Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  April
2022
May
2022
Standard error1 April to May 2022 May 2021 to May 2022 April to May 2022 May 2021 to May 2022
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 228.3 232.4 2.4 4.1 11.7 1.8 5.3
Goods-producing sector 47.4 44.9 1.6 -2.5 1.6 -5.3 3.7
Agriculture 1.5 1.2 0.4 -0.3 0.0 -20.0 0.0
Natural resources2 14.1 14.6 0.8 0.5 1.5 3.5 11.5
Utilities 1.6 1.4 0.2 -0.2 -0.5 -12.5 -26.3
Construction 19.7 19.0 1.0 -0.7 2.9 -3.6 18.0
Manufacturing 10.5 8.7 0.9 -1.8 -2.3 -17.1 -20.9
Services-producing sector  180.9 187.5 2.1 6.6 10.1 3.6 5.7
Wholesale and retail trade 37.3 38.5 1.1 1.2 3.8 3.2 11.0
Transportation and warehousing 10.1 10.2 0.6 0.1 2.9 1.0 39.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 5.3 6.2 0.5 0.9 -1.0 17.0 -13.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 10.8 11.6 0.6 0.8 1.1 7.4 10.5
Business, building and other support services 6.1 5.7 0.6 -0.4 -1.8 -6.6 -24.0
Educational services 17.6 18.8 0.8 1.2 2.9 6.8 18.2
Health care and social assistance 43.4 43.6 1.0 0.2 -1.7 0.5 -3.8
Information, culture and recreation 7.2 7.7 0.7 0.5 -1.6 6.9 -17.2
Accommodation and food services 14.6 15.4 0.8 0.8 4.1 5.5 36.3
Other services (except public administration) 7.3 9.0 0.6 1.7 1.0 23.3 12.5
Public administration 21.2 20.7 0.7 -0.5 0.3 -2.4 1.5
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 84.5 85.6 0.8 1.1 6.8 1.3 8.6
Goods-producing sector 22.2 22.2 0.6 0.0 4.3 0.0 24.0
Agriculture 3.6 3.3 0.3 -0.3 0.1 -8.3 3.1
Natural resources2 2.6 2.3 0.3 -0.3 -0.1 -11.5 -4.2
Utilities 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Construction 8.0 7.9 0.3 -0.1 2.2 -1.3 38.6
Manufacturing 7.8 8.4 0.4 0.6 2.1 7.7 33.3
Services-producing sector  62.4 63.4 0.7 1.0 2.5 1.6 4.1
Wholesale and retail trade 11.4 11.1 0.4 -0.3 -0.9 -2.6 -7.5
Transportation and warehousing 1.6 1.5 0.2 -0.1 -1.1 -6.3 -42.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.7 2.8 0.2 0.1 -0.1 3.7 -3.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.1 4.8 0.2 -0.3 0.3 -5.9 6.7
Business, building and other support services 2.1 2.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 19.0 13.6
Educational services 6.2 6.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.5 -1.6 -7.6
Health care and social assistance 12.1 12.4 0.3 0.3 0.7 2.5 6.0
Information, culture and recreation 3.2 3.6 0.3 0.4 0.9 12.5 33.3
Accommodation and food services 4.7 5.1 0.3 0.4 1.1 8.5 27.5
Other services (except public administration) 3.2 3.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 3.2
Public administration 10.1 10.3 0.3 0.2 1.7 2.0 19.8
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 481.5 479.4 3.0 -2.1 35.1 -0.4 7.9
Goods-producing sector 91.0 90.2 1.9 -0.8 -2.6 -0.9 -2.8
Agriculture 6.8 5.1 0.7 -1.7 -2.6 -25.0 -33.8
Natural resources2 9.4 10.0 1.0 0.6 -0.7 6.4 -6.5
Utilities 4.2 4.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 9.5 7.0
Construction 39.2 39.9 1.2 0.7 3.8 1.8 10.5
Manufacturing 31.5 30.7 1.0 -0.8 -3.3 -2.5 -9.7
Services-producing sector  390.5 389.1 2.8 -1.4 37.7 -0.4 10.7
Wholesale and retail trade 74.6 70.1 1.6 -4.5 5.6 -6.0 8.7
