Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  November
2021		 December
2021		 Standard error1 November to December 2021 December 2020 to December 2021 November to December 2021 December 2020 to December 2021
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 228.9 224.3 2.6 -4.6 -0.5 -2.0 -0.2
Goods-producing sector 47.4 44.5 1.6 -2.9 2.2 -6.1 5.2
Agriculture 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.1 -0.7 20.0 -53.8
Natural resources2 15.3 15.2 0.9 -0.1 1.6 -0.7 11.8
Utilities 1.3 1.4 0.2 0.1 -1.4 7.7 -50.0
Construction 16.9 17.4 1.1 0.5 0.9 3.0 5.5
Manufacturing 13.3 9.9 0.8 -3.4 1.7 -25.6 20.7
Services-producing sector  181.5 179.8 2.3 -1.7 -2.7 -0.9 -1.5
Wholesale and retail trade 38.3 36.9 1.3 -1.4 -0.1 -3.7 -0.3
Transportation and warehousing 9.1 8.8 0.7 -0.3 -0.4 -3.3 -4.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 5.8 5.7 0.6 -0.1 -2.3 -1.7 -28.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 10.8 11.3 0.6 0.5 0.1 4.6 0.9
Business, building and other support services 6.8 6.7 0.7 -0.1 0.4 -1.5 6.3
Educational services 18.3 18.8 0.7 0.5 1.7 2.7 9.9
Health care and social assistance 43.9 44.3 1.1 0.4 -0.6 0.9 -1.3
Information, culture and recreation 7.7 7.9 0.7 0.2 1.3 2.6 19.7
Accommodation and food services 12.7 11.8 0.9 -0.9 -4.3 -7.1 -26.7
Other services (except public administration) 8.2 7.6 0.7 -0.6 -0.3 -7.3 -3.8
Public administration 19.9 20.0 0.7 0.1 1.6 0.5 8.7
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 82.9 83.3 0.7 0.4 5.8 0.5 7.5
Goods-producing sector 21.9 21.1 0.5 -0.8 1.6 -3.7 8.2
Agriculture 4.3 3.7 0.3 -0.6 0.4 -14.0 12.1
Natural resources2 2.2 2.0 0.3 -0.2 -0.9 -9.1 -31.0
Utilities 0.4 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.1 -25.0 50.0
Construction 6.1 6.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 6.6 6.6
Manufacturing 8.8 8.5 0.3 -0.3 1.5 -3.4 21.4
Services-producing sector  61.1 62.2 0.7 1.1 4.3 1.8 7.4
Wholesale and retail trade 11.5 11.7 0.4 0.2 1.2 1.7 11.4
Transportation and warehousing 2.5 1.9 0.2 -0.6 -0.8 -24.0 -29.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.5 2.5 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -3.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.7 4.7 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 14.6
Business, building and other support services 2.1 1.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.5 -14.3 -21.7
Educational services 6.1 6.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -1.6 -3.2
Health care and social assistance 12.1 12.4 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.5 6.0
Information, culture and recreation 2.8 3.6 0.3 0.8 1.2 28.6 50.0
Accommodation and food services 4.7 4.9 0.3 0.2 0.4 4.3 8.9
Other services (except public administration) 3.2 3.3 0.2 0.1 1.0 3.1 43.5
Public administration 8.9 9.4 0.2 0.5 0.7 5.6 8.0
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 470.4 470.5 3.2 0.1 15.6 0.0 3.4
Goods-producing sector 88.3 89.0 2.0 0.7 -0.1 0.8 -0.1
Agriculture 6.1 6.9 0.8 0.8 -1.5 13.1 -17.9
Natural resources2 8.3 9.5 1.0 1.2 0.7 14.5 8.0
Utilities 5.3 5.8 0.3 0.5 1.3 9.4 28.9
Construction 35.8 34.0 1.4 -1.8 -1.3 -5.0 -3.7
