Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| October 2022 |
September 2023r |
October 2023p |
September to October 2023 | October 2022 to October 2023 | September to October 2023 | October 2022 to October 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,692.0 | 18,085.5 | 18,040.9 | -44.6 | 348.8 | -0.2 | 2.0 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.3 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 208.7 | 213.3 | 213.2 | -0.1 | 4.4 | -0.0 | 2.1 |
| Utilities | 129.8 | 134.9 | 134.0 | -0.8 | 4.3 | -0.6 | 3.3 |
| Construction | 1,133.8 | 1,168.5 | 1,161.8 | -6.7 | 28.0 | -0.6 | 2.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,558.8 | 1,563.5 | 1,556.6 | -6.9 | -2.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
| Wholesale trade | 817.3 | 825.5 | 822.9 | -2.5 | 5.7 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
| Retail trade | 2,014.0 | 2,019.7 | 2,013.4 | -6.2 | -0.6 | -0.3 | -0.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 817.2 | 841.9 | 839.3 | -2.6 | 22.1 | -0.3 | 2.7 |
| Information and cultural industries | 389.8 | 358.1 | 356.1 | -2.0 | -33.7 | -0.6 | -8.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 819.6 | 840.5 | 840.4 | -0.1 | 20.8 | -0.0 | 2.5 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 288.7 | 291.9 | 291.4 | -0.5 | 2.7 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,192.4 | 1,217.7 | 1,214.9 | -2.8 | 22.5 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 122.0 | 125.2 | 120.1 | -5.1 | -1.9 | -4.1 | -1.5 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 832.8 | 836.7 | 833.9 | -2.8 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Educational services | 1,397.7 | 1,458.8 | 1,452.6 | -6.2 | 54.9 | -0.4 | 3.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,234.9 | 2,319.2 | 2,330.7 | 11.5 | 95.8 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 293.3 | 316.3 | 316.3 | 0.0 | 22.9 | 0.0 | 7.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,275.0 | 1,307.1 | 1,301.5 | -5.6 | 26.5 | -0.4 | 2.1 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 545.2 | 564.2 | 563.0 | -1.2 | 17.9 | -0.2 | 3.3 |
| Public administration | 1,235.7 | 1,291.8 | 1,295.2 | 3.4 | 59.6 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 218.4 | 222.4 | 221.2 | -1.2 | 2.8 | -0.5 | 1.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 74.9 | 78.1 | 77.4 | -0.7 | 2.5 | -0.9 | 3.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 438.2 | 449.8 | 453.1 | 3.3 | 14.9 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| New Brunswick | 347.6 | 352.1 | 354.2 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Quebec | 4,010.5 | 4,061.3 | 4,064.6 | 3.4 | 54.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Ontario | 6,864.4 | 7,022.1 | 6,981.9 | -40.2 | 117.6 | -0.6 | 1.7 |
| Manitoba | 631.6 | 643.8 | 641.2 | -2.6 | 9.6 | -0.4 | 1.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 497.1 | 507.4 | 508.3 | 0.9 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Alberta | 2,056.0 | 2,124.9 | 2,123.4 | -1.5 | 67.4 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| British Columbia | 2,481.0 | 2,552.9 | 2,544.3 | -8.6 | 63.2 | -0.3 | 2.5 |
| Yukon | 24.1 | 24.5 | 24.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.8 | 26.0 | 26.6 | 0.6 | -1.1 | 2.3 | -4.1 |
| Nunavut | 20.5 | 20.1 | 20.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.5 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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