Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  August
2021
September
2021
Standard error1 August to September 2021 September 2020 to September 2021 August to September 2021 September 2020 to September 2021
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 221.4 220.6 2.6 -0.8 3.2 -0.4 1.5
Goods-producing sector 43.6 41.9 1.6 -1.7 0.2 -3.9 0.5
Agriculture 1.8 1.4 0.4 -0.4 0.6 -22.2 75.0
Natural resources2 13.0 13.5 0.9 0.5 1.3 3.8 10.7
Utilities 1.6 1.5 0.2 -0.1 -1.3 -6.3 -46.4
Construction 16.0 15.9 1.1 -0.1 0.8 -0.6 5.3
Manufacturing 11.2 9.6 0.8 -1.6 -1.2 -14.3 -11.1
Services-producing sector  177.8 178.8 2.3 1.0 3.1 0.6 1.8
Wholesale and retail trade 36.8 37.6 1.3 0.8 2.8 2.2 8.0
Transportation and warehousing 9.1 9.1 0.7 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -4.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 6.3 6.9 0.6 0.6 -0.8 9.5 -10.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.0 11.6 0.6 0.6 1.1 5.5 10.5
Business, building and other support services 5.9 6.7 0.7 0.8 1.6 13.6 31.4
Educational services 16.3 17.9 0.7 1.6 1.1 9.8 6.5
Health care and social assistance 44.7 41.9 1.1 -2.8 -0.7 -6.3 -1.6
Information, culture and recreation 7.2 6.4 0.7 -0.8 0.1 -11.1 1.6
Accommodation and food services 12.8 12.7 0.9 -0.1 -2.8 -0.8 -18.1
Other services (except public administration) 7.8 7.9 0.7 0.1 -1.5 1.3 -16.0
Public administration 20.1 20.0 0.7 -0.1 2.5 -0.5 14.3
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 79.0 79.6 0.7 0.6 3.5 0.8 4.6
Goods-producing sector 18.3 18.3 0.5 0.0 -1.4 0.0 -7.1
Agriculture 3.8 3.0 0.3 -0.8 -0.6 -21.1 -16.7
Natural resources2 2.3 2.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 15.0
Utilities 0.5 0.4 0.0 -0.1 0.2 -20.0 100.0
Construction 5.1 5.5 0.3 0.4 -1.1 7.8 -16.7
Manufacturing 6.6 7.0 0.3 0.4 -0.3 6.1 -4.1
Services-producing sector  60.7 61.3 0.7 0.6 4.9 1.0 8.7
Wholesale and retail trade 11.5 11.4 0.4 -0.1 1.0 -0.9 9.6
Transportation and warehousing 2.5 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 8.0 3.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.7 2.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.1 -3.7 -3.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.4 4.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Business, building and other support services 2.6 2.6 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 44.4
Educational services 6.6 6.1 0.2 -0.5 0.4 -7.6 7.0
Health care and social assistance 11.9 11.8 0.3 -0.1 1.2 -0.8 11.3
Information, culture and recreation 2.4 2.3 0.3 -0.1 0.2 -4.2 9.5
Accommodation and food services 4.7 4.9 0.3 0.2 0.5 4.3 11.4
Other services (except public administration) 3.3 3.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Public administration 8.1 9.0 0.2 0.9 0.5 11.1 5.9
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 465.1 466.5 3.2 1.4 18.5 0.3 4.1
Goods-producing sector 87.9 85.9 2.0 -2.0 2.9 -2.3 3.5
Agriculture 5.9 5.9 0.8 0.0 1.0 0.0 20.4
Natural resources2 11.4 9.2 1.0 -2.2 -0.2 -19.3 -2.1
Utilities 4.3 5.5 0.3 1.2 1.3 27.9 31.0
Construction 35.3 33.6 1.4 -1.7 -0.1 -4.8 -0.3
Manufacturing 30.9 31.7 1.0 0.8 0.9 2.6 2.9
