Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  January
2022		 February
2022		 Standard error1 January to February 2022 February 2021 to February 2022 January to February 2022 February 2021 to February 2022
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 219.2 228.7 2.4 9.5 21.7 4.3 10.5
Goods-producing sector 43.8 45.9 1.6 2.1 6.3 4.8 15.9
Agriculture 1.4 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.2 7.1 15.4
Natural resources2 13.8 14.1 0.8 0.3 1.9 2.2 15.6
Utilities 1.1 1.4 0.2 0.3 -1.2 27.3 -46.2
Construction 16.8 18.4 1.0 1.6 3.1 9.5 20.3
Manufacturing 10.6 10.5 0.9 -0.1 2.3 -0.9 28.0
Services-producing sector  175.4 182.8 2.1 7.4 15.4 4.2 9.2
Wholesale and retail trade 37.2 38.4 1.1 1.2 5.4 3.2 16.4
Transportation and warehousing 9.2 9.4 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.2 9.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 5.7 5.4 0.5 -0.3 -1.8 -5.3 -25.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.5 11.6 0.6 0.1 1.5 0.9 14.9
Business, building and other support services 7.0 7.1 0.6 0.1 0.2 1.4 2.9
Educational services 16.5 19.1 0.8 2.6 3.8 15.8 24.8
Health care and social assistance 42.5 43.5 1.0 1.0 -0.4 2.4 -0.9
Information, culture and recreation 5.8 7.4 0.7 1.6 2.5 27.6 51.0
Accommodation and food services 12.4 12.4 0.8 0.0 1.3 0.0 11.7
Other services (except public administration) 7.7 8.8 0.6 1.1 1.2 14.3 15.8
Public administration 19.8 19.7 0.7 -0.1 1.0 -0.5 5.3
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 80.6 83.9 0.8 3.3 6.0 4.1 7.7
Goods-producing sector 20.7 20.4 0.6 -0.3 0.6 -1.4 3.0
Agriculture 3.8 3.5 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -7.9 -7.9
Natural resources2 2.0 1.9 0.3 -0.1 -0.5 -5.0 -20.8
Utilities 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 50.0
Construction 7.1 7.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 10.9
Manufacturing 7.4 7.6 0.4 0.2 0.5 2.7 7.0
Services-producing sector  59.9 63.5 0.7 3.6 5.4 6.0 9.3
Wholesale and retail trade 10.9 12.0 0.4 1.1 1.4 10.1 13.2
Transportation and warehousing 2.2 2.1 0.2 -0.1 -0.5 -4.5 -19.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.5 2.3 0.2 -0.2 -0.7 -8.0 -23.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.5 5.2 0.2 0.7 1.2 15.6 30.0
Business, building and other support services 1.9 1.8 0.3 -0.1 0.0 -5.3 0.0
Educational services 5.7 6.3 0.3 0.6 -0.1 10.5 -1.6
Health care and social assistance 12.2 12.5 0.3 0.3 1.0 2.5 8.7
Information, culture and recreation 2.5 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 19.0
Accommodation and food services 4.5 5.6 0.3 1.1 1.0 24.4 21.7
Other services (except public administration) 3.5 3.6 0.2 0.1 0.9 2.9 33.3
Public administration 9.5 9.7 0.3 0.2 0.8 2.1 9.0
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 472.6 476.3 3.0 3.7 11.7 0.8 2.5
Goods-producing sector 92.5 93.0 1.9 0.5 1.6 0.5 1.8
Agriculture 7.1 6.6 0.7 -0.5 -1.5 -7.0 -18.5
Natural resources2 9.7 9.3 1.0 -0.4 -1.0 -4.1 -9.7
Utilities 4.7 4.7 0.4 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -6.0
Construction 35.1 39.4 1.2 4.3 4.4 12.3 12.6
Manufacturing 36.1 32.9 1.0 -3.2 -0.1 -8.9 -0.3
