Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  May
2022		 June
2022		 Standard error1 May to June 2022 June 2021 to June 2022 May to June 2022 June 2021 to June 2022
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 232.4 228.1 2.4 -4.3 7.1 -1.9 3.2
Goods-producing sector 44.9 43.2 1.6 -1.7 -1.4 -3.8 -3.1
Agriculture 1.2 0.8 0.4 -0.4 -1.4 -33.3 -63.6
Natural resources2 14.6 14.5 0.8 -0.1 1.2 -0.7 9.0
Utilities 1.4 1.6 0.2 0.2 -0.4 14.3 -20.0
Construction 19.0 17.9 1.0 -1.1 1.6 -5.8 9.8
Manufacturing 8.7 8.3 0.9 -0.4 -2.5 -4.6 -23.1
Services-producing sector  187.5 185.0 2.1 -2.5 8.6 -1.3 4.9
Wholesale and retail trade 38.5 38.2 1.1 -0.3 0.8 -0.8 2.1
Transportation and warehousing 10.2 10.7 0.6 0.5 2.6 4.9 32.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 6.2 7.3 0.5 1.1 0.5 17.7 7.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.6 11.2 0.6 -0.4 0.7 -3.4 6.7
Business, building and other support services 5.7 5.5 0.6 -0.2 -1.5 -3.5 -21.4
Educational services 18.8 18.9 0.8 0.1 3.1 0.5 19.6
Health care and social assistance 43.6 43.7 1.0 0.1 -0.7 0.2 -1.6
Information, culture and recreation 7.7 7.6 0.7 -0.1 0.4 -1.3 5.6
Accommodation and food services 15.4 13.3 0.8 -2.1 1.9 -13.6 16.7
Other services (except public administration) 9.0 8.0 0.6 -1.0 0.5 -11.1 6.7
Public administration 20.7 20.6 0.7 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 2.0
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 85.6 87.2 0.8 1.6 9.3 1.9 11.9
Goods-producing sector 22.2 21.8 0.6 -0.4 3.8 -1.8 21.1
Agriculture 3.3 3.4 0.3 0.1 -0.3 3.0 -8.1
Natural resources2 2.3 2.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 4.3 4.3
Utilities 0.3 x 0.1 x x x x
Construction 7.9 7.9 0.3 0.0 2.4 0.0 43.6
Manufacturing 8.4 8.1 0.4 -0.3 1.9 -3.6 30.6
Services-producing sector  63.4 65.4 0.7 2.0 5.5 3.2 9.2
Wholesale and retail trade 11.1 11.5 0.4 0.4 -0.7 3.6 -5.7
Transportation and warehousing 1.5 1.5 0.2 0.0 -0.7 0.0 -31.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.8 2.8 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 3.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.8 5.1 0.2 0.3 0.6 6.3 13.3
Business, building and other support services 2.5 3.1 0.3 0.6 1.5 24.0 93.8
Educational services 6.1 6.2 0.3 0.1 -0.3 1.6 -4.6
Health care and social assistance 12.4 12.6 0.3 0.2 0.9 1.6 7.7
Information, culture and recreation 3.6 3.1 0.3 -0.5 0.5 -13.9 19.2
Accommodation and food services 5.1 5.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 5.9 22.7
Other services (except public administration) 3.2 3.4 0.2 0.2 0.2 6.3 6.3
Public administration 10.3 10.6 0.3 0.3 2.3 2.9 27.7
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 479.4 479.5 3.0 0.1 19.8 0.0 4.3
Goods-producing sector 90.2 90.7 1.9 0.5 2.2 0.6 2.5
Agriculture 5.1 6.3 0.7 1.2 0.4 23.5 6.8
Natural resources2 10.0 6.8 1.0 -3.2 -4.1 -32.0 -37.6
Utilities 4.6 4.2 0.4 -0.4 0.0 -8.7 0.0
Construction 39.9 42.1 1.2 2.2 6.2 5.5 17.3
Manufacturing 30.7 31.3 1.0 0.6 -0.3 2.0 -0.9
Services-producing sector  389.1 388.8 2.8 -0.3 17.7 -0.1 4.8
Wholesale and retail trade 70.1 69.5 1.6 -0.6 -3.1 -0.9 -4.3
