Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  January
2023		 February
2023		 Standard error1 January to February 2023 February 2022 to February 2023 January to February 2023 February 2022 to February 2023
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 234.5 238.3 2.3 3.8 5.7 1.6 2.5
Goods-producing sector 51.7 51.5 1.5 -0.2 3.4 -0.4 7.1
Agriculture 1.4 1.2 0.2 -0.2 0.2 -14.3 20.0
Natural resources2 16.2 16.7 0.9 0.5 0.8 3.1 5.0
Utilities 2.7 2.7 0.2 0.0 0.6 0.0 28.6
Construction 20.4 20.3 1.0 -0.1 1.6 -0.5 8.6
Manufacturing 11.0 10.6 0.8 -0.4 0.1 -3.6 1.0
Services-producing sector  182.8 186.8 1.9 4.0 2.3 2.2 1.2
Wholesale and retail trade 34.6 35.0 1.0 0.4 -4.7 1.2 -11.8
Transportation and warehousing 12.7 13.2 0.6 0.5 3.8 3.9 40.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.4 7.2 0.4 -0.2 1.6 -2.7 28.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 10.4 10.8 0.5 0.4 -1.4 3.8 -11.5
Business, building and other support services 4.8 5.3 0.6 0.5 -2.3 10.4 -30.3
Educational services 17.4 17.4 0.7 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -1.1
Health care and social assistance 44.7 45.9 0.9 1.2 1.2 2.7 2.7
Information, culture and recreation 6.8 6.6 0.6 -0.2 0.0 -2.9 0.0
Accommodation and food services 13.6 15.3 0.8 1.7 2.5 12.5 19.5
Other services (except public administration) 8.7 8.0 0.6 -0.7 -0.5 -8.0 -5.9
Public administration 21.8 22.2 0.5 0.4 2.4 1.8 12.1
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 83.9 85.6 1.1 1.7 2.1 2.0 2.5
Goods-producing sector 20.3 20.5 0.7 0.2 -0.9 1.0 -4.2
Agriculture 3.1 2.9 0.3 -0.2 -0.4 -6.5 -12.1
Natural resources2 2.3 2.0 0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -13.0 -9.1
Utilities 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Construction 6.7 6.9 0.3 0.2 -0.5 3.0 -6.8
Manufacturing 8.0 8.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 5.0 2.4
Services-producing sector  63.6 65.2 0.9 1.6 3.1 2.5 5.0
Wholesale and retail trade 11.3 11.0 0.5 -0.3 -0.7 -2.7 -6.0
Transportation and warehousing 1.9 2.1 0.3 0.2 -0.1 10.5 -4.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 3.2 3.5 0.2 0.3 0.8 9.4 29.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.0 4.4 0.2 -0.6 -0.8 -12.0 -15.4
Business, building and other support services 2.4 2.2 0.3 -0.2 0.5 -8.3 29.4
Educational services 6.0 6.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 3.3 8.8
Health care and social assistance 12.8 13.6 0.3 0.8 1.7 6.3 14.3
Information, culture and recreation 2.9 3.1 0.3 0.2 0.8 6.9 34.8
Accommodation and food services 4.3 5.2 0.5 0.9 0.1 20.9 2.0
Other services (except public administration) 3.2 3.7 0.3 0.5 -0.4 15.6 -9.8
Public administration 10.7 10.1 0.4 -0.6 0.5 -5.6 5.2
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 501.6 496.9 3.1 -4.7 15.5 -0.9 3.2
Goods-producing sector 96.1 96.2 1.9 0.1 -1.2 0.1 -1.2
Agriculture 3.9 4.2 0.6 0.3 -2.1 7.7 -33.3
Natural resources2 10.7 10.9 0.8 0.2 1.0 1.9 10.1
Utilities 3.4 3.3 0.4 -0.1 -1.4 -2.9 -29.8
Construction 43.3 40.8 1.3 -2.5 -0.1 -5.8 -0.2
Manufacturing 34.8 37.0 1.1 2.2 1.5 6.3 4.2
Services-producing sector  405.5 400.6 2.9 -4.9 16.6 -1.2 4.3
