Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| June 2021 |
May 2022r |
June 2022p |
May to June 2022 | June 2021 to June 2022 | May to June 2022 | June 2021 to June 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,305.5 | 17,450.3 | 17,564.8 | 114.6 | 1,259.4 | 0.7 | 7.7 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 38.3 | 39.0 | 37.7 | -1.3 | -0.6 | -3.2 | -1.5 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 191.2 | 206.9 | 208.8 | 1.9 | 17.7 | 0.9 | 9.2 |
| Utilities | 124.2 | 128.0 | 128.9 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| Construction | 1,056.0 | 1,121.0 | 1,128.8 | 7.8 | 72.9 | 0.7 | 6.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1,507.4 | 1,549.7 | 1,550.1 | 0.4 | 42.7 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Wholesale trade | 786.9 | 812.7 | 816.7 | 4.0 | 29.8 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| Retail trade | 1,931.3 | 2,008.6 | 2,013.2 | 4.6 | 81.9 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 766.3 | 799.0 | 803.1 | 4.1 | 36.8 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| Information and cultural industries | 350.3 | 379.5 | 382.6 | 3.2 | 32.4 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| Finance and insurance | 765.2 | 801.7 | 808.3 | 6.5 | 43.0 | 0.8 | 5.6 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 258.8 | 282.6 | 284.6 | 2.0 | 25.8 | 0.7 | 10.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,047.8 | 1,159.0 | 1,167.9 | 8.8 | 120.0 | 0.8 | 11.5 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 118.8 | 124.3 | 123.9 | -0.4 | 5.1 | -0.3 | 4.3 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 800.8 | 834.1 | 836.4 | 2.3 | 35.6 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Educational services | 1,322.7 | 1,376.3 | 1,402.7 | 26.4 | 80.0 | 1.9 | 6.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,145.7 | 2,220.8 | 2,229.2 | 8.4 | 83.5 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 193.0 | 281.1 | 284.1 | 3.0 | 91.1 | 1.1 | 47.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 966.3 | 1,234.8 | 1,251.4 | 16.6 | 285.1 | 1.3 | 29.5 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 471.7 | 533.1 | 535.4 | 2.3 | 63.7 | 0.4 | 13.5 |
| Public administration | 1,173.9 | 1,206.1 | 1,202.1 | -3.9 | 28.2 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 211.4 | 220.1 | 221.9 | 1.8 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 68.0 | 75.0 | 74.6 | -0.3 | 6.6 | -0.5 | 9.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 408.2 | 438.0 | 437.6 | -0.4 | 29.4 | -0.1 | 7.2 |
| New Brunswick | 328.7 | 341.4 | 342.6 | 1.1 | 13.9 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Quebec | 3,771.9 | 3,961.4 | 3,990.2 | 28.8 | 218.3 | 0.7 | 5.8 |
| Ontario | 6,221.9 | 6,761.8 | 6,804.8 | 43.0 | 583.0 | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| Manitoba | 588.8 | 614.7 | 624.5 | 9.7 | 35.7 | 1.6 | 6.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 468.9 | 491.9 | 493.8 | 1.9 | 25.0 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| Alberta | 1,892.3 | 2,025.5 | 2,040.4 | 14.9 | 148.1 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
| British Columbia | 2,277.6 | 2,450.1 | 2,463.4 | 13.3 | 185.8 | 0.5 | 8.2 |
| Yukon | 22.5 | 23.3 | 23.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.1 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Nunavut | 19.3 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 7.9 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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