Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  April
2021		 May
2021		 Standard error1 April to May 2021 May 2020 to May 2021 April to May 2021 May 2020 to May 2021
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 219.3 217.2 2.6 -2.1 20.1 -1.0 10.2
Goods-producing sector 43.2 42.5 1.6 -0.7 6.7 -1.6 18.7
Agriculture 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.6 9.1 100.0
Natural resources2 13.0 13.1 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.8 0.8
Utilities 2.5 2.0 0.2 -0.5 -0.5 -20.0 -20.0
Construction 14.5 16.2 1.1 1.7 3.7 11.7 29.6
Manufacturing 12.1 10.1 0.7 -2.0 3.0 -16.5 42.3
Services-producing sector  176.1 174.6 2.2 -1.5 13.3 -0.9 8.2
Wholesale and retail trade 37.8 34.5 1.3 -3.3 2.6 -8.7 8.2
Transportation and warehousing 8.2 7.2 0.6 -1.0 -1.9 -12.2 -20.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.2 7.3 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.4 10.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 10.0 10.2 0.5 0.2 1.4 2.0 15.9
Business, building and other support services 8.1 7.6 0.8 -0.5 1.3 -6.2 20.6
Educational services 16.3 15.6 0.7 -0.7 -1.4 -4.3 -8.2
Health care and social assistance 43.8 44.8 1.0 1.0 6.8 2.3 17.9
Information, culture and recreation 4.9 8.1 0.6 3.2 3.7 65.3 84.1
Accommodation and food services 11.7 10.8 0.9 -0.9 -2.8 -7.7 -20.6
Other services (except public administration) 8.6 8.2 0.7 -0.4 -0.7 -4.7 -7.9
Public administration 19.5 20.3 0.8 0.8 3.5 4.1 20.8
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 78.9 79.2 0.8 0.3 6.9 0.4 9.5
Goods-producing sector 19.8 18.3 0.6 -1.5 -0.3 -7.6 -1.6
Agriculture 3.7 3.3 0.3 -0.4 -0.6 -10.8 -15.4
Natural resources2 2.5 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 12.0 21.7
Utilities 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 50.0 0.0
Construction 6.8 5.8 0.3 -1.0 -1.1 -14.7 -15.9
Manufacturing 6.7 6.3 0.3 -0.4 1.1 -6.0 21.2
Services-producing sector  59.1 60.9 0.8 1.8 7.2 3.0 13.4
Wholesale and retail trade 10.7 12.0 0.4 1.3 1.3 12.1 12.1
Transportation and warehousing 2.5 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 4.0 8.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.8 2.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 3.6 16.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.5 4.5 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 12.5
Business, building and other support services 2.1 2.1 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -8.7
Educational services 6.3 6.8 0.3 0.5 1.1 7.9 19.3
Health care and social assistance 11.2 11.6 0.3 0.4 0.9 3.6 8.4
Information, culture and recreation 2.7 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 35.0
Accommodation and food services 4.1 3.8 0.4 -0.3 1.3 -7.3 52.0
Other services (except public administration) 3.2 3.2 0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -5.9
Public administration 9.0 8.7 0.3 -0.3 1.1 -3.3 14.5
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 465.9 443.7 3.5 -22.2 43.3 -4.8 10.8
Goods-producing sector 93.6 92.7 2.1 -0.9 13.0 -1.0 16.3
Agriculture 7.2 7.4 0.7 0.2 2.4 2.8 48.0
Natural resources2 11.6 10.7 1.1 -0.9 0.5 -7.8 4.9
Utilities 4.4 4.3 0.2 -0.1 1.0 -2.3 30.3
