Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  September
2024		 October
2024		 Standard error1 September to October 2024 October 2023 to October 2024 September to October 2024 October 2023 to October 2024
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 241.6 242.1 2.0 0.5 5.3 0.2 2.2
Goods-producing sector 49.3 48.2 1.4 -1.1 0.8 -2.2 1.7
Agriculture 1.7 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 5.9 38.5
Natural resources2 16.3 15.7 0.8 -0.6 -1.5 -3.7 -8.7
Utilities 2.0 2.0 0.1 0.0 -0.7 0.0 -25.9
Construction 18.8 18.3 0.9 -0.5 -1.2 -2.7 -6.2
Manufacturing 10.5 10.3 0.7 -0.2 3.6 -1.9 53.7
Services-producing sector  192.3 193.9 1.8 1.6 4.4 0.8 2.3
Wholesale and retail trade 37.9 37.3 0.9 -0.6 -0.4 -1.6 -1.1
Transportation and warehousing 11.9 13.4 0.6 1.5 1.3 12.6 10.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.7 7.7 0.4 0.0 0.9 0.0 13.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 13.4 13.0 0.5 -0.4 0.6 -3.0 4.8
Business, building and other support services 6.0 6.6 0.6 0.6 -0.1 10.0 -1.5
Educational services 21.6 20.9 0.6 -0.7 3.1 -3.2 17.4
Health care and social assistance 47.1 47.1 0.9 0.0 2.2 0.0 4.9
Information, culture and recreation 6.0 6.2 0.5 0.2 -1.0 3.3 -13.9
Accommodation and food services 13.6 13.4 0.7 -0.2 -1.8 -1.5 -11.8
Other services (except public administration) 7.6 8.3 0.5 0.7 -0.1 9.2 -1.2
Public administration 19.6 20.0 0.6 0.4 -0.1 2.0 -0.5
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 93.2 92.1 0.8 -1.1 0.2 -1.2 0.2
Goods-producing sector 23.6 22.9 0.6 -0.7 0.3 -3.0 1.3
Agriculture 3.9 3.7 0.3 -0.2 -1.7 -5.1 -31.5
Natural resources2 1.9 1.9 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -5.0
Utilities 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -33.3 -33.3
Construction 9.9 9.4 0.3 -0.5 1.4 -5.1 17.5
Manufacturing 7.7 7.6 0.4 -0.1 0.7 -1.3 10.1
Services-producing sector  69.6 69.2 0.8 -0.4 -0.1 -0.6 -0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 11.1 10.7 0.4 -0.4 0.1 -3.6 0.9
Transportation and warehousing 3.3 3.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 10.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 4.1 4.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 2.4 7.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.9 4.4 0.2 -0.5 -0.1 -10.2 -2.2
Business, building and other support services 2.5 2.2 0.2 -0.3 0.4 -12.0 22.2
Educational services 6.6 6.6 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -2.9
Health care and social assistance 13.7 14.6 0.4 0.9 0.2 6.6 1.4
Information, culture and recreation 2.5 3.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 20.0 7.1
Accommodation and food services 5.9 5.9 0.4 0.0 -0.8 0.0 -11.9
Other services (except public administration) 4.3 3.7 0.3 -0.6 -0.4 -14.0 -9.8
Public administration 10.8 10.6 0.3 -0.2 0.0 -1.9 0.0
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 516.1 514.0 3.0 -2.1 10.3 -0.4 2.0
Goods-producing sector 94.3 96.2 1.8 1.9 6.9 2.0 7.7
Agriculture 3.2 3.1 0.5 -0.1 -1.8 -3.1 -36.7
Natural resources2 10.5 10.9 0.9 0.4 2.2 3.8 25.3
Utilities 4.2 4.0 0.3 -0.2 1.0 -4.8 33.3