Manufacturing 32.8 32.7 1.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.3 1.6
Services-producing sector  382.2 381.5 3.0 -0.7 15.7 -0.2 4.3
Wholesale and retail trade 76.5 73.8 1.7 -2.7 2.4 -3.5 3.4
Transportation and warehousing 25.7 24.7 0.9 -1.0 5.2 -3.9 26.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 22.3 22.0 0.9 -0.3 -1.4 -1.3 -6.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 36.4 37.4 1.1 1.0 4.3 2.7 13.0
Business, building and other support services 18.8 18.8 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 2.2
Educational services 38.1 38.9 1.3 0.8 -1.3 2.1 -3.2
Health care and social assistance 75.2 75.1 1.3 -0.1 1.8 -0.1 2.5
Information, culture and recreation 14.4 14.1 1.0 -0.3 0.5 -2.1 3.7
Accommodation and food services 28.2 29.4 1.4 1.2 3.9 4.3 15.3
Other services (except public administration) 16.4 16.2 0.9 -0.2 -0.3 -1.2 -1.8
Public administration 30.1 31.1 0.9 1.0 0.2 3.3 0.6
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 365.7 363.8 2.6 -1.9 3.1 -0.5 0.9
Goods-producing sector 76.6 75.7 1.6 -0.9 5.1 -1.2 7.2
Agriculture 6.4 6.0 0.6 -0.4 1.8 -6.3 42.9
Natural resources2 9.5 8.7 0.8 -0.8 -0.4 -8.4 -4.4
Utilities 4.0 4.7 0.2 0.7 0.9 17.5 23.7
Construction 26.8 27.3 1.0 0.5 3.5 1.9 14.7
Manufacturing 30.0 29.0 1.0 -1.0 -0.7 -3.3 -2.4
Services-producing sector  289.2 288.1 2.3 -1.1 -2.0 -0.4 -0.7
Wholesale and retail trade 55.6 54.3 1.1 -1.3 -2.8 -2.3 -4.9
Transportation and warehousing 18.4 18.7 0.7 0.3 -0.3 1.6 -1.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 17.5 17.3 0.6 -0.2 -0.6 -1.1 -3.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 18.6 19.6 0.7 1.0 1.6 5.4 8.9
Business, building and other support services 15.1 15.5 0.8 0.4 0.0 2.6 0.0
Educational services 30.6 30.9 0.9 0.3 3.3 1.0 12.0
Health care and social assistance 56.2 56.4 1.1 0.2 -4.3 0.4 -7.1
Information, culture and recreation 8.3 8.4 0.6 0.1 -2.2 1.2 -20.8
Accommodation and food services 21.8 20.0 1.0 -1.8 -0.6 -8.3 -2.9
Other services (except public administration) 14.8 14.9 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.7 4.9
Public administration 32.1 32.2 0.7 0.1 3.4 0.3 11.8
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,364.5 4,358.3 19.7 -6.2 158.3 -0.1 3.8
Goods-producing sector 890.6 906.9 10.3 16.3 40.5 1.8 4.7
Agriculture 51.4 53.5 2.7 2.1 -7.8 4.1 -12.7
Natural resources2 40.3 38.7 2.3 -1.6 2.2 -4.0 6.0
Utilities 27.1 26.8 1.6 -0.3 0.3 -1.1 1.1
Construction 279.0 292.9 7.0 13.9 36.4 5.0 14.2
Manufacturing 492.7 494.9 7.3 2.2 9.3 0.4 1.9
Services-producing sector  3,473.9 3,451.3 18.7 -22.6 117.7 -0.7 3.5
Wholesale and retail trade 649.4 640.9 9.7 -8.5 -22.5 -1.3 -3.4
Transportation and warehousing 234.9 234.8 5.4 -0.1 -3.4 -0.0 -1.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 286.6 283.1 5.2 -3.5 29.5 -1.2 11.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 387.1 385.4 6.7 -1.7 12.6 -0.4 3.4
Business, building and other support services 162.4 169.7 6.3 7.3 1.0 4.5 0.6
Educational services 347.7 353.9 6.8 6.2 3.6 1.8 1.0
Health care and social assistance 610.2 598.1 8.0 -12.1 14.0 -2.0 2.4
Information, culture and recreation 162.9 162.7 6.2 -0.2 18.5 -0.1 12.8
Accommodation and food services 192.2 191.8 7.1 -0.4 26.4 -0.2 16.0
