Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  March
2023		 April
2023		 Standard error1 March to April 2023 April 2022 to April 2023 March to April 2023 April 2022 to April 2023
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 237.8 238.0 2.3 0.2 7.8 0.1 3.4
Goods-producing sector 51.4 50.8 1.5 -0.6 2.2 -1.2 4.5
Agriculture 1.0 1.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 30.0 18.2
Natural resources2 16.5 16.1 0.9 -0.4 0.4 -2.4 2.5
Utilities 2.8 2.7 0.2 -0.1 0.5 -3.6 22.7
Construction 20.1 20.0 1.0 -0.1 0.7 -0.5 3.6
Manufacturing 10.9 10.8 0.8 -0.1 0.5 -0.9 4.9
Services-producing sector  186.4 187.2 1.9 0.8 5.7 0.4 3.1
Wholesale and retail trade 36.2 36.3 1.0 0.1 -2.5 0.3 -6.4
Transportation and warehousing 12.2 12.8 0.6 0.6 2.2 4.9 20.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.7 7.4 0.4 -0.3 1.8 -3.9 32.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.1 10.7 0.5 -0.4 0.1 -3.6 0.9
Business, building and other support services 5.1 4.9 0.6 -0.2 -0.9 -3.9 -15.5
Educational services 17.0 17.6 0.7 0.6 1.1 3.5 6.7
Health care and social assistance 45.5 45.7 0.9 0.2 1.3 0.4 2.9
Information, culture and recreation 7.2 7.7 0.6 0.5 0.8 6.9 11.6
Accommodation and food services 14.7 14.5 0.8 -0.2 -0.1 -1.4 -0.7
Other services (except public administration) 7.3 7.4 0.6 0.1 0.7 1.4 10.4
Public administration 22.4 22.1 0.5 -0.3 1.2 -1.3 5.7
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 87.3 89.5 1.1 2.2 5.0 2.5 5.9
Goods-producing sector 20.5 21.2 0.7 0.7 -0.6 3.4 -2.8
Agriculture 3.0 3.6 0.3 0.6 0.5 20.0 16.1
Natural resources2 2.1 1.6 0.3 -0.5 -0.9 -23.8 -36.0
Utilities 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 50.0 0.0
Construction 7.1 7.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 2.8 1.4
Manufacturing 8.2 8.4 0.4 0.2 -0.3 2.4 -3.4
Services-producing sector  66.7 68.3 0.9 1.6 5.6 2.4 8.9
Wholesale and retail trade 10.7 10.4 0.5 -0.3 -0.9 -2.8 -8.0
Transportation and warehousing 2.2 2.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -4.5 -8.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 3.6 3.5 0.2 -0.1 0.5 -2.8 16.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.3 4.3 0.2 0.0 -1.0 0.0 -18.9
Business, building and other support services 2.9 2.3 0.3 -0.6 0.4 -20.7 21.1
Educational services 6.5 7.0 0.3 0.5 1.2 7.7 20.7
Health care and social assistance 14.5 14.2 0.3 -0.3 2.4 -2.1 20.3
Information, culture and recreation 2.7 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.4 11.1 15.4
Accommodation and food services 5.3 6.1 0.5 0.8 0.8 15.1 15.1
Other services (except public administration) 3.5 4.1 0.3 0.6 0.6 17.1 17.1
Public administration 10.4 11.2 0.4 0.8 1.4 7.7 14.3
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 496.0 497.3 3.1 1.3 9.7 0.3 2.0
Goods-producing sector 92.3 91.3 1.9 -1.0 -4.1 -1.1 -4.3
Agriculture 4.4 5.5 0.6 1.1 -0.3 25.0 -5.2
Natural resources2 9.1 8.8 0.8 -0.3 -0.9 -3.3 -9.3
Utilities 3.0 3.3 0.4 0.3 -1.0 10.0 -23.3
Construction 39.2 37.9 1.3 -1.3 -4.0 -3.3 -9.5
Manufacturing 36.6 35.7 1.1 -0.9 2.0 -2.5 5.9
Services-producing sector  403.7 406.0 2.9 2.3 13.8 0.6 3.5
Wholesale and retail trade 75.9 77.9 1.6 2.0 4.0 2.6 5.4
