Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2020 |
March 2021r |
April 2021p |
March to April 2021 | April 2020 to April 2021 | March to April 2021 | April 2020 to April 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 14,251.8 | 16,154.2 | 16,321.1 | 166.9 | 2,069.3 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 33.6 | 38.3 | 40.4 | 2.1 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 20.3 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 186.5 | 188.4 | 191.9 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| Utilities | 124.2 | 121.9 | 123.0 | 1.1 | -1.2 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Construction | 810.0 | 1,042.6 | 1,068.3 | 25.7 | 258.3 | 2.5 | 31.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1,315.0 | 1,500.3 | 1,501.6 | 1.3 | 186.6 | 0.1 | 14.2 |
| Wholesale trade | 727.2 | 784.2 | 786.0 | 1.8 | 58.7 | 0.2 | 8.1 |
| Retail trade | 1,585.5 | 1,951.1 | 1,970.9 | 19.8 | 385.5 | 1.0 | 24.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 719.0 | 765.2 | 767.0 | 1.8 | 48.0 | 0.2 | 6.7 |
| Information and cultural industries | 326.3 | 345.5 | 348.8 | 3.3 | 22.6 | 1.0 | 6.9 |
| Finance and insurance | 729.8 | 756.7 | 760.6 | 3.8 | 30.8 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 236.1 | 258.3 | 258.5 | 0.3 | 22.4 | 0.1 | 9.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 915.9 | 1,011.3 | 1,022.0 | 10.7 | 106.2 | 1.1 | 11.6 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 106.5 | 117.8 | 117.8 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 10.6 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 718.7 | 789.9 | 804.8 | 14.9 | 86.1 | 1.9 | 12.0 |
| Educational services | 1,242.1 | 1,315.7 | 1,315.5 | -0.1 | 73.5 | -0.0 | 5.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,866.8 | 2,114.4 | 2,149.5 | 35.1 | 282.6 | 1.7 | 15.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 165.1 | 199.5 | 209.3 | 9.8 | 44.2 | 4.9 | 26.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 688.4 | 950.2 | 959.1 | 8.9 | 270.7 | 0.9 | 39.3 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 398.9 | 487.6 | 493.3 | 5.7 | 94.4 | 1.2 | 23.7 |
| Public administration | 1,120.7 | 1,145.1 | 1,159.4 | 14.2 | 38.7 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 180.1 | 205.4 | 208.6 | 3.2 | 28.5 | 1.6 | 15.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 60.3 | 69.4 | 69.7 | 0.3 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 15.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 364.0 | 417.3 | 419.1 | 1.7 | 55.1 | 0.4 | 15.1 |
| New Brunswick | 277.7 | 325.6 | 331.8 | 6.2 | 54.1 | 1.9 | 19.5 |
| Quebec | 3,099.2 | 3,663.3 | 3,709.1 | 45.8 | 609.8 | 1.2 | 19.7 |
| Ontario | 5,608.1 | 6,218.4 | 6,278.0 | 59.6 | 669.9 | 1.0 | 11.9 |
| Manitoba | 536.1 | 589.0 | 599.3 | 10.3 | 63.2 | 1.7 | 11.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 418.8 | 467.5 | 470.8 | 3.3 | 52.0 | 0.7 | 12.4 |
| Alberta | 1,692.0 | 1,866.7 | 1,891.6 | 24.9 | 199.6 | 1.3 | 11.8 |
| British Columbia | 1,954.5 | 2,263.2 | 2,274.2 | 10.9 | 319.7 | 0.5 | 16.4 |
| Yukon | 20.1 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 13.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 23.1 | 26.0 | 26.3 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| Nunavut | 17.9 | 19.6 | 20.0 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 11.8 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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