Table 2 
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted 

Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
  November
2022
December
2022
Standard error1 November to December 2022 December 2021 to December 2022 November to December 2022 December 2021 to December 2022
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Class of worker              
Employees 17,004.9 17,098.0 43.2 93.1 360.6 0.5 2.2
Public sector employees 4,261.9 4,243.5 26.9 -18.4 35.8 -0.4 0.9
Private sector employees 12,743.0 12,854.5 43.6 111.5 324.8 0.9 2.6
Self-employed 2,661.5 2,672.3 31.3 10.8 33.5 0.4 1.3
Total employed, all industries 19,666.3 19,770.3 34.1 104.0 394.1 0.5 2.0
Goods-producing sector 4,017.7 4,039.9 19.0 22.2 114.6 0.6 2.9
Agriculture 259.2 260.6 5.6 1.4 22.6 0.5 9.5
Natural resources2 336.9 334.8 6.2 -2.1 14.3 -0.6 4.5
Utilities 149.7 145.3 3.4 -4.4 4.7 -2.9 3.3
Construction 1,509.3 1,544.3 12.6 35.0 84.0 2.3 5.8
Manufacturing 1,762.7 1,754.9 12.9 -7.8 -11.0 -0.4 -0.6
Services-producing sector 15,648.7 15,730.4 33.5 81.7 279.5 0.5 1.8
Wholesale and retail trade 2,863.9 2,855.3 18.1 -8.6 -90.5 -0.3 -3.1
Transportation and warehousing 984.1 1,013.4 10.6 29.3 -6.7 3.0 -0.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 1,359.6 1,362.9 10.6 3.3 42.1 0.2 3.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,820.9 1,844.0 13.7 23.1 122.0 1.3 7.1
Business, building and other support services 708.9 711.9 11.3 3.0 -5.7 0.4 -0.8
Educational services 1,493.7 1,483.8 12.8 -9.9 5.2 -0.7 0.4
Health care and social assistance 2,625.4 2,608.0 14.4 -17.4 -5.2 -0.7 -0.2
Information, culture and recreation 815.0 840.0 12.2 25.0 56.6 3.1 7.2
Accommodation and food services 1,085.6 1,099.0 13.1 13.4 84.3 1.2 8.3
Other services (except public administration) 747.6 757.6 9.8 10.0 33.5 1.3 4.6
Public administration 1,143.8 1,154.6 8.8 10.8 44.0 0.9 4.0
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
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