Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| June 2020 |
May 2021r |
June 2021p |
May to June 2021 | June 2020 to June 2021 | May to June 2021 | June 2020 to June 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 14,370.2 | 16,057.1 | 16,271.9 | 214.8 | 1,901.7 | 1.3 | 13.2 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 34.4 | 40.5 | 38.3 | -2.3 | 3.9 | -5.6 | 11.4 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 178.8 | 191.1 | 191.2 | 0.1 | 12.4 | 0.1 | 7.0 |
| Utilities | 120.8 | 122.9 | 123.7 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Construction | 915.0 | 1,051.1 | 1,050.3 | -0.9 | 135.3 | -0.1 | 14.8 |
| Manufacturing | 1,393.6 | 1,496.2 | 1,497.5 | 1.3 | 103.9 | 0.1 | 7.5 |
| Wholesale trade | 736.5 | 784.3 | 783.8 | -0.5 | 47.3 | -0.1 | 6.4 |
| Retail trade | 1,700.2 | 1,896.6 | 1,931.9 | 35.3 | 231.7 | 1.9 | 13.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 706.5 | 757.3 | 763.8 | 6.5 | 57.3 | 0.9 | 8.1 |
| Information and cultural industries | 306.7 | 348.9 | 349.2 | 0.3 | 42.5 | 0.1 | 13.8 |
| Finance and insurance | 720.9 | 756.4 | 764.4 | 8.0 | 43.4 | 1.1 | 6.0 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 228.4 | 254.9 | 255.6 | 0.6 | 27.2 | 0.3 | 11.9 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 910.0 | 1,031.1 | 1,047.9 | 16.8 | 137.9 | 1.6 | 15.2 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 104.3 | 116.7 | 118.0 | 1.2 | 13.7 | 1.0 | 13.1 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 699.6 | 798.2 | 795.4 | -2.8 | 95.8 | -0.3 | 13.7 |
| Educational services | 1,150.8 | 1,287.8 | 1,313.4 | 25.6 | 162.7 | 2.0 | 14.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,892.3 | 2,140.8 | 2,157.8 | 16.9 | 265.5 | 0.8 | 14.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 147.1 | 179.4 | 192.4 | 13.0 | 45.3 | 7.3 | 30.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 709.3 | 886.1 | 963.4 | 77.4 | 254.2 | 8.7 | 35.8 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 416.1 | 469.8 | 471.1 | 1.3 | 55.0 | 0.3 | 13.2 |
| Public administration | 1,054.7 | 1,162.1 | 1,176.5 | 14.4 | 121.8 | 1.2 | 11.6 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 187.7 | 215.0 | 211.7 | -3.2 | 24.0 | -1.5 | 12.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 60.8 | 69.8 | 68.9 | -1.0 | 8.1 | -1.4 | 13.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 370.0 | 408.8 | 410.1 | 1.3 | 40.1 | 0.3 | 10.8 |
| New Brunswick | 296.3 | 327.5 | 329.0 | 1.6 | 32.7 | 0.5 | 11.0 |
| Quebec | 3,265.1 | 3,684.6 | 3,763.7 | 79.2 | 498.7 | 2.1 | 15.3 |
| Ontario | 5,506.9 | 6,106.5 | 6,202.1 | 95.5 | 695.1 | 1.6 | 12.6 |
| Manitoba | 528.1 | 592.1 | 586.2 | -6.0 | 58.1 | -1.0 | 11.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 422.2 | 468.5 | 468.5 | -0.0 | 46.2 | -0.0 | 11.0 |
| Alberta | 1,674.2 | 1,864.3 | 1,887.7 | 23.4 | 213.5 | 1.3 | 12.8 |
| British Columbia | 2,000.0 | 2,252.3 | 2,276.8 | 24.5 | 276.7 | 1.1 | 13.8 |
| Yukon | 19.3 | 22.3 | 22.2 | -0.1 | 2.9 | -0.6 | 15.1 |
| Northwest Territories | 22.0 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 17.8 |
| Nunavut | 17.6 | 19.7 | 19.2 | -0.5 | 1.6 | -2.7 | 9.0 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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