Table 2 
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted 

Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
  July
2023
June
2024r
July
2024p
June to July 2024 July 2023 to July 2024 June to July 2024 July 2023 to July 2024
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Sector aggregate1 18,054.0 18,179.0 18,211.8 32.8 157.7 0.2 0.9
Forestry, logging and support 36.9 38.5 38.4 -0.2 1.4 -0.4 3.8
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 214.1 214.6 213.4 -1.1 -0.7 -0.5 -0.3
Utilities 134.1 135.3 133.7 -1.6 -0.4 -1.2 -0.3
Construction 1,172.2 1,176.6 1,174.2 -2.4 2.0 -0.2 0.2
Manufacturing 1,567.5 1,561.0 1,554.8 -6.2 -12.7 -0.4 -0.8
Wholesale trade 824.0 820.0 820.4 0.5 -3.6 0.1 -0.4
Retail trade 2,019.3 1,990.9 1,993.2 2.3 -26.1 0.1 -1.3
Transportation and warehousing 840.5 847.5 847.3 -0.2 6.8 -0.0 0.8
Information and cultural industries 363.6 359.4 358.1 -1.3 -5.5 -0.4 -1.5
Finance and insurance 832.7 850.7 851.8 1.1 19.0 0.1 2.3
Real estate and rental and leasing 291.6 293.9 294.8 0.9 3.2 0.3 1.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,217.4 1,228.7 1,228.9 0.2 11.5 0.0 0.9
Management of companies and enterprises 125.2 120.9 121.5 0.6 -3.6 0.5 -2.9
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 836.7 821.3 819.0 -2.4 -17.7 -0.3 -2.1
Educational services 1,444.4 1,479.5 1,489.8 10.2 45.3 0.7 3.1
Health care and social assistance 2,300.2 2,377.6 2,395.3 17.6 95.1 0.7 4.1
Arts, entertainment and recreation 315.2 320.6 322.0 1.4 6.7 0.4 2.1
Accommodation and food services 1,312.1 1,298.3 1,296.6 -1.7 -15.5 -0.1 -1.2
Other services (excluding public administration) 562.5 573.7 574.7 1.0 12.3 0.2 2.2
Public administration 1,275.6 1,307.5 1,315.5 8.0 39.9 0.6 3.1
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 223.0 219.8 218.7 -1.0 -4.2 -0.5 -1.9
Prince Edward Island 78.2 78.5 79.4 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.6
Nova Scotia 451.2 458.3 457.4 -0.9 6.3 -0.2 1.4
New Brunswick 352.0 354.1 356.4 2.3 4.4 0.7 1.2
Quebec 4,059.7 4,068.5 4,082.9 14.4 23.1 0.4 0.6
Ontario 6,985.7 7,051.3 7,069.9 18.6 84.2 0.3 1.2
Manitoba 646.7 642.5 644.8 2.3 -1.8 0.4 -0.3
Saskatchewan 507.2 513.3 513.3 -0.0 6.1 -0.0 1.2
Alberta 2,122.7 2,153.1 2,154.6 1.5 32.0 0.1 1.5
British Columbia 2,553.8 2,564.1 2,558.2 -5.9 4.4 -0.2 0.2
Yukon 24.6 25.7 25.8 0.1 1.2 0.2 4.8
Northwest Territories 27.6 27.6 27.9 0.3 0.3 1.0 1.0
Nunavut 21.7 22.2 22.5 0.3 0.8 1.3 3.6
r
revised
p
preliminary
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