Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| May 2022 |
April 2023r |
May 2023p |
April to May 2023 | May 2022 to May 2023 | April to May 2023 | May 2022 to May 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,453.1 | 17,859.6 | 17,989.6 | 129.9 | 536.5 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.0 | 37.4 | 38.2 | 0.8 | -0.9 | 2.2 | -2.2 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 206.6 | 214.8 | 214.7 | -0.0 | 8.1 | -0.0 | 3.9 |
| Utilities | 128.1 | 132.1 | 132.7 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 3.6 |
| Construction | 1,116.5 | 1,166.5 | 1,164.7 | -1.8 | 48.2 | -0.2 | 4.3 |
| Manufacturing | 1,556.8 | 1,563.7 | 1,563.6 | -0.2 | 6.7 | -0.0 | 0.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 812.3 | 824.0 | 824.7 | 0.7 | 12.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Retail trade | 2,010.0 | 2,019.4 | 2,018.2 | -1.2 | 8.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 798.4 | 840.0 | 841.8 | 1.8 | 43.4 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Information and cultural industries | 379.9 | 372.3 | 371.1 | -1.2 | -8.8 | -0.3 | -2.3 |
| Finance and insurance | 801.4 | 834.1 | 836.2 | 2.1 | 34.8 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 281.0 | 290.3 | 291.1 | 0.9 | 10.2 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,156.5 | 1,216.2 | 1,217.7 | 1.5 | 61.2 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 122.8 | 126.3 | 127.7 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 4.0 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 834.5 | 846.1 | 844.6 | -1.5 | 10.1 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| Educational services | 1,376.2 | 1,426.7 | 1,429.0 | 2.3 | 52.8 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,213.1 | 2,268.9 | 2,275.9 | 7.0 | 62.8 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 282.2 | 308.2 | 310.5 | 2.4 | 28.3 | 0.8 | 10.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,241.4 | 1,306.6 | 1,309.1 | 2.5 | 67.7 | 0.2 | 5.5 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 534.8 | 560.8 | 561.3 | 0.4 | 26.4 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| Public administration | 1,209.3 | 1,165.2 | 1,271.5 | 106.2 | 62.2 | 9.1 | 5.1 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 218.9 | 217.9 | 216.4 | -1.5 | -2.5 | -0.7 | -1.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 75.3 | 75.4 | 77.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 441.9 | 442.4 | 451.6 | 9.2 | 9.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| New Brunswick | 341.7 | 347.2 | 352.3 | 5.2 | 10.7 | 1.5 | 3.1 |
| Quebec | 3,957.8 | 4,008.2 | 4,054.0 | 45.8 | 96.2 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Ontario | 6,747.2 | 6,919.3 | 6,955.6 | 36.3 | 208.4 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Manitoba | 619.9 | 631.3 | 638.9 | 7.6 | 19.0 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 493.4 | 506.1 | 507.1 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| Alberta | 2,027.9 | 2,105.8 | 2,113.6 | 7.7 | 85.7 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| British Columbia | 2,458.8 | 2,533.4 | 2,549.1 | 15.7 | 90.4 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Yukon | 23.3 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 5.2 |
| Northwest Territories | 26.7 | 28.0 | 28.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
| Nunavut | 20.5 | 20.7 | 20.6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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