Transportation and warehousing 22.4 22.2 1.0 -0.2 -2.8 -0.9 -11.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 25.6 25.7 0.8 0.1 2.3 0.4 9.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 39.9 40.6 1.1 0.7 6.0 1.8 17.3
Business, building and other support services 21.2 18.0 1.0 -3.2 -0.8 -15.1 -4.3
Educational services 38.3 38.9 1.2 0.6 3.3 1.6 9.3
Health care and social assistance 76.9 78.2 1.2 1.3 5.6 1.7 7.7
Information, culture and recreation 15.6 15.0 1.0 -0.6 1.0 -3.8 7.1
Accommodation and food services 30.1 31.7 1.3 1.6 3.9 5.3 14.0
Other services (except public administration) 17.3 17.7 0.8 0.4 2.2 2.3 14.2
Public administration 31.8 31.3 0.9 -0.5 0.0 -1.6 0.0
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 367.8 367.1 2.6 -0.7 8.9 -0.2 2.5
Goods-producing sector 77.4 75.6 1.5 -1.8 7.1 -2.3 10.4
Agriculture 6.1 6.4 0.6 0.3 1.8 4.9 39.1
Natural resources2 8.6 7.0 0.8 -1.6 -2.3 -18.6 -24.7
Utilities 4.4 4.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 6.8 17.5
Construction 30.1 29.2 0.9 -0.9 6.1 -3.0 26.4
Manufacturing 28.2 28.4 0.9 0.2 0.9 0.7 3.3
Services-producing sector  290.3 291.5 2.3 1.2 1.8 0.4 0.6
Wholesale and retail trade 55.2 54.4 1.2 -0.8 -1.1 -1.4 -2.0
Transportation and warehousing 18.3 18.1 0.7 -0.2 -1.5 -1.1 -7.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 15.6 16.0 0.5 0.4 -1.5 2.6 -8.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 21.5 21.4 0.7 -0.1 4.8 -0.5 28.9
Business, building and other support services 13.2 13.1 0.8 -0.1 -1.9 -0.8 -12.7
Educational services 33.0 33.6 0.9 0.6 5.6 1.8 20.0
Health care and social assistance 57.8 57.1 1.1 -0.7 -4.3 -1.2 -7.0
Information, culture and recreation 9.5 11.1 0.7 1.6 0.9 16.8 8.8
Accommodation and food services 21.9 21.3 1.0 -0.6 1.1 -2.7 5.4
Other services (except public administration) 13.6 13.3 0.7 -0.3 -1.9 -2.2 -12.5
Public administration 30.8 32.3 0.8 1.5 1.9 4.9 6.3
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,384.6 4,357.6 18.4 -27.0 70.6 -0.6 1.6
Goods-producing sector 917.2 914.9 10.2 -2.3 30.3 -0.3 3.4
Agriculture 53.6 57.2 2.6 3.6 -0.5 6.7 -0.9
Natural resources2 50.6 41.3 2.0 -9.3 3.1 -18.4 8.1
Utilities 27.9 26.0 1.7 -1.9 -1.7 -6.8 -6.1
Construction 294.8 290.9 6.7 -3.9 3.9 -1.3 1.4
Manufacturing 490.2 499.6 7.4 9.4 25.6 1.9 5.4
Services-producing sector  3,467.5 3,442.6 18.1 -24.9 40.2 -0.7 1.2
Wholesale and retail trade 657.3 655.2 10.1 -2.1 -7.8 -0.3 -1.2
Transportation and warehousing 221.4 222.9 5.4 1.5 -4.6 0.7 -2.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 269.2 265.4 5.0 -3.8 -9.5 -1.4 -3.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 369.8 379.4 6.6 9.6 19.1 2.6 5.3
Business, building and other support services 175.2 172.3 5.9 -2.9 10.3 -1.7 6.4
Educational services 356.1 352.9 7.0 -3.2 -19.2 -0.9 -5.2
Health care and social assistance 608.7 601.2 7.6 -7.5 2.1 -1.2 0.4
Information, culture and recreation 185.5 177.1 6.0 -8.4 20.5 -4.5 13.1
Accommodation and food services 183.8 184.6 6.5 0.8 -5.4 0.4 -2.8
Other services (except public administration) 161.8 156.2 5.2 -5.6 4.0 -3.5 2.6
Public administration 278.6 275.4 4.5 -3.2 30.7 -1.1 12.5