Construction 41.8 43.0 1.2 1.2 5.5 2.9 14.7
Manufacturing 34.6 35.1 1.0 0.5 -0.1 1.4 -0.3
Services-producing sector  421.8 417.9 2.9 -3.9 3.5 -0.9 0.8
Wholesale and retail trade 75.8 73.2 1.5 -2.6 -8.0 -3.4 -9.9
Transportation and warehousing 21.9 21.3 0.9 -0.6 -1.5 -2.7 -6.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 28.6 29.0 0.8 0.4 -0.6 1.4 -2.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 33.9 35.9 1.2 2.0 -2.9 5.9 -7.5
Business, building and other support services 15.3 14.7 1.0 -0.6 -3.7 -3.9 -20.1
Educational services 43.2 44.1 1.2 0.9 5.4 2.1 14.0
Health care and social assistance 83.8 82.6 1.3 -1.2 7.5 -1.4 10.0
Information, culture and recreation 20.0 20.6 1.1 0.6 -2.4 3.0 -10.4
Accommodation and food services 36.9 35.6 1.2 -1.3 5.3 -3.5 17.5
Other services (except public administration) 22.0 20.4 0.9 -1.6 -1.2 -7.3 -5.6
Public administration 40.4 40.5 0.9 0.1 5.7 0.2 16.4
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 398.1 401.4 2.5 3.3 12.2 0.8 3.1
Goods-producing sector 78.9 80.5 1.6 1.6 2.0 2.0 2.5
Agriculture 6.5 5.8 0.5 -0.7 0.1 -10.8 1.8
Natural resources2 7.1 7.7 0.6 0.6 1.0 8.5 14.9
Utilities 4.9 5.3 0.3 0.4 -0.1 8.2 -1.9
Construction 32.9 33.8 1.1 0.9 0.5 2.7 1.5
Manufacturing 27.6 28.0 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.4 2.2
Services-producing sector  319.2 320.9 2.3 1.7 10.2 0.5 3.3
Wholesale and retail trade 60.2 60.6 1.2 0.4 4.9 0.7 8.8
Transportation and warehousing 22.6 22.0 0.7 -0.6 1.5 -2.7 7.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 19.5 20.5 0.6 1.0 0.8 5.1 4.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 24.5 25.2 0.8 0.7 2.6 2.9 11.5
Business, building and other support services 11.5 11.6 0.8 0.1 -1.7 0.9 -12.8
Educational services 28.9 28.6 1.0 -0.3 -1.9 -1.0 -6.2
Health care and social assistance 64.8 64.7 1.2 -0.1 1.3 -0.2 2.1
Information, culture and recreation 12.2 11.3 0.7 -0.9 -2.4 -7.4 -17.5
Accommodation and food services 21.7 21.9 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.9
Other services (except public administration) 16.7 16.6 0.6 -0.1 1.9 -0.6 12.9
Public administration 36.7 37.9 0.9 1.2 3.1 3.3 8.9
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,541.9 4,548.4 16.3 6.5 28.1 0.1 0.6
Goods-producing sector 945.7 949.9 9.6 4.2 20.0 0.4 2.2
Agriculture 56.4 53.3 2.6 -3.1 2.1 -5.5 4.1
Natural resources2 34.4 34.5 2.0 0.1 -0.6 0.3 -1.7
Utilities 26.6 27.9 1.5 1.3 -1.8 4.9 -6.1
Construction 327.3 326.1 6.4 -1.2 8.8 -0.4 2.8
Manufacturing 500.9 508.1 6.8 7.2 11.5 1.4 2.3
Services-producing sector  3,596.3 3,598.6 15.8 2.3 8.1 0.1 0.2
Wholesale and retail trade 632.2 635.1 8.4 2.9 -37.5 0.5 -5.6
Transportation and warehousing 224.7 232.0 5.0 7.3 21.2 3.2 10.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 259.9 259.7 4.9 -0.2 -9.5 -0.1 -3.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 380.3 382.1 5.9 1.8 8.2 0.5 2.2
Business, building and other support services 176.3 169.5 5.7 -6.8 -1.9 -3.9 -1.1
Educational services 353.3 362.6 6.2 9.3 14.7 2.6 4.2
Health care and social assistance 657.5 660.6 6.6 3.1 52.5 0.5 8.6
