Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| December 2020 |
November 2021r |
December 2021p |
November to December 2021 | December 2020 to December 2021 | November to December 2021 | December 2020 to December 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 15,976.8 | 16,980.0 | 17,102.2 | 122.2 | 1,125.4 | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.1 | 37.4 | 37.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 185.0 | 196.7 | 197.2 | 0.4 | 12.2 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| Utilities | 122.7 | 126.9 | 127.8 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| Construction | 1,013.1 | 1,083.3 | 1,089.7 | 6.4 | 76.6 | 0.6 | 7.6 |
| Manufacturing | 1,484.8 | 1,536.4 | 1,537.8 | 1.4 | 53.1 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 781.5 | 800.4 | 802.3 | 1.9 | 20.8 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Retail trade | 1,920.2 | 1,980.8 | 1,988.0 | 7.2 | 67.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 765.0 | 771.1 | 781.2 | 10.1 | 16.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
| Information and cultural industries | 343.3 | 370.6 | 371.6 | 1.0 | 28.2 | 0.3 | 8.2 |
| Finance and insurance | 739.7 | 773.7 | 782.5 | 8.8 | 42.7 | 1.1 | 5.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 253.5 | 272.3 | 278.0 | 5.7 | 24.6 | 2.1 | 9.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 980.4 | 1,093.9 | 1,101.4 | 7.6 | 121.0 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 115.1 | 121.3 | 122.8 | 1.4 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 6.6 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 785.6 | 805.3 | 817.5 | 12.1 | 31.9 | 1.5 | 4.1 |
| Educational services | 1,312.9 | 1,362.4 | 1,385.5 | 23.1 | 72.6 | 1.7 | 5.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,080.5 | 2,175.6 | 2,201.1 | 25.6 | 120.6 | 1.2 | 5.8 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 216.5 | 271.9 | 269.7 | -2.2 | 53.2 | -0.8 | 24.6 |
| Accommodation and food services | 933.2 | 1,176.4 | 1,171.3 | -5.1 | 238.1 | -0.4 | 25.5 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 489.9 | 521.3 | 525.6 | 4.3 | 35.7 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| Public administration | 1,146.8 | 1,194.9 | 1,201.6 | 6.7 | 54.8 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 208.2 | 212.1 | 214.2 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 68.4 | 71.9 | 73.1 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 6.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 409.4 | 427.6 | 428.2 | 0.6 | 18.8 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| New Brunswick | 323.3 | 334.6 | 337.4 | 2.9 | 14.2 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| Quebec | 3,616.9 | 3,877.5 | 3,898.1 | 20.6 | 281.2 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| Ontario | 6,182.7 | 6,549.0 | 6,619.2 | 70.1 | 436.5 | 1.1 | 7.1 |
| Manitoba | 570.1 | 610.4 | 615.1 | 4.7 | 45.0 | 0.8 | 7.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 462.6 | 487.8 | 490.0 | 2.2 | 27.4 | 0.5 | 5.9 |
| Alberta | 1,841.5 | 1,958.8 | 1,968.1 | 9.2 | 126.5 | 0.5 | 6.9 |
| British Columbia | 2,227.8 | 2,380.3 | 2,388.5 | 8.1 | 160.7 | 0.3 | 7.2 |
| Yukon | 22.2 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 7.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 25.2 | 26.2 | 26.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 5.4 |
| Nunavut | 18.6 | 20.0 | 20.0 | -0.1 | 1.3 | -0.4 | 7.2 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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