Services-producing sector  377.1 380.6 3.0 3.5 15.6 0.9 4.3
Wholesale and retail trade 73.5 77.4 1.7 3.9 8.5 5.3 12.3
Transportation and warehousing 23.5 25.8 0.9 2.3 6.8 9.8 35.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 22.9 22.5 0.9 -0.4 -0.7 -1.7 -3.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.5 35.4 1.1 -2.1 4.8 -5.6 15.7
Business, building and other support services 18.1 18.4 1.1 0.3 1.5 1.7 8.9
Educational services 38.0 37.1 1.3 -0.9 -2.2 -2.4 -5.6
Health care and social assistance 76.1 75.0 1.3 -1.1 1.9 -1.4 2.6
Information, culture and recreation 13.6 13.5 1.0 -0.1 -2.4 -0.7 -15.1
Accommodation and food services 26.7 27.9 1.4 1.2 -2.4 4.5 -7.9
Other services (except public administration) 15.9 15.7 0.9 -0.2 -2.6 -1.3 -14.2
Public administration 31.3 32.0 0.9 0.7 2.5 2.2 8.5
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 355.6 361.7 2.6 6.1 7.4 1.7 2.1
Goods-producing sector 68.3 69.4 1.6 1.1 -0.5 1.6 -0.7
Agriculture 4.9 5.1 0.6 0.2 1.0 4.1 24.4
Natural resources2 8.7 9.3 0.8 0.6 1.0 6.9 12.0
Utilities 4.1 3.9 0.2 -0.2 0.2 -4.9 5.4
Construction 23.4 23.2 1.0 -0.2 -0.8 -0.9 -3.3
Manufacturing 27.1 27.9 1.0 0.8 -1.9 3.0 -6.4
Services-producing sector  287.3 292.2 2.3 4.9 7.9 1.7 2.8
Wholesale and retail trade 56.1 58.1 1.1 2.0 1.3 3.6 2.3
Transportation and warehousing 18.8 18.7 0.7 -0.1 1.1 -0.5 6.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.7 16.9 0.6 0.2 1.7 1.2 11.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 17.0 17.7 0.7 0.7 -0.1 4.1 -0.6
Business, building and other support services 13.1 15.0 0.8 1.9 1.3 14.5 9.5
Educational services 28.2 29.0 0.9 0.8 0.2 2.8 0.7
Health care and social assistance 59.9 56.7 1.1 -3.2 -2.6 -5.3 -4.4
Information, culture and recreation 9.9 10.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 7.1 8.2
Accommodation and food services 21.3 21.8 1.0 0.5 0.6 2.3 2.8
Other services (except public administration) 14.0 15.8 0.7 1.8 1.4 12.9 9.7
Public administration 32.4 31.9 0.7 -0.5 2.2 -1.5 7.4
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,288.1 4,319.3 19.7 31.2 96.0 0.7 2.3
Goods-producing sector 869.7 899.6 10.3 29.9 30.7 3.4 3.5
Agriculture 52.3 52.3 2.7 0.0 -4.3 0.0 -7.6
Natural resources2 36.2 40.2 2.3 4.0 4.2 11.0 11.7
Utilities 26.4 29.1 1.6 2.7 4.5 10.2 18.3
Construction 287.5 287.2 7.0 -0.3 20.0 -0.1 7.5
Manufacturing 467.3 490.8 7.3 23.5 6.4 5.0 1.3
Services-producing sector  3,418.4 3,419.7 18.7 1.3 65.2 0.0 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade 662.7 645.2 9.7 -17.5 -17.1 -2.6 -2.6
Transportation and warehousing 220.2 225.8 5.4 5.6 -0.9 2.5 -0.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 285.2 285.2 5.2 0.0 38.4 0.0 15.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 362.1 375.1 6.7 13.0 32.4 3.6 9.5
Business, building and other support services 160.1 165.4 6.3 5.3 2.4 3.3 1.5
Educational services 352.5 350.4 6.8 -2.1 12.1 -0.6 3.6
Health care and social assistance 597.7 601.9 8.0 4.2 9.7 0.7 1.6
Information, culture and recreation 160.3 156.5 6.2 -3.8 -14.9 -2.4 -8.7
Accommodation and food services 200.9 194.1 7.1 -6.8 -28.5 -3.4 -12.8
Other services (except public administration) 153.2 152.5 5.0 -0.7 -1.4 -0.5 -0.9
