Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| May 2020 |
April 2021r |
May 2021p |
April to May 2021 | May 2020 to May 2021 | April to May 2021 | May 2020 to May 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 13,716.3 | 16,307.8 | 16,050.3 | -257.5 | 2,333.9 | -1.6 | 17.0 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 33.1 | 40.4 | 40.0 | -0.4 | 6.9 | -1.0 | 20.8 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 177.4 | 191.3 | 191.1 | -0.2 | 13.8 | -0.1 | 7.8 |
| Utilities | 120.8 | 122.9 | 122.7 | -0.2 | 1.9 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Construction | 841.4 | 1,069.2 | 1,050.7 | -18.5 | 209.3 | -1.7 | 24.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1,312.0 | 1,498.6 | 1,492.6 | -6.0 | 180.7 | -0.4 | 13.8 |
| Wholesale trade | 710.4 | 786.6 | 783.5 | -3.1 | 73.1 | -0.4 | 10.3 |
| Retail trade | 1,550.0 | 1,972.0 | 1,895.9 | -76.1 | 345.9 | -3.9 | 22.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 684.5 | 768.7 | 757.5 | -11.2 | 73.0 | -1.5 | 10.7 |
| Information and cultural industries | 305.8 | 348.5 | 347.1 | -1.4 | 41.3 | -0.4 | 13.5 |
| Finance and insurance | 724.9 | 758.4 | 756.6 | -1.8 | 31.7 | -0.2 | 4.4 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 222.4 | 258.8 | 254.6 | -4.2 | 32.2 | -1.6 | 14.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 895.9 | 1,023.7 | 1,032.8 | 9.1 | 136.9 | 0.9 | 15.3 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 103.1 | 117.3 | 116.4 | -1.0 | 13.2 | -0.8 | 12.8 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 683.5 | 805.9 | 799.2 | -6.7 | 115.7 | -0.8 | 16.9 |
| Educational services | 1,170.2 | 1,312.7 | 1,289.8 | -22.8 | 119.6 | -1.7 | 10.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,813.1 | 2,147.3 | 2,140.8 | -6.6 | 327.7 | -0.3 | 18.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 134.4 | 206.7 | 177.2 | -29.6 | 42.7 | -14.3 | 31.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 577.1 | 958.4 | 883.7 | -74.7 | 306.6 | -7.8 | 53.1 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 372.0 | 487.5 | 468.3 | -19.2 | 96.3 | -3.9 | 25.9 |
| Public administration | 1,063.1 | 1,157.3 | 1,167.1 | 9.8 | 104.0 | 0.8 | 9.8 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 177.0 | 210.1 | 215.0 | 5.0 | 38.0 | 2.4 | 21.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 57.6 | 70.3 | 73.0 | 2.7 | 15.3 | 3.8 | 26.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 349.5 | 419.6 | 408.2 | -11.4 | 58.8 | -2.7 | 16.8 |
| New Brunswick | 278.1 | 331.2 | 328.2 | -3.0 | 50.1 | -0.9 | 18.0 |
| Quebec | 3,090.4 | 3,703.2 | 3,683.3 | -19.9 | 592.9 | -0.5 | 19.2 |
| Ontario | 5,273.1 | 6,275.0 | 6,101.0 | -174.0 | 827.9 | -2.8 | 15.7 |
| Manitoba | 510.9 | 599.5 | 591.9 | -7.6 | 80.9 | -1.3 | 15.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 406.7 | 472.4 | 468.7 | -3.6 | 62.0 | -0.8 | 15.2 |
| Alberta | 1,611.9 | 1,891.1 | 1,861.0 | -30.1 | 249.1 | -1.6 | 15.5 |
| British Columbia | 1,902.7 | 2,266.3 | 2,252.3 | -14.0 | 349.6 | -0.6 | 18.4 |
| Yukon | 19.0 | 23.0 | 22.3 | -0.7 | 3.4 | -3.0 | 17.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 22.2 | 26.4 | 25.7 | -0.7 | 3.5 | -2.7 | 15.6 |
| Nunavut | 17.2 | 19.8 | 19.7 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -0.9 | 14.5 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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