Services-producing sector  380.0 383.3 2.8 3.3 10.1 0.9 2.7
Wholesale and retail trade 74.2 73.3 1.6 -0.9 0.2 -1.2 0.3
Transportation and warehousing 24.6 24.1 1.0 -0.5 2.0 -2.0 9.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 25.0 25.0 0.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.4 38.4 1.1 1.0 5.7 2.7 17.4
Business, building and other support services 19.0 19.6 1.0 0.6 2.4 3.2 14.0
Educational services 36.7 38.0 1.2 1.3 -1.3 3.5 -3.3
Health care and social assistance 75.3 77.0 1.2 1.7 4.7 2.3 6.5
Information, culture and recreation 14.8 14.4 1.0 -0.4 -0.7 -2.7 -4.6
Accommodation and food services 26.5 27.4 1.3 0.9 -2.2 3.4 -7.4
Other services (except public administration) 15.6 15.3 0.8 -0.3 -1.0 -1.9 -6.1
Public administration 30.8 30.7 0.9 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 0.3
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 359.7 360.9 2.6 1.2 3.3 0.3 0.9
Goods-producing sector 77.3 75.8 1.5 -1.5 7.8 -1.9 11.5
Agriculture 7.1 7.4 0.6 0.3 2.9 4.2 64.4
Natural resources2 8.9 7.3 0.8 -1.6 -1.9 -18.0 -20.7
Utilities 4.7 4.7 0.3 0.0 1.3 0.0 38.2
Construction 27.3 27.6 0.9 0.3 5.5 1.1 24.9
Manufacturing 29.3 28.8 0.9 -0.5 -0.1 -1.7 -0.3
Services-producing sector  282.4 285.1 2.3 2.7 -4.5 1.0 -1.6
Wholesale and retail trade 54.8 53.5 1.2 -1.3 -3.4 -2.4 -6.0
Transportation and warehousing 18.3 18.5 0.7 0.2 -0.3 1.1 -1.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.8 16.9 0.5 0.1 -0.5 0.6 -2.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 20.3 20.8 0.7 0.5 3.0 2.5 16.9
Business, building and other support services 16.1 15.7 0.8 -0.4 0.0 -2.5 0.0
Educational services 30.6 31.2 0.9 0.6 2.8 2.0 9.9
Health care and social assistance 55.8 56.8 1.1 1.0 -3.6 1.8 -6.0
Information, culture and recreation 8.0 9.3 0.7 1.3 -0.8 16.3 -7.9
Accommodation and food services 19.1 18.6 1.0 -0.5 -1.8 -2.6 -8.8
Other services (except public administration) 12.0 12.7 0.7 0.7 -2.3 5.8 -15.3
Public administration 30.6 31.1 0.8 0.5 2.3 1.6 8.0
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,297.4 4,378.9 18.4 81.5 157.3 1.9 3.7
Goods-producing sector 912.5 927.3 10.2 14.8 15.9 1.6 1.7
Agriculture 53.3 52.2 2.6 -1.1 -9.9 -2.1 -15.9
Natural resources2 38.0 45.1 2.0 7.1 7.6 18.7 20.3
Utilities 28.9 32.0 1.7 3.1 5.1 10.7 19.0
Construction 295.4 300.9 6.7 5.5 8.2 1.9 2.8
Manufacturing 496.9 497.0 7.4 0.1 4.9 0.0 1.0
Services-producing sector  3,384.9 3,451.7 18.1 66.8 141.4 2.0 4.3
Wholesale and retail trade 629.6 650.2 10.1 20.6 -0.5 3.3 -0.1
Transportation and warehousing 228.2 231.1 5.4 2.9 -2.3 1.3 -1.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 279.6 279.1 5.0 -0.5 18.3 -0.2 7.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 372.5 383.1 6.6 10.6 26.5 2.8 7.4
Business, building and other support services 157.3 153.2 5.9 -4.1 -8.0 -2.6 -5.0
Educational services 360.2 349.5 7.0 -10.7 -1.9 -3.0 -0.5
Health care and social assistance 610.2 611.6 7.6 1.4 25.6 0.2 4.4
Information, culture and recreation 160.6 182.1 6.0 21.5 53.1 13.4 41.2
Accommodation and food services 156.9 183.6 6.5 26.7 6.0 17.0 3.4
