Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2021 |
February 2022r |
March 2022p |
February to March 2022 | March 2021 to March 2022 | February to March 2022 | March 2021 to March 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,168.2 | 17,192.9 | 17,311.1 | 118.1 | 1,142.8 | 0.7 | 7.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 38.6 | 38.3 | 39.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 188.8 | 201.2 | 203.4 | 2.1 | 14.5 | 1.1 | 7.7 |
| Utilities | 122.6 | 127.7 | 128.3 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Construction | 1,043.9 | 1,117.4 | 1,118.5 | 1.0 | 74.6 | 0.1 | 7.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,502.8 | 1,547.0 | 1,552.1 | 5.1 | 49.4 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 786.4 | 808.2 | 806.3 | -1.9 | 19.9 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| Retail trade | 1,954.0 | 2,002.8 | 2,017.5 | 14.8 | 63.5 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 764.5 | 791.3 | 792.8 | 1.5 | 28.3 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Information and cultural industries | 346.0 | 370.4 | 370.3 | -0.1 | 24.3 | -0.0 | 7.0 |
| Finance and insurance | 755.1 | 786.5 | 796.5 | 10.1 | 41.4 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 257.6 | 276.7 | 276.2 | -0.5 | 18.6 | -0.2 | 7.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,018.4 | 1,129.1 | 1,138.6 | 9.5 | 120.2 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 118.2 | 125.4 | 128.7 | 3.3 | 10.5 | 2.7 | 8.9 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 789.5 | 826.3 | 832.8 | 6.5 | 43.4 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| Educational services | 1,314.3 | 1,374.4 | 1,371.4 | -3.1 | 57.1 | -0.2 | 4.3 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,107.9 | 2,214.7 | 2,215.8 | 1.1 | 107.9 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 200.1 | 260.0 | 270.4 | 10.4 | 70.4 | 4.0 | 35.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 952.0 | 1,141.6 | 1,187.8 | 46.2 | 235.9 | 4.0 | 24.8 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 487.7 | 527.4 | 527.9 | 0.5 | 40.2 | 0.1 | 8.2 |
| Public administration | 1,149.5 | 1,209.7 | 1,214.9 | 5.1 | 65.3 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 205.1 | 214.1 | 215.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 69.1 | 73.0 | 73.5 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 418.3 | 430.6 | 432.5 | 1.9 | 14.2 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| New Brunswick | 326.3 | 338.4 | 339.6 | 1.1 | 13.2 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Quebec | 3,665.1 | 3,896.9 | 3,954.0 | 57.1 | 288.9 | 1.5 | 7.9 |
| Ontario | 6,228.1 | 6,657.9 | 6,695.1 | 37.2 | 466.9 | 0.6 | 7.5 |
| Manitoba | 588.8 | 618.1 | 617.7 | -0.4 | 28.9 | -0.1 | 4.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 465.8 | 487.4 | 487.9 | 0.5 | 22.1 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| Alberta | 1,869.3 | 1,985.5 | 1,996.2 | 10.7 | 126.9 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| British Columbia | 2,264.0 | 2,420.5 | 2,428.8 | 8.2 | 164.8 | 0.3 | 7.3 |
| Yukon | 22.6 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.1 | 26.7 | 26.6 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 2.1 |
| Nunavut | 19.6 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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