Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  December
2022		 January
2023		 Standard error1 December 2022 to January 2023 January 2022 to January 2023 December 2022 to January 2023 January 2022 to January 2023
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 236.8 234.5 2.3 -2.3 11.0 -1.0 4.9
Goods-producing sector 50.1 51.7 1.5 1.6 6.6 3.2 14.6
Agriculture 1.3 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 7.7 16.7
Natural resources2 15.9 16.2 0.9 0.3 0.7 1.9 4.5
Utilities 2.2 2.7 0.2 0.5 0.9 22.7 50.0
Construction 20.6 20.4 1.0 -0.2 4.1 -1.0 25.2
Manufacturing 10.1 11.0 0.8 0.9 0.7 8.9 6.8
Services-producing sector  186.6 182.8 1.9 -3.8 4.3 -2.0 2.4
Wholesale and retail trade 34.9 34.6 1.0 -0.3 -4.3 -0.9 -11.1
Transportation and warehousing 12.0 12.7 0.6 0.7 3.7 5.8 41.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.6 7.4 0.4 -0.2 1.7 -2.6 29.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 10.5 10.4 0.5 -0.1 -1.5 -1.0 -12.6
Business, building and other support services 5.4 4.8 0.6 -0.6 -2.1 -11.1 -30.4
Educational services 18.3 17.4 0.7 -0.9 1.4 -4.9 8.8
Health care and social assistance 44.3 44.7 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.6
Information, culture and recreation 6.6 6.8 0.6 0.2 1.4 3.0 25.9
Accommodation and food services 15.7 13.6 0.8 -2.1 1.8 -13.4 15.3
Other services (except public administration) 9.2 8.7 0.6 -0.5 0.0 -5.4 0.0
Public administration 22.2 21.8 0.5 -0.4 1.5 -1.8 7.4
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 84.3 83.9 1.1 -0.4 2.4 -0.5 2.9
Goods-producing sector 20.4 20.3 0.7 -0.1 -1.5 -0.5 -6.9
Agriculture 3.1 3.1 0.3 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -11.4
Natural resources2 1.7 2.3 0.3 0.6 0.0 35.3 0.0
Utilities 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 50.0 0.0
Construction 7.0 6.7 0.3 -0.3 -1.0 -4.3 -13.0
Manufacturing 8.4 8.0 0.4 -0.4 0.0 -4.8 0.0
Services-producing sector  63.9 63.6 0.9 -0.3 3.9 -0.5 6.5
Wholesale and retail trade 11.2 11.3 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.9 0.9
Transportation and warehousing 1.9 1.9 0.3 0.0 -0.7 0.0 -26.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 2.9 3.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 10.3 18.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.5 5.0 0.2 0.5 0.3 11.1 6.4
Business, building and other support services 3.0 2.4 0.3 -0.6 0.4 -20.0 20.0
Educational services 6.2 6.0 0.3 -0.2 0.4 -3.2 7.1
Health care and social assistance 12.4 12.8 0.3 0.4 1.2 3.2 10.3
Information, culture and recreation 3.1 2.9 0.3 -0.2 0.6 -6.5 26.1
Accommodation and food services 4.2 4.3 0.5 0.1 0.2 2.4 4.9
Other services (except public administration) 3.8 3.2 0.3 -0.6 -0.6 -15.8 -15.8
Public administration 10.7 10.7 0.4 0.0 1.7 0.0 18.9
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 492.2 501.6 3.1 9.4 24.8 1.9 5.2
Goods-producing sector 92.1 96.1 1.9 4.0 -1.0 4.3 -1.0
Agriculture 3.6 3.9 0.6 0.3 -2.0 8.3 -33.9
Natural resources2 11.3 10.7 0.8 -0.6 0.2 -5.3 1.9
Utilities 3.2 3.4 0.4 0.2 -1.5 6.3 -30.6
Construction 41.5 43.3 1.3 1.8 4.7 4.3 12.2
Manufacturing 32.6 34.8 1.1 2.2 -2.4 6.7 -6.5