Transportation and warehousing 23.3 22.4 1.0 -0.9 -0.3 -3.9 -1.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 26.2 25.6 0.8 -0.6 2.8 -2.3 12.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.3 39.9 1.1 2.6 5.8 7.0 17.0
Business, building and other support services 20.7 21.2 1.0 0.5 3.5 2.4 19.8
Educational services 38.2 38.3 1.2 0.1 3.6 0.3 10.4
Health care and social assistance 76.4 76.9 1.2 0.5 5.6 0.7 7.9
Information, culture and recreation 15.3 15.6 1.0 0.3 3.0 2.0 23.8
Accommodation and food services 29.8 30.1 1.3 0.3 5.6 1.0 22.9
Other services (except public administration) 17.8 17.3 0.8 -0.5 1.6 -2.8 10.2
Public administration 31.0 31.8 0.9 0.8 1.2 2.6 3.9
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 371.7 367.8 2.6 -3.9 8.3 -1.0 2.3
Goods-producing sector 79.2 77.4 1.5 -1.8 9.1 -2.3 13.3
Agriculture 7.0 6.1 0.6 -0.9 1.3 -12.9 27.1
Natural resources2 7.9 8.6 0.8 0.7 -0.4 8.9 -4.4
Utilities 4.8 4.4 0.3 -0.4 0.5 -8.3 12.8
Construction 29.5 30.1 0.9 0.6 7.6 2.0 33.8
Manufacturing 30.0 28.2 0.9 -1.8 0.1 -6.0 0.4
Services-producing sector  292.5 290.3 2.3 -2.2 -0.9 -0.8 -0.3
Wholesale and retail trade 53.7 55.2 1.2 1.5 -0.6 2.8 -1.1
Transportation and warehousing 18.2 18.3 0.7 0.1 -1.1 0.5 -5.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 16.4 15.6 0.5 -0.8 -2.5 -4.9 -13.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 22.0 21.5 0.7 -0.5 4.7 -2.3 28.0
Business, building and other support services 15.1 13.2 0.8 -1.9 -1.8 -12.6 -12.0
Educational services 34.4 33.0 0.9 -1.4 5.5 -4.1 20.0
Health care and social assistance 57.0 57.8 1.1 0.8 -3.8 1.4 -6.2
Information, culture and recreation 9.7 9.5 0.7 -0.2 -0.4 -2.1 -4.0
Accommodation and food services 21.4 21.9 1.0 0.5 -0.7 2.3 -3.1
Other services (except public administration) 14.0 13.6 0.7 -0.4 -0.4 -2.9 -2.9
Public administration 30.9 30.8 0.8 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 1.0
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,379.5 4,384.6 18.4 5.1 155.1 0.1 3.7
Goods-producing sector 920.5 917.2 10.2 -3.3 26.3 -0.4 3.0
Agriculture 55.8 53.6 2.6 -2.2 -3.1 -3.9 -5.5
Natural resources2 48.5 50.6 2.0 2.1 6.7 4.3 15.3
Utilities 30.1 27.9 1.7 -2.2 -1.4 -7.3 -4.8
Construction 288.2 294.8 6.7 6.6 10.9 2.3 3.8
Manufacturing 497.9 490.2 7.4 -7.7 12.9 -1.5 2.7
Services-producing sector  3,459.0 3,467.5 18.1 8.5 129.0 0.2 3.9
Wholesale and retail trade 641.3 657.3 10.1 16.0 4.3 2.5 0.7
Transportation and warehousing 234.6 221.4 5.4 -13.2 -6.5 -5.6 -2.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 280.3 269.2 5.0 -11.1 0.0 -4.0 0.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 369.3 369.8 6.6 0.5 14.0 0.1 3.9
Business, building and other support services 164.6 175.2 5.9 10.6 17.7 6.4 11.2
Educational services 347.3 356.1 7.0 8.8 -4.7 2.5 -1.3
Health care and social assistance 601.5 608.7 7.6 7.2 15.4 1.2 2.6
Information, culture and recreation 188.1 185.5 6.0 -2.6 28.4 -1.4 18.1
Accommodation and food services 189.5 183.8 6.5 -5.7 26.1 -3.0 16.6
Other services (except public administration) 166.0 161.8 5.2 -4.2 13.2 -2.5 8.9
Public administration 276.5 278.6 4.5 2.1 20.8 0.8 8.1
