Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  March
2024		 April
2024		 Standard error1 March to April 2024 April 2023 to April 2024 March to April 2024 April 2023 to April 2024
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 243.7 244.1 2.1 0.4 6.6 0.2 2.8
Goods-producing sector 50.5 49.6 1.4 -0.9 -0.9 -1.8 -1.8
Agriculture 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -23.1
Natural resources2 17.9 17.3 0.7 -0.6 1.1 -3.4 6.8
Utilities 2.1 2.0 0.1 -0.1 -0.6 -4.8 -23.1
Construction 20.4 20.5 0.9 0.1 0.7 0.5 3.5
Manufacturing 9.2 8.8 0.7 -0.4 -1.8 -4.3 -17.0
Services-producing sector  193.2 194.5 1.9 1.3 7.5 0.7 4.0
Wholesale and retail trade 38.6 37.6 0.9 -1.0 1.3 -2.6 3.6
Transportation and warehousing 12.4 12.4 0.7 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -1.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 8.0 7.7 0.4 -0.3 0.4 -3.8 5.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 12.4 11.9 0.5 -0.5 1.2 -4.0 11.2
Business, building and other support services 6.6 6.4 0.6 -0.2 1.3 -3.0 25.5
Educational services 19.3 20.1 0.6 0.8 2.4 4.1 13.6
Health care and social assistance 45.1 47.1 0.9 2.0 1.7 4.4 3.7
Information, culture and recreation 7.1 6.9 0.5 -0.2 -0.8 -2.8 -10.4
Accommodation and food services 14.0 15.2 0.7 1.2 0.8 8.6 5.6
Other services (except public administration) 8.3 8.0 0.5 -0.3 0.2 -3.6 2.6
Public administration 21.3 21.3 0.6 0.0 -0.6 0.0 -2.7
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 91.9 92.6 0.9 0.7 3.8 0.8 4.3
Goods-producing sector 21.5 22.8 0.6 1.3 1.5 6.0 7.0
Agriculture 3.9 4.0 0.3 0.1 0.3 2.6 8.1
Natural resources2 1.6 2.4 0.3 0.8 0.7 50.0 41.2
Utilities 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 33.3
Construction 7.7 8.0 0.3 0.3 0.7 3.9 9.6
Manufacturing 8.0 7.9 0.4 -0.1 -0.5 -1.3 -6.0
Services-producing sector  70.4 69.8 0.8 -0.6 2.3 -0.9 3.4
Wholesale and retail trade 9.8 10.9 0.4 1.1 0.6 11.2 5.8
Transportation and warehousing 3.7 3.6 0.2 -0.1 1.6 -2.7 80.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 4.1 4.0 0.2 -0.1 0.5 -2.4 14.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.1 5.1 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.0 18.6
Business, building and other support services 2.4 2.1 0.3 -0.3 -0.2 -12.5 -8.7
Educational services 6.7 6.9 0.3 0.2 0.0 3.0 0.0
Health care and social assistance 14.2 14.3 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.7
Information, culture and recreation 3.6 3.2 0.3 -0.4 0.2 -11.1 6.7
Accommodation and food services 6.5 5.9 0.4 -0.6 0.0 -9.2 0.0
Other services (except public administration) 3.8 3.1 0.3 -0.7 -0.8 -18.4 -20.5
Public administration 10.5 10.8 0.3 0.3 -0.3 2.9 -2.7
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 516.4 515.5 3.0 -0.9 19.8 -0.2 4.0
Goods-producing sector 93.1 95.6 1.8 2.5 4.4 2.7 4.8
Agriculture 4.3 3.9 0.5 -0.4 -1.6 -9.3 -29.1
Natural resources2 8.5 10.2 0.9 1.7 1.4 20.0 15.9
Utilities 3.9 3.8 0.3 -0.1 0.5 -2.6 15.2
Construction 39.5 40.2 1.2 0.7 2.1 1.8 5.5
Manufacturing 36.8 37.5 1.1 0.7 1.9 1.9 5.3
Services-producing sector  423.3 419.9 2.9 -3.4 15.4 -0.8 3.8