Other services (except public administration) 163.1 166.7 5.2 3.6 8.2 2.2 5.2
Public administration 266.8 261.6 4.5 -5.2 16.4 -1.9 6.7
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,493.5 7,687.8 26.7 194.3 490.3 2.6 6.8
Goods-producing sector 1,487.5 1,509.7 13.8 22.2 40.6 1.5 2.8
Agriculture 61.7 62.4 3.0 0.7 2.2 1.1 3.7
Natural resources2 39.5 38.9 1.8 -0.6 3.4 -1.5 9.6
Utilities 59.5 58.5 2.0 -1.0 7.1 -1.7 13.8
Construction 563.6 584.3 9.0 20.7 53.4 3.7 10.1
Manufacturing 763.3 765.6 10.3 2.3 -25.5 0.3 -3.2
Services-producing sector  6,005.9 6,178.1 25.8 172.2 449.7 2.9 7.9
Wholesale and retail trade 1,136.9 1,150.7 14.2 13.8 132.1 1.2 13.0
Transportation and warehousing 388.0 393.9 8.3 5.9 31.7 1.5 8.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 641.2 658.4 8.6 17.2 26.5 2.7 4.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 776.6 791.4 10.3 14.8 78.9 1.9 11.1
Business, building and other support services 288.0 302.0 8.7 14.0 25.3 4.9 9.1
Educational services 557.8 553.7 9.5 -4.1 12.0 -0.7 2.2
Health care and social assistance 931.3 941.2 10.3 9.9 38.3 1.1 4.2
Information, culture and recreation 290.8 329.8 9.3 39.0 47.7 13.4 16.9
Accommodation and food services 316.9 392.5 10.2 75.6 68.9 23.9 21.3
Other services (except public administration) 257.9 250.3 8.1 -7.6 -37.2 -2.9 -12.9
Public administration 420.5 414.3 5.8 -6.2 25.6 -1.5 6.6
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 665.5 671.9 3.1 6.4 24.7 1.0 3.8
Goods-producing sector 139.4 142.2 1.9 2.8 -5.7 2.0 -3.9
Agriculture 20.7 21.4 1.0 0.7 -3.8 3.4 -15.1
Natural resources2 3.3 3.6 0.3 0.3 -0.2 9.1 -5.3
Utilities 4.9 4.7 0.2 -0.2 0.0 -4.1 0.0
Construction 48.3 49.2 1.2 0.9 -0.8 1.9 -1.6
Manufacturing 62.2 63.4 1.1 1.2 -0.7 1.9 -1.1
Services-producing sector  526.1 529.7 3.1 3.6 30.3 0.7 6.1
Wholesale and retail trade 99.5 98.6 1.6 -0.9 3.4 -0.9 3.6
Transportation and warehousing 42.9 41.8 1.0 -1.1 0.3 -2.6 0.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 38.8 39.8 0.7 1.0 5.6 2.6 16.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 32.7 32.2 0.8 -0.5 0.3 -1.5 0.9
Business, building and other support services 22.6 22.8 0.8 0.2 1.1 0.9 5.1
Educational services 55.9 60.2 1.3 4.3 2.5 7.7 4.3
Health care and social assistance 103.7 104.7 1.5 1.0 2.3 1.0 2.2
Information, culture and recreation 25.5 26.4 1.0 0.9 7.3 3.5 38.2
Accommodation and food services 36.3 37.7 1.2 1.4 8.3 3.9 28.2
Other services (except public administration) 27.8 25.9 0.9 -1.9 -3.5 -6.8 -11.9
Public administration 40.3 39.6 0.9 -0.7 2.8 -1.7 7.6
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 574.6 582.0 3.1 7.4 30.0 1.3 5.4
Goods-producing sector 131.1 129.2 2.0 -1.9 -4.8 -1.4 -3.6
Agriculture 25.3 25.8 1.1 0.5 -6.7 2.0 -20.6
Natural resources2 19.6 18.5 0.8 -1.1 -2.9 -5.6 -13.6
Utilities 6.1 6.0 0.4 -0.1 0.2 -1.6 3.4
Construction 47.7 48.3 1.3 0.6 5.3 1.3 12.3
Manufacturing 32.3 30.7 1.0 -1.6 -0.5 -5.0 -1.6
Services-producing sector  443.5 452.8 3.0 9.3 34.8 2.1 8.3
Wholesale and retail trade 96.1 101.1 1.7 5.0 12.2 5.2 13.7