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,737.2 7,739.1 26.7 1.9 533.0 0.0 7.4
Goods-producing sector 1,552.3 1,504.9 13.8 -47.4 56.1 -3.1 3.9
Agriculture 68.3 63.3 3.0 -5.0 -9.1 -7.3 -12.6
Natural resources2 42.4 42.4 1.8 0.0 7.4 0.0 21.1
Utilities 62.4 60.6 2.0 -1.8 9.7 -2.9 19.1
Construction 595.4 570.3 9.0 -25.1 42.6 -4.2 8.1
Manufacturing 783.8 768.3 10.3 -15.5 5.6 -2.0 0.7
Services-producing sector  6,184.9 6,234.2 25.8 49.3 476.9 0.8 8.3
Wholesale and retail trade 1,127.8 1,144.1 14.2 16.3 139.7 1.4 13.9
Transportation and warehousing 387.1 384.8 8.3 -2.3 3.0 -0.6 0.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 656.0 651.3 8.6 -4.7 26.5 -0.7 4.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 807.1 811.8 10.3 4.7 80.4 0.6 11.0
Business, building and other support services 287.6 291.5 8.7 3.9 10.2 1.4 3.6
Educational services 567.7 582.1 9.5 14.4 49.8 2.5 9.4
Health care and social assistance 941.1 937.1 10.3 -4.0 20.9 -0.4 2.3
Information, culture and recreation 341.8 347.4 9.3 5.6 66.1 1.6 23.5
Accommodation and food services 391.0 402.7 10.2 11.7 76.6 3.0 23.5
Other services (except public administration) 257.5 254.0 8.1 -3.5 -22.8 -1.4 -8.2
Public administration 420.1 427.3 5.8 7.2 26.4 1.7 6.6
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 667.2 666.7 3.1 -0.5 14.5 -0.1 2.2
Goods-producing sector 136.1 135.7 1.9 -0.4 -10.8 -0.3 -7.4
Agriculture 18.8 19.0 1.0 0.2 -4.7 1.1 -19.8
Natural resources2 3.2 4.4 0.3 1.2 0.7 37.5 18.9
Utilities 4.9 5.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 2.0 4.2
Construction 46.9 48.0 1.2 1.1 -1.6 2.3 -3.2
Manufacturing 62.3 59.3 1.1 -3.0 -5.4 -4.8 -8.3
Services-producing sector  531.2 531.0 3.1 -0.2 25.3 -0.0 5.0
Wholesale and retail trade 97.5 96.4 1.6 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 0.0
Transportation and warehousing 40.3 40.3 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 1.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 39.9 38.6 0.7 -1.3 3.1 -3.3 8.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 33.3 34.1 0.8 0.8 1.4 2.4 4.3
Business, building and other support services 22.1 20.5 0.8 -1.6 -1.0 -7.2 -4.7
Educational services 59.6 61.6 1.3 2.0 2.5 3.4 4.2
Health care and social assistance 104.8 104.4 1.5 -0.4 -2.3 -0.4 -2.2
Information, culture and recreation 23.8 23.9 1.0 0.1 4.1 0.4 20.7
Accommodation and food services 40.2 39.5 1.2 -0.7 9.3 -1.7 30.8
Other services (except public administration) 27.7 28.6 0.9 0.9 2.0 3.2 7.5
Public administration 42.0 43.1 0.9 1.1 5.5 2.6 14.6
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 576.6 578.1 3.1 1.5 16.9 0.3 3.0
Goods-producing sector 127.1 128.3 2.0 1.2 -3.2 0.9 -2.4
Agriculture 25.2 25.8 1.1 0.6 -4.5 2.4 -14.9
Natural resources2 18.1 17.1 0.8 -1.0 -3.2 -5.5 -15.8
Utilities 6.4 6.3 0.4 -0.1 0.8 -1.6 14.5
Construction 46.4 47.8 1.3 1.4 5.0 3.0 11.7
Manufacturing 31.0 31.3 1.0 0.3 -1.2 1.0 -3.7
Services-producing sector  449.5 449.8 3.0 0.3 20.0 0.1 4.7
Wholesale and retail trade 95.7 96.7 1.7 1.0 3.1 1.0 3.3