Services-producing sector  400.1 405.5 2.9 5.4 25.8 1.3 6.8
Wholesale and retail trade 76.6 78.0 1.6 1.4 4.3 1.8 5.8
Transportation and warehousing 20.7 20.8 1.0 0.1 -2.3 0.5 -10.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 28.0 28.6 0.9 0.6 1.3 2.1 4.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 39.9 39.4 1.1 -0.5 3.9 -1.3 11.0
Business, building and other support services 17.6 17.9 0.9 0.3 -1.1 1.7 -5.8
Educational services 35.0 36.5 1.1 1.5 0.8 4.3 2.2
Health care and social assistance 80.7 80.5 1.3 -0.2 2.0 -0.2 2.5
Information, culture and recreation 18.6 18.8 1.1 0.2 4.5 1.1 31.5
Accommodation and food services 28.0 29.2 1.2 1.2 2.6 4.3 9.8
Other services (except public administration) 20.7 21.2 0.8 0.5 5.8 2.4 37.7
Public administration 34.3 34.5 0.8 0.2 4.0 0.6 13.1
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 379.1 378.5 2.4 -0.6 17.5 -0.2 4.8
Goods-producing sector 74.7 72.6 1.5 -2.1 -1.8 -2.8 -2.4
Agriculture 5.1 4.6 0.5 -0.5 -2.3 -9.8 -33.3
Natural resources2 8.7 7.9 0.7 -0.8 0.3 -9.2 3.9
Utilities 3.9 3.9 0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -7.1
Construction 30.7 29.5 1.0 -1.2 2.7 -3.9 10.1
Manufacturing 26.3 26.8 0.9 0.5 -2.1 1.9 -7.3
Services-producing sector  304.4 306.0 2.2 1.6 19.5 0.5 6.8
Wholesale and retail trade 58.4 57.5 1.1 -0.9 0.3 -1.5 0.5
Transportation and warehousing 16.6 16.9 0.7 0.3 -2.6 1.8 -13.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.3 20.7 0.6 0.4 2.6 2.0 14.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 23.4 24.3 0.7 0.9 3.7 3.8 18.0
Business, building and other support services 11.2 10.7 0.8 -0.5 -4.6 -4.5 -30.1
Educational services 30.4 30.9 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.6 0.3
Health care and social assistance 61.3 63.0 1.0 1.7 9.0 2.8 16.7
Information, culture and recreation 10.7 10.0 0.7 -0.7 2.0 -6.5 25.0
Accommodation and food services 20.8 20.4 0.9 -0.4 2.7 -1.9 15.3
Other services (except public administration) 16.7 16.9 0.7 0.2 2.9 1.2 20.7
Public administration 34.6 34.7 0.7 0.1 3.4 0.3 10.9
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,464.2 4,511.6 16.0 47.4 196.6 1.1 4.6
Goods-producing sector 951.8 946.7 9.5 -5.1 35.4 -0.5 3.9
Agriculture 62.0 55.9 2.9 -6.1 2.8 -9.8 5.3
Natural resources2 41.4 43.7 2.2 2.3 3.3 5.6 8.2
Utilities 33.3 34.0 1.6 0.7 4.3 2.1 14.5
Construction 308.1 312.5 6.0 4.4 28.3 1.4 10.0
Manufacturing 507.0 500.6 7.0 -6.4 -3.2 -1.3 -0.6
Services-producing sector  3,512.5 3,564.9 15.6 52.4 161.2 1.5 4.7
Wholesale and retail trade 654.6 666.3 8.7 11.7 19.0 1.8 2.9
Transportation and warehousing 205.1 209.8 5.3 4.7 -13.7 2.3 -6.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 280.4 286.9 4.9 6.5 -1.2 2.3 -0.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 380.4 389.3 6.7 8.9 29.6 2.3 8.2
Business, building and other support services 174.5 171.3 5.7 -3.2 4.3 -1.8 2.6
Educational services 331.7 340.2 6.5 8.5 -17.8 2.6 -5.0
Health care and social assistance 597.5 608.8 6.9 11.3 15.4 1.9 2.6
Information, culture and recreation 207.8 198.5 6.4 -9.3 29.5 -4.5 17.5
Accommodation and food services 230.1 238.2 6.4 8.1 78.7 3.5 49.3
