Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  October
2022		 November
2022		 Standard error1 October to November 2022 November 2021 to November 2022 October to November 2022 November 2021 to November 2022
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 232.6 229.1 2.2 -3.5 4.8 -1.5 2.1
Goods-producing sector 41.4 44.1 1.5 2.7 -2.4 6.5 -5.2
Agriculture 1.0 0.8 0.4 -0.2 0.2 -20.0 33.3
Natural resources2 13.3 13.4 0.8 0.1 -1.7 0.8 -11.3
Utilities 1.4 1.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 7.1 15.4
Construction 16.2 19.2 1.0 3.0 2.6 18.5 15.7
Manufacturing 9.4 9.2 0.9 -0.2 -3.7 -2.1 -28.7
Services-producing sector  191.1 185.0 1.9 -6.1 7.2 -3.2 4.0
Wholesale and retail trade 37.4 35.8 1.0 -1.6 -1.7 -4.3 -4.5
Transportation and warehousing 13.0 11.6 0.6 -1.4 2.7 -10.8 30.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 8.1 8.2 0.4 0.1 2.4 1.2 41.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 12.1 11.3 0.6 -0.8 0.7 -6.6 6.6
Business, building and other support services 5.0 5.0 0.6 0.0 -1.9 0.0 -27.5
Educational services 17.6 16.6 0.8 -1.0 -1.5 -5.7 -8.3
Health care and social assistance 45.3 45.2 0.9 -0.1 1.9 -0.2 4.4
Information, culture and recreation 6.2 5.8 0.7 -0.4 -1.5 -6.5 -20.5
Accommodation and food services 15.9 15.0 0.8 -0.9 2.8 -5.7 23.0
Other services (except public administration) 8.6 9.1 0.5 0.5 1.1 5.8 13.8
Public administration 21.9 21.4 0.7 -0.5 2.2 -2.3 11.5
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 86.2 84.7 0.9 -1.5 2.1 -1.7 2.5
Goods-producing sector 22.0 20.1 0.6 -1.9 -1.6 -8.6 -7.4
Agriculture 2.8 3.3 0.3 0.5 -0.9 17.9 -21.4
Natural resources2 2.2 1.5 0.3 -0.7 -0.8 -31.8 -34.8
Utilities 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -33.3 -50.0
Construction 7.4 7.2 0.3 -0.2 1.2 -2.7 20.0
Manufacturing 9.4 7.9 0.4 -1.5 -0.9 -16.0 -10.2
Services-producing sector  64.2 64.6 0.8 0.4 3.7 0.6 6.1
Wholesale and retail trade 11.8 10.9 0.4 -0.9 -0.7 -7.6 -6.0
Transportation and warehousing 1.4 1.2 0.2 -0.2 -1.2 -14.3 -50.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.4 2.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.3 4.3 0.2 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -8.5
Business, building and other support services 2.7 2.7 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.0 28.6
Educational services 7.1 6.5 0.3 -0.6 0.4 -8.5 6.6
Health care and social assistance 13.4 13.5 0.4 0.1 1.5 0.7 12.5
Information, culture and recreation 3.7 3.2 0.3 -0.5 0.4 -13.5 14.3
Accommodation and food services 3.6 5.0 0.4 1.4 0.6 38.9 13.6
Other services (except public administration) 3.2 3.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 3.1 -2.9
Public administration 10.6 11.5 0.4 0.9 2.6 8.5 29.2
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 480.9 482.5 2.9 1.6 13.8 0.3 2.9
Goods-producing sector 98.0 94.4 1.8 -3.6 6.2 -3.7 7.0
Agriculture 5.0 4.6 0.6 -0.4 -1.4 -8.0 -23.3
Natural resources2 10.9 11.5 0.9 0.6 2.6 5.5 29.2
Utilities 4.3 4.0 0.4 -0.3 -1.2 -7.0 -23.1
Construction 42.1 38.7 1.1 -3.4 3.3 -8.1 9.3
Manufacturing 35.7 35.5 1.1 -0.2 2.8 -0.6 8.6