Wholesale and retail trade 82.2 80.8 1.6 -1.4 2.7 -1.7 3.5
Transportation and warehousing 21.7 21.7 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 31.3 30.8 0.8 -0.5 1.0 -1.6 3.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 36.6 36.9 1.2 0.3 -1.2 0.8 -3.1
Business, building and other support services 17.3 15.9 0.9 -1.4 -1.6 -8.1 -9.1
Educational services 42.2 42.3 1.1 0.1 4.0 0.2 10.4
Health care and social assistance 80.3 80.2 1.4 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 1.3
Information, culture and recreation 19.7 19.5 1.1 -0.2 0.8 -1.0 4.3
Accommodation and food services 32.9 33.9 1.2 1.0 3.8 3.0 12.6
Other services (except public administration) 22.5 22.2 1.0 -0.3 3.1 -1.3 16.2
Public administration 36.5 35.8 0.9 -0.7 1.7 -1.9 5.0
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 390.9 398.7 2.4 7.8 15.3 2.0 4.0
Goods-producing sector 79.7 82.6 1.6 2.9 5.2 3.6 6.7
Agriculture 4.9 5.4 0.5 0.5 -0.1 10.2 -1.8
Natural resources2 7.3 8.2 0.7 0.9 -0.9 12.3 -9.9
Utilities 5.3 5.3 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.0 17.8
Construction 35.0 36.1 1.1 1.1 6.7 3.1 22.8
Manufacturing 27.2 27.7 0.9 0.5 -1.3 1.8 -4.5
Services-producing sector  311.2 316.1 2.3 4.9 10.0 1.6 3.3
Wholesale and retail trade 56.4 57.3 1.2 0.9 -0.8 1.6 -1.4
Transportation and warehousing 20.4 21.2 0.7 0.8 3.4 3.9 19.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.1 21.0 0.6 0.9 1.3 4.5 6.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 24.4 23.7 0.8 -0.7 -0.7 -2.9 -2.9
Business, building and other support services 12.2 12.7 0.7 0.5 2.0 4.1 18.7
Educational services 29.7 30.1 1.0 0.4 -1.1 1.3 -3.5
Health care and social assistance 61.7 62.1 1.1 0.4 1.9 0.6 3.2
Information, culture and recreation 13.5 12.8 0.7 -0.7 2.7 -5.2 26.7
Accommodation and food services 21.1 21.5 1.0 0.4 0.4 1.9 1.9
Other services (except public administration) 15.9 16.9 0.7 1.0 0.5 6.3 3.0
Public administration 35.8 36.9 0.8 1.1 0.6 3.1 1.7
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,515.2 4,534.4 16.7 19.2 28.9 0.4 0.6
Goods-producing sector 923.8 922.3 10.0 -1.5 -22.3 -0.2 -2.4
Agriculture 47.5 46.7 2.8 -0.8 -8.1 -1.7 -14.8
Natural resources2 39.6 38.2 2.1 -1.4 0.6 -3.5 1.6
Utilities 33.7 32.1 1.3 -1.6 -0.2 -4.7 -0.6
Construction 321.0 323.0 6.6 2.0 7.9 0.6 2.5
Manufacturing 481.9 482.3 7.1 0.4 -22.6 0.1 -4.5
Services-producing sector  3,591.4 3,612.1 16.4 20.7 51.3 0.6 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 658.5 667.0 8.9 8.5 4.6 1.3 0.7
Transportation and warehousing 222.9 223.3 5.1 0.4 9.5 0.2 4.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 271.5 270.0 5.0 -1.5 -4.6 -0.6 -1.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 384.9 386.7 6.4 1.8 4.5 0.5 1.2
Business, building and other support services 155.5 164.0 6.1 8.5 -14.7 5.5 -8.2
Educational services 354.6 345.3 6.4 -9.3 12.0 -2.6 3.6
Health care and social assistance 626.1 641.1 6.9 15.0 43.8 2.4 7.3
Information, culture and recreation 194.4 192.9 6.2 -1.5 -23.2 -0.8 -10.7
Accommodation and food services 242.4 249.2 6.4 6.8 13.7 2.8 5.8
Other services (except public administration) 184.5 181.1 4.7 -3.4 -3.2 -1.8 -1.7
