Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| September 2021 |
August 2022r |
September 2022p |
August to September 2022 | September 2021 to September 2022 | August to September 2022 | September 2021 to September 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 16,785.0 | 17,603.7 | 17,689.1 | 85.3 | 904.1 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.8 | 37.9 | 37.6 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.5 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 192.6 | 208.3 | 209.1 | 0.8 | 16.6 | 0.4 | 8.6 |
| Utilities | 125.5 | 130.2 | 130.8 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 4.2 |
| Construction | 1,071.5 | 1,119.9 | 1,138.4 | 18.5 | 66.9 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
| Manufacturing | 1,524.2 | 1,553.5 | 1,555.6 | 2.1 | 31.4 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Wholesale trade | 793.0 | 816.1 | 818.2 | 2.1 | 25.2 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Retail trade | 1,978.7 | 2,012.6 | 2,020.8 | 8.2 | 42.2 | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 759.6 | 808.9 | 811.1 | 2.2 | 51.5 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| Information and cultural industries | 362.3 | 388.8 | 389.7 | 0.9 | 27.4 | 0.2 | 7.6 |
| Finance and insurance | 774.8 | 812.9 | 814.1 | 1.2 | 39.4 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 264.6 | 287.0 | 287.4 | 0.4 | 22.8 | 0.1 | 8.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,073.5 | 1,178.0 | 1,184.2 | 6.2 | 110.7 | 0.5 | 10.3 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 120.8 | 119.7 | 119.1 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -1.4 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 796.3 | 831.5 | 830.0 | -1.5 | 33.7 | -0.2 | 4.2 |
| Educational services | 1,342.3 | 1,399.4 | 1,398.7 | -0.7 | 56.4 | -0.0 | 4.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,161.3 | 2,215.3 | 2,236.0 | 20.7 | 74.6 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 256.7 | 294.6 | 297.3 | 2.7 | 40.7 | 0.9 | 15.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,147.0 | 1,273.3 | 1,281.7 | 8.4 | 134.8 | 0.7 | 11.7 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 517.7 | 542.9 | 545.8 | 2.9 | 28.1 | 0.5 | 5.4 |
| Public administration | 1,182.8 | 1,217.5 | 1,225.6 | 8.1 | 42.8 | 0.7 | 3.6 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 211.1 | 219.2 | 218.2 | -0.9 | 7.2 | -0.4 | 3.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 70.1 | 74.8 | 74.9 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 6.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 420.3 | 438.1 | 441.1 | 3.1 | 20.8 | 0.7 | 5.0 |
| New Brunswick | 332.2 | 343.8 | 346.2 | 2.4 | 14.1 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| Quebec | 3,829.4 | 3,965.0 | 4,004.1 | 39.1 | 174.7 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| Ontario | 6,482.6 | 6,824.6 | 6,839.9 | 15.3 | 357.3 | 0.2 | 5.5 |
| Manitoba | 608.2 | 631.4 | 633.1 | 1.7 | 24.9 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 478.0 | 494.9 | 498.1 | 3.2 | 20.0 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| Alberta | 1,946.2 | 2,053.9 | 2,064.3 | 10.4 | 118.1 | 0.5 | 6.1 |
| British Columbia | 2,337.9 | 2,486.8 | 2,497.3 | 10.5 | 159.5 | 0.4 | 6.8 |
| Yukon | 23.3 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.5 | 26.9 | 27.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3.5 |
| Nunavut | 19.2 | 20.4 | 20.1 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.5 | 4.3 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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