Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2023 |
July 2024r |
August 2024p |
July to August 2024 | August 2023 to August 2024 | July to August 2024 | August 2023 to August 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,055.3 | 18,218.5 | 18,232.0 | 13.5 | 176.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.0 | 38.2 | 37.9 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -0.7 | 2.4 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 212.7 | 213.4 | 214.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Utilities | 133.7 | 134.5 | 133.4 | -1.1 | -0.3 | -0.8 | -0.2 |
| Construction | 1,170.8 | 1,177.5 | 1,175.8 | -1.7 | 4.9 | -0.1 | 0.4 |
| Manufacturing | 1,564.4 | 1,559.0 | 1,558.7 | -0.4 | -5.7 | -0.0 | -0.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 824.0 | 821.7 | 825.3 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Retail trade | 2,019.9 | 1,995.6 | 1,997.2 | 1.6 | -22.7 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 842.8 | 848.1 | 850.8 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Information and cultural industries | 360.2 | 358.6 | 358.0 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
| Finance and insurance | 837.2 | 850.5 | 851.9 | 1.4 | 14.7 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 291.3 | 294.8 | 294.5 | -0.2 | 3.3 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,219.1 | 1,228.5 | 1,227.9 | -0.6 | 8.8 | -0.0 | 0.7 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 124.3 | 120.7 | 120.4 | -0.3 | -3.9 | -0.2 | -3.1 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 835.7 | 820.1 | 817.7 | -2.4 | -17.9 | -0.3 | -2.1 |
| Educational services | 1,436.2 | 1,480.5 | 1,488.4 | 8.0 | 52.3 | 0.5 | 3.6 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,310.4 | 2,392.6 | 2,404.6 | 12.0 | 94.3 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 315.3 | 321.0 | 318.6 | -2.4 | 3.3 | -0.8 | 1.1 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,310.5 | 1,302.1 | 1,300.9 | -1.1 | -9.6 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 564.4 | 575.6 | 575.2 | -0.3 | 10.8 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Public administration | 1,285.3 | 1,316.3 | 1,321.7 | 5.4 | 36.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 222.7 | 218.9 | 217.7 | -1.2 | -5.0 | -0.6 | -2.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 78.1 | 79.5 | 79.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 449.9 | 458.1 | 458.7 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| New Brunswick | 353.2 | 357.3 | 360.4 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| Quebec | 4,055.1 | 4,081.2 | 4,078.2 | -3.0 | 23.1 | -0.1 | 0.6 |
| Ontario | 7,003.1 | 7,069.5 | 7,075.7 | 6.2 | 72.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Manitoba | 643.3 | 645.3 | 644.9 | -0.4 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 506.6 | 514.2 | 516.0 | 1.8 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| Alberta | 2,121.4 | 2,157.8 | 2,162.8 | 5.0 | 41.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| British Columbia | 2,548.9 | 2,560.8 | 2,562.8 | 1.9 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Yukon | 24.5 | 25.7 | 25.3 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.6 | 3.2 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.5 | 28.0 | 27.9 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| Nunavut | 21.0 | 22.2 | 21.8 | -0.4 | 0.8 | -1.9 | 3.8 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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