Wholesale and retail trade 78.0 75.2 1.6 -2.8 1.3 -3.6 1.8
Transportation and warehousing 20.8 21.4 1.0 0.6 -1.2 2.9 -5.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 28.6 28.4 0.9 -0.2 1.8 -0.7 6.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 39.4 38.8 1.1 -0.6 2.3 -1.5 6.3
Business, building and other support services 17.9 16.9 0.9 -1.0 -3.2 -5.6 -15.9
Educational services 36.5 37.1 1.1 0.6 1.0 1.6 2.8
Health care and social assistance 80.5 80.0 1.3 -0.5 -1.6 -0.6 -2.0
Information, culture and recreation 18.8 18.2 1.1 -0.6 4.2 -3.2 30.0
Accommodation and food services 29.2 29.1 1.2 -0.1 2.1 -0.3 7.8
Other services (except public administration) 21.2 20.6 0.8 -0.6 6.2 -2.8 43.1
Public administration 34.5 35.0 0.8 0.5 3.9 1.4 12.5
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 378.5 383.6 2.4 5.1 17.1 1.3 4.7
Goods-producing sector 72.6 76.6 1.5 4.0 1.6 5.5 2.1
Agriculture 4.6 6.0 0.5 1.4 -0.9 30.4 -13.0
Natural resources2 7.9 8.2 0.7 0.3 1.3 3.8 18.8
Utilities 3.9 4.2 0.2 0.3 -0.1 7.7 -2.3
Construction 29.5 30.1 1.0 0.6 2.3 2.0 8.3
Manufacturing 26.8 28.1 0.9 1.3 -0.9 4.9 -3.1
Services-producing sector  306.0 307.0 2.2 1.0 15.5 0.3 5.3
Wholesale and retail trade 57.5 58.1 1.1 0.6 -0.7 1.0 -1.2
Transportation and warehousing 16.9 17.0 0.7 0.1 -2.7 0.6 -13.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.7 21.6 0.6 0.9 3.0 4.3 16.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 24.3 24.8 0.7 0.5 3.9 2.1 18.7
Business, building and other support services 10.7 10.4 0.8 -0.3 -4.1 -2.8 -28.3
Educational services 30.9 30.7 0.8 -0.2 -0.1 -0.6 -0.3
Health care and social assistance 63.0 60.9 1.0 -2.1 5.4 -3.3 9.7
Information, culture and recreation 10.0 9.0 0.7 -1.0 -0.8 -10.0 -8.2
Accommodation and food services 20.4 20.7 0.9 0.3 4.5 1.5 27.8
Other services (except public administration) 16.9 17.6 0.7 0.7 2.8 4.1 18.9
Public administration 34.7 36.2 0.7 1.5 4.2 4.3 13.1
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,511.6 4,496.1 16.0 -15.5 97.9 -0.3 2.2
Goods-producing sector 946.7 947.3 9.5 0.6 20.3 0.1 2.2
Agriculture 55.9 51.2 2.9 -4.7 -1.7 -8.4 -3.2
Natural resources2 43.7 42.5 2.2 -1.2 -0.2 -2.7 -0.5
Utilities 34.0 34.6 1.6 0.6 2.0 1.8 6.1
Construction 312.5 320.6 6.0 8.1 26.1 2.6 8.9
Manufacturing 500.6 498.5 7.0 -2.1 -5.8 -0.4 -1.2
Services-producing sector  3,564.9 3,548.8 15.6 -16.1 77.6 -0.5 2.2
Wholesale and retail trade 666.3 657.8 8.7 -8.5 -11.1 -1.3 -1.7
Transportation and warehousing 209.8 211.4 5.3 1.6 -13.3 0.8 -5.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 286.9 273.8 4.9 -13.1 -12.6 -4.6 -4.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 389.3 376.6 6.7 -12.7 1.3 -3.3 0.3
Business, building and other support services 171.3 176.6 5.7 5.3 14.2 3.1 8.7
Educational services 340.2 340.1 6.5 -0.1 -6.8 -0.0 -2.0
Health care and social assistance 608.8 607.8 6.9 -1.0 11.5 -0.2 1.9
Information, culture and recreation 198.5 199.5 6.4 1.0 13.1 0.5 7.0
Accommodation and food services 238.2 236.2 6.4 -2.0 47.3 -0.8 25.0
Other services (except public administration) 173.4 186.1 4.6 12.7 17.5 7.3 10.4
