Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  May
2023		 June
2023		 Standard error1 May to June 2023 June 2022 to June 2023 May to June 2023 June 2022 to June 2023
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 233.8 236.1 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.0 1.0
Goods-producing sector 49.4 48.6 1.5 -0.8 1.2 -1.6 2.5
Agriculture 1.4 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.8 14.3 100.0
Natural resources2 15.0 16.0 0.9 1.0 -0.5 6.7 -3.0
Utilities 2.3 2.2 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -4.3 4.8
Construction 20.9 18.7 1.0 -2.2 0.0 -10.5 0.0
Manufacturing 9.9 10.2 0.8 0.3 0.8 3.0 8.5
Services-producing sector  184.4 187.5 1.9 3.1 1.2 1.7 0.6
Wholesale and retail trade 34.0 34.8 1.0 0.8 -4.9 2.4 -12.3
Transportation and warehousing 12.1 11.5 0.6 -0.6 0.1 -5.0 0.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.1 7.5 0.4 0.4 1.0 5.6 15.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.0 12.4 0.5 1.4 0.2 12.7 1.6
Business, building and other support services 5.5 5.7 0.6 0.2 -0.3 3.6 -5.0
Educational services 17.4 16.9 0.7 -0.5 -0.8 -2.9 -4.5
Health care and social assistance 44.8 47.4 0.9 2.6 3.1 5.8 7.0
Information, culture and recreation 8.1 7.4 0.6 -0.7 -0.1 -8.6 -1.3
Accommodation and food services 14.9 13.6 0.8 -1.3 0.6 -8.7 4.6
Other services (except public administration) 8.0 8.1 0.6 0.1 0.6 1.3 8.0
Public administration 21.4 22.3 0.5 0.9 1.8 4.2 8.8
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 89.0 86.6 1.1 -2.4 0.5 -2.7 0.6
Goods-producing sector 21.2 21.6 0.7 0.4 -0.3 1.9 -1.4
Agriculture 3.7 3.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 2.7 8.6
Natural resources2 1.8 2.1 0.3 0.3 -0.4 16.7 -16.0
Utilities 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 x 100.0 x
Construction 7.0 7.0 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -1.4
Manufacturing 8.4 8.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 -1.2 -4.6
Services-producing sector  67.8 65.1 0.9 -2.7 0.9 -4.0 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 11.3 9.9 0.5 -1.4 -1.5 -12.4 -13.2
Transportation and warehousing 2.2 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 4.5 27.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 3.8 3.8 0.2 0.0 1.1 0.0 40.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.1 4.5 0.2 -0.6 -0.7 -11.8 -13.5
Business, building and other support services 1.8 1.9 0.3 0.1 -1.3 5.6 -40.6
Educational services 6.2 6.0 0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -3.2 -3.2
Health care and social assistance 14.3 13.7 0.3 -0.6 1.7 -4.2 14.2
Information, culture and recreation 2.9 2.6 0.3 -0.3 -0.5 -10.3 -16.1
Accommodation and food services 5.5 5.6 0.5 0.1 0.2 1.8 3.7
Other services (except public administration) 3.7 3.7 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 12.1
Public administration 11.0 11.0 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.0 10.0
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 492.1 495.7 3.1 3.6 9.6 0.7 2.0
Goods-producing sector 91.1 94.1 1.9 3.0 -3.3 3.3 -3.4
Agriculture 6.1 5.9 0.6 -0.2 0.5 -3.3 9.3
Natural resources2 9.3 10.9 0.8 1.6 2.2 17.2 25.3
Utilities 3.2 3.2 0.4 0.0 -1.1 0.0 -25.6