Transportation and warehousing 21.1 21.5 1.0 0.4 -0.2 1.9 -0.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.0 30.0 0.9 1.0 0.6 3.4 2.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 39.3 38.1 1.1 -1.2 2.1 -3.1 5.8
Business, building and other support services 16.9 17.6 0.9 0.7 -2.8 4.1 -13.7
Educational services 39.5 38.5 1.1 -1.0 1.3 -2.5 3.5
Health care and social assistance 78.8 79.9 1.3 1.1 -0.2 1.4 -0.2
Information, culture and recreation 19.3 18.8 1.1 -0.5 3.4 -2.6 22.1
Accommodation and food services 29.4 30.3 1.2 0.9 2.2 3.1 7.8
Other services (except public administration) 20.0 19.0 0.8 -1.0 1.5 -5.0 8.6
Public administration 34.5 34.4 0.8 -0.1 2.0 -0.3 6.2
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 385.5 383.6 2.4 -1.9 8.9 -0.5 2.4
Goods-producing sector 77.4 77.6 1.5 0.2 0.8 0.3 1.0
Agriculture 5.7 5.5 0.5 -0.2 -1.1 -3.5 -16.7
Natural resources2 8.7 9.2 0.7 0.5 2.0 5.7 27.8
Utilities 4.2 4.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 2.4 2.4
Construction 29.9 29.2 1.0 -0.7 -0.1 -2.3 -0.3
Manufacturing 28.8 29.5 0.9 0.7 -0.1 2.4 -0.3
Services-producing sector  308.2 306.0 2.2 -2.2 8.1 -0.7 2.7
Wholesale and retail trade 57.6 57.9 1.1 0.3 -0.5 0.5 -0.9
Transportation and warehousing 17.8 17.8 0.7 0.0 -1.3 0.0 -6.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.4 19.3 0.6 -1.1 1.6 -5.4 9.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 25.4 24.4 0.7 -1.0 2.8 -3.9 13.0
Business, building and other support services 10.9 10.7 0.8 -0.2 -3.2 -1.8 -23.0
Educational services 31.0 32.1 0.8 1.1 -1.6 3.5 -4.7
Health care and social assistance 61.3 59.9 1.0 -1.4 4.5 -2.3 8.1
Information, culture and recreation 9.8 9.8 0.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.0
Accommodation and food services 20.3 21.1 0.9 0.8 0.9 3.9 4.5
Other services (except public administration) 17.0 16.5 0.7 -0.5 0.2 -2.9 1.2
Public administration 36.7 36.5 0.7 -0.2 4.6 -0.5 14.4
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,494.5 4,505.0 16.0 10.5 112.8 0.2 2.6
Goods-producing sector 939.5 942.9 9.5 3.4 19.6 0.4 2.1
Agriculture 54.6 55.0 2.9 0.4 1.7 0.7 3.2
Natural resources2 37.5 37.8 2.2 0.3 -6.8 0.8 -15.2
Utilities 32.7 32.4 1.6 -0.3 0.8 -0.9 2.5
Construction 311.8 314.0 6.0 2.2 26.5 0.7 9.2
Manufacturing 503.0 503.7 7.0 0.7 -2.6 0.1 -0.5
Services-producing sector  3,554.9 3,562.1 15.6 7.2 93.2 0.2 2.7
Wholesale and retail trade 651.8 661.5 8.7 9.7 -6.4 1.5 -1.0
Transportation and warehousing 217.0 214.5 5.3 -2.5 -3.0 -1.2 -1.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 275.4 274.4 4.9 -1.0 -4.0 -0.4 -1.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 386.4 384.1 6.7 -2.3 14.1 -0.6 3.8
Business, building and other support services 185.4 179.8 5.7 -5.6 14.3 -3.0 8.6
Educational services 330.2 331.8 6.5 1.6 -11.6 0.5 -3.4
Health care and social assistance 594.0 592.6 6.9 -1.4 8.8 -0.2 1.5
Information, culture and recreation 203.3 221.1 6.4 17.8 32.9 8.8 17.5
Accommodation and food services 240.6 235.6 6.4 -5.0 40.3 -2.1 20.6
Other services (except public administration) 183.4 184.8 4.6 1.4 2.6 0.8 1.4
Public administration 287.4 282.1 4.2 -5.3 5.5 -1.8 2.0