Other services (except public administration) 168.0 173.4 4.6 5.4 5.6 3.2 3.3
Public administration 282.3 282.3 4.2 0.0 11.9 0.0 4.4
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,786.9 7,849.7 20.7 62.8 311.2 0.8 4.1
Goods-producing sector 1,564.2 1,579.5 12.2 15.3 75.3 1.0 5.0
Agriculture 80.7 79.6 3.2 -1.1 13.4 -1.4 20.2
Natural resources2 38.5 40.3 2.1 1.8 4.3 4.7 11.9
Utilities 60.3 58.6 2.1 -1.7 -0.5 -2.8 -0.8
Construction 599.4 602.0 8.1 2.6 32.0 0.4 5.6
Manufacturing 785.3 799.0 8.8 13.7 26.1 1.7 3.4
Services-producing sector  6,222.7 6,270.2 20.8 47.5 235.9 0.8 3.9
Wholesale and retail trade 1,094.4 1,110.4 11.4 16.0 -57.2 1.5 -4.9
Transportation and warehousing 376.6 372.8 6.8 -3.8 -11.7 -1.0 -3.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 695.8 682.2 7.6 -13.6 32.9 -2.0 5.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 822.5 819.1 9.0 -3.4 48.0 -0.4 6.2
Business, building and other support services 295.0 299.7 7.0 4.7 18.4 1.6 6.5
Educational services 552.2 557.1 8.0 4.9 -4.7 0.9 -0.8
Health care and social assistance 938.7 959.8 8.3 21.1 32.4 2.2 3.5
Information, culture and recreation 314.2 327.9 7.8 13.7 44.5 4.4 15.7
Accommodation and food services 423.8 422.6 8.6 -1.2 96.1 -0.3 29.4
Other services (except public administration) 254.0 268.6 6.1 14.6 14.0 5.7 5.5
Public administration 455.6 450.0 5.3 -5.6 23.1 -1.2 5.4
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 682.4 683.2 3.3 0.8 8.5 0.1 1.3
Goods-producing sector 151.6 151.0 2.0 -0.6 0.4 -0.4 0.3
Agriculture 14.9 14.0 0.9 -0.9 -9.5 -6.0 -40.4
Natural resources2 5.5 7.6 0.4 2.1 3.5 38.2 85.4
Utilities 5.3 5.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 3.8 10.0
Construction 56.8 55.6 1.3 -1.2 3.6 -2.1 6.9
Manufacturing 69.0 68.4 1.3 -0.6 2.4 -0.9 3.6
Services-producing sector  530.8 532.1 3.2 1.3 8.1 0.2 1.5
Wholesale and retail trade 92.5 94.5 1.7 2.0 -3.2 2.2 -3.3
Transportation and warehousing 38.1 38.4 1.1 0.3 -3.0 0.8 -7.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 42.5 40.9 0.9 -1.6 1.7 -3.8 4.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.1 35.5 1.1 -1.6 3.7 -4.3 11.6
Business, building and other support services 21.7 21.2 1.1 -0.5 -2.2 -2.3 -9.4
Educational services 62.8 64.2 1.4 1.4 4.8 2.2 8.1
Health care and social assistance 101.9 103.9 1.6 2.0 -1.2 2.0 -1.1
Information, culture and recreation 24.1 23.5 1.1 -0.6 0.7 -2.5 3.1
Accommodation and food services 34.4 35.9 1.3 1.5 -0.8 4.4 -2.2
Other services (except public administration) 27.1 29.1 1.0 2.0 1.5 7.4 5.4
Public administration 48.4 45.2 1.0 -3.2 6.3 -6.6 16.2
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 584.5 589.0 3.1 4.5 14.2 0.8 2.5
Goods-producing sector 132.8 134.5 2.1 1.7 0.4 1.3 0.3
Agriculture 27.0 28.4 1.1 1.4 0.6 5.2 2.2
Natural resources2 22.1 20.3 0.9 -1.8 -0.2 -8.1 -1.0
Utilities 6.9 7.2 0.4 0.3 0.9 4.3 14.3
Construction 43.8 45.4 1.4 1.6 -2.3 3.7 -4.8
Manufacturing 32.9 33.3 1.1 0.4 1.5 1.2 4.7
Services-producing sector  451.7 454.5 3.0 2.8 13.8 0.6 3.1
Wholesale and retail trade 96.7 98.2 1.8 1.5 0.3 1.6 0.3
Transportation and warehousing 26.3 25.6 1.0 -0.7 -0.1 -2.7 -0.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.8 30.3 0.9 -0.5 -0.5 -1.6 -1.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 29.2 29.3 1.0 0.1 3.4 0.3 13.1