Construction 38.4 38.5 1.3 0.1 -6.0 0.3 -13.5
Manufacturing 34.1 35.6 1.1 1.5 1.1 4.4 3.2
Services-producing sector  401.0 401.6 2.9 0.6 12.9 0.1 3.3
Wholesale and retail trade 80.1 79.6 1.6 -0.5 6.7 -0.6 9.2
Transportation and warehousing 20.8 21.3 1.0 0.5 0.9 2.4 4.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 28.4 29.2 0.9 0.8 1.5 2.8 5.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 38.7 38.0 1.1 -0.7 -1.4 -1.8 -3.6
Business, building and other support services 17.5 16.4 0.9 -1.1 -2.4 -6.3 -12.8
Educational services 38.7 37.6 1.1 -1.1 0.1 -2.8 0.3
Health care and social assistance 77.4 77.6 1.3 0.2 -1.7 0.3 -2.1
Information, culture and recreation 18.4 18.2 1.1 -0.2 4.6 -1.1 33.8
Accommodation and food services 29.5 29.8 1.2 0.3 1.4 1.0 4.9
Other services (except public administration) 19.2 20.7 0.8 1.5 1.6 7.8 8.4
Public administration 32.2 33.4 0.8 1.2 1.8 3.7 5.7
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 384.8 383.3 2.4 -1.5 9.3 -0.4 2.5
Goods-producing sector 78.4 75.6 1.5 -2.8 0.8 -3.6 1.1
Agriculture 5.8 5.3 0.5 -0.5 -1.0 -8.6 -15.9
Natural resources2 8.2 8.4 0.7 0.2 0.0 2.4 0.0
Utilities 5.1 5.1 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 18.6
Construction 30.7 28.7 1.0 -2.0 -0.4 -6.5 -1.4
Manufacturing 28.4 28.0 0.9 -0.4 1.3 -1.4 4.9
Services-producing sector  306.5 307.7 2.2 1.2 8.5 0.4 2.8
Wholesale and retail trade 57.3 58.1 1.1 0.8 -0.6 1.4 -1.0
Transportation and warehousing 17.6 17.6 0.7 0.0 -1.2 0.0 -6.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 19.7 19.1 0.6 -0.6 1.0 -3.0 5.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 24.9 24.0 0.7 -0.9 1.9 -3.6 8.6
Business, building and other support services 12.1 10.6 0.8 -1.5 -2.4 -12.4 -18.5
Educational services 30.9 30.5 0.8 -0.4 -3.0 -1.3 -9.0
Health care and social assistance 60.7 63.2 1.0 2.5 7.0 4.1 12.5
Information, culture and recreation 11.0 11.4 0.7 0.4 0.6 3.6 5.6
Accommodation and food services 20.3 20.2 0.9 -0.1 -0.2 -0.5 -1.0
Other services (except public administration) 16.5 16.7 0.7 0.2 1.7 1.2 11.3
Public administration 35.6 36.3 0.7 0.7 3.7 2.0 11.3
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,506.6 4,498.2 16.0 -8.4 117.6 -0.2 2.7
Goods-producing sector 947.5 952.1 9.5 4.6 32.9 0.5 3.6
Agriculture 56.0 51.6 2.9 -4.4 -2.4 -7.9 -4.4
Natural resources2 39.7 37.0 2.2 -2.7 -3.4 -6.8 -8.4
Utilities 30.0 28.3 1.6 -1.7 1.5 -5.7 5.6
Construction 313.8 315.3 6.0 1.5 21.1 0.5 7.2
Manufacturing 508.0 519.9 7.0 11.9 16.1 2.3 3.2
Services-producing sector  3,559.1 3,546.1 15.6 -13.0 84.7 -0.4 2.4
Wholesale and retail trade 661.4 669.5 8.7 8.1 5.2 1.2 0.8
Transportation and warehousing 225.1 223.5 5.3 -1.6 15.6 -0.7 7.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 271.0 272.2 4.9 1.2 1.9 0.4 0.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 381.1 372.9 6.7 -8.2 -9.0 -2.2 -2.4
Business, building and other support services 171.1 168.2 5.7 -2.9 -8.6 -1.7 -4.9
Educational services 333.1 334.1 6.5 1.0 -6.3 0.3 -1.9
Health care and social assistance 591.3 592.8 6.9 1.5 -12.8 0.3 -2.1
Information, culture and recreation 213.4 211.2 6.4 -2.2 29.0 -1.0 15.9
Accommodation and food services 231.7 237.5 6.4 5.8 43.7 2.5 22.5
