Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  August
2024		 September
2024		 Standard error1 August to September 2024 September 2023 to September 2024 August to September 2024 September 2023 to September 2024
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 241.2 241.6 2.0 0.4 4.5 0.2 1.9
Goods-producing sector 50.2 49.3 1.4 -0.9 1.0 -1.8 2.1
Agriculture 1.3 1.7 0.2 0.4 0.2 30.8 13.3
Natural resources2 17.3 16.3 0.8 -1.0 -0.7 -5.8 -4.1
Utilities 2.0 2.0 0.1 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -20.0
Construction 19.5 18.8 0.9 -0.7 0.1 -3.6 0.5
Manufacturing 10.0 10.5 0.7 0.5 1.9 5.0 22.1
Services-producing sector  191.0 192.3 1.8 1.3 3.5 0.7 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade 38.2 37.9 0.9 -0.3 0.2 -0.8 0.5
Transportation and warehousing 12.1 11.9 0.6 -0.2 -1.0 -1.7 -7.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 8.0 7.7 0.4 -0.3 1.1 -3.8 16.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.9 13.4 0.5 1.5 2.1 12.6 18.6
Business, building and other support services 5.7 6.0 0.6 0.3 -0.8 5.3 -11.8
Educational services 21.5 21.6 0.6 0.1 4.5 0.5 26.3
Health care and social assistance 47.5 47.1 0.9 -0.4 0.8 -0.8 1.7
Information, culture and recreation 5.9 6.0 0.5 0.1 -1.1 1.7 -15.5
Accommodation and food services 13.4 13.6 0.7 0.2 -0.7 1.5 -4.9
Other services (except public administration) 7.7 7.6 0.5 -0.1 -0.8 -1.3 -9.5
Public administration 19.3 19.6 0.6 0.3 -0.6 1.6 -3.0
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 92.6 93.2 0.8 0.6 1.1 0.6 1.2
Goods-producing sector 22.8 23.6 0.6 0.8 0.4 3.5 1.7
Agriculture 4.0 3.9 0.3 -0.1 -0.8 -2.5 -17.0
Natural resources2 2.0 1.9 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -5.0 5.6
Utilities 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -25.0 0.0
Construction 8.9 9.9 0.3 1.0 1.5 11.2 17.9
Manufacturing 7.4 7.7 0.4 0.3 -0.2 4.1 -2.5
Services-producing sector  69.8 69.6 0.8 -0.2 0.7 -0.3 1.0
Wholesale and retail trade 11.7 11.1 0.4 -0.6 0.6 -5.1 5.7
Transportation and warehousing 3.1 3.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 6.5 10.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 3.6 4.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 13.9 5.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.9 4.9 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 6.5
Business, building and other support services 2.2 2.5 0.2 0.3 1.1 13.6 78.6
Educational services 6.4 6.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 3.1 3.1
Health care and social assistance 14.3 13.7 0.4 -0.6 -1.1 -4.2 -7.4
Information, culture and recreation 2.6 2.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.5 -3.8 -16.7
Accommodation and food services 5.7 5.9 0.4 0.2 -0.9 3.5 -13.2
Other services (except public administration) 4.2 4.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.4 13.2
Public administration 11.0 10.8 0.3 -0.2 0.1 -1.8 0.9
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 513.1 516.1 3.0 3.0 19.9 0.6 4.0
Goods-producing sector 92.7 94.3 1.8 1.6 5.3 1.7 6.0
Agriculture 3.5 3.2 0.5 -0.3 -2.6 -8.6 -44.8
Natural resources2 11.5 10.5 0.9 -1.0 2.5 -8.7 31.3
Utilities 4.1 4.2 0.3 0.1 1.6 2.4 61.5
Construction 40.4 41.8 1.2 1.4 5.4 3.5 14.8
Manufacturing 33.3 34.6 1.0 1.3 -1.6 3.9 -4.4