Transportation and warehousing 26.7 24.4 0.9 -2.3 1.3 -8.6 5.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 31.3 30.4 0.8 -0.9 3.5 -2.9 13.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 27.6 28.7 0.8 1.1 0.1 4.0 0.3
Business, building and other support services 14.0 13.3 0.9 -0.7 -2.5 -5.0 -15.8
Educational services 49.2 49.1 1.1 -0.1 2.5 -0.2 5.4
Health care and social assistance 89.1 91.0 1.3 1.9 4.7 2.1 5.4
Information, culture and recreation 20.5 19.1 0.9 -1.4 0.9 -6.8 4.9
Accommodation and food services 32.9 34.6 1.2 1.7 6.0 5.2 21.0
Other services (except public administration) 25.9 26.2 1.0 0.3 -0.2 1.2 -0.8
Public administration 36.5 36.4 0.9 -0.1 0.7 -0.3 2.0
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,338.1 2,365.7 12.3 27.6 145.6 1.2 6.6
Goods-producing sector 548.0 554.3 7.1 6.3 -6.6 1.1 -1.2
Agriculture 33.8 36.6 2.3 2.8 -0.5 8.3 -1.3
Natural resources2 147.4 150.1 3.9 2.7 5.7 1.8 3.9
Utilities 17.0 21.2 1.2 4.2 1.4 24.7 7.1
Construction 225.1 224.6 5.0 -0.5 -9.3 -0.2 -4.0
Manufacturing 124.6 121.8 3.6 -2.8 -4.0 -2.2 -3.2
Services-producing sector  1,790.2 1,811.4 11.6 21.2 152.1 1.2 9.2
Wholesale and retail trade 387.3 392.8 6.1 5.5 60.4 1.4 18.2
Transportation and warehousing 124.0 132.2 3.8 8.2 5.3 6.6 4.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 114.4 117.2 3.4 2.8 0.2 2.4 0.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 196.0 206.8 4.5 10.8 19.7 5.5 10.5
Business, building and other support services 75.1 73.2 3.6 -1.9 -0.3 -2.5 -0.4
Educational services 166.9 169.2 4.2 2.3 -3.3 1.4 -1.9
Health care and social assistance 317.4 309.9 4.6 -7.5 7.3 -2.4 2.4
Information, culture and recreation 80.2 75.4 3.6 -4.8 12.4 -6.0 19.7
Accommodation and food services 135.3 139.3 4.8 4.0 43.8 3.0 45.9
Other services (except public administration) 88.3 92.7 3.6 4.4 2.8 5.0 3.1
Public administration 105.2 102.7 2.6 -2.5 4.1 -2.4 4.2
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,735.8 2,740.9 13.3 5.1 128.6 0.2 4.9
Goods-producing sector 483.0 490.3 7.8 7.3 1.3 1.5 0.3
Agriculture 25.1 27.6 2.2 2.5 6.4 10.0 30.2
Natural resources2 43.6 45.1 2.8 1.5 -8.9 3.4 -16.5
Utilities 14.8 15.7 1.0 0.9 -5.1 6.1 -24.5
Construction 214.7 227.8 5.2 13.1 11.8 6.1 5.5
Manufacturing 184.8 174.1 4.7 -10.7 -2.9 -5.8 -1.6
Services-producing sector  2,252.8 2,250.6 13.3 -2.2 127.3 -0.1 6.0
Wholesale and retail trade 430.7 433.2 7.0 2.5 40.6 0.6 10.3
Transportation and warehousing 151.8 137.5 4.0 -14.3 -1.9 -9.4 -1.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 167.5 164.5 3.9 -3.0 -3.5 -1.8 -2.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 261.2 261.1 6.0 -0.1 0.9 -0.0 0.3
Business, building and other support services 97.3 100.4 4.7 3.1 -6.6 3.2 -6.2
Educational services 200.7 197.4 4.7 -3.3 14.0 -1.6 7.6
Health care and social assistance 380.3 388.9 6.1 8.6 43.0 2.3 12.4
Information, culture and recreation 134.8 142.2 5.5 7.4 14.4 5.5 11.3
Accommodation and food services 175.4 182.2 5.6 6.8 25.3 3.9 16.1
Other services (except public administration) 113.8 107.7 3.9 -6.1 -3.0 -5.4 -2.7
Public administration 139.3 135.4 3.4 -3.9 3.8 -2.8 2.9
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
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