Public administration 263.6 267.7 4.1 4.1 33.2 1.6 14.2
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,426.1 7,499.7 28.4 73.6 330.8 1.0 4.6
Goods-producing sector 1,460.9 1,450.5 14.3 -10.4 0.4 -0.7 0.0
Agriculture 69.7 63.7 3.3 -6.0 -3.0 -8.6 -4.5
Natural resources2 34.7 36.3 2.2 1.6 -2.6 4.6 -6.7
Utilities 53.0 52.6 1.6 -0.4 0.7 -0.8 1.3
Construction 534.7 534.2 9.5 -0.5 33.7 -0.1 6.7
Manufacturing 768.9 763.6 10.5 -5.3 -28.5 -0.7 -3.6
Services-producing sector  5,965.2 6,049.2 27.1 84.0 330.4 1.4 5.8
Wholesale and retail trade 1,080.9 1,075.4 15.0 -5.5 50.1 -0.5 4.9
Transportation and warehousing 372.3 381.2 8.6 8.9 25.0 2.4 7.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 600.7 620.8 8.9 20.1 11.1 3.3 1.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 751.7 769.9 10.5 18.2 101.9 2.4 15.3
Business, building and other support services 295.8 297.8 8.2 2.0 16.9 0.7 6.0
Educational services 564.3 568.7 9.9 4.4 30.0 0.8 5.6
Health care and social assistance 916.0 925.1 10.1 9.1 47.7 1.0 5.4
Information, culture and recreation 298.0 331.8 9.4 33.8 45.5 11.3 15.9
Accommodation and food services 413.4 398.2 10.5 -15.2 14.0 -3.7 3.6
Other services (except public administration) 265.1 257.6 8.2 -7.5 -48.9 -2.8 -16.0
Public administration 407.1 422.7 5.4 15.6 37.1 3.8 9.6
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 653.5 661.3 3.1 7.8 8.8 1.2 1.3
Goods-producing sector 143.9 147.3 1.8 3.4 4.4 2.4 3.1
Agriculture 23.0 25.5 0.9 2.5 1.0 10.9 4.1
Natural resources2 3.8 3.7 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -2.6 -5.1
Utilities 5.0 4.6 0.3 -0.4 -0.6 -8.0 -11.5
Construction 48.8 49.2 1.2 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.8
Manufacturing 63.3 64.3 1.1 1.0 3.9 1.6 6.5
Services-producing sector  509.6 514.0 3.0 4.4 4.4 0.9 0.9
Wholesale and retail trade 90.8 92.1 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5
Transportation and warehousing 42.2 42.2 1.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 36.0 36.4 0.7 0.4 2.5 1.1 7.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 32.9 32.2 0.8 -0.7 0.3 -2.1 0.9
Business, building and other support services 21.5 22.1 0.9 0.6 -1.1 2.8 -4.7
Educational services 53.8 56.9 1.2 3.1 -1.2 5.8 -2.1
Health care and social assistance 105.9 103.0 1.4 -2.9 -0.2 -2.7 -0.2
Information, culture and recreation 20.8 22.4 0.9 1.6 1.0 7.7 4.7
Accommodation and food services 40.5 39.5 1.2 -1.0 1.5 -2.5 3.9
Other services (except public administration) 27.5 27.9 1.0 0.4 -3.3 1.5 -10.6
Public administration 37.6 39.4 0.9 1.8 3.3 4.8 9.1
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 562.4 567.7 3.0 5.3 11.1 0.9 2.0
Goods-producing sector 129.3 129.0 2.0 -0.3 -3.5 -0.2 -2.6
Agriculture 28.8 26.3 1.1 -2.5 -8.0 -8.7 -23.3
Natural resources2 19.2 19.4 0.8 0.2 -1.5 1.0 -7.2
Utilities 6.2 7.0 0.3 0.8 0.7 12.9 11.1
Construction 42.6 41.9 1.3 -0.7 1.5 -1.6 3.7
Manufacturing 32.5 34.4 0.9 1.9 3.8 5.8 12.4
Services-producing sector  433.1 438.7 2.9 5.6 14.6 1.3 3.4
Wholesale and retail trade 96.5 97.5 1.6 1.0 9.2 1.0 10.4