Other services (except public administration) 162.9 161.0 5.0 -1.9 13.5 -1.2 9.2
Public administration 277.6 270.0 4.1 -7.6 24.7 -2.7 10.1
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,604.8 7,651.7 28.4 46.9 412.7 0.6 5.7
Goods-producing sector 1,480.3 1,500.3 14.3 20.0 7.2 1.4 0.5
Agriculture 68.5 65.7 3.3 -2.8 -7.7 -4.1 -10.5
Natural resources2 37.3 39.2 2.2 1.9 2.3 5.1 6.2
Utilities 55.3 58.4 1.6 3.1 7.9 5.6 15.6
Construction 544.4 546.1 9.5 1.7 6.5 0.3 1.2
Manufacturing 774.9 791.1 10.5 16.2 -1.6 2.1 -0.2
Services-producing sector  6,124.5 6,151.4 27.1 26.9 405.4 0.4 7.1
Wholesale and retail trade 1,141.8 1,159.7 15.0 17.9 93.6 1.6 8.8
Transportation and warehousing 382.1 384.4 8.6 2.3 35.0 0.6 10.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 637.0 640.7 8.9 3.7 9.8 0.6 1.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 768.8 767.1 10.5 -1.7 69.6 -0.2 10.0
Business, building and other support services 291.3 292.8 8.2 1.5 18.3 0.5 6.7
Educational services 553.0 563.0 9.9 10.0 27.5 1.8 5.1
Health care and social assistance 936.8 931.4 10.1 -5.4 46.4 -0.6 5.2
Information, culture and recreation 348.7 341.4 9.4 -7.3 55.2 -2.1 19.3
Accommodation and food services 392.7 392.5 10.5 -0.2 54.7 -0.1 16.2
Other services (except public administration) 254.6 258.4 8.2 3.8 -35.6 1.5 -12.1
Public administration 417.8 420.1 5.4 2.3 31.2 0.6 8.0
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 660.1 662.6 3.1 2.5 37.1 0.4 5.9
Goods-producing sector 140.9 140.3 1.8 -0.6 -2.6 -0.4 -1.8
Agriculture 23.1 21.0 0.9 -2.1 -3.7 -9.1 -15.0
Natural resources2 3.5 3.5 0.4 0.0 -0.9 0.0 -20.5
Utilities 4.9 4.9 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 4.3
Construction 46.3 47.6 1.2 1.3 -0.2 2.8 -0.4
Manufacturing 63.1 63.3 1.1 0.2 2.0 0.3 3.3
Services-producing sector  519.1 522.4 3.0 3.3 39.9 0.6 8.3
Wholesale and retail trade 97.1 99.8 1.5 2.7 8.8 2.8 9.7
Transportation and warehousing 42.0 42.3 1.0 0.3 1.4 0.7 3.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 37.2 37.7 0.7 0.5 2.6 1.3 7.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 31.1 31.6 0.8 0.5 1.2 1.6 3.9
Business, building and other support services 20.2 19.7 0.9 -0.5 -1.9 -2.5 -8.8
Educational services 59.0 58.8 1.2 -0.2 3.2 -0.3 5.8
Health care and social assistance 104.1 103.6 1.4 -0.5 2.9 -0.5 2.9
Information, culture and recreation 24.7 26.3 0.9 1.6 6.9 6.5 35.6
Accommodation and food services 36.8 35.1 1.2 -1.7 8.5 -4.6 32.0
Other services (except public administration) 27.1 27.5 1.0 0.4 1.7 1.5 6.6
Public administration 39.7 39.9 0.9 0.2 4.4 0.5 12.4
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 562.6 568.6 3.0 6.0 23.4 1.1 4.3
Goods-producing sector 124.1 125.9 2.0 1.8 -3.0 1.5 -2.3
Agriculture 24.0 23.9 1.1 -0.1 -8.6 -0.4 -26.5
Natural resources2 18.2 19.5 0.8 1.3 -1.0 7.1 -4.9
Utilities 6.3 6.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.6 1.6
Construction 42.7 44.5 1.3 1.8 4.8 4.2 12.1
Manufacturing 32.8 31.7 0.9 -1.1 1.8 -3.4 6.0
Services-producing sector  438.5 442.7 2.9 4.2 26.4 1.0 6.3
Wholesale and retail trade 96.8 95.5 1.6 -1.3 7.4 -1.3 8.4
