Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| September 2022 |
August 2023r |
September 2023p |
August to September 2023 | September 2022 to September 2023 | August to September 2023 | September 2022 to September 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,695.8 | 18,049.3 | 18,071.4 | 22.1 | 375.6 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.5 | 36.9 | 36.8 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -1.8 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 209.0 | 213.5 | 213.7 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Utilities | 130.3 | 133.8 | 135.5 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| Construction | 1,132.4 | 1,165.0 | 1,166.9 | 1.9 | 34.5 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,555.6 | 1,563.3 | 1,563.1 | -0.1 | 7.6 | -0.0 | 0.5 |
| Wholesale trade | 818.3 | 823.7 | 822.0 | -1.7 | 3.7 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Retail trade | 2,022.7 | 2,022.0 | 2,017.9 | -4.1 | -4.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 813.7 | 843.4 | 841.1 | -2.2 | 27.5 | -0.3 | 3.4 |
| Information and cultural industries | 389.6 | 360.3 | 357.7 | -2.6 | -31.9 | -0.7 | -8.2 |
| Finance and insurance | 815.5 | 837.9 | 840.5 | 2.6 | 25.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 288.0 | 291.3 | 290.8 | -0.5 | 2.8 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,187.1 | 1,219.7 | 1,219.3 | -0.3 | 32.3 | -0.0 | 2.7 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 119.5 | 125.0 | 126.0 | 1.0 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 832.7 | 836.7 | 836.0 | -0.7 | 3.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Educational services | 1,404.6 | 1,438.2 | 1,456.0 | 17.8 | 51.3 | 1.2 | 3.7 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,230.5 | 2,303.3 | 2,319.9 | 16.6 | 89.4 | 0.7 | 4.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 298.6 | 316.4 | 317.3 | 0.9 | 18.7 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,277.7 | 1,310.8 | 1,305.4 | -5.3 | 27.8 | -0.4 | 2.2 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 545.0 | 564.2 | 563.8 | -0.4 | 18.8 | -0.1 | 3.4 |
| Public administration | 1,229.2 | 1,283.4 | 1,290.7 | 7.2 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 5.0 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 217.5 | 223.2 | 222.6 | -0.6 | 5.2 | -0.3 | 2.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 75.0 | 78.4 | 76.6 | -1.7 | 1.6 | -2.2 | 2.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 438.7 | 449.8 | 449.5 | -0.3 | 10.8 | -0.1 | 2.5 |
| New Brunswick | 347.2 | 352.7 | 351.2 | -1.5 | 3.9 | -0.4 | 1.1 |
| Quebec | 4,001.5 | 4,042.1 | 4,059.9 | 17.8 | 58.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Ontario | 6,872.5 | 7,007.6 | 7,011.1 | 3.4 | 138.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Manitoba | 630.6 | 643.5 | 643.4 | -0.1 | 12.8 | -0.0 | 2.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 495.7 | 506.4 | 507.1 | 0.7 | 11.4 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Alberta | 2,053.6 | 2,122.0 | 2,127.5 | 5.5 | 73.9 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| British Columbia | 2,492.1 | 2,550.3 | 2,552.1 | 1.8 | 60.0 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Yukon | 24.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.0 | 2.2 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.4 | 27.6 | 26.0 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -5.6 | -5.0 |
| Nunavut | 20.1 | 21.1 | 20.0 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -5.4 | -0.6 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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