Services-producing sector  420.3 421.8 2.9 1.5 14.6 0.4 3.6
Wholesale and retail trade 79.0 75.8 1.5 -3.2 -3.8 -4.1 -4.8
Transportation and warehousing 21.1 21.9 0.9 0.8 -0.8 3.8 -3.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.6 28.6 0.8 -1.0 -0.8 -3.4 -2.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 34.6 33.9 1.2 -0.7 -5.1 -2.0 -13.1
Business, building and other support services 16.1 15.3 1.0 -0.8 -4.1 -5.0 -21.1
Educational services 41.2 43.2 1.2 2.0 4.5 4.9 11.6
Health care and social assistance 83.1 83.8 1.3 0.7 10.9 0.8 15.0
Information, culture and recreation 19.4 20.0 1.1 0.6 -0.2 3.1 -1.0
Accommodation and food services 35.9 36.9 1.2 1.0 7.1 2.8 23.8
Other services (except public administration) 20.7 22.0 0.9 1.3 0.7 6.3 3.3
Public administration 39.5 40.4 0.9 0.9 6.3 2.3 18.5
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 402.2 398.1 2.5 -4.1 11.5 -1.0 3.0
Goods-producing sector 80.7 78.9 1.6 -1.8 2.1 -2.2 2.7
Agriculture 7.1 6.5 0.5 -0.6 0.5 -8.5 8.3
Natural resources2 7.6 7.1 0.6 -0.5 0.5 -6.6 7.6
Utilities 4.6 4.9 0.3 0.3 -0.5 6.5 -9.3
Construction 34.0 32.9 1.1 -1.1 1.4 -3.2 4.4
Manufacturing 27.4 27.6 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.7
Services-producing sector  321.5 319.2 2.3 -2.3 9.4 -0.7 3.0
Wholesale and retail trade 58.4 60.2 1.2 1.8 4.2 3.1 7.5
Transportation and warehousing 21.8 22.6 0.7 0.8 2.6 3.7 13.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.2 19.5 0.6 -0.7 -0.7 -3.5 -3.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 24.5 24.5 0.8 0.0 2.7 0.0 12.4
Business, building and other support services 12.3 11.5 0.8 -0.8 -1.1 -6.5 -8.7
Educational services 30.5 28.9 1.0 -1.6 -1.1 -5.2 -3.7
Health care and social assistance 66.5 64.8 1.2 -1.7 1.6 -2.6 2.5
Information, culture and recreation 11.5 12.2 0.7 0.7 -1.1 6.1 -8.3
Accommodation and food services 22.6 21.7 0.9 -0.9 -0.5 -4.0 -2.3
Other services (except public administration) 17.0 16.7 0.6 -0.3 0.8 -1.8 5.0
Public administration 36.3 36.7 0.9 0.4 2.1 1.1 6.1
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,520.2 4,541.9 16.3 21.7 8.1 0.5 0.2
Goods-producing sector 944.4 945.7 9.6 1.3 12.3 0.1 1.3
Agriculture 57.1 56.4 2.6 -0.7 6.8 -1.2 13.7
Natural resources2 35.3 34.4 2.0 -0.9 1.5 -2.5 4.6
Utilities 27.5 26.6 1.5 -0.9 -2.4 -3.3 -8.3
Construction 323.4 327.3 6.4 3.9 12.6 1.2 4.0
Manufacturing 501.2 500.9 6.8 -0.3 -6.3 -0.1 -1.2
Services-producing sector  3,575.9 3,596.3 15.8 20.4 -4.1 0.6 -0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 630.7 632.2 8.4 1.5 -43.0 0.2 -6.4
Transportation and warehousing 223.0 224.7 5.0 1.7 12.8 0.8 6.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 259.1 259.9 4.9 0.8 -12.4 0.3 -4.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 380.6 380.3 5.9 -0.3 4.0 -0.1 1.1
Business, building and other support services 174.6 176.3 5.7 1.7 5.6 1.0 3.3
Educational services 353.2 353.3 6.2 0.1 2.3 0.0 0.7
Health care and social assistance 661.4 657.5 6.6 -3.9 50.7 -0.6 8.4
Information, culture and recreation 186.5 214.5 6.3 28.0 -0.8 15.0 -0.4
Accommodation and food services 238.9 237.9 6.3 -1.0 -6.3 -0.4 -2.6
Other services (except public administration) 175.9 177.5 4.5 1.6 -6.7 0.9 -3.6
Public administration 291.9 282.2 4.2 -9.7 -10.2 -3.3 -3.5
