Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| September 2020 |
August 2021r |
September 2021p |
August to September 2021 | September 2020 to September 2021 | August to September 2021 | September 2020 to September 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 15,806.0 | 16,700.5 | 16,791.6 | 91.1 | 985.6 | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 36.5 | 37.5 | 37.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 183.1 | 191.9 | 191.8 | -0.1 | 8.7 | -0.0 | 4.8 |
| Utilities | 122.2 | 125.2 | 124.8 | -0.3 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
| Construction | 989.1 | 1,061.7 | 1,068.4 | 6.7 | 79.3 | 0.6 | 8.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,479.1 | 1,525.8 | 1,525.2 | -0.6 | 46.1 | -0.0 | 3.1 |
| Wholesale trade | 774.4 | 791.9 | 795.1 | 3.2 | 20.7 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Retail trade | 1,886.6 | 1,974.1 | 1,977.4 | 3.2 | 90.7 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 741.8 | 762.4 | 755.8 | -6.7 | 14.0 | -0.9 | 1.9 |
| Information and cultural industries | 341.4 | 360.5 | 360.2 | -0.3 | 18.8 | -0.1 | 5.5 |
| Finance and insurance | 734.5 | 762.3 | 777.0 | 14.7 | 42.5 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 248.7 | 262.7 | 264.0 | 1.3 | 15.4 | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 959.5 | 1,062.4 | 1,071.5 | 9.1 | 112.0 | 0.9 | 11.7 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 112.9 | 124.0 | 122.0 | -2.0 | 9.1 | -1.6 | 8.1 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 759.1 | 801.0 | 793.1 | -7.9 | 34.0 | -1.0 | 4.5 |
| Educational services | 1,291.5 | 1,341.4 | 1,351.6 | 10.2 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 4.6 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,035.3 | 2,167.9 | 2,172.3 | 4.5 | 137.0 | 0.2 | 6.7 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 216.6 | 248.4 | 257.9 | 9.5 | 41.3 | 3.8 | 19.1 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,005.1 | 1,122.9 | 1,142.8 | 19.8 | 137.6 | 1.8 | 13.7 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 484.4 | 510.6 | 516.6 | 6.0 | 32.2 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| Public administration | 1,120.4 | 1,170.6 | 1,186.4 | 15.9 | 66.1 | 1.4 | 5.9 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 200.4 | 209.9 | 210.4 | 0.5 | 9.9 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 64.8 | 68.5 | 69.9 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 7.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 400.5 | 419.3 | 421.5 | 2.2 | 21.0 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| New Brunswick | 318.9 | 330.4 | 333.3 | 2.9 | 14.4 | 0.9 | 4.5 |
| Quebec | 3,631.7 | 3,817.3 | 3,831.3 | 14.1 | 199.6 | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| Ontario | 6,083.3 | 6,433.2 | 6,476.3 | 43.1 | 393.0 | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| Manitoba | 578.6 | 603.5 | 608.3 | 4.8 | 29.7 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 456.9 | 477.6 | 480.1 | 2.5 | 23.2 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
| Alberta | 1,831.0 | 1,953.4 | 1,953.9 | 0.5 | 122.9 | 0.0 | 6.7 |
| British Columbia | 2,175.4 | 2,319.7 | 2,337.5 | 17.8 | 162.1 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| Yukon | 21.6 | 22.5 | 23.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 8.3 |
| Northwest Territories | 24.3 | 26.0 | 26.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 8.8 |
| Nunavut | 18.6 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 3.5 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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