Services-producing sector  382.9 388.1 2.9 5.2 7.6 1.4 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 70.7 72.9 1.6 2.2 -2.9 3.1 -3.8
Transportation and warehousing 20.9 20.3 0.9 -0.6 -5.4 -2.9 -21.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 25.3 24.3 0.8 -1.0 2.3 -4.0 10.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 36.7 36.8 1.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.8
Business, building and other support services 15.7 18.1 1.0 2.4 -0.7 15.3 -3.7
Educational services 38.9 38.8 1.1 -0.1 1.3 -0.3 3.5
Health care and social assistance 79.9 80.5 1.3 0.6 5.0 0.8 6.6
Information, culture and recreation 17.6 17.7 1.0 0.1 3.4 0.6 23.8
Accommodation and food services 29.7 28.8 1.3 -0.9 1.2 -3.0 4.3
Other services (except public administration) 16.3 17.3 0.7 1.0 0.9 6.1 5.5
Public administration 31.3 32.8 0.8 1.5 2.5 4.8 8.3
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 375.0 373.5 2.5 -1.5 8.9 -0.4 2.4
Goods-producing sector 74.6 74.9 1.5 0.3 -0.7 0.4 -0.9
Agriculture 6.1 6.8 0.6 0.7 0.3 11.5 4.6
Natural resources2 7.8 7.8 0.8 0.0 -1.5 0.0 -16.1
Utilities 5.1 4.7 0.3 -0.4 0.8 -7.8 20.5
Construction 27.9 27.9 0.9 0.0 1.6 0.0 6.1
Manufacturing 27.6 27.7 0.9 0.1 -1.9 0.4 -6.4
Services-producing sector  300.4 298.6 2.2 -1.8 9.6 -0.6 3.3
Wholesale and retail trade 54.9 55.7 1.1 0.8 -0.1 1.5 -0.2
Transportation and warehousing 18.0 17.2 0.7 -0.8 -1.2 -4.4 -6.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 17.1 17.2 0.5 0.1 -0.4 0.6 -2.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 22.5 22.1 0.7 -0.4 3.6 -1.8 19.5
Business, building and other support services 12.3 12.3 0.7 0.0 -2.6 0.0 -17.4
Educational services 33.1 33.4 0.9 0.3 2.6 0.9 8.4
Health care and social assistance 60.7 62.2 1.0 1.5 6.1 2.5 10.9
Information, culture and recreation 10.2 8.8 0.7 -1.4 0.2 -13.7 2.3
Accommodation and food services 22.1 19.8 1.0 -2.3 -2.0 -10.4 -9.2
Other services (except public administration) 14.9 14.9 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.0 1.4
Public administration 34.7 35.1 0.8 0.4 3.3 1.2 10.4
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,408.3 4,436.4 16.8 28.1 72.1 0.6 1.7
Goods-producing sector 924.0 930.1 9.3 6.1 39.2 0.7 4.4
Agriculture 63.3 61.0 3.0 -2.3 9.9 -3.6 19.4
Natural resources2 40.2 39.6 2.1 -0.6 -0.4 -1.5 -1.0
Utilities 26.7 29.0 1.7 2.3 1.8 8.6 6.6
Construction 299.9 296.4 5.8 -3.5 17.6 -1.2 6.3
Manufacturing 494.0 504.2 6.8 10.2 10.3 2.1 2.1
Services-producing sector  3,484.3 3,506.3 16.4 22.0 32.9 0.6 0.9
Wholesale and retail trade 644.9 644.8 9.3 -0.1 -5.3 -0.0 -0.8
Transportation and warehousing 218.2 218.3 5.2 0.1 -17.3 0.0 -7.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 268.1 276.8 4.7 8.7 -11.2 3.2 -3.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 396.7 394.4 6.6 -2.3 7.2 -0.6 1.9
Business, building and other support services 171.5 166.0 5.7 -5.5 3.4 -3.2 2.1
Educational services 335.9 335.6 6.8 -0.3 -11.9 -0.1 -3.4
Health care and social assistance 614.3 608.6 7.1 -5.7 0.1 -0.9 0.0
Information, culture and recreation 175.0 192.4 6.1 17.4 29.6 9.9 18.2
Accommodation and food services 219.1 229.5 6.0 10.4 35.3 4.7 18.2
