Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| July 2021 |
June 2022r |
July 2022p |
June to July 2022 | July 2021 to July 2022 | June to July 2022 | July 2021 to July 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,613.6 | 17,582.9 | 17,595.7 | 12.9 | 982.2 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 38.0 | 37.9 | 37.5 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -1.2 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 189.6 | 209.1 | 210.0 | 0.9 | 20.4 | 0.4 | 10.8 |
| Utilities | 124.2 | 128.7 | 127.7 | -1.0 | 3.5 | -0.8 | 2.8 |
| Construction | 1,054.4 | 1,133.6 | 1,138.2 | 4.6 | 83.8 | 0.4 | 7.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1,520.8 | 1,547.1 | 1,545.2 | -1.9 | 24.4 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 791.1 | 816.7 | 817.3 | 0.6 | 26.3 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
| Retail trade | 1,976.0 | 2,015.0 | 2,021.1 | 6.1 | 45.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 770.8 | 808.8 | 811.6 | 2.9 | 40.9 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| Information and cultural industries | 357.0 | 383.2 | 385.9 | 2.7 | 28.9 | 0.7 | 8.1 |
| Finance and insurance | 768.9 | 806.9 | 812.4 | 5.5 | 43.5 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 262.9 | 285.1 | 285.7 | 0.6 | 22.7 | 0.2 | 8.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,055.5 | 1,163.8 | 1,171.2 | 7.4 | 115.7 | 0.6 | 11.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 120.2 | 123.8 | 124.8 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 803.7 | 834.6 | 834.2 | -0.4 | 30.5 | -0.0 | 3.8 |
| Educational services | 1,357.9 | 1,406.8 | 1,399.9 | -7.0 | 42.0 | -0.5 | 3.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,157.1 | 2,227.8 | 2,216.6 | -11.2 | 59.5 | -0.5 | 2.8 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 224.1 | 286.0 | 289.2 | 3.2 | 65.1 | 1.1 | 29.1 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,064.3 | 1,259.0 | 1,265.5 | 6.5 | 201.2 | 0.5 | 18.9 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 504.3 | 537.2 | 539.1 | 1.9 | 34.8 | 0.3 | 6.9 |
| Public administration | 1,177.4 | 1,203.0 | 1,204.7 | 1.7 | 27.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 210.7 | 222.2 | 217.9 | -4.3 | 7.2 | -1.9 | 3.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 69.2 | 74.7 | 75.1 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 8.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 417.8 | 437.2 | 436.1 | -1.1 | 18.3 | -0.3 | 4.4 |
| New Brunswick | 331.4 | 343.5 | 343.2 | -0.3 | 11.8 | -0.1 | 3.6 |
| Quebec | 3,793.2 | 3,986.6 | 3,984.5 | -2.1 | 191.3 | -0.1 | 5.0 |
| Ontario | 6,399.8 | 6,812.7 | 6,818.7 | 6.0 | 419.0 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
| Manitoba | 603.5 | 626.1 | 627.5 | 1.4 | 24.1 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 472.5 | 494.1 | 492.5 | -1.7 | 20.0 | -0.3 | 4.2 |
| Alberta | 1,934.9 | 2,044.2 | 2,052.4 | 8.1 | 117.4 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| British Columbia | 2,312.5 | 2,470.1 | 2,476.6 | 6.5 | 164.0 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
| Yukon | 22.7 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 5.2 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.1 | 26.8 | 27.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| Nunavut | 19.3 | 20.8 | 20.3 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -2.6 | 4.9 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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