Public administration 282.3 282.9 4.2 0.6 16.5 0.2 6.2
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,849.7 7,865.3 20.7 15.6 144.0 0.2 1.9
Goods-producing sector 1,579.5 1,576.7 12.2 -2.8 56.4 -0.2 3.7
Agriculture 79.6 78.5 3.2 -1.1 11.3 -1.4 16.8
Natural resources2 40.3 38.6 2.1 -1.7 1.9 -4.2 5.2
Utilities 58.6 62.2 2.1 3.6 6.2 6.1 11.1
Construction 602.0 600.0 8.1 -2.0 17.4 -0.3 3.0
Manufacturing 799.0 797.4 8.8 -1.6 19.5 -0.2 2.5
Services-producing sector  6,270.2 6,288.6 20.8 18.4 87.6 0.3 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 1,110.4 1,136.1 11.4 25.7 -39.6 2.3 -3.4
Transportation and warehousing 372.8 368.2 6.8 -4.6 -25.7 -1.2 -6.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 682.2 684.4 7.6 2.2 25.3 0.3 3.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 819.1 824.4 9.0 5.3 34.6 0.6 4.4
Business, building and other support services 299.7 283.8 7.0 -15.9 -6.3 -5.3 -2.2
Educational services 557.1 559.3 8.0 2.2 0.2 0.4 0.0
Health care and social assistance 959.8 961.1 8.3 1.3 22.3 0.1 2.4
Information, culture and recreation 327.9 321.1 7.8 -6.8 -6.3 -2.1 -1.9
Accommodation and food services 422.6 426.0 8.6 3.4 28.9 0.8 7.3
Other services (except public administration) 268.6 266.6 6.1 -2.0 18.0 -0.7 7.2
Public administration 450.0 457.6 5.3 7.6 36.3 1.7 8.6
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 683.2 688.1 3.3 4.9 7.9 0.7 1.2
Goods-producing sector 151.0 153.2 2.0 2.2 1.2 1.5 0.8
Agriculture 14.0 16.0 0.9 2.0 -6.6 14.3 -29.2
Natural resources2 7.6 7.5 0.4 -0.1 3.3 -1.3 78.6
Utilities 5.5 5.7 0.3 0.2 0.8 3.6 16.3
Construction 55.6 56.5 1.3 0.9 4.1 1.6 7.8
Manufacturing 68.4 67.5 1.3 -0.9 -0.5 -1.3 -0.7
Services-producing sector  532.1 534.9 3.2 2.8 6.7 0.5 1.3
Wholesale and retail trade 94.5 97.1 1.7 2.6 -1.1 2.8 -1.1
Transportation and warehousing 38.4 40.4 1.1 2.0 -2.3 5.2 -5.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 40.9 41.7 0.9 0.8 1.6 2.0 4.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 35.5 36.4 1.1 0.9 4.4 2.5 13.8
Business, building and other support services 21.2 19.9 1.1 -1.3 -2.1 -6.1 -9.5
Educational services 64.2 62.7 1.4 -1.5 0.0 -2.3 0.0
Health care and social assistance 103.9 105.4 1.6 1.5 0.0 1.4 0.0
Information, culture and recreation 23.5 23.8 1.1 0.3 1.8 1.3 8.2
Accommodation and food services 35.9 35.9 1.3 0.0 -0.8 0.0 -2.2
Other services (except public administration) 29.1 26.5 1.0 -2.6 -0.6 -8.9 -2.2
Public administration 45.2 45.0 1.0 -0.2 5.6 -0.4 14.2
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 589.0 591.6 3.1 2.6 8.1 0.4 1.4
Goods-producing sector 134.5 133.2 2.1 -1.3 -1.7 -1.0 -1.3
Agriculture 28.4 26.7 1.1 -1.7 -1.1 -6.0 -4.0
Natural resources2 20.3 21.4 0.9 1.1 1.4 5.4 7.0
Utilities 7.2 7.9 0.4 0.7 1.6 9.7 25.4
Construction 45.4 45.1 1.4 -0.3 -3.4 -0.7 -7.0
Manufacturing 33.3 32.1 1.1 -1.2 -0.2 -3.6 -0.6
Services-producing sector  454.5 458.4 3.0 3.9 9.8 0.9 2.2
Wholesale and retail trade 98.2 99.4 1.8 1.2 -1.8 1.2 -1.8
Transportation and warehousing 25.6 26.7 1.0 1.1 2.5 4.3 10.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.3 29.9 0.9 -0.4 -0.7 -1.3 -2.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 29.3 30.8 1.0 1.5 4.9 5.1 18.9
