Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| July 2020 |
June 2021r |
July 2021p |
June to July 2021 | July 2020 to July 2021 | June to July 2021 | July 2020 to July 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 15,132.0 | 16,289.1 | 16,613.9 | 324.8 | 1,481.9 | 2.0 | 9.8 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 35.5 | 38.4 | 38.0 | -0.4 | 2.5 | -1.1 | 6.9 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 181.7 | 191.5 | 190.4 | -1.1 | 8.7 | -0.6 | 4.8 |
| Utilities | 122.5 | 123.9 | 124.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Construction | 938.4 | 1,051.1 | 1,048.4 | -2.7 | 110.0 | -0.3 | 11.7 |
| Manufacturing | 1,436.9 | 1,505.3 | 1,514.0 | 8.7 | 77.2 | 0.6 | 5.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 758.4 | 786.1 | 789.5 | 3.4 | 31.1 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Retail trade | 1,828.2 | 1,932.7 | 1,979.3 | 46.6 | 151.1 | 2.4 | 8.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 716.2 | 763.8 | 772.3 | 8.5 | 56.1 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| Information and cultural industries | 312.5 | 349.5 | 355.1 | 5.6 | 42.6 | 1.6 | 13.6 |
| Finance and insurance | 727.7 | 764.5 | 769.2 | 4.7 | 41.6 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 238.6 | 256.5 | 261.3 | 4.8 | 22.6 | 1.9 | 9.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 928.7 | 1,044.5 | 1,058.9 | 14.3 | 130.2 | 1.4 | 14.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 106.0 | 118.6 | 121.1 | 2.4 | 15.1 | 2.0 | 14.3 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 728.8 | 797.8 | 802.1 | 4.3 | 73.3 | 0.5 | 10.1 |
| Educational services | 1,254.4 | 1,313.0 | 1,353.4 | 40.3 | 99.0 | 3.1 | 7.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,977.3 | 2,154.1 | 2,169.6 | 15.5 | 192.3 | 0.7 | 9.7 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 177.9 | 192.9 | 222.9 | 30.0 | 44.9 | 15.5 | 25.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 878.6 | 967.0 | 1,062.3 | 95.4 | 183.8 | 9.9 | 20.9 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 456.3 | 471.4 | 502.9 | 31.5 | 46.5 | 6.7 | 10.2 |
| Public administration | 1,070.6 | 1,177.4 | 1,185.9 | 8.5 | 115.3 | 0.7 | 10.8 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 191.9 | 211.4 | 209.4 | -2.1 | 17.5 | -1.0 | 9.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 62.8 | 68.7 | 72.9 | 4.2 | 10.1 | 6.1 | 16.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 383.1 | 409.4 | 416.1 | 6.7 | 33.0 | 1.6 | 8.6 |
| New Brunswick | 307.1 | 329.1 | 331.5 | 2.4 | 24.4 | 0.7 | 8.0 |
| Quebec | 3,477.2 | 3,763.0 | 3,791.8 | 28.8 | 314.6 | 0.8 | 9.0 |
| Ontario | 5,806.8 | 6,212.2 | 6,396.0 | 183.8 | 589.2 | 3.0 | 10.1 |
| Manitoba | 557.9 | 586.5 | 602.4 | 15.9 | 44.5 | 2.7 | 8.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 436.5 | 469.1 | 474.7 | 5.7 | 38.2 | 1.2 | 8.8 |
| Alberta | 1,765.7 | 1,892.9 | 1,939.2 | 46.3 | 173.5 | 2.4 | 9.8 |
| British Columbia | 2,082.0 | 2,279.5 | 2,312.2 | 32.7 | 230.2 | 1.4 | 11.1 |
| Yukon | 19.9 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 13.2 |
| Northwest Territories | 23.0 | 25.9 | 25.8 | -0.1 | 2.9 | -0.4 | 12.4 |
| Nunavut | 18.3 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 6.4 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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