Other services (except public administration) 166.0 166.6 4.5 0.6 3.0 0.4 1.8
Public administration 274.7 273.3 4.4 -1.4 -0.1 -0.5 -0.0
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,679.0 7,701.6 23.3 22.6 114.9 0.3 1.5
Goods-producing sector 1,524.7 1,530.5 12.9 5.8 53.5 0.4 3.6
Agriculture 72.9 71.7 3.0 -1.2 4.7 -1.6 7.0
Natural resources2 43.3 44.3 2.4 1.0 7.7 2.3 21.0
Utilities 64.6 65.1 2.1 0.5 9.3 0.8 16.7
Construction 575.4 573.9 8.3 -1.5 32.9 -0.3 6.1
Manufacturing 768.5 775.5 9.3 7.0 -1.2 0.9 -0.2
Services-producing sector  6,154.3 6,171.1 23.1 16.8 61.4 0.3 1.0
Wholesale and retail trade 1,091.3 1,082.4 12.5 -8.9 -53.3 -0.8 -4.7
Transportation and warehousing 381.3 385.3 7.1 4.0 2.5 1.0 0.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 666.4 676.2 7.8 9.8 41.6 1.5 6.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 794.9 790.4 9.4 -4.5 24.0 -0.6 3.1
Business, building and other support services 307.7 303.4 8.0 -4.3 10.1 -1.4 3.4
Educational services 572.5 581.7 8.7 9.2 27.0 1.6 4.9
Health care and social assistance 925.5 935.3 9.8 9.8 -1.6 1.1 -0.2
Information, culture and recreation 309.2 309.4 8.2 0.2 -31.8 0.1 -9.3
Accommodation and food services 398.6 409.3 9.1 10.7 16.7 2.7 4.3
Other services (except public administration) 264.2 254.9 7.0 -9.3 2.2 -3.5 0.9
Public administration 442.7 443.0 5.8 0.3 24.2 0.1 5.8
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 674.7 669.3 3.2 -5.4 8.3 -0.8 1.3
Goods-producing sector 138.6 140.0 1.9 1.4 -2.0 1.0 -1.4
Agriculture 14.7 15.6 1.0 0.9 -7.5 6.1 -32.5
Natural resources2 5.1 4.6 0.4 -0.5 1.0 -9.8 27.8
Utilities 5.3 5.3 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.9
Construction 47.6 50.4 1.3 2.8 3.4 5.9 7.2
Manufacturing 65.9 64.1 1.1 -1.8 0.9 -2.7 1.4
Services-producing sector  536.1 529.3 3.1 -6.8 10.2 -1.3 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 94.9 94.4 1.6 -0.5 -2.4 -0.5 -2.5
Transportation and warehousing 40.2 39.9 1.0 -0.3 -2.6 -0.7 -6.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 41.6 39.7 0.8 -1.9 2.5 -4.6 6.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 35.7 35.5 0.9 -0.2 4.2 -0.6 13.4
Business, building and other support services 18.6 19.6 0.9 1.0 -0.5 5.4 -2.5
Educational services 67.1 62.5 1.3 -4.6 3.4 -6.9 5.8
Health care and social assistance 103.1 103.5 1.5 0.4 0.0 0.4 0.0
Information, culture and recreation 22.3 23.2 1.1 0.9 -1.6 4.0 -6.5
Accommodation and food services 41.5 39.8 1.3 -1.7 3.1 -4.1 8.4
Other services (except public administration) 27.1 27.0 0.9 -0.1 -0.1 -0.4 -0.4
Public administration 44.0 44.2 1.0 0.2 4.2 0.5 10.5
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 578.1 576.8 3.2 -1.3 13.5 -0.2 2.4
Goods-producing sector 126.4 128.6 2.1 2.2 4.1 1.7 3.3
Agriculture 25.9 25.7 1.1 -0.2 1.4 -0.8 5.8
Natural resources2 20.0 20.7 1.0 0.7 2.8 3.5 15.6
Utilities 7.3 7.1 0.3 -0.2 0.8 -2.7 12.7
Construction 42.8 42.7 1.3 -0.1 -0.6 -0.2 -1.4
Manufacturing 30.4 32.4 1.1 2.0 -0.3 6.6 -0.9
Services-producing sector  451.7 448.2 3.1 -3.5 9.5 -0.8 2.2
Wholesale and retail trade 93.1 93.0 1.8 -0.1 -3.9 -0.1 -4.0