Construction 36.7 36.6 1.4 -0.1 4.5 -0.3 14.0
Manufacturing 33.7 33.7 1.2 0.0 4.6 0.0 15.8
Services-producing sector  372.3 351.1 3.3 -21.2 30.4 -5.7 9.5
Wholesale and retail trade 71.4 64.7 1.8 -6.7 0.5 -9.4 0.8
Transportation and warehousing 22.3 22.5 0.8 0.2 6.2 0.9 38.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 23.6 22.8 0.8 -0.8 1.9 -3.4 9.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 33.6 33.9 1.0 0.3 5.7 0.9 20.2
Business, building and other support services 17.6 17.5 1.0 -0.1 1.5 -0.6 9.4
Educational services 40.2 33.5 1.2 -6.7 1.6 -16.7 5.0
Health care and social assistance 73.8 71.9 1.4 -1.9 5.7 -2.6 8.6
Information, culture and recreation 15.2 12.8 1.0 -2.4 0.2 -15.8 1.6
Accommodation and food services 28.0 24.6 1.5 -3.4 4.9 -12.1 24.9
Other services (except public administration) 15.9 15.8 1.0 -0.1 4.0 -0.6 33.9
Public administration 30.7 31.0 0.9 0.3 -1.7 1.0 -5.2
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 363.7 361.0 2.8 -2.7 29.5 -0.7 8.9
Goods-producing sector 71.7 68.6 1.7 -3.1 0.8 -4.3 1.2
Agriculture 5.8 5.0 0.7 -0.8 0.4 -13.8 8.7
Natural resources2 9.0 9.2 0.8 0.2 -1.4 2.2 -13.2
Utilities 3.7 3.9 0.2 0.2 0.3 5.4 8.3
Construction 21.9 22.0 1.0 0.1 -1.0 0.5 -4.3
Manufacturing 31.2 28.5 1.1 -2.7 2.6 -8.7 10.0
Services-producing sector  292.0 292.4 2.5 0.4 28.7 0.1 10.9
Wholesale and retail trade 56.0 56.1 1.3 0.1 3.4 0.2 6.5
Transportation and warehousing 19.1 19.2 0.7 0.1 3.3 0.5 20.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 17.7 18.2 0.6 0.5 2.5 2.8 15.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 17.9 17.0 0.7 -0.9 0.3 -5.0 1.8
Business, building and other support services 15.6 15.3 0.8 -0.3 1.4 -1.9 10.1
Educational services 27.6 27.5 1.0 -0.1 1.5 -0.4 5.8
Health care and social assistance 62.5 62.4 1.1 -0.1 6.3 -0.2 11.2
Information, culture and recreation 9.4 10.1 0.7 0.7 1.3 7.4 14.8
Accommodation and food services 21.7 22.1 1.1 0.4 4.4 1.8 24.9
Other services (except public administration) 14.8 14.2 0.7 -0.6 1.9 -4.1 15.4
Public administration 29.6 30.3 0.8 0.7 2.4 2.4 8.6
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,227.3 4,219.3 21.2 -8.0 454.2 -0.2 12.1
Goods-producing sector 906.6 892.3 10.7 -14.3 97.1 -1.6 12.2
Agriculture 57.0 56.9 2.7 -0.1 1.5 -0.2 2.7
Natural resources2 42.0 43.6 2.2 1.6 5.7 3.8 15.0
Utilities 26.6 30.1 1.2 3.5 5.0 13.2 19.9
Construction 292.6 286.8 7.4 -5.8 56.6 -2.0 24.6
Manufacturing 488.4 474.8 7.4 -13.6 28.2 -2.8 6.3
Services-producing sector  3,320.7 3,327.0 19.4 6.3 357.1 0.2 12.0
Wholesale and retail trade 636.0 646.8 10.0 10.8 65.9 1.7 11.3
Transportation and warehousing 224.7 229.0 6.0 4.3 37.9 1.9 19.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 261.7 267.6 5.0 5.9 23.2 2.3 9.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 359.0 356.0 6.5 -3.0 26.2 -0.8 7.9
Business, building and other support services 156.1 155.0 6.7 -1.1 15.2 -0.7 10.9
Educational services 361.5 363.0 7.2 1.5 71.4 0.4 24.5
Health care and social assistance 594.7 591.9 7.9 -2.8 27.3 -0.5 4.8
Information, culture and recreation 150.6 158.9 6.4 8.3 10.5 5.5 7.1
Accommodation and food services 174.0 157.6 7.9 -16.4 31.1 -9.4 24.6