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,886.7 7,919.4 20.7 32.7 138.5 0.4 1.8
Goods-producing sector 1,568.1 1,574.1 12.2 6.0 23.2 0.4 1.5
Agriculture 80.4 75.2 3.2 -5.2 5.5 -6.5 7.9
Natural resources2 40.8 42.2 2.1 1.4 3.7 3.4 9.6
Utilities 61.9 60.3 2.1 -1.6 -0.4 -2.6 -0.7
Construction 597.5 603.9 8.1 6.4 6.3 1.1 1.1
Manufacturing 787.5 792.5 8.8 5.0 8.1 0.6 1.0
Services-producing sector  6,318.6 6,345.4 20.8 26.8 115.4 0.4 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade 1,127.3 1,139.4 11.4 12.1 -30.1 1.1 -2.6
Transportation and warehousing 386.9 406.4 6.8 19.5 26.5 5.0 7.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 693.9 692.2 7.6 -1.7 34.8 -0.2 5.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 814.5 813.9 9.0 -0.6 5.8 -0.1 0.7
Business, building and other support services 298.9 297.4 7.0 -1.5 20.4 -0.5 7.4
Educational services 559.7 566.0 8.0 6.3 -8.8 1.1 -1.5
Health care and social assistance 969.2 974.1 8.3 4.9 32.6 0.5 3.5
Information, culture and recreation 319.4 329.0 7.8 9.6 -6.0 3.0 -1.8
Accommodation and food services 423.0 411.5 8.6 -11.5 9.8 -2.7 2.4
Other services (except public administration) 267.0 255.8 6.1 -11.2 2.3 -4.2 0.9
Public administration 458.9 459.6 5.3 0.7 28.0 0.2 6.5
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 691.4 687.4 3.3 -4.0 13.4 -0.6 2.0
Goods-producing sector 151.8 149.6 2.0 -2.2 2.7 -1.4 1.8
Agriculture 15.8 14.3 0.9 -1.5 -6.7 -9.5 -31.9
Natural resources2 6.8 6.4 0.4 -0.4 2.8 -5.9 77.8
Utilities 5.8 6.5 0.3 0.7 1.7 12.1 35.4
Construction 56.1 56.0 1.3 -0.1 5.8 -0.2 11.6
Manufacturing 67.4 66.4 1.3 -1.0 -1.0 -1.5 -1.5
Services-producing sector  539.6 537.8 3.2 -1.8 10.6 -0.3 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 96.0 96.3 1.7 0.3 1.9 0.3 2.0
Transportation and warehousing 39.2 40.2 1.1 1.0 0.2 2.6 0.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 41.4 41.5 0.9 0.1 1.7 0.2 4.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.0 36.6 1.1 -0.4 2.3 -1.1 6.7
Business, building and other support services 21.6 22.4 1.1 0.8 0.2 3.7 0.9
Educational services 64.6 64.7 1.4 0.1 2.1 0.2 3.4
Health care and social assistance 104.6 104.3 1.6 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3
Information, culture and recreation 23.8 22.8 1.1 -1.0 0.9 -4.2 4.1
Accommodation and food services 36.7 36.4 1.3 -0.3 -1.5 -0.8 -4.0
Other services (except public administration) 28.0 28.6 1.0 0.6 0.4 2.1 1.4
Public administration 46.6 44.2 1.0 -2.4 2.9 -5.2 7.0
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 587.2 587.5 3.1 0.3 6.0 0.1 1.0
Goods-producing sector 128.6 127.6 2.1 -1.0 -3.9 -0.8 -3.0
Agriculture 24.7 25.1 1.1 0.4 -2.4 1.6 -8.7
Natural resources2 20.0 21.8 0.9 1.8 2.7 9.0 14.1
Utilities 8.0 7.7 0.4 -0.3 1.1 -3.8 16.7
Construction 44.0 43.3 1.4 -0.7 -4.8 -1.6 -10.0
Manufacturing 31.9 29.6 1.1 -2.3 -0.6 -7.2 -2.0
Services-producing sector  458.7 460.0 3.0 1.3 10.1 0.3 2.2
Wholesale and retail trade 101.2 101.2 1.8 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
Transportation and warehousing 25.9 26.0 1.0 0.1 -0.1 0.4 -0.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.9 30.4 0.9 -0.5 -1.5 -1.6 -4.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 31.3 32.4 1.0 1.1 5.7 3.5 21.3
