Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2022 |
February 2023r |
March 2023p |
February to March 2023 | March 2022 to March 2023 | February to March 2023 | March 2022 to March 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,329.7 | 17,915.3 | 17,905.4 | -9.9 | 575.7 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 38.9 | 37.4 | 36.7 | -0.6 | -2.1 | -1.7 | -5.5 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 203.1 | 213.6 | 213.5 | -0.1 | 10.5 | -0.1 | 5.1 |
| Utilities | 127.8 | 132.0 | 132.8 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| Construction | 1,125.5 | 1,165.3 | 1,152.5 | -12.8 | 27.1 | -1.1 | 2.4 |
| Manufacturing | 1,551.2 | 1,560.8 | 1,556.3 | -4.5 | 5.1 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 807.9 | 819.1 | 820.1 | 1.0 | 12.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Retail trade | 2,018.4 | 2,031.3 | 2,029.7 | -1.6 | 11.3 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 795.4 | 836.2 | 835.1 | -1.1 | 39.7 | -0.1 | 5.0 |
| Information and cultural industries | 370.0 | 372.6 | 368.4 | -4.2 | -1.7 | -1.1 | -0.5 |
| Finance and insurance | 793.2 | 837.6 | 840.1 | 2.5 | 47.0 | 0.3 | 5.9 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 278.1 | 290.0 | 289.3 | -0.7 | 11.2 | -0.3 | 4.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,137.1 | 1,208.5 | 1,212.1 | 3.6 | 74.9 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 127.3 | 124.4 | 125.5 | 1.0 | -1.9 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 830.7 | 844.9 | 841.2 | -3.6 | 10.5 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| Educational services | 1,374.9 | 1,427.7 | 1,426.8 | -0.8 | 51.9 | -0.1 | 3.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,219.8 | 2,256.6 | 2,262.9 | 6.3 | 43.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 273.1 | 304.0 | 304.3 | 0.3 | 31.3 | 0.1 | 11.5 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,189.6 | 1,298.6 | 1,293.5 | -5.0 | 103.9 | -0.4 | 8.7 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 530.7 | 560.8 | 558.8 | -1.9 | 28.2 | -0.3 | 5.3 |
| Public administration | 1,213.4 | 1,259.5 | 1,260.8 | 1.3 | 47.4 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 217.4 | 222.6 | 222.9 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 73.7 | 75.5 | 75.9 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 433.6 | 446.1 | 445.3 | -0.8 | 11.7 | -0.2 | 2.7 |
| New Brunswick | 339.7 | 352.8 | 353.5 | 0.7 | 13.8 | 0.2 | 4.1 |
| Quebec | 3,956.8 | 4,029.2 | 4,037.6 | 8.5 | 80.8 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Ontario | 6,690.6 | 6,954.2 | 6,931.4 | -22.7 | 240.8 | -0.3 | 3.6 |
| Manitoba | 619.5 | 633.4 | 635.0 | 1.6 | 15.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 489.0 | 503.8 | 505.0 | 1.2 | 16.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Alberta | 2,007.4 | 2,096.9 | 2,102.7 | 5.8 | 95.3 | 0.3 | 4.7 |
| British Columbia | 2,430.7 | 2,527.5 | 2,522.5 | -5.0 | 91.8 | -0.2 | 3.8 |
| Yukon | 23.7 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.0 | 28.4 | 28.1 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 4.2 |
| Nunavut | 20.4 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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