Transportation and warehousing 25.6 26.2 0.8 0.6 1.7 2.3 6.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 31.6 30.9 0.8 -0.7 4.3 -2.2 16.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 26.5 28.9 0.8 2.4 0.8 9.1 2.8
Business, building and other support services 15.5 15.6 0.9 0.1 -0.4 0.6 -2.5
Educational services 46.5 46.3 1.1 -0.2 3.9 -0.4 9.2
Health care and social assistance 89.2 89.8 1.3 0.6 8.2 0.7 10.0
Information, culture and recreation 16.5 16.9 1.0 0.4 3.7 2.4 28.0
Accommodation and food services 31.2 32.8 1.2 1.6 2.6 5.1 8.6
Other services (except public administration) 24.7 25.1 1.1 0.4 -5.6 1.6 -18.2
Public administration 34.4 34.7 0.8 0.3 -0.2 0.9 -0.6
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,279.3 2,290.4 12.8 11.1 129.8 0.5 6.0
Goods-producing sector 529.4 535.6 7.6 6.2 0.4 1.2 0.1
Agriculture 33.6 32.5 2.5 -1.1 -5.4 -3.3 -14.2
Natural resources2 139.1 142.8 3.9 3.7 5.7 2.7 4.2
Utilities 19.0 17.4 1.2 -1.6 -5.5 -8.4 -24.0
Construction 219.6 224.0 5.3 4.4 12.8 2.0 6.1
Manufacturing 118.2 118.9 3.8 0.7 -7.2 0.6 -5.7
Services-producing sector  1,750.0 1,754.8 11.8 4.8 129.3 0.3 8.0
Wholesale and retail trade 361.7 356.1 6.1 -5.6 28.5 -1.5 8.7
Transportation and warehousing 139.4 136.9 3.8 -2.5 8.7 -1.8 6.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 121.2 117.4 3.1 -3.8 8.7 -3.1 8.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 193.0 196.1 4.4 3.1 22.4 1.6 12.9
Business, building and other support services 71.4 69.0 3.8 -2.4 2.5 -3.4 3.8
Educational services 166.3 163.8 4.1 -2.5 11.7 -1.5 7.7
Health care and social assistance 303.6 311.0 4.9 7.4 8.5 2.4 2.8
Information, culture and recreation 69.2 68.0 3.7 -1.2 5.0 -1.7 7.9
Accommodation and food services 118.6 123.7 4.8 5.1 20.5 4.3 19.9
Other services (except public administration) 98.7 102.6 3.9 3.9 5.9 4.0 6.1
Public administration 106.9 110.2 2.4 3.3 6.9 3.1 6.7
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,696.9 2,697.3 14.5 0.4 100.5 0.0 3.9
Goods-producing sector 484.1 488.1 7.8 4.0 -10.0 0.8 -2.0
Agriculture 21.4 27.5 2.5 6.1 -3.3 28.5 -10.7
Natural resources2 46.2 42.2 2.8 -4.0 -7.9 -8.7 -15.8
Utilities 14.2 14.4 1.2 0.2 -4.1 1.4 -22.2
Construction 209.1 213.6 5.3 4.5 -6.8 2.2 -3.1
Manufacturing 193.3 190.4 4.9 -2.9 12.1 -1.5 6.8
Services-producing sector  2,212.8 2,209.2 14.4 -3.6 110.5 -0.2 5.3
Wholesale and retail trade 419.6 422.1 7.4 2.5 36.4 0.6 9.4
Transportation and warehousing 143.4 142.5 4.0 -0.9 2.6 -0.6 1.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 167.0 160.7 3.9 -6.3 -0.7 -3.8 -0.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 250.5 243.7 5.5 -6.8 3.4 -2.7 1.4
Business, building and other support services 103.5 104.7 4.8 1.2 -6.0 1.2 -5.4
Educational services 193.2 195.6 5.1 2.4 5.0 1.2 2.6
Health care and social assistance 377.9 383.2 5.8 5.3 46.0 1.4 13.6
Information, culture and recreation 132.0 133.6 5.4 1.6 17.2 1.2 14.8
Accommodation and food services 180.2 173.5 5.8 -6.7 -8.9 -3.7 -4.9
Other services (except public administration) 105.4 107.2 4.2 1.8 3.6 1.7 3.5
Public administration 140.1 142.4 3.0 2.3 12.0 1.6 9.2
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 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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