Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2021 |
March 2022r |
April 2022p |
March to April 2022 | April 2021 to April 2022 | March to April 2022 | April 2021 to April 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,316.8 | 17,330.8 | 17,456.8 | 126.0 | 1,140.0 | 0.7 | 7.0 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.4 | 39.1 | 39.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 191.5 | 203.2 | 205.5 | 2.3 | 14.0 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
| Utilities | 123.0 | 127.7 | 128.4 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| Construction | 1,070.7 | 1,121.9 | 1,132.4 | 10.5 | 61.7 | 0.9 | 5.8 |
| Manufacturing | 1,505.0 | 1,551.5 | 1,556.1 | 4.6 | 51.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 789.4 | 808.2 | 813.7 | 5.5 | 24.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Retail trade | 1,967.8 | 2,021.3 | 2,014.4 | -6.9 | 46.6 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 767.5 | 794.5 | 798.9 | 4.4 | 31.4 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| Information and cultural industries | 349.5 | 370.2 | 373.9 | 3.7 | 24.4 | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Finance and insurance | 756.6 | 792.5 | 800.8 | 8.3 | 44.2 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 258.9 | 277.8 | 281.2 | 3.4 | 22.3 | 1.2 | 8.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,029.0 | 1,138.1 | 1,147.6 | 9.5 | 118.6 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 118.2 | 128.7 | 128.2 | -0.6 | 10.0 | -0.4 | 8.5 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 807.6 | 834.2 | 842.4 | 8.2 | 34.8 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| Educational services | 1,315.4 | 1,373.3 | 1,382.9 | 9.7 | 67.5 | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,138.6 | 2,218.8 | 2,220.7 | 1.8 | 82.1 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 208.4 | 271.0 | 280.3 | 9.4 | 72.0 | 3.5 | 34.5 |
| Accommodation and food services | 958.2 | 1,189.8 | 1,224.3 | 34.5 | 266.1 | 2.9 | 27.8 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 487.9 | 529.7 | 531.8 | 2.1 | 43.9 | 0.4 | 9.0 |
| Public administration | 1,158.5 | 1,215.3 | 1,212.7 | -2.6 | 54.2 | -0.2 | 4.7 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 209.9 | 216.0 | 218.1 | 2.1 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 70.4 | 73.7 | 74.4 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 5.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 420.3 | 434.4 | 438.0 | 3.6 | 17.7 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| New Brunswick | 332.3 | 339.6 | 342.5 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Quebec | 3,707.0 | 3,956.3 | 3,962.0 | 5.7 | 255.0 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| Ontario | 6,279.6 | 6,704.1 | 6,754.0 | 49.9 | 474.3 | 0.7 | 7.6 |
| Manitoba | 598.8 | 618.3 | 622.3 | 3.9 | 23.4 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 472.3 | 488.5 | 491.6 | 3.1 | 19.3 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| Alberta | 1,892.0 | 1,996.7 | 2,033.9 | 37.2 | 141.8 | 1.9 | 7.5 |
| British Columbia | 2,264.8 | 2,432.1 | 2,448.6 | 16.6 | 183.9 | 0.7 | 8.1 |
| Yukon | 23.0 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.4 | 26.8 | 27.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| Nunavut | 19.9 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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