Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2023 |
February 2024r |
March 2024p |
February to March 2024 | March 2023 to March 2024 | February to March 2024 | March 2023 to March 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,923.9 | 18,104.6 | 18,156.0 | 51.4 | 232.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 36.9 | 37.6 | 37.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 213.2 | 211.2 | 213.2 | 2.0 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -0.0 |
| Utilities | 132.2 | 134.1 | 135.5 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Construction | 1,159.8 | 1,173.3 | 1,175.9 | 2.6 | 16.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Manufacturing | 1,561.4 | 1,563.6 | 1,570.9 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 825.7 | 821.9 | 824.5 | 2.6 | -1.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Retail trade | 2,014.7 | 2,003.9 | 2,001.5 | -2.4 | -13.2 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 838.1 | 842.4 | 840.8 | -1.6 | 2.8 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Information and cultural industries | 372.1 | 359.3 | 361.5 | 2.3 | -10.5 | 0.6 | -2.8 |
| Finance and insurance | 836.6 | 849.3 | 850.1 | 0.8 | 13.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 290.7 | 293.1 | 292.7 | -0.4 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,211.7 | 1,227.3 | 1,228.8 | 1.5 | 17.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 124.9 | 117.9 | 120.2 | 2.4 | -4.7 | 2.0 | -3.8 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 843.5 | 833.5 | 834.1 | 0.6 | -9.4 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Educational services | 1,425.7 | 1,449.2 | 1,457.3 | 8.1 | 31.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,262.9 | 2,351.2 | 2,362.9 | 11.7 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 307.3 | 312.8 | 314.6 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,299.3 | 1,296.5 | 1,297.1 | 0.7 | -2.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 560.0 | 573.3 | 572.9 | -0.4 | 13.0 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Public administration | 1,262.5 | 1,312.3 | 1,312.3 | -0.1 | 49.8 | -0.0 | 3.9 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 222.3 | 221.0 | 220.8 | -0.2 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Prince Edward Island | 76.3 | 77.0 | 76.9 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 445.0 | 453.1 | 456.0 | 2.9 | 11.0 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| New Brunswick | 352.6 | 355.7 | 355.0 | -0.7 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Quebec | 4,039.5 | 4,063.2 | 4,062.9 | -0.3 | 23.3 | -0.0 | 0.6 |
| Ontario | 6,945.7 | 7,026.1 | 7,049.9 | 23.8 | 104.3 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Manitoba | 635.4 | 640.2 | 642.4 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 506.2 | 507.4 | 511.7 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Alberta | 2,102.1 | 2,136.3 | 2,147.4 | 11.1 | 45.3 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| British Columbia | 2,525.4 | 2,551.4 | 2,559.1 | 7.7 | 33.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Yukon | 24.4 | 24.6 | 25.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 28.3 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Nunavut | 20.7 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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