Transportation and warehousing 25.7 25.5 0.9 -0.2 -0.2 -0.8 -0.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.6 29.1 0.8 -0.5 -2.4 -1.7 -7.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 33.0 31.5 0.9 -1.5 5.1 -4.5 19.3
Business, building and other support services 12.9 12.1 1.1 -0.8 -3.6 -6.2 -22.9
Educational services 47.5 49.1 1.2 1.6 1.8 3.4 3.8
Health care and social assistance 94.4 92.8 1.4 -1.6 3.6 -1.7 4.0
Information, culture and recreation 19.5 19.7 0.9 0.2 2.9 1.0 17.3
Accommodation and food services 35.1 32.5 1.2 -2.6 1.8 -7.4 5.9
Other services (except public administration) 25.9 27.6 0.9 1.7 3.1 6.6 12.7
Public administration 35.0 35.2 0.9 0.2 1.1 0.6 3.2
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,379.2 2,364.1 11.4 -15.1 82.4 -0.6 3.6
Goods-producing sector 560.9 558.1 7.0 -2.8 26.7 -0.5 5.0
Agriculture 43.0 45.2 2.4 2.2 11.7 5.1 34.9
Natural resources2 140.6 144.9 4.0 4.3 5.1 3.1 3.6
Utilities 21.5 18.9 1.3 -2.6 0.2 -12.1 1.1
Construction 230.0 217.3 5.0 -12.7 -3.0 -5.5 -1.4
Manufacturing 125.8 131.7 3.5 5.9 12.5 4.7 10.5
Services-producing sector  1,818.3 1,806.0 11.1 -12.3 55.7 -0.7 3.2
Wholesale and retail trade 377.0 360.9 6.1 -16.1 1.2 -4.3 0.3
Transportation and warehousing 130.5 127.1 3.9 -3.4 -10.6 -2.6 -7.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 119.0 120.8 3.3 1.8 -0.5 1.5 -0.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 224.5 224.6 4.5 0.1 31.4 0.0 16.3
Business, building and other support services 70.8 71.2 3.3 0.4 -0.7 0.6 -1.0
Educational services 159.9 163.4 4.0 3.5 -3.4 2.2 -2.0
Health care and social assistance 312.4 314.5 4.9 2.1 10.0 0.7 3.3
Information, culture and recreation 77.2 78.6 3.7 1.4 10.1 1.8 14.7
Accommodation and food services 136.0 126.2 4.4 -9.8 6.3 -7.2 5.3
Other services (except public administration) 105.2 113.2 3.3 8.0 13.7 7.6 13.8
Public administration 105.9 105.4 3.0 -0.5 -2.1 -0.5 -2.0
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,762.1 2,748.4 12.1 -13.7 48.1 -0.5 1.8
Goods-producing sector 516.4 496.9 6.9 -19.5 12.1 -3.8 2.5
Agriculture 27.7 24.5 2.1 -3.2 3.1 -11.6 14.5
Natural resources2 49.4 48.8 2.8 -0.6 4.0 -1.2 8.9
Utilities 17.3 13.8 0.9 -3.5 -0.6 -20.2 -4.2
Construction 244.5 235.3 4.8 -9.2 24.8 -3.8 11.8
Manufacturing 177.5 174.6 4.1 -2.9 -19.2 -1.6 -9.9
Services-producing sector  2,245.7 2,251.5 11.9 5.8 36.0 0.3 1.6
Wholesale and retail trade 411.0 413.2 6.2 2.2 -8.8 0.5 -2.1
Transportation and warehousing 136.0 137.7 3.9 1.7 -6.0 1.3 -4.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 160.6 164.8 3.6 4.2 -0.6 2.6 -0.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 275.6 270.1 5.4 -5.5 20.3 -2.0 8.1
Business, building and other support services 97.3 98.6 3.9 1.3 -2.4 1.3 -2.4
Educational services 201.8 206.1 4.6 4.3 12.3 2.1 6.3
Health care and social assistance 377.8 369.2 5.4 -8.6 -11.3 -2.3 -3.0
Information, culture and recreation 158.6 156.3 4.9 -2.3 23.4 -1.5 17.6
Accommodation and food services 175.6 179.7 4.7 4.1 1.9 2.3 1.1
Other services (except public administration) 114.5 113.7 3.5 -0.8 7.2 -0.7 6.8
Public administration 137.0 142.1 3.3 5.1 0.2 3.7 0.1
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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