0.6 -2.5 2.3 -8.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.1 29.8 0.9 1.7 3.5 6.0 13.3
Business, building and other support services 16.0 15.2 0.9 -0.8 1.9 -5.0 14.3
Educational services 43.3 45.3 1.1 2.0 5.7 4.6 14.4
Health care and social assistance 84.6 86.3 1.3 1.7 11.3 2.0 15.1
Information, culture and recreation 13.5 15.5 1.0 2.0 -0.6 14.8 -3.7
Accommodation and food services 28.9 29.1 1.3 0.2 8.6 0.7 42.0
Other services (except public administration) 27.6 27.7 1.1 0.1 1.8 0.4 6.9
Public administration 35.7 35.8 0.8 0.1 4.2 0.3 13.3
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,235.3 2,222.7 13.8 -12.6 290.5 -0.6 15.0
Goods-producing sector 553.1 554.5 8.0 1.4 48.3 0.3 9.5
Agriculture 39.8 37.1 2.5 -2.7 -6.4 -6.8 -14.7
Natural resources2 140.0 137.6 4.0 -2.4 8.8 -1.7 6.8
Utilities 24.9 25.0 1.0 0.1 1.8 0.4 7.8
Construction 227.5 226.8 5.7 -0.7 33.8 -0.3 17.5
Manufacturing 120.9 128.0 3.9 7.1 10.3 5.9 8.8
Services-producing sector  1,682.1 1,668.2 12.5 -13.9 242.2 -0.8 17.0
Wholesale and retail trade 339.3 332.9 6.5 -6.4 73.3 -1.9 28.2
Transportation and warehousing 130.6 123.2 3.8 -7.4 19.0 -5.7 18.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 109.1 113.9 3.1 4.8 15.5 4.4 15.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 181.8 183.8 4.3 2.0 19.9 1.1 12.1
Business, building and other support services 73.8 74.1 3.7 0.3 8.0 0.4 12.1
Educational services 172.9 168.1 4.2 -4.8 24.4 -2.8 17.0
Health care and social assistance 310.3 308.9 5.1 -1.4 42.6 -0.5 16.0
Information, culture and recreation 61.1 62.3 4.1 1.2 -1.2 2.0 -1.9
Accommodation and food services 104.3 100.4 4.5 -3.9 23.9 -3.7 31.2
Other services (except public administration) 99.5 102.0 4.1 2.5 22.9 2.5 29.0
Public administration 99.4 98.8 2.6 -0.6 -5.8 -0.6 -5.5
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,661.2 2,618.1 15.8 -43.1 387.4 -1.6 17.4
Goods-producing sector 494.7 497.6 7.8 2.9 49.5 0.6 11.0
Agriculture 24.7 22.9 2.6 -1.8 -2.0 -7.3 -8.0
Natural resources2 52.4 55.1 2.7 2.7 13.3 5.2 31.8
Utilities 19.2 20.4 1.4 1.2 1.9 6.3 10.3
Construction 222.8 218.6 5.9 -4.2 14.7 -1.9 7.2
Manufacturing 175.6 180.5 4.6 4.9 21.5 2.8 13.5
Services-producing sector  2,166.5 2,120.5 15.3 -46.0 337.9 -2.1 19.0
Wholesale and retail trade 402.0 397.4 7.7 -4.6 64.8 -1.1 19.5
Transportation and warehousing 140.0 137.4 4.2 -2.6 8.9 -1.9 6.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 166.2 167.3 3.8 1.1 8.0 0.7 5.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 254.4 261.2 5.3 6.8 37.8 2.7 16.9
Business, building and other support services 109.3 109.4 4.3 0.1 22.5 0.1 25.9
Educational services 191.4 186.6 5.2 -4.8 22.4 -2.5 13.6
Health care and social assistance 352.5 351.1 5.3 -1.4 46.4 -0.4 15.2
Information, culture and recreation 132.0 115.1 5.2 -16.9 25.2 -12.8 28.0
Accommodation and food services 177.7 155.8 6.6 -21.9 64.9 -12.3 71.4
Other services (except public administration) 110.0 108.0 4.3 -2.0 18.6 -1.8 20.8
Public administration 131.2 131.2 2.8 0.0 18.4 0.0 16.3
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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