Other services (except public administration) 187.7 178.7 4.6 -9.0 18.6 -4.8 11.6
Public administration 292.1 285.5 4.2 -6.6 7.2 -2.3 2.6
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,895.5 7,951.3 20.7 55.8 213.0 0.7 2.8
Goods-producing sector 1,594.4 1,602.4 12.2 8.0 62.2 0.5 4.0
Agriculture 73.0 73.5 3.2 0.5 1.9 0.7 2.7
Natural resources2 42.0 43.7 2.1 1.7 7.3 4.0 20.1
Utilities 64.3 64.6 2.1 0.3 2.7 0.5 4.4
Construction 602.5 600.7 8.1 -1.8 15.7 -0.3 2.7
Manufacturing 812.6 819.9 8.8 7.3 34.7 0.9 4.4
Services-producing sector  6,301.1 6,348.8 20.8 47.7 150.7 0.8 2.4
Wholesale and retail trade 1,125.6 1,137.5 11.4 11.9 -28.2 1.1 -2.4
Transportation and warehousing 387.7 397.4 6.8 9.7 23.6 2.5 6.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 686.1 693.2 7.6 7.1 16.6 1.0 2.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 803.7 810.4 9.0 6.7 11.4 0.8 1.4
Business, building and other support services 284.8 287.7 7.0 2.9 8.7 1.0 3.1
Educational services 564.0 561.7 8.0 -2.3 -13.9 -0.4 -2.4
Health care and social assistance 960.4 966.9 8.3 6.5 47.7 0.7 5.2
Information, culture and recreation 340.4 338.9 7.8 -1.5 9.4 -0.4 2.9
Accommodation and food services 430.7 428.0 8.6 -2.7 25.8 -0.6 6.4
Other services (except public administration) 261.4 266.5 6.1 5.1 22.8 2.0 9.4
Public administration 456.3 460.6 5.3 4.3 26.9 0.9 6.2
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 695.6 696.2 3.3 0.6 17.9 0.1 2.6
Goods-producing sector 150.3 150.2 2.0 -0.1 1.8 -0.1 1.2
Agriculture 15.5 15.1 0.9 -0.4 -4.9 -2.6 -24.5
Natural resources2 6.5 7.1 0.4 0.6 0.6 9.2 9.2
Utilities 6.1 6.1 0.3 0.0 1.6 0.0 35.6
Construction 56.1 56.0 1.3 -0.1 6.9 -0.2 14.1
Manufacturing 66.1 66.0 1.3 -0.1 -2.2 -0.2 -3.2
Services-producing sector  545.3 546.0 3.2 0.7 16.2 0.1 3.1
Wholesale and retail trade 100.6 103.4 1.7 2.8 13.0 2.8 14.4
Transportation and warehousing 41.6 39.7 1.1 -1.9 -2.6 -4.6 -6.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 40.3 40.7 0.9 0.4 1.1 1.0 2.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 36.9 36.0 1.1 -0.9 -0.5 -2.4 -1.4
Business, building and other support services 20.3 20.8 1.1 0.5 -1.7 2.5 -7.6
Educational services 64.3 65.0 1.4 0.7 2.1 1.1 3.3
Health care and social assistance 104.5 102.4 1.6 -2.1 -2.7 -2.0 -2.6
Information, culture and recreation 23.1 25.0 1.1 1.9 2.6 8.2 11.6
Accommodation and food services 40.2 37.2 1.3 -3.0 -1.9 -7.5 -4.9
Other services (except public administration) 27.2 27.8 1.0 0.6 0.7 2.2 2.6
Public administration 46.1 48.0 1.0 1.9 6.0 4.1 14.3
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 587.7 589.5 3.1 1.8 3.2 0.3 0.5
Goods-producing sector 126.6 128.8 2.1 2.2 -9.2 1.7 -6.7
Agriculture 24.5 24.3 1.1 -0.2 -5.2 -0.8 -17.6
Natural resources2 20.3 21.4 0.9 1.1 1.8 5.4 9.2
Utilities 8.1 7.7 0.4 -0.4 1.2 -4.9 18.5
Construction 42.2 42.1 1.4 -0.1 -7.7 -0.2 -15.5
Manufacturing 31.5 33.3 1.1 1.8 0.7 5.7 2.1
Services-producing sector  461.1 460.6 3.0 -0.5 12.3 -0.1 2.7
Wholesale and retail trade 97.3 97.7 1.8 0.4 -0.6 0.4 -0.6
Transportation and warehousing 29.8 30.1 1.0 0.3 5.0 1.0 19.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.3 29.5 0.9 -0.8 0.0 -2.6 0.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 33.6 33.6 1.0 0.0 2.3 0.0 7.3