Business, building and other support services 12.8 12.5 1.1 -0.3 -4.0 -2.3 -24.2
Educational services 48.5 49.4 1.2 0.9 2.3 1.9 4.9
Health care and social assistance 91.6 92.8 1.4 1.2 4.5 1.3 5.1
Information, culture and recreation 19.8 20.7 1.0 0.9 2.1 4.5 11.3
Accommodation and food services 30.5 31.5 1.2 1.0 3.0 3.3 10.5
Other services (except public administration) 28.7 27.0 1.1 -1.7 2.2 -5.9 8.9
Public administration 36.8 37.3 0.9 0.5 0.8 1.4 2.2
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,409.0 2,429.7 11.0 20.7 99.4 0.9 4.3
Goods-producing sector 562.6 576.2 7.6 13.6 10.1 2.4 1.8
Agriculture 47.2 49.1 2.4 1.9 8.6 4.0 21.2
Natural resources2 128.4 131.1 4.2 2.7 -14.7 2.1 -10.1
Utilities 16.7 20.1 1.6 3.4 3.2 20.4 18.9
Construction 234.6 239.0 5.5 4.4 5.4 1.9 2.3
Manufacturing 135.7 136.8 3.6 1.1 7.5 0.8 5.8
Services-producing sector  1,846.4 1,853.5 10.9 7.1 89.3 0.4 5.1
Wholesale and retail trade 358.7 368.0 6.0 9.3 3.9 2.6 1.1
Transportation and warehousing 143.6 132.8 4.1 -10.8 1.7 -7.5 1.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 123.8 125.4 3.3 1.6 2.0 1.3 1.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 241.2 251.2 4.8 10.0 53.8 4.1 27.3
Business, building and other support services 74.7 72.7 3.5 -2.0 3.7 -2.7 5.4
Educational services 168.5 169.0 4.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2
Health care and social assistance 308.9 312.8 5.3 3.9 -3.6 1.3 -1.1
Information, culture and recreation 82.6 81.4 3.7 -1.2 3.0 -1.5 3.8
Accommodation and food services 126.9 124.1 4.8 -2.8 6.4 -2.2 5.4
Other services (except public administration) 104.7 100.1 3.6 -4.6 9.0 -4.4 9.9
Public administration 112.8 116.1 3.4 3.3 9.3 2.9 8.7
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,763.0 2,770.7 10.6 7.7 60.8 0.3 2.2
Goods-producing sector 515.2 512.4 6.5 -2.8 13.7 -0.5 2.7
Agriculture 22.6 24.0 1.8 1.4 1.7 6.2 7.6
Natural resources2 49.6 44.4 2.2 -5.2 -1.3 -10.5 -2.8
Utilities 13.3 14.3 1.2 1.0 -1.6 7.5 -10.1
Construction 252.5 256.6 4.4 4.1 37.0 1.6 16.8
Manufacturing 177.1 173.1 4.2 -4.0 -22.1 -2.3 -11.3
Services-producing sector  2,247.8 2,258.3 10.7 10.5 47.1 0.5 2.1
Wholesale and retail trade 423.1 441.2 6.0 18.1 5.3 4.3 1.2
Transportation and warehousing 143.2 135.5 3.5 -7.7 -7.9 -5.4 -5.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 165.1 168.6 3.4 3.5 2.1 2.1 1.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 278.7 263.6 4.7 -15.1 8.6 -5.4 3.4
Business, building and other support services 95.7 91.9 3.3 -3.8 6.2 -4.0 7.2
Educational services 209.2 210.6 4.4 1.4 17.8 0.7 9.2
Health care and social assistance 360.2 358.5 4.7 -1.7 -11.7 -0.5 -3.2
Information, culture and recreation 142.5 149.0 4.6 6.5 5.5 4.6 3.8
Accommodation and food services 188.0 195.1 4.3 7.1 18.1 3.8 10.2
Other services (except public administration) 102.9 103.8 3.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
Public administration 139.2 140.5 2.7 1.3 2.3 0.9 1.7
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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