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,068.8 8,112.0 21.2 43.2 151.8 0.5 1.9
Goods-producing sector 1,539.2 1,535.5 12.1 -3.7 -58.0 -0.2 -3.6
Agriculture 73.2 73.4 3.2 0.2 -9.0 0.3 -10.9
Natural resources2 40.0 37.9 1.7 -2.1 -1.9 -5.3 -4.8
Utilities 59.9 61.9 2.4 2.0 -2.7 3.3 -4.2
Construction 557.8 558.8 8.1 1.0 -36.2 0.2 -6.1
Manufacturing 808.3 803.5 8.8 -4.8 -8.3 -0.6 -1.0
Services-producing sector  6,529.5 6,576.5 21.5 47.0 209.8 0.7 3.3
Wholesale and retail trade 1,086.9 1,102.1 11.4 15.2 -25.5 1.4 -2.3
Transportation and warehousing 414.0 415.5 6.6 1.5 7.0 0.4 1.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 717.4 728.7 7.8 11.3 54.6 1.6 8.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 896.1 904.5 9.7 8.4 57.7 0.9 6.8
Business, building and other support services 286.0 285.3 7.0 -0.7 9.8 -0.2 3.6
Educational services 590.3 598.2 8.5 7.9 29.0 1.3 5.1
Health care and social assistance 1,024.3 1,014.0 9.1 -10.3 29.8 -1.0 3.0
Information, culture and recreation 331.4 336.2 8.1 4.8 22.6 1.4 7.2
Accommodation and food services 431.6 432.0 8.4 0.4 -3.7 0.1 -0.8
Other services (except public administration) 287.0 291.3 6.5 4.3 13.5 1.5 4.9
Public administration 464.6 468.8 5.5 4.2 15.1 0.9 3.3
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 713.2 718.3 3.3 5.1 18.5 0.7 2.6
Goods-producing sector 148.2 147.1 2.2 -1.1 -7.4 -0.7 -4.8
Agriculture 15.0 13.1 0.7 -1.9 -1.1 -12.7 -7.7
Natural resources2 7.2 6.2 0.6 -1.0 -0.6 -13.9 -8.8
Utilities 5.0 5.0 0.3 0.0 -1.6 0.0 -24.2
Construction 52.6 55.3 1.5 2.7 -0.8 5.1 -1.4
Manufacturing 68.4 67.5 1.5 -0.9 -3.3 -1.3 -4.7
Services-producing sector  565.0 571.2 3.3 6.2 25.9 1.1 4.7
Wholesale and retail trade 101.5 102.7 1.8 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.4
Transportation and warehousing 47.7 48.4 1.5 0.7 5.0 1.5 11.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 46.8 47.5 1.1 0.7 5.6 1.5 13.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 36.0 36.6 1.0 0.6 2.2 1.7 6.4
Business, building and other support services 18.1 19.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 5.5 6.1
Educational services 64.4 65.3 1.5 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.9
Health care and social assistance 115.4 114.6 1.6 -0.8 5.8 -0.7 5.3
Information, culture and recreation 25.2 24.5 1.1 -0.7 0.0 -2.8 0.0
Accommodation and food services 34.0 37.1 1.2 3.1 2.4 9.1 6.9
Other services (except public administration) 30.9 30.0 1.0 -0.9 2.3 -2.9 8.3
Public administration 44.9 45.4 1.0 0.5 -1.0 1.1 -2.2
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 608.0 610.3 3.0 2.3 15.0 0.4 2.5
Goods-producing sector 130.7 133.6 1.8 2.9 5.1 2.2 4.0
Agriculture 26.7 27.3 1.0 0.6 3.0 2.2 12.3
Natural resources2 22.3 21.5 0.8 -0.8 1.6 -3.6 8.0
Utilities 5.4 5.1 0.4 -0.3 -1.8 -5.6 -26.1
Construction 41.7 44.8 1.2 3.1 1.2 7.4 2.8
Manufacturing 34.5 34.9 1.0 0.4 1.1 1.2 3.3
Services-producing sector  477.3 476.7 3.0 -0.6 9.9 -0.1 2.1
Wholesale and retail trade 101.0 100.0 1.7 -1.0 0.1 -1.0 0.1
Transportation and warehousing 30.1 31.2 0.9 1.1 0.8 3.7 2.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 26.5 28.7 0.8 2.2 1.0 8.3 3.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.5 37.0 1.0 -0.5 0.1 -1.3 0.3
Business, building and other support services 14.5 11.1 0.9 -3.4 -5.0 -23.4 -31.1
