Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| February 2022 |
January 2023r |
February 2023p |
January to February 2023 | February 2022 to February 2023 | January to February 2023 | February 2022 to February 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,201.8 | 17,877.4 | 17,939.9 | 62.5 | 738.1 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 38.3 | 37.5 | 37.6 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 0.2 | -2.0 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 201.4 | 210.5 | 213.5 | 3.0 | 12.1 | 1.4 | 6.0 |
| Utilities | 127.8 | 130.1 | 132.0 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| Construction | 1,121.4 | 1,154.7 | 1,165.1 | 10.4 | 43.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1,550.7 | 1,562.7 | 1,559.8 | -2.9 | 9.1 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 808.9 | 820.4 | 821.6 | 1.1 | 12.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Retail trade | 2,001.3 | 2,024.1 | 2,035.1 | 11.1 | 33.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 793.0 | 832.5 | 835.3 | 2.8 | 42.3 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| Information and cultural industries | 371.2 | 372.8 | 373.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Finance and insurance | 787.7 | 835.8 | 838.8 | 3.1 | 51.1 | 0.4 | 6.5 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 277.7 | 289.8 | 291.2 | 1.4 | 13.5 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,128.7 | 1,209.1 | 1,216.1 | 7.1 | 87.4 | 0.6 | 7.7 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 123.1 | 124.6 | 124.3 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 824.8 | 844.2 | 846.0 | 1.9 | 21.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Educational services | 1,375.5 | 1,418.7 | 1,438.1 | 19.4 | 62.6 | 1.4 | 4.6 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,214.9 | 2,256.0 | 2,256.5 | 0.5 | 41.6 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 261.7 | 301.6 | 304.4 | 2.9 | 42.7 | 1.0 | 16.3 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,141.7 | 1,293.0 | 1,297.0 | 4.0 | 155.3 | 0.3 | 13.6 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 528.4 | 559.0 | 560.0 | 1.0 | 31.6 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
| Public administration | 1,207.0 | 1,254.4 | 1,260.2 | 5.7 | 53.2 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 214.5 | 221.8 | 222.3 | 0.5 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 3.7 |
| Prince Edward Island | 72.8 | 75.7 | 75.5 | -0.1 | 2.8 | -0.2 | 3.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 429.2 | 446.4 | 446.8 | 0.4 | 17.6 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| New Brunswick | 338.1 | 351.1 | 352.5 | 1.4 | 14.4 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
| Quebec | 3,896.1 | 4,035.0 | 4,039.0 | 4.0 | 142.9 | 0.1 | 3.7 |
| Ontario | 6,666.5 | 6,920.6 | 6,953.3 | 32.6 | 286.7 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Manitoba | 617.0 | 635.5 | 634.3 | -1.3 | 17.3 | -0.2 | 2.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 487.0 | 506.3 | 507.4 | 1.0 | 20.4 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
| Alberta | 1,991.1 | 2,093.3 | 2,105.5 | 12.2 | 114.4 | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| British Columbia | 2,419.1 | 2,518.5 | 2,532.2 | 13.7 | 113.1 | 0.5 | 4.7 |
| Yukon | 23.4 | 24.3 | 24.3 | -0.0 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 3.6 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.9 | 28.5 | 27.5 | -0.9 | 0.6 | -3.3 | 2.4 |
| Nunavut | 20.1 | 20.5 | 19.4 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -5.4 | -3.4 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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