Business, building and other support services 12.3 12.5 1.1 0.2 0.1 1.6 0.8
Educational services 49.4 48.6 1.2 -0.8 0.5 -1.6 1.0
Health care and social assistance 91.6 93.3 1.4 1.7 2.5 1.9 2.8
Information, culture and recreation 20.8 19.4 1.0 -1.4 -0.5 -6.7 -2.5
Accommodation and food services 30.0 30.8 1.2 0.8 1.1 2.7 3.7
Other services (except public administration) 26.1 26.3 1.1 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.0
Public administration 39.1 39.2 0.9 0.1 1.3 0.3 3.4
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,445.0 2,443.1 11.0 -1.9 76.7 -0.1 3.2
Goods-producing sector 574.8 578.9 7.6 4.1 12.2 0.7 2.2
Agriculture 46.5 46.2 2.4 -0.3 4.8 -0.6 11.6
Natural resources2 132.6 131.5 4.2 -1.1 -13.9 -0.8 -9.6
Utilities 20.2 19.9 1.6 -0.3 2.4 -1.5 13.7
Construction 232.9 237.4 5.5 4.5 3.4 1.9 1.5
Manufacturing 142.5 144.0 3.6 1.5 15.6 1.1 12.1
Services-producing sector  1,870.2 1,864.2 10.9 -6.0 64.5 -0.3 3.6
Wholesale and retail trade 360.8 356.7 6.0 -4.1 -20.6 -1.1 -5.5
Transportation and warehousing 150.2 150.5 4.1 0.3 31.4 0.2 26.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 132.3 128.5 3.3 -3.8 7.0 -2.9 5.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 254.4 255.7 4.8 1.3 50.0 0.5 24.3
Business, building and other support services 78.2 71.0 3.5 -7.2 -4.5 -9.2 -6.0
Educational services 165.8 162.5 4.2 -3.3 -9.5 -2.0 -5.5
Health care and social assistance 319.7 319.3 5.3 -0.4 4.0 -0.1 1.3
Information, culture and recreation 79.8 81.4 3.7 1.6 -3.5 2.0 -4.1
Accommodation and food services 124.1 130.4 4.8 6.3 -3.9 5.1 -2.9
Other services (except public administration) 93.7 95.9 3.6 2.2 10.2 2.3 11.9
Public administration 111.2 112.2 3.4 1.0 3.9 0.9 3.6
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,777.3 2,779.4 10.6 2.1 35.1 0.1 1.3
Goods-producing sector 513.1 509.9 6.5 -3.2 3.5 -0.6 0.7
Agriculture 24.2 25.5 1.8 1.3 3.7 5.4 17.0
Natural resources2 44.7 45.2 2.2 0.5 -1.4 1.1 -3.0
Utilities 16.5 16.0 1.2 -0.5 0.7 -3.0 4.6
Construction 252.0 248.5 4.4 -3.5 18.4 -1.4 8.0
Manufacturing 175.9 174.6 4.2 -1.3 -18.0 -0.7 -9.3
Services-producing sector  2,264.2 2,269.5 10.7 5.3 31.6 0.2 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 437.4 442.0 6.0 4.6 -3.3 1.1 -0.7
Transportation and warehousing 141.4 138.8 3.5 -2.6 -8.9 -1.8 -6.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 170.2 168.7 3.4 -1.5 5.0 -0.9 3.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 266.0 263.4 4.7 -2.6 -13.7 -1.0 -4.9
Business, building and other support services 92.7 92.4 3.3 -0.3 8.0 -0.3 9.5
Educational services 209.5 218.9 4.4 9.4 24.8 4.5 12.8
Health care and social assistance 360.8 357.7 4.7 -3.1 -11.1 -0.9 -3.0
Information, culture and recreation 146.6 136.0 4.6 -10.6 -1.4 -7.2 -1.0
Accommodation and food services 198.3 200.6 4.3 2.3 16.1 1.2 8.7
Other services (except public administration) 103.5 107.5 3.1 4.0 5.3 3.9 5.2
Public administration 137.6 143.6 2.7 6.0 10.9 4.4 8.2
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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