Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| December 2021 |
November 2022r |
December 2022p |
November to December 2022 | December 2021 to December 2022 | November to December 2022 | December 2021 to December 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,051.5 | 17,752.9 | 17,844.3 | 91.4 | 792.9 | 0.5 | 4.6 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.5 | 37.6 | 37.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 198.1 | 209.1 | 209.5 | 0.4 | 11.5 | 0.2 | 5.8 |
| Utilities | 127.8 | 129.8 | 130.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| Construction | 1,089.7 | 1,149.0 | 1,160.5 | 11.5 | 70.9 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,536.2 | 1,562.3 | 1,563.2 | 0.8 | 26.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Wholesale trade | 802.0 | 818.8 | 815.2 | -3.6 | 13.2 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| Retail trade | 1,986.0 | 2,009.1 | 2,011.3 | 2.3 | 25.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 779.4 | 820.0 | 822.8 | 2.8 | 43.4 | 0.3 | 5.6 |
| Information and cultural industries | 370.7 | 388.4 | 386.8 | -1.6 | 16.1 | -0.4 | 4.4 |
| Finance and insurance | 779.8 | 825.0 | 838.8 | 13.8 | 59.0 | 1.7 | 7.6 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 274.5 | 288.0 | 288.2 | 0.2 | 13.7 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,096.5 | 1,193.9 | 1,201.7 | 7.8 | 105.2 | 0.7 | 9.6 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 122.3 | 122.5 | 123.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 810.3 | 837.3 | 838.0 | 0.6 | 27.7 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| Educational services | 1,373.8 | 1,407.5 | 1,415.8 | 8.3 | 42.1 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,184.0 | 2,239.8 | 2,266.3 | 26.5 | 82.3 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 270.4 | 299.9 | 300.0 | 0.2 | 29.7 | 0.1 | 11.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,172.1 | 1,282.8 | 1,286.4 | 3.6 | 114.3 | 0.3 | 9.8 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 525.4 | 547.5 | 549.7 | 2.2 | 24.4 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| Public administration | 1,201.5 | 1,242.4 | 1,250.7 | 8.3 | 49.2 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 212.6 | 219.0 | 219.8 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 72.6 | 75.8 | 75.7 | -0.1 | 3.0 | -0.2 | 4.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 427.7 | 442.6 | 445.6 | 3.0 | 17.9 | 0.7 | 4.2 |
| New Brunswick | 339.2 | 349.0 | 349.8 | 0.9 | 10.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Quebec | 3,881.4 | 4,018.3 | 4,037.2 | 18.9 | 155.8 | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| Ontario | 6,600.6 | 6,864.5 | 6,901.4 | 36.9 | 300.8 | 0.5 | 4.6 |
| Manitoba | 615.7 | 632.8 | 636.6 | 3.8 | 20.9 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 486.9 | 499.2 | 501.8 | 2.6 | 14.9 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Alberta | 1,963.6 | 2,070.8 | 2,083.5 | 12.7 | 119.9 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| British Columbia | 2,380.6 | 2,508.6 | 2,520.0 | 11.5 | 139.5 | 0.5 | 5.9 |
| Yukon | 23.7 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.7 | 27.9 | 28.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 5.1 |
| Nunavut | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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