Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| May 2023 |
April 2024r |
May 2024p |
April to May 2024 | May 2023 to May 2024 | April to May 2024 | May 2023 to May 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,003.2 | 18,162.2 | 18,203.2 | 41.0 | 200.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.6 | 38.2 | 39.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 214.2 | 210.4 | 210.9 | 0.5 | -3.3 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
| Utilities | 132.7 | 135.2 | 133.9 | -1.3 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 0.9 |
| Construction | 1,170.0 | 1,179.6 | 1,179.3 | -0.3 | 9.3 | -0.0 | 0.8 |
| Manufacturing | 1,566.7 | 1,563.4 | 1,566.7 | 3.3 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 828.0 | 821.0 | 821.5 | 0.6 | -6.5 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Retail trade | 2,016.3 | 2,002.8 | 2,007.3 | 4.5 | -9.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 841.8 | 844.6 | 848.6 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Information and cultural industries | 370.8 | 359.9 | 359.7 | -0.1 | -11.0 | -0.0 | -3.0 |
| Finance and insurance | 835.4 | 847.0 | 849.3 | 2.3 | 13.9 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 291.1 | 293.7 | 294.6 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,217.9 | 1,227.0 | 1,226.2 | -0.8 | 8.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 127.3 | 122.3 | 123.9 | 1.5 | -3.4 | 1.3 | -2.7 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 841.6 | 830.6 | 828.1 | -2.4 | -13.4 | -0.3 | -1.6 |
| Educational services | 1,431.8 | 1,465.6 | 1,474.5 | 8.8 | 42.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,283.0 | 2,370.7 | 2,384.4 | 13.8 | 101.5 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 311.1 | 316.7 | 319.3 | 2.6 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 2.6 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,309.6 | 1,298.2 | 1,299.2 | 1.0 | -10.4 | 0.1 | -0.8 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 561.0 | 573.1 | 575.0 | 1.9 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Public administration | 1,269.4 | 1,310.9 | 1,306.8 | -4.0 | 37.5 | -0.3 | 3.0 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 217.6 | 220.5 | 222.7 | 2.2 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 77.4 | 77.8 | 78.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 450.9 | 454.6 | 454.1 | -0.5 | 3.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| New Brunswick | 352.8 | 355.8 | 357.1 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Quebec | 4,053.5 | 4,051.8 | 4,066.8 | 14.9 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Ontario | 6,964.5 | 7,072.7 | 7,073.7 | 1.1 | 109.3 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Manitoba | 641.2 | 640.2 | 645.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Saskatchewan | 507.1 | 513.2 | 515.8 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Alberta | 2,115.1 | 2,143.8 | 2,150.3 | 6.5 | 35.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| British Columbia | 2,550.1 | 2,557.2 | 2,563.1 | 5.9 | 13.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Yukon | 24.4 | 25.5 | 25.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| Northwest Territories | 28.1 | 28.1 | 28.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| Nunavut | 20.5 | 21.0 | 21.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 5.4 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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