Other services (except public administration) 148.0 147.6 4.9 -0.4 19.7 -0.3 15.4
Public administration 254.4 253.6 3.9 -0.8 28.8 -0.3 12.8
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,215.4 7,183.8 28.2 -31.6 827.4 -0.4 13.0
Goods-producing sector 1,470.9 1,447.2 14.6 -23.7 185.7 -1.6 14.7
Agriculture 68.4 71.7 3.1 3.3 2.3 4.8 3.3
Natural resources2 33.5 34.5 2.3 1.0 -1.2 3.0 -3.4
Utilities 50.1 50.0 1.9 -0.1 2.2 -0.2 4.6
Construction 541.4 527.8 9.8 -13.6 67.6 -2.5 14.7
Manufacturing 777.5 763.2 10.2 -14.3 114.8 -1.8 17.7
Services-producing sector  5,744.5 5,736.6 26.9 -7.9 641.7 -0.1 12.6
Wholesale and retail trade 1,027.5 1,001.5 14.7 -26.0 123.4 -2.5 14.1
Transportation and warehousing 369.4 381.6 8.1 12.2 42.3 3.3 12.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 638.1 627.2 8.6 -10.9 24.4 -1.7 4.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 711.9 724.4 10.6 12.5 97.1 1.8 15.5
Business, building and other support services 278.5 284.2 8.0 5.7 13.7 2.0 5.1
Educational services 521.4 526.4 9.7 5.0 58.7 1.0 12.6
Health care and social assistance 907.7 913.3 10.8 5.6 101.0 0.6 12.4
Information, culture and recreation 296.3 275.2 8.8 -21.1 46.7 -7.1 20.4
Accommodation and food services 307.9 326.7 10.5 18.8 85.2 6.1 35.3
Other services (except public administration) 288.3 277.5 8.0 -10.8 29.9 -3.7 12.1
Public administration 397.6 398.7 5.6 1.1 19.5 0.3 5.1
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 656.7 653.8 3.4 -2.9 66.4 -0.4 11.3
Goods-producing sector 148.1 148.1 1.9 0.0 10.0 0.0 7.2
Agriculture 24.5 24.3 1.0 -0.2 -2.3 -0.8 -8.6
Natural resources2 3.9 3.7 0.5 -0.2 -1.4 -5.1 -27.5
Utilities 4.9 4.8 0.3 -0.1 -0.9 -2.0 -15.8
Construction 49.4 50.7 1.2 1.3 6.5 2.6 14.7
Manufacturing 65.4 64.6 1.1 -0.8 8.1 -1.2 14.3
Services-producing sector  508.6 505.7 3.3 -2.9 56.4 -0.6 12.6
Wholesale and retail trade 96.5 96.2 1.6 -0.3 14.5 -0.3 17.7
Transportation and warehousing 40.8 39.5 1.0 -1.3 3.5 -3.2 9.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 35.0 35.1 0.7 0.1 3.7 0.3 11.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 32.8 32.7 0.9 -0.1 1.7 -0.3 5.5
Business, building and other support services 22.2 21.7 0.9 -0.5 -0.3 -2.3 -1.4
Educational services 59.5 59.0 1.3 -0.5 9.8 -0.8 19.9
Health care and social assistance 103.3 106.1 1.4 2.8 12.6 2.7 13.5
Information, culture and recreation 19.8 20.2 1.0 0.4 4.2 2.0 26.3
Accommodation and food services 31.9 30.9 1.4 -1.0 3.0 -3.1 10.8
Other services (except public administration) 30.2 26.8 1.0 -3.4 1.2 -11.3 4.7
Public administration 36.6 37.5 0.9 0.9 2.4 2.5 6.8
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 559.2 563.3 3.3 4.1 61.2 0.7 12.2
Goods-producing sector 138.2 132.8 2.1 -5.4 3.7 -3.9 2.9
Agriculture 33.1 32.0 1.2 -1.1 -8.3 -3.3 -20.6
Natural resources2 20.8 20.0 0.9 -0.8 3.1 -3.8 18.3
Utilities 5.5 5.3 0.3 -0.2 0.1 -3.6 1.9
Construction 46.7 42.6 1.4 -4.1 5.7 -8.8 15.4
Manufacturing 32.1 32.9 1.0 0.8 3.0 2.5 10.0
Services-producing sector  420.9 430.5 3.1 9.6 57.5 2.3 15.4
Wholesale and retail trade 89.0 93.8 1.6 4.8 18.7 5.4 24.9
