Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| June 2022 |
May 2023r |
June 2023p |
May to June 2023 | June 2022 to June 2023 | May to June 2023 | June 2022 to June 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,590.0 | 17,998.0 | 18,045.7 | 47.7 | 455.6 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 38.0 | 37.8 | 37.3 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -1.6 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 208.7 | 214.6 | 214.8 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
| Utilities | 128.9 | 132.8 | 134.1 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Construction | 1,134.4 | 1,167.2 | 1,171.2 | 4.0 | 36.8 | 0.3 | 3.2 |
| Manufacturing | 1,554.7 | 1,566.8 | 1,570.3 | 3.5 | 15.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 816.3 | 825.3 | 825.0 | -0.2 | 8.7 | -0.0 | 1.1 |
| Retail trade | 2,015.7 | 2,017.5 | 2,015.5 | -2.0 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 809.7 | 840.3 | 841.1 | 0.9 | 31.4 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
| Information and cultural industries | 383.4 | 371.7 | 368.8 | -2.9 | -14.7 | -0.8 | -3.8 |
| Finance and insurance | 806.6 | 836.5 | 837.1 | 0.6 | 30.4 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 283.6 | 291.2 | 291.3 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,163.3 | 1,219.3 | 1,220.4 | 1.2 | 57.1 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 122.5 | 127.7 | 127.7 | -0.0 | 5.1 | -0.0 | 4.2 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 834.6 | 844.1 | 837.3 | -6.8 | 2.7 | -0.8 | 0.3 |
| Educational services | 1,403.8 | 1,431.8 | 1,445.7 | 13.9 | 41.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,227.8 | 2,275.4 | 2,300.5 | 25.1 | 72.7 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 286.9 | 310.6 | 311.0 | 0.4 | 24.1 | 0.1 | 8.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,256.7 | 1,310.5 | 1,312.2 | 1.7 | 55.5 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 539.0 | 561.6 | 560.9 | -0.8 | 21.9 | -0.1 | 4.1 |
| Public administration | 1,206.3 | 1,269.3 | 1,270.7 | 1.4 | 64.4 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 222.6 | 215.6 | 221.6 | 6.0 | -1.0 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 75.5 | 77.5 | 78.4 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 442.8 | 452.0 | 453.4 | 1.3 | 10.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| New Brunswick | 343.6 | 352.6 | 352.5 | -0.2 | 8.9 | -0.0 | 2.6 |
| Quebec | 4,002.3 | 4,054.6 | 4,071.1 | 16.5 | 68.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Ontario | 6,792.3 | 6,959.8 | 6,965.7 | 5.9 | 173.3 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Manitoba | 625.8 | 640.8 | 643.3 | 2.5 | 17.5 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 496.1 | 507.3 | 508.9 | 1.6 | 12.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| Alberta | 2,040.1 | 2,114.2 | 2,120.9 | 6.7 | 80.8 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
| British Columbia | 2,477.4 | 2,550.2 | 2,556.3 | 6.1 | 78.9 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Yukon | 23.8 | 24.6 | 24.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 4.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.0 | 28.2 | 27.9 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.1 | 3.1 |
| Nunavut | 20.8 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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