Business, building and other support services 12.5 12.0 1.1 -0.5 -2.7 -4.0 -18.4
Educational services 49.4 50.5 1.2 1.1 2.1 2.2 4.3
Health care and social assistance 92.8 92.5 1.4 -0.3 3.5 -0.3 3.9
Information, culture and recreation 20.7 20.3 1.0 -0.4 1.0 -1.9 5.2
Accommodation and food services 31.5 32.1 1.2 0.6 2.8 1.9 9.6
Other services (except public administration) 27.0 26.7 1.1 -0.3 -1.6 -1.1 -5.7
Public administration 37.3 37.7 0.9 0.4 0.1 1.1 0.3
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,429.7 2,431.3 11.0 1.6 76.9 0.1 3.3
Goods-producing sector 576.2 583.0 7.6 6.8 10.2 1.2 1.8
Agriculture 49.1 47.7 2.4 -1.4 7.6 -2.9 19.0
Natural resources2 131.1 135.8 4.2 4.7 -10.8 3.6 -7.4
Utilities 20.1 21.9 1.6 1.8 4.7 9.0 27.3
Construction 239.0 233.2 5.5 -5.8 -5.3 -2.4 -2.2
Manufacturing 136.8 144.3 3.6 7.5 13.9 5.5 10.7
Services-producing sector  1,853.5 1,848.4 10.9 -5.1 66.8 -0.3 3.7
Wholesale and retail trade 368.0 353.9 6.0 -14.1 -0.9 -3.8 -0.3
Transportation and warehousing 132.8 140.9 4.1 8.1 16.1 6.1 12.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 125.4 125.4 3.3 0.0 1.9 0.0 1.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 251.2 250.8 4.8 -0.4 44.0 -0.2 21.3
Business, building and other support services 72.7 73.1 3.5 0.4 -1.6 0.6 -2.1
Educational services 169.0 161.4 4.2 -7.6 -13.6 -4.5 -7.8
Health care and social assistance 312.8 319.1 5.3 6.3 7.3 2.0 2.3
Information, culture and recreation 81.4 85.2 3.7 3.8 0.2 4.7 0.2
Accommodation and food services 124.1 122.7 4.8 -1.4 -4.7 -1.1 -3.7
Other services (except public administration) 100.1 98.1 3.6 -2.0 5.2 -2.0 5.6
Public administration 116.1 117.6 3.4 1.5 12.6 1.3 12.0
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,770.7 2,777.4 10.6 6.7 35.3 0.2 1.3
Goods-producing sector 512.4 520.3 6.5 7.9 10.1 1.5 2.0
Agriculture 24.0 29.2 1.8 5.2 4.9 21.7 20.2
Natural resources2 44.4 45.8 2.2 1.4 0.4 3.2 0.9
Utilities 14.3 14.7 1.2 0.4 -0.7 2.8 -4.5
Construction 256.6 256.0 4.4 -0.6 28.4 -0.2 12.5
Manufacturing 173.1 174.6 4.2 1.5 -22.9 0.9 -11.6
Services-producing sector  2,258.3 2,257.1 10.7 -1.2 25.3 -0.1 1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 441.2 434.0 6.0 -7.2 -1.5 -1.6 -0.3
Transportation and warehousing 135.5 132.3 3.5 -3.2 -11.8 -2.4 -8.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 168.6 170.3 3.4 1.7 7.9 1.0 4.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 263.6 266.9 4.7 3.3 -8.9 1.3 -3.2
Business, building and other support services 91.9 94.1 3.3 2.2 11.5 2.4 13.9
Educational services 210.6 208.1 4.4 -2.5 8.2 -1.2 4.1
Health care and social assistance 358.5 366.6 4.7 8.1 -6.8 2.3 -1.8
Information, culture and recreation 149.0 144.9 4.6 -4.1 0.3 -2.8 0.2
Accommodation and food services 195.1 194.6 4.3 -0.5 18.7 -0.3 10.6
Other services (except public administration) 103.8 106.7 3.1 2.9 5.4 2.8 5.3
Public administration 140.5 138.7 2.7 -1.8 2.2 -1.3 1.6
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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