Public administration 296.0 291.4 4.7 -4.6 8.7 -1.6 3.1
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 7,970.5 7,995.5 20.8 25.0 90.8 0.3 1.1
Goods-producing sector 1,579.8 1,561.5 12.5 -18.3 -12.2 -1.2 -0.8
Agriculture 71.9 69.7 3.5 -2.2 -5.9 -3.1 -7.8
Natural resources2 38.1 38.0 2.1 -0.1 -3.9 -0.3 -9.3
Utilities 59.4 57.0 2.6 -2.4 -2.8 -4.0 -4.7
Construction 595.8 576.2 8.5 -19.6 -23.6 -3.3 -3.9
Manufacturing 814.7 820.5 9.1 5.8 23.9 0.7 3.0
Services-producing sector  6,390.7 6,434.0 21.1 43.3 103.1 0.7 1.6
Wholesale and retail trade 1,091.1 1,102.2 11.3 11.1 -36.1 1.0 -3.2
Transportation and warehousing 421.5 425.1 6.6 3.6 20.7 0.9 5.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 679.2 681.2 8.0 2.0 -8.1 0.3 -1.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 865.9 881.1 9.5 15.2 68.2 1.8 8.4
Business, building and other support services 275.5 281.2 7.1 5.7 -13.5 2.1 -4.6
Educational services 590.9 588.5 8.3 -2.4 23.7 -0.4 4.2
Health care and social assistance 984.6 989.0 8.9 4.4 18.8 0.4 1.9
Information, culture and recreation 329.7 314.6 8.2 -15.1 -14.6 -4.6 -4.4
Accommodation and food services 409.6 416.3 8.4 6.7 4.8 1.6 1.2
Other services (except public administration) 280.6 289.8 6.3 9.2 32.5 3.3 12.6
Public administration 461.9 465.0 5.7 3.1 6.8 0.7 1.5
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 700.4 703.3 3.2 2.9 15.0 0.4 2.2
Goods-producing sector 150.8 152.9 2.1 2.1 3.0 1.4 2.0
Agriculture 12.4 13.0 0.8 0.6 -1.5 4.8 -10.3
Natural resources2 4.7 6.0 0.6 1.3 -0.5 27.7 -7.7
Utilities 6.1 6.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 4.9 0.0
Construction 57.3 56.2 1.4 -1.1 0.1 -1.9 0.2
Manufacturing 70.4 71.3 1.4 0.9 4.9 1.3 7.4
Services-producing sector  549.6 550.4 3.2 0.8 12.1 0.1 2.2
Wholesale and retail trade 98.2 98.6 1.8 0.4 1.5 0.4 1.5
Transportation and warehousing 48.9 46.7 1.3 -2.2 6.1 -4.5 15.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 45.2 46.5 1.1 1.3 5.1 2.9 12.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 35.2 34.9 1.1 -0.3 -1.5 -0.9 -4.1
Business, building and other support services 16.8 15.9 1.0 -0.9 -6.0 -5.4 -27.4
Educational services 62.0 61.7 1.5 -0.3 -2.8 -0.5 -4.3
Health care and social assistance 112.3 112.4 1.6 0.1 8.4 0.1 8.1
Information, culture and recreation 25.4 27.3 1.1 1.9 4.5 7.5 19.7
Accommodation and food services 31.8 33.0 1.3 1.2 -3.4 3.8 -9.3
Other services (except public administration) 28.1 27.5 1.0 -0.6 -0.9 -2.1 -3.2
Public administration 45.7 45.9 1.1 0.2 1.2 0.4 2.7
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 597.1 598.2 3.0 1.1 11.0 0.2 1.9
Goods-producing sector 123.5 123.3 1.9 -0.2 -5.1 -0.2 -4.0
Agriculture 23.1 22.0 1.0 -1.1 -2.9 -4.8 -11.6
Natural resources2 21.1 22.1 0.8 1.0 0.5 4.7 2.3
Utilities 6.6 5.5 0.4 -1.1 -2.2 -16.7 -28.6
Construction 39.8 41.2 1.2 1.4 -2.2 3.5 -5.1
Manufacturing 32.9 32.6 0.9 -0.3 1.9 -0.9 6.2
Services-producing sector  473.6 474.9 3.0 1.3 16.1 0.3 3.5
Wholesale and retail trade 100.1 99.7 1.7 -0.4 -0.7 -0.4 -0.7
