Table 2
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change 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 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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