Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2022 |
December 2022r |
January 2023p |
December 2022 to January 2023 | January 2022 to January 2023 | December 2022 to January 2023 | January 2022 to January 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,080.4 | 17,802.1 | 17,873.1 | 71.1 | 792.7 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.4 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.8 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 200.5 | 208.8 | 210.0 | 1.3 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| Utilities | 128.2 | 129.8 | 129.2 | -0.6 | 1.0 | -0.5 | 0.8 |
| Construction | 1,109.5 | 1,161.1 | 1,153.5 | -7.6 | 44.1 | -0.7 | 4.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,542.1 | 1,562.4 | 1,565.2 | 2.8 | 23.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Wholesale trade | 806.1 | 816.7 | 820.4 | 3.6 | 14.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
| Retail trade | 1,998.8 | 1,996.4 | 2,019.2 | 22.7 | 20.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 785.1 | 822.5 | 835.3 | 12.8 | 50.2 | 1.6 | 6.4 |
| Information and cultural industries | 365.5 | 383.0 | 371.8 | -11.2 | 6.3 | -2.9 | 1.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 784.3 | 833.5 | 837.9 | 4.4 | 53.6 | 0.5 | 6.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 277.4 | 289.7 | 291.1 | 1.4 | 13.8 | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,123.7 | 1,203.0 | 1,210.0 | 6.9 | 86.3 | 0.6 | 7.7 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 121.5 | 123.0 | 125.4 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 818.7 | 837.6 | 843.0 | 5.5 | 24.3 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Educational services | 1,374.8 | 1,416.4 | 1,411.8 | -4.6 | 37.0 | -0.3 | 2.7 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,193.6 | 2,248.4 | 2,257.5 | 9.1 | 63.9 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 257.4 | 300.9 | 301.2 | 0.3 | 43.7 | 0.1 | 17.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,115.1 | 1,286.8 | 1,293.8 | 7.0 | 178.6 | 0.5 | 16.0 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 526.1 | 550.2 | 559.0 | 8.8 | 32.9 | 1.6 | 6.3 |
| Public administration | 1,194.4 | 1,244.9 | 1,254.9 | 10.0 | 60.4 | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 213.5 | 219.4 | 220.5 | 1.0 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| Prince Edward Island | 72.3 | 75.3 | 75.8 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 4.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 425.8 | 442.9 | 446.1 | 3.2 | 20.3 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| New Brunswick | 335.0 | 350.4 | 351.0 | 0.6 | 16.0 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| Quebec | 3,871.2 | 4,028.0 | 4,042.0 | 13.9 | 170.8 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Ontario | 6,599.5 | 6,897.2 | 6,914.9 | 17.7 | 315.4 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Manitoba | 617.3 | 634.5 | 635.9 | 1.4 | 18.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 489.2 | 501.8 | 508.1 | 6.3 | 19.0 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| Alberta | 1,981.5 | 2,074.0 | 2,088.5 | 14.5 | 107.0 | 0.7 | 5.4 |
| British Columbia | 2,405.1 | 2,505.5 | 2,517.4 | 11.9 | 112.3 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Yukon | 23.5 | 24.3 | 24.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 2.9 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.0 | 28.3 | 28.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| Nunavut | 19.4 | 20.2 | 20.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 5.3 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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