Transportation and warehousing 29.8 29.9 1.0 0.1 3.9 0.3 15.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 28.4 28.8 0.9 0.4 -1.0 1.4 -3.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.9 37.1 0.9 -0.8 4.2 -2.1 12.8
Business, building and other support services 16.6 16.1 0.9 -0.5 3.5 -3.0 27.8
Educational services 53.1 54.5 1.3 1.4 5.8 2.6 11.9
Health care and social assistance 92.2 91.5 1.5 -0.7 -1.3 -0.8 -1.4
Information, culture and recreation 22.0 22.3 1.1 0.3 2.8 1.4 14.4
Accommodation and food services 31.9 33.3 1.2 1.4 2.5 4.4 8.1
Other services (except public administration) 26.4 25.8 1.1 -0.6 -0.7 -2.3 -2.6
Public administration 35.3 35.9 0.9 0.6 -2.8 1.7 -7.2
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,526.9 2,537.5 11.8 10.6 92.1 0.4 3.8
Goods-producing sector 612.4 618.2 8.0 5.8 35.9 0.9 6.2
Agriculture 39.9 37.8 2.9 -2.1 -8.2 -5.3 -17.8
Natural resources2 146.4 152.8 4.1 6.4 20.2 4.4 15.2
Utilities 24.8 24.9 1.5 0.1 4.6 0.4 22.7
Construction 253.3 253.4 5.6 0.1 13.8 0.0 5.8
Manufacturing 148.0 149.3 4.0 1.3 5.4 0.9 3.8
Services-producing sector  1,914.5 1,919.4 11.8 4.9 56.3 0.3 3.0
Wholesale and retail trade 357.1 352.5 6.7 -4.6 -5.0 -1.3 -1.4
Transportation and warehousing 152.2 152.5 4.4 0.3 -0.1 0.2 -0.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 132.1 132.4 3.5 0.3 3.1 0.2 2.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 234.4 239.1 5.1 4.7 -12.8 2.0 -5.1
Business, building and other support services 84.5 84.7 3.8 0.2 13.7 0.2 19.3
Educational services 162.8 163.2 4.5 0.4 1.6 0.2 1.0
Health care and social assistance 335.5 331.6 5.3 -3.9 12.3 -1.2 3.9
Information, culture and recreation 85.6 88.1 3.5 2.5 6.6 2.9 8.1
Accommodation and food services 139.4 139.8 4.2 0.4 9.5 0.3 7.3
Other services (except public administration) 107.0 111.4 4.0 4.4 15.4 4.1 16.0
Public administration 123.9 124.2 2.8 0.3 12.1 0.2 10.8
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,847.8 2,871.2 11.1 23.4 93.0 0.8 3.3
Goods-producing sector 493.2 489.1 6.6 -4.1 -17.6 -0.8 -3.5
Agriculture 17.6 17.6 2.2 0.0 -8.5 0.0 -32.6
Natural resources2 52.9 50.6 2.1 -2.3 4.5 -4.3 9.8
Utilities 17.2 17.1 1.1 -0.1 1.1 -0.6 6.9
Construction 231.1 234.9 4.9 3.8 -11.5 1.6 -4.7
Manufacturing 174.4 168.8 3.9 -5.6 -3.2 -3.2 -1.9
Services-producing sector  2,354.5 2,382.2 11.0 27.7 110.7 1.2 4.9
Wholesale and retail trade 431.5 423.0 6.3 -8.5 -18.2 -2.0 -4.1
Transportation and warehousing 148.1 152.1 3.7 4.0 14.4 2.7 10.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 185.8 182.8 3.3 -3.0 13.1 -1.6 7.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 284.0 289.9 5.2 5.9 25.2 2.1 9.5
Business, building and other support services 91.5 89.3 3.9 -2.2 -2.1 -2.4 -2.3
Educational services 216.7 221.1 4.4 4.4 1.6 2.0 0.7
Health care and social assistance 409.6 409.6 4.9 0.0 51.9 0.0 14.5
Information, culture and recreation 141.3 164.7 4.7 23.4 25.5 16.6 18.3
Accommodation and food services 174.5 180.2 5.0 5.7 -18.8 3.3 -9.4
Other services (except public administration) 120.4 118.4 3.6 -2.0 10.4 -1.7 9.6
Public administration 151.2 151.1 2.9 -0.1 7.8 -0.1 5.4
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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