Business, building and other support services 13.5 13.0 1.1 -0.5 2.8 -3.7 27.5
Educational services 48.3 49.4 1.2 1.1 2.0 2.3 4.2
Health care and social assistance 93.7 93.5 1.4 -0.2 0.8 -0.2 0.9
Information, culture and recreation 19.1 20.5 1.0 1.4 1.5 7.3 7.9
Accommodation and food services 30.9 31.1 1.2 0.2 1.2 0.6 4.0
Other services (except public administration) 27.2 25.1 1.1 -2.1 -3.3 -7.7 -11.6
Public administration 37.3 37.1 0.9 -0.2 0.6 -0.5 1.6
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,447.0 2,457.6 11.0 10.6 66.8 0.4 2.8
Goods-producing sector 585.0 583.2 7.6 -1.8 13.7 -0.3 2.4
Agriculture 45.5 45.3 2.4 -0.2 2.8 -0.4 6.6
Natural resources2 131.6 132.9 4.2 1.3 -4.5 1.0 -3.3
Utilities 20.6 20.1 1.6 -0.5 -0.8 -2.4 -3.8
Construction 246.9 244.9 5.5 -2.0 4.8 -0.8 2.0
Manufacturing 140.4 140.1 3.6 -0.3 11.6 -0.2 9.0
Services-producing sector  1,862.0 1,874.4 10.9 12.4 53.1 0.7 2.9
Wholesale and retail trade 361.4 373.5 6.0 12.1 11.8 3.3 3.3
Transportation and warehousing 142.3 148.9 4.1 6.6 15.5 4.6 11.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 133.3 129.8 3.3 -3.5 -0.6 -2.6 -0.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 241.6 240.4 4.8 -1.2 23.2 -0.5 10.7
Business, building and other support services 68.1 69.0 3.5 0.9 -11.0 1.3 -13.8
Educational services 171.7 160.6 4.2 -11.1 -9.3 -6.5 -5.5
Health care and social assistance 320.2 322.6 5.3 2.4 16.6 0.7 5.4
Information, culture and recreation 84.3 83.9 3.7 -0.4 -2.0 -0.5 -2.3
Accommodation and food services 128.8 129.2 4.8 0.4 -3.1 0.3 -2.3
Other services (except public administration) 99.0 100.6 3.6 1.6 5.0 1.6 5.2
Public administration 111.2 115.9 3.4 4.7 7.0 4.2 6.4
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,780.8 2,778.2 10.6 -2.6 29.7 -0.1 1.1
Goods-producing sector 502.7 499.8 6.5 -2.9 -12.5 -0.6 -2.4
Agriculture 28.7 27.9 1.8 -0.8 5.4 -2.8 24.0
Natural resources2 48.1 46.3 2.2 -1.8 -3.1 -3.7 -6.3
Utilities 17.5 18.6 1.2 1.1 3.9 6.3 26.5
Construction 239.6 232.8 4.4 -6.8 -3.9 -2.8 -1.6
Manufacturing 168.8 174.3 4.2 5.5 -14.6 3.3 -7.7
Services-producing sector  2,278.1 2,278.4 10.7 0.3 42.2 0.0 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade 437.6 434.9 6.0 -2.7 0.7 -0.6 0.2
Transportation and warehousing 141.5 139.1 3.5 -2.4 -5.5 -1.7 -3.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 172.6 177.4 3.4 4.8 18.7 2.8 11.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 273.6 271.5 4.7 -2.1 -2.5 -0.8 -0.9
Business, building and other support services 85.2 84.1 3.3 -1.1 -4.3 -1.3 -4.9
Educational services 219.3 218.1 4.4 -1.2 18.1 -0.5 9.1
Health care and social assistance 365.7 373.9 4.7 8.2 5.6 2.2 1.5
Information, culture and recreation 137.7 138.0 4.6 0.3 -4.1 0.2 -2.9
Accommodation and food services 195.4 194.6 4.3 -0.8 7.4 -0.4 4.0
Other services (except public administration) 107.0 104.5 3.1 -2.5 0.5 -2.3 0.5
Public administration 142.5 142.4 2.7 -0.1 7.8 -0.1 5.8
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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
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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