Educational services 59.1 51.6 1.2 -7.5 -3.2 -12.7 -5.8
Health care and social assistance 94.1 95.3 1.5 1.2 7.9 1.3 9.0
Information, culture and recreation 19.6 21.7 1.0 2.1 0.7 10.7 3.3
Accommodation and food services 29.1 33.3 1.1 4.2 3.1 14.4 10.3
Other services (except public administration) 25.3 26.4 1.0 1.1 0.2 4.3 0.8
Public administration 40.5 40.4 0.9 -0.1 4.0 -0.2 11.0
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,537.4 2,529.8 12.1 -7.6 73.1 -0.3 3.0
Goods-producing sector 608.3 607.8 8.1 -0.5 27.0 -0.1 4.6
Agriculture 34.2 33.8 2.5 -0.4 -8.8 -1.2 -20.7
Natural resources2 153.6 159.8 4.3 6.2 17.8 4.0 12.5
Utilities 20.3 19.0 1.5 -1.3 0.6 -6.4 3.3
Construction 244.3 241.8 5.7 -2.5 10.7 -1.0 4.6
Manufacturing 155.9 153.3 4.1 -2.6 6.6 -1.7 4.5
Services-producing sector  1,929.1 1,922.1 11.9 -7.0 46.1 -0.4 2.5
Wholesale and retail trade 357.7 362.5 6.6 4.8 -1.8 1.3 -0.5
Transportation and warehousing 147.2 146.8 4.2 -0.4 -3.2 -0.3 -2.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 136.5 136.7 3.6 0.2 8.7 0.1 6.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 229.9 237.0 5.1 7.1 3.2 3.1 1.4
Business, building and other support services 74.9 76.7 3.9 1.8 -1.9 2.4 -2.4
Educational services 180.9 162.8 4.4 -18.1 1.1 -10.0 0.7
Health care and social assistance 332.6 342.9 5.3 10.3 12.6 3.1 3.8
Information, culture and recreation 91.0 80.7 3.8 -10.3 -2.8 -11.3 -3.4
Accommodation and food services 146.1 142.4 4.6 -3.7 4.9 -2.5 3.6
Other services (except public administration) 104.7 103.3 4.0 -1.4 4.6 -1.3 4.7
Public administration 127.8 130.3 2.8 2.5 20.8 2.0 19.0
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,839.0 2,821.0 11.0 -18.0 9.0 -0.6 0.3
Goods-producing sector 507.5 505.3 6.4 -2.2 16.8 -0.4 3.4
Agriculture 18.4 16.5 2.1 -1.9 -7.1 -10.3 -30.1
Natural resources2 53.5 51.0 1.9 -2.5 -3.3 -4.7 -6.1
Utilities 16.1 17.9 0.9 1.8 1.0 11.2 5.9
Construction 244.2 243.2 4.6 -1.0 17.6 -0.4 7.8
Manufacturing 175.3 176.7 3.9 1.4 8.4 0.8 5.0
Services-producing sector  2,331.5 2,315.6 10.8 -15.9 -7.9 -0.7 -0.3
Wholesale and retail trade 417.7 420.2 5.9 2.5 -17.2 0.6 -3.9
Transportation and warehousing 152.1 150.5 3.3 -1.6 1.6 -1.1 1.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 186.2 173.7 3.6 -12.5 -2.9 -6.7 -1.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 277.7 282.3 4.8 4.6 -9.1 1.7 -3.1
Business, building and other support services 88.0 87.5 3.6 -0.5 -2.4 -0.6 -2.7
Educational services 210.2 214.7 4.5 4.5 -8.5 2.1 -3.8
Health care and social assistance 403.3 399.7 4.9 -3.6 27.0 -0.9 7.2
Information, culture and recreation 146.9 143.6 4.6 -3.3 9.3 -2.2 6.9
Accommodation and food services 181.6 176.7 4.8 -4.9 -10.8 -2.7 -5.8
Other services (except public administration) 117.3 115.0 3.5 -2.3 -3.0 -2.0 -2.5
Public administration 150.5 151.7 2.9 1.2 8.2 0.8 5.7
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0355-02.

Table note 1

Average standard error of change between two consecutive months. See the "Data Quality" section of the Guide to the Labour Force Survey (Catalogue number71-543-G) for more information.

Table note 2

Also referred to as "Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction."
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