Transportation and warehousing 23.2 24.2 0.8 1.0 0.2 4.3 0.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 27.7 30.2 0.8 2.5 0.9 9.0 3.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.1 27.9 0.8 0.8 1.1 3.0 4.1
Business, building and other support services 15.0 15.5 0.9 0.5 -2.1 3.3 -11.9
Educational services 46.5 46.5 1.1 0.0 2.0 0.0 4.5
Health care and social assistance 86.4 88.3 1.3 1.9 6.8 2.2 8.3
Information, culture and recreation 19.2 18.6 1.0 -0.6 1.1 -3.1 6.3
Accommodation and food services 30.6 30.2 1.2 -0.4 0.3 -1.3 1.0
Other services (except public administration) 25.8 24.9 1.1 -0.9 -5.7 -3.5 -18.6
Public administration 35.1 35.0 0.8 -0.1 1.0 -0.3 2.9
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,253.3 2,272.9 12.8 19.6 110.2 0.9 5.1
Goods-producing sector 539.8 535.7 7.6 -4.1 2.7 -0.8 0.5
Agriculture 34.0 35.5 2.5 1.5 -5.8 4.4 -14.0
Natural resources2 144.3 144.9 3.9 0.6 19.9 0.4 15.9
Utilities 19.3 19.7 1.2 0.4 -4.1 2.1 -17.2
Construction 219.7 214.6 5.3 -5.1 -4.4 -2.3 -2.0
Manufacturing 122.5 121.0 3.8 -1.5 -3.0 -1.2 -2.4
Services-producing sector  1,713.5 1,737.2 11.8 23.7 107.5 1.4 6.6
Wholesale and retail trade 329.4 344.5 6.1 15.1 29.6 4.6 9.4
Transportation and warehousing 137.9 136.6 3.8 -1.3 13.2 -0.9 10.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 120.1 122.7 3.1 2.6 19.1 2.2 18.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 189.7 191.5 4.4 1.8 17.1 0.9 9.8
Business, building and other support services 68.5 69.0 3.8 0.5 -2.3 0.7 -3.2
Educational services 172.7 170.3 4.1 -2.4 18.2 -1.4 12.0
Health care and social assistance 295.0 299.6 4.9 4.6 10.7 1.6 3.7
Information, culture and recreation 71.8 71.2 3.7 -0.6 -10.6 -0.8 -13.0
Accommodation and food services 131.8 129.1 4.8 -2.7 13.5 -2.0 11.7
Other services (except public administration) 95.8 96.8 3.9 1.0 -1.8 1.0 -1.8
Public administration 100.9 105.9 2.4 5.0 0.9 5.0 0.9
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,669.6 2,681.9 14.5 12.3 153.1 0.5 6.1
Goods-producing sector 486.9 485.6 7.8 -1.3 2.9 -0.3 0.6
Agriculture 18.9 20.6 2.5 1.7 -12.0 9.0 -36.8
Natural resources2 50.2 51.6 2.8 1.4 8.7 2.8 20.3
Utilities 18.1 14.8 1.2 -3.3 -6.5 -18.2 -30.5
Construction 219.5 216.3 5.3 -3.2 6.1 -1.5 2.9
Manufacturing 180.3 182.4 4.9 2.1 6.7 1.2 3.8
Services-producing sector  2,182.7 2,196.3 14.4 13.6 150.2 0.6 7.3
Wholesale and retail trade 403.6 400.2 7.4 -3.4 24.8 -0.8 6.6
Transportation and warehousing 139.7 139.8 4.0 0.1 7.4 0.1 5.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 169.9 171.4 3.9 1.5 5.5 0.9 3.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 258.2 255.4 5.5 -2.8 24.9 -1.1 10.8
Business, building and other support services 105.4 109.9 4.8 4.5 5.2 4.3 5.0
Educational services 177.0 194.3 5.1 17.3 9.5 9.8 5.1
Health care and social assistance 376.2 362.4 5.8 -13.8 35.0 -3.7 10.7
Information, culture and recreation 126.4 128.8 5.4 2.4 7.6 1.9 6.3
Accommodation and food services 184.9 182.6 5.8 -2.3 4.6 -1.2 2.6
Other services (except public administration) 108.8 109.1 4.2 0.3 3.4 0.3 3.2
Public administration 132.5 142.4 3.0 9.9 22.3 7.5 18.6
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
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