Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2023 |
March 2024r |
April 2024p |
March to April 2024 | April 2023 to April 2024 | March to April 2024 | April 2023 to April 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 17,846.7 | 18,146.8 | 18,124.1 | -22.7 | 277.4 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.0 | 37.8 | 37.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 214.5 | 210.7 | 209.4 | -1.3 | -5.2 | -0.6 | -2.4 |
| Utilities | 132.2 | 135.4 | 135.3 | -0.0 | 3.1 | -0.0 | 2.4 |
| Construction | 1,165.5 | 1,177.3 | 1,177.7 | 0.4 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,564.9 | 1,563.8 | 1,557.8 | -6.0 | -7.1 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| Wholesale trade | 827.2 | 823.0 | 819.6 | -3.4 | -7.6 | -0.4 | -0.9 |
| Retail trade | 2,017.0 | 2,001.6 | 1,997.4 | -4.2 | -19.6 | -0.2 | -1.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 839.3 | 844.7 | 843.6 | -1.1 | 4.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Information and cultural industries | 371.0 | 361.3 | 358.9 | -2.4 | -12.1 | -0.7 | -3.3 |
| Finance and insurance | 832.1 | 848.6 | 845.2 | -3.3 | 13.1 | -0.4 | 1.6 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 289.9 | 292.9 | 293.4 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,215.3 | 1,226.6 | 1,224.7 | -1.9 | 9.4 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 125.9 | 120.0 | 122.1 | 2.1 | -3.7 | 1.8 | -3.0 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 841.8 | 833.6 | 828.4 | -5.2 | -13.4 | -0.6 | -1.6 |
| Educational services | 1,427.0 | 1,457.3 | 1,460.2 | 2.9 | 33.2 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,268.0 | 2,362.6 | 2,368.3 | 5.7 | 100.3 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 307.1 | 313.7 | 314.4 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,306.2 | 1,299.6 | 1,294.7 | -4.8 | -11.5 | -0.4 | -0.9 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 559.8 | 573.7 | 571.2 | -2.5 | 11.4 | -0.4 | 2.0 |
| Public administration | 1,164.7 | 1,311.0 | 1,313.2 | 2.3 | 148.5 | 0.2 | 12.7 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 218.3 | 220.5 | 219.5 | -1.1 | 1.2 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 75.4 | 77.0 | 77.4 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 440.5 | 455.7 | 455.8 | 0.1 | 15.3 | 0.0 | 3.5 |
| New Brunswick | 347.2 | 355.3 | 354.8 | -0.5 | 7.6 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| Quebec | 4,001.8 | 4,061.5 | 4,046.9 | -14.5 | 45.1 | -0.4 | 1.1 |
| Ontario | 6,927.2 | 7,048.9 | 7,056.4 | 7.5 | 129.2 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Manitoba | 629.9 | 641.0 | 637.7 | -3.3 | 7.8 | -0.5 | 1.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 505.5 | 511.6 | 513.2 | 1.6 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Alberta | 2,101.9 | 2,144.0 | 2,138.2 | -5.8 | 36.3 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| British Columbia | 2,526.5 | 2,557.7 | 2,550.2 | -7.5 | 23.7 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| Yukon | 24.1 | 25.0 | 25.3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 5.2 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.9 | 28.0 | 27.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| Nunavut | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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