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,739.1 7,714.4 26.7 -24.7 403.2 -0.3 5.5
Goods-producing sector 1,504.9 1,529.1 13.8 24.2 70.8 1.6 4.9
Agriculture 63.3 64.8 3.0 1.5 -6.4 2.4 -9.0
Natural resources2 42.4 43.6 1.8 1.2 6.8 2.8 18.5
Utilities 60.6 62.5 2.0 1.9 11.6 3.1 22.8
Construction 570.3 589.3 9.0 19.0 53.6 3.3 10.0
Manufacturing 768.3 769.0 10.3 0.7 5.3 0.1 0.7
Services-producing sector  6,234.2 6,185.3 25.8 -48.9 332.3 -0.8 5.7
Wholesale and retail trade 1,144.1 1,120.7 14.2 -23.4 64.9 -2.0 6.1
Transportation and warehousing 384.8 384.9 8.3 0.1 15.3 0.0 4.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 651.3 657.5 8.6 6.2 46.7 1.0 7.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 811.8 804.7 10.3 -7.1 58.0 -0.9 7.8
Business, building and other support services 291.5 297.8 8.7 6.3 11.4 2.2 4.0
Educational services 582.1 577.4 9.5 -4.7 44.5 -0.8 8.4
Health care and social assistance 937.1 919.8 10.3 -17.3 -4.8 -1.8 -0.5
Information, culture and recreation 347.4 339.8 9.3 -7.6 55.0 -2.2 19.3
Accommodation and food services 402.7 397.3 10.2 -5.4 55.5 -1.3 16.2
Other services (except public administration) 254.0 250.4 8.1 -3.6 -33.5 -1.4 -11.8
Public administration 427.3 434.8 5.8 7.5 19.3 1.8 4.6
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 666.7 670.7 3.1 4.0 23.4 0.6 3.6
Goods-producing sector 135.7 138.8 1.9 3.1 -6.7 2.3 -4.6
Agriculture 19.0 17.5 1.0 -1.5 -5.9 -7.9 -25.2
Natural resources2 4.4 5.7 0.3 1.3 2.1 29.5 58.3
Utilities 5.0 4.7 0.2 -0.3 -0.1 -6.0 -2.1
Construction 48.0 48.1 1.2 0.1 -1.1 0.2 -2.2
Manufacturing 59.3 62.8 1.1 3.5 -1.7 5.9 -2.6
Services-producing sector  531.0 531.8 3.1 0.8 30.0 0.2 6.0
Wholesale and retail trade 96.4 90.9 1.6 -5.5 -6.7 -5.7 -6.9
Transportation and warehousing 40.3 40.8 1.0 0.5 1.1 1.2 2.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 38.6 40.5 0.7 1.9 4.7 4.9 13.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 34.1 35.0 0.8 0.9 2.4 2.6 7.4
Business, building and other support services 20.5 20.8 0.8 0.3 -0.3 1.5 -1.4
Educational services 61.6 62.0 1.3 0.4 3.5 0.6 6.0
Health care and social assistance 104.4 105.2 1.5 0.8 -0.9 0.8 -0.8
Information, culture and recreation 23.9 23.5 1.0 -0.4 5.3 -1.7 29.1
Accommodation and food services 39.5 41.5 1.2 2.0 12.1 5.1 41.2
Other services (except public administration) 28.6 29.1 0.9 0.5 3.4 1.7 13.2
Public administration 43.1 42.6 0.9 -0.5 5.6 -1.2 15.1
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 578.1 577.8 3.1 -0.3 21.0 -0.1 3.8
Goods-producing sector 128.3 129.2 2.0 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.3
Agriculture 25.8 26.0 1.1 0.2 -3.2 0.8 -11.0
Natural resources2 17.1 17.9 0.8 0.8 -1.8 4.7 -9.1
Utilities 6.3 5.1 0.4 -1.2 -1.0 -19.0 -16.4
Construction 47.8 46.3 1.3 -1.5 4.1 -3.1 9.7
Manufacturing 31.3 33.9 1.0 2.6 2.3 8.3 7.3
Services-producing sector  449.8 448.6 3.0 -1.2 20.6 -0.3 4.8
Wholesale and retail trade 96.7 93.9 1.7 -2.8 2.9 -2.9 3.2
Transportation and warehousing 24.4 25.6 0.9 1.2 3.0 4.9 13.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.4 29.8 0.8 -0.6 3.0 -2.0 11.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 28.7 31.0 0.8 2.3 3.0 8.0 10.7