Transportation and warehousing 26.0 25.6 0.9 -0.4 2.6 -1.5 11.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 31.7 31.6 0.8 -0.1 5.2 -0.3 19.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.2 27.8 0.8 -0.4 0.1 -1.4 0.4
Business, building and other support services 18.1 16.5 0.9 -1.6 0.4 -8.8 2.5
Educational services 48.3 49.5 1.1 1.2 5.5 2.5 12.5
Health care and social assistance 86.1 88.0 1.3 1.9 4.4 2.2 5.3
Information, culture and recreation 17.5 19.2 0.9 1.7 5.4 9.7 39.1
Accommodation and food services 31.8 32.0 1.2 0.2 2.0 0.6 6.7
Other services (except public administration) 25.7 26.8 1.0 1.1 -1.7 4.3 -6.0
Public administration 34.0 34.7 0.9 0.7 -1.2 2.1 -3.3
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,306.8 2,315.0 12.3 8.2 111.8 0.4 5.1
Goods-producing sector 556.5 555.4 7.1 -1.1 11.5 -0.2 2.1
Agriculture 33.5 34.9 2.3 1.4 -3.5 4.2 -9.1
Natural resources2 146.0 147.1 3.9 1.1 10.3 0.8 7.5
Utilities 19.8 18.3 1.2 -1.5 -5.4 -7.6 -22.8
Construction 227.9 228.5 5.0 0.6 5.0 0.3 2.2
Manufacturing 129.4 126.6 3.6 -2.8 5.0 -2.2 4.1
Services-producing sector  1,750.4 1,759.6 11.6 9.2 100.3 0.5 6.0
Wholesale and retail trade 354.0 357.7 6.1 3.7 22.5 1.0 6.7
Transportation and warehousing 138.7 126.7 3.8 -12.0 -1.8 -8.7 -1.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 118.2 113.2 3.4 -5.0 3.8 -4.2 3.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 191.1 200.6 4.5 9.5 23.8 5.0 13.5
Business, building and other support services 70.1 72.9 3.6 2.8 -3.9 4.0 -5.1
Educational services 158.2 163.1 4.2 4.9 2.7 3.1 1.7
Health care and social assistance 319.4 316.4 4.6 -3.0 7.4 -0.9 2.4
Information, culture and recreation 75.5 80.3 3.6 4.8 20.9 6.4 35.2
Accommodation and food services 125.3 129.5 4.8 4.2 23.9 3.4 22.6
Other services (except public administration) 92.7 95.7 3.6 3.0 -3.2 3.2 -3.2
Public administration 107.1 103.6 2.6 -3.5 4.3 -3.3 4.3
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,706.3 2,727.3 13.3 21.0 97.9 0.8 3.7
Goods-producing sector 486.9 493.4 7.8 6.5 10.8 1.3 2.2
Agriculture 24.2 25.2 2.2 1.0 0.0 4.1 0.0
Natural resources2 45.5 44.1 2.8 -1.4 -6.7 -3.1 -13.2
Utilities 15.5 14.3 1.0 -1.2 -5.6 -7.7 -28.1
Construction 213.6 216.2 5.2 2.6 -1.3 1.2 -0.6
Manufacturing 188.1 193.5 4.7 5.4 24.2 2.9 14.3
Services-producing sector  2,219.4 2,234.0 13.3 14.6 87.1 0.7 4.1
Wholesale and retail trade 434.1 429.9 7.0 -4.2 33.0 -1.0 8.3
Transportation and warehousing 144.2 147.6 4.0 3.4 9.8 2.4 7.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 163.9 164.9 3.9 1.0 1.3 0.6 0.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 243.0 253.9 6.0 10.9 -3.5 4.5 -1.4
Business, building and other support services 95.6 87.8 4.7 -7.8 -15.8 -8.2 -15.3
Educational services 197.7 206.5 4.7 8.8 14.0 4.5 7.3
Health care and social assistance 386.8 388.2 6.1 1.4 46.2 0.4 13.5
Information, culture and recreation 133.9 136.3 5.5 2.4 11.7 1.8 9.4
Accommodation and food services 172.1 176.3 5.6 4.2 -0.6 2.4 -0.3
Other services (except public administration) 105.2 103.2 3.9 -2.0 -11.9 -1.9 -10.3
Public administration 142.7 139.4 3.4 -3.3 3.1 -2.3 2.3
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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