Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2021 |
July 2022r |
August 2022p |
July to August 2022 | August 2021 to August 2022 | July to August 2022 | August 2021 to August 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,689.6 | 17,600.0 | 17,577.8 | -22.2 | 888.3 | -0.1 | 5.3 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.5 | 37.6 | 37.5 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 191.0 | 209.8 | 208.0 | -1.8 | 17.0 | -0.8 | 8.9 |
| Utilities | 125.0 | 128.5 | 129.3 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Construction | 1,062.7 | 1,139.5 | 1,117.6 | -21.9 | 54.9 | -1.9 | 5.2 |
| Manufacturing | 1,524.9 | 1,548.6 | 1,549.2 | 0.6 | 24.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 791.8 | 817.2 | 816.3 | -0.9 | 24.5 | -0.1 | 3.1 |
| Retail trade | 1,974.3 | 2,016.3 | 2,008.1 | -8.2 | 33.8 | -0.4 | 1.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 762.9 | 808.9 | 806.5 | -2.4 | 43.6 | -0.3 | 5.7 |
| Information and cultural industries | 360.5 | 386.2 | 388.2 | 2.1 | 27.7 | 0.5 | 7.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 763.3 | 811.7 | 812.7 | 1.0 | 49.4 | 0.1 | 6.5 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 263.5 | 285.8 | 286.5 | 0.8 | 23.0 | 0.3 | 8.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,060.0 | 1,171.7 | 1,176.9 | 5.2 | 116.9 | 0.4 | 11.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 121.8 | 123.8 | 123.2 | -0.6 | 1.4 | -0.5 | 1.1 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 803.1 | 833.5 | 833.5 | -0.1 | 30.3 | -0.0 | 3.8 |
| Educational services | 1,339.8 | 1,398.7 | 1,393.0 | -5.8 | 53.1 | -0.4 | 4.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,157.5 | 2,217.2 | 2,217.8 | 0.6 | 60.3 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 248.2 | 290.0 | 292.9 | 3.0 | 44.8 | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,124.1 | 1,270.6 | 1,272.3 | 1.7 | 148.3 | 0.1 | 13.2 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 511.0 | 539.9 | 541.2 | 1.3 | 30.2 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
| Public administration | 1,171.4 | 1,206.2 | 1,213.6 | 7.3 | 42.1 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 211.1 | 218.6 | 219.5 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 4.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 68.2 | 75.1 | 75.3 | 0.1 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 10.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 418.8 | 435.6 | 437.7 | 2.1 | 18.9 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| New Brunswick | 329.1 | 343.1 | 343.6 | 0.5 | 14.5 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| Quebec | 3,813.5 | 3,984.3 | 3,956.2 | -28.1 | 142.6 | -0.7 | 3.7 |
| Ontario | 6,439.0 | 6,827.1 | 6,813.3 | -13.8 | 374.3 | -0.2 | 5.8 |
| Manitoba | 604.2 | 627.3 | 630.0 | 2.8 | 25.9 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 475.5 | 492.3 | 494.1 | 1.8 | 18.6 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| Alberta | 1,942.3 | 2,049.1 | 2,052.6 | 3.5 | 110.3 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
| British Columbia | 2,319.9 | 2,476.2 | 2,484.3 | 8.1 | 164.4 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
| Yukon | 22.7 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.2 | 27.1 | 26.9 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.9 | 2.7 |
| Nunavut | 19.1 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 6.6 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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