Transportation and warehousing 20.8 23.3 0.9 2.5 0.7 12.0 3.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 26.5 26.6 0.7 0.1 -1.8 0.4 -6.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 29.8 28.7 0.9 -1.1 3.2 -3.7 12.5
Business, building and other support services 15.2 16.2 0.9 1.0 2.2 6.6 15.7
Educational services 45.3 47.2 1.1 1.9 6.4 4.2 15.7
Health care and social assistance 86.3 86.7 1.3 0.4 11.4 0.5 15.1
Information, culture and recreation 15.5 18.0 1.0 2.5 4.1 16.1 29.5
Accommodation and food services 29.1 27.8 1.3 -1.3 5.9 -4.5 26.9
Other services (except public administration) 27.7 26.8 1.1 -0.9 2.3 -3.2 9.4
Public administration 35.8 35.6 0.8 -0.2 4.6 -0.6 14.8
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,222.7 2,221.7 13.8 -1.0 262.6 -0.0 13.4
Goods-producing sector 554.5 564.6 8.0 10.1 62.5 1.8 12.4
Agriculture 37.1 36.8 2.5 -0.3 -4.9 -0.8 -11.8
Natural resources2 137.6 145.3 4.0 7.7 19.6 5.6 15.6
Utilities 25.0 20.0 1.0 -5.0 -1.6 -20.0 -7.4
Construction 226.8 233.7 5.7 6.9 42.5 3.0 22.2
Manufacturing 128.0 128.8 3.9 0.8 6.8 0.6 5.6
Services-producing sector  1,668.2 1,657.2 12.5 -11.0 200.2 -0.7 13.7
Wholesale and retail trade 332.9 331.7 6.5 -1.2 62.8 -0.4 23.4
Transportation and warehousing 123.2 125.4 3.8 2.2 15.6 1.8 14.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 113.9 117.4 3.1 3.5 14.5 3.1 14.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 183.8 186.6 4.3 2.8 22.9 1.5 14.0
Business, building and other support services 74.1 74.6 3.7 0.5 3.1 0.7 4.3
Educational services 168.1 170.2 4.2 2.1 32.8 1.2 23.9
Health care and social assistance 308.9 304.1 5.1 -4.8 35.6 -1.6 13.3
Information, culture and recreation 62.3 62.4 4.1 0.1 3.1 0.2 5.2
Accommodation and food services 100.4 95.3 4.5 -5.1 8.5 -5.1 9.8
Other services (except public administration) 102.0 90.6 4.1 -11.4 0.6 -11.2 0.7
Public administration 98.8 98.8 2.6 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.6
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,618.1 2,616.2 15.8 -1.9 343.6 -0.1 15.1
Goods-producing sector 497.6 491.0 7.8 -6.6 31.0 -1.3 6.7
Agriculture 22.9 21.1 2.6 -1.8 -7.7 -7.9 -26.7
Natural resources2 55.1 54.7 2.7 -0.4 12.4 -0.7 29.3
Utilities 20.4 21.1 1.4 0.7 1.2 3.4 6.0
Construction 218.6 217.4 5.9 -1.2 12.4 -0.5 6.0
Manufacturing 180.5 176.7 4.6 -3.8 12.6 -2.1 7.7
Services-producing sector  2,120.5 2,125.3 15.3 4.8 312.7 0.2 17.3
Wholesale and retail trade 397.4 396.5 7.7 -0.9 54.5 -0.2 15.9
Transportation and warehousing 137.4 140.1 4.2 2.7 19.2 2.0 15.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 167.3 166.4 3.8 -0.9 4.5 -0.5 2.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 261.2 259.5 5.3 -1.7 36.2 -0.7 16.2
Business, building and other support services 109.4 103.9 4.3 -5.5 22.3 -5.0 27.3
Educational services 186.6 182.5 5.2 -4.1 6.3 -2.2 3.6
Health care and social assistance 351.1 348.0 5.3 -3.1 39.9 -0.9 13.0
Information, culture and recreation 115.1 129.2 5.2 14.1 36.1 12.3 38.8
Accommodation and food services 155.8 157.4 6.6 1.6 52.0 1.0 49.3
Other services (except public administration) 108.0 111.7 4.3 3.7 26.7 3.4 31.4
Public administration 131.2 130.1 2.8 -1.1 15.2 -0.8 13.2
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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