Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| October 2021 |
November 2021 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2021 | November 2020 to November 2021 | October to November 2021 | November 2020 to November 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 16,560.2 | 16,684.9 | 46.8 | 124.7 | 860.6 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| Public sector employees | 4,149.1 | 4,166.9 | 27.1 | 17.8 | 214.8 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| Private sector employees | 12,411.1 | 12,518.0 | 46.6 | 106.9 | 645.8 | 0.9 | 5.4 |
| Self-employed | 2,602.3 | 2,631.3 | 33.0 | 29.0 | -81.8 | 1.1 | -3.0 |
| Total employed, all industries | 19,162.4 | 19,316.1 | 40.0 | 153.7 | 778.6 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,857.0 | 3,883.4 | 21.3 | 26.4 | 10.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture | 241.9 | 239.2 | 6.0 | -2.7 | -42.3 | -1.1 | -15.0 |
| Natural resources2 | 322.6 | 319.8 | 6.1 | -2.8 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 0.0 |
| Utilities | 141.6 | 137.8 | 3.1 | -3.8 | -1.2 | -2.7 | -0.9 |
| Construction | 1,425.9 | 1,426.7 | 14.3 | 0.8 | 27.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1,725.0 | 1,759.9 | 14.4 | 34.9 | 26.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Services-producing sector | 15,305.5 | 15,432.7 | 38.3 | 127.2 | 768.2 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,919.9 | 2,948.2 | 20.7 | 28.3 | 152.1 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,004.9 | 1,023.1 | 11.7 | 18.2 | 62.1 | 1.8 | 6.5 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,323.0 | 1,328.7 | 11.7 | 5.7 | 60.2 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,699.3 | 1,727.6 | 14.6 | 28.3 | 138.5 | 1.7 | 8.7 |
| Business, building and other support services | 699.6 | 707.0 | 12.3 | 7.4 | -4.9 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
| Educational services | 1,471.9 | 1,458.8 | 14.0 | -13.1 | 49.2 | -0.9 | 3.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,565.4 | 2,609.2 | 15.1 | 43.8 | 126.2 | 1.7 | 5.1 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 777.1 | 787.4 | 13.3 | 10.3 | 90.7 | 1.3 | 13.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,014.0 | 1,019.2 | 15.2 | 5.2 | 50.9 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 732.1 | 716.1 | 11.4 | -16.0 | -52.6 | -2.2 | -6.8 |
| Public administration | 1,098.0 | 1,107.5 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 95.8 | 0.9 | 9.5 |
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Tables 14-10-0288-02 and 14-10-0355-02.
Table note 1
Average standard error of change between two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.
Table note 2
Also referred to as "Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction."
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