Business, building and other support services 13.3 11.2 0.9 -2.1 -3.9 -15.8 -25.8
Educational services 49.1 48.4 1.1 -0.7 2.4 -1.4 5.2
Health care and social assistance 91.0 94.4 1.3 3.4 7.9 3.7 9.1
Information, culture and recreation 19.1 19.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 3.7 4.8
Accommodation and food services 34.6 33.8 1.2 -0.8 3.3 -2.3 10.8
Other services (except public administration) 26.2 25.9 1.0 -0.3 -0.8 -1.1 -3.0
Public administration 36.4 34.9 0.9 -1.5 -0.9 -4.1 -2.5
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,365.7 2,367.7 12.3 2.0 147.4 0.1 6.6
Goods-producing sector 554.3 552.2 7.1 -2.1 12.0 -0.4 2.2
Agriculture 36.6 37.3 2.3 0.7 1.6 1.9 4.5
Natural resources2 150.1 139.6 3.9 -10.5 -4.1 -7.0 -2.9
Utilities 21.2 19.9 1.2 -1.3 1.5 -6.1 8.2
Construction 224.6 232.0 5.0 7.4 13.3 3.3 6.1
Manufacturing 121.8 123.4 3.6 1.6 -0.4 1.3 -0.3
Services-producing sector  1,811.4 1,815.5 11.6 4.1 135.4 0.2 8.1
Wholesale and retail trade 392.8 371.1 6.1 -21.7 38.7 -5.5 11.6
Transportation and warehousing 132.2 136.3 3.8 4.1 15.8 3.1 13.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 117.2 122.8 3.4 5.6 6.0 4.8 5.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 206.8 205.4 4.5 -1.4 20.9 -0.7 11.3
Business, building and other support services 73.2 77.1 3.6 3.9 4.6 5.3 6.3
Educational services 169.2 160.0 4.2 -9.2 -14.5 -5.4 -8.3
Health care and social assistance 309.9 314.2 4.6 4.3 21.9 1.4 7.5
Information, culture and recreation 75.4 78.2 3.6 2.8 17.7 3.7 29.3
Accommodation and food services 139.3 137.0 4.8 -2.3 11.6 -1.7 9.3
Other services (except public administration) 92.7 103.1 3.6 10.4 3.1 11.2 3.1
Public administration 102.7 110.1 2.6 7.4 9.4 7.2 9.3
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,740.9 2,747.0 13.3 6.1 86.8 0.2 3.3
Goods-producing sector 490.3 502.5 7.8 12.2 25.9 2.5 5.4
Agriculture 27.6 28.5 2.2 0.9 6.2 3.3 27.8
Natural resources2 45.1 46.5 2.8 1.4 -3.1 3.1 -6.3
Utilities 15.7 15.4 1.0 -0.3 -6.6 -1.9 -30.0
Construction 227.8 229.5 5.2 1.7 23.4 0.7 11.4
Manufacturing 174.1 182.5 4.7 8.4 5.8 4.8 3.3
Services-producing sector  2,250.6 2,244.5 13.3 -6.1 60.9 -0.3 2.8
Wholesale and retail trade 433.2 429.1 7.0 -4.1 34.7 -0.9 8.8
Transportation and warehousing 137.5 141.2 4.0 3.7 2.6 2.7 1.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 164.5 157.5 3.9 -7.0 -16.6 -4.3 -9.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 261.1 262.2 6.0 1.1 -1.8 0.4 -0.7
Business, building and other support services 100.4 102.3 4.7 1.9 -9.5 1.9 -8.5
Educational services 197.4 199.2 4.7 1.8 14.9 0.9 8.1
Health care and social assistance 388.9 384.3 6.1 -4.6 26.6 -1.2 7.4
Information, culture and recreation 142.2 140.7 5.5 -1.5 6.9 -1.1 5.2
Accommodation and food services 182.2 178.3 5.6 -3.9 1.5 -2.1 0.8
Other services (except public administration) 107.7 110.2 3.9 2.5 -3.5 2.3 -3.1
Public administration 135.4 139.6 3.4 4.2 5.3 3.1 3.9
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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
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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