Information, culture and recreation 214.5 201.9 6.3 -12.6 -16.4 -5.9 -7.5
Accommodation and food services 237.9 237.2 6.3 -0.7 -5.8 -0.3 -2.4
Other services (except public administration) 177.5 174.8 4.5 -2.7 -6.9 -1.5 -3.8
Public administration 282.2 283.1 4.2 0.9 -10.6 0.3 -3.6
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,112.0 8,101.1 21.2 -10.9 151.9 -0.1 1.9
Goods-producing sector 1,535.5 1,540.5 12.1 5.0 -43.9 0.3 -2.8
Agriculture 73.4 74.7 3.2 1.3 -7.6 1.8 -9.2
Natural resources2 37.9 39.8 1.7 1.9 2.4 5.0 6.4
Utilities 61.9 59.1 2.4 -2.8 -2.4 -4.5 -3.9
Construction 558.8 566.3 8.1 7.5 -27.9 1.3 -4.7
Manufacturing 803.5 800.6 8.8 -2.9 -8.4 -0.4 -1.0
Services-producing sector  6,576.5 6,560.6 21.5 -15.9 195.8 -0.2 3.1
Wholesale and retail trade 1,102.1 1,107.9 11.4 5.8 3.0 0.5 0.3
Transportation and warehousing 415.5 405.5 6.6 -10.0 -8.3 -2.4 -2.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 728.7 716.0 7.8 -12.7 49.9 -1.7 7.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 904.5 904.9 9.7 0.4 58.4 0.0 6.9
Business, building and other support services 285.3 304.0 7.0 18.7 30.6 6.6 11.2
Educational services 598.2 594.7 8.5 -3.5 18.9 -0.6 3.3
Health care and social assistance 1,014.0 1,009.8 9.1 -4.2 18.1 -0.4 1.8
Information, culture and recreation 336.2 331.7 8.1 -4.5 1.2 -1.3 0.4
Accommodation and food services 432.0 434.2 8.4 2.2 6.7 0.5 1.6
Other services (except public administration) 291.3 286.3 6.5 -5.0 5.1 -1.7 1.8
Public administration 468.8 465.7 5.5 -3.1 12.2 -0.7 2.7
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 718.3 717.0 3.3 -1.3 16.1 -0.2 2.3
Goods-producing sector 147.1 149.6 2.2 2.5 -4.9 1.7 -3.2
Agriculture 13.1 12.6 0.7 -0.5 -1.2 -3.8 -8.7
Natural resources2 6.2 6.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 4.8 3.2
Utilities 5.0 5.1 0.3 0.1 -1.3 2.0 -20.3
Construction 55.3 55.6 1.5 0.3 -0.3 0.5 -0.5
Manufacturing 67.5 69.9 1.5 2.4 -2.1 3.6 -2.9
Services-producing sector  571.2 567.4 3.3 -3.8 21.0 -0.7 3.8
Wholesale and retail trade 102.7 100.2 1.8 -2.5 -0.3 -2.4 -0.3
Transportation and warehousing 48.4 48.2 1.5 -0.2 4.2 -0.4 9.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 47.5 47.8 1.1 0.3 6.0 0.6 14.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 36.6 35.1 1.0 -1.5 -1.7 -4.1 -4.6
Business, building and other support services 19.1 19.5 1.1 0.4 0.0 2.1 0.0
Educational services 65.3 64.3 1.5 -1.0 -0.3 -1.5 -0.5
Health care and social assistance 114.6 114.5 1.6 -0.1 5.2 -0.1 4.8
Information, culture and recreation 24.5 25.8 1.1 1.3 3.0 5.3 13.2
Accommodation and food services 37.1 38.8 1.2 1.7 3.1 4.6 8.7
Other services (except public administration) 30.0 29.1 1.0 -0.9 2.7 -3.0 10.2
Public administration 45.4 44.1 1.0 -1.3 -0.7 -2.9 -1.6
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 610.3 608.3 3.0 -2.0 4.9 -0.3 0.8
Goods-producing sector 133.6 133.8 1.8 0.2 3.2 0.1 2.5
Agriculture 27.3 27.0 1.0 -0.3 3.2 -1.1 13.4
Natural resources2 21.5 22.1 0.8 0.6 2.0 2.8 10.0
Utilities 5.1 5.5 0.4 0.4 -2.1 7.8 -27.6
Construction 44.8 44.1 1.2 -0.7 0.2 -1.6 0.5
Manufacturing 34.9 35.0 1.0 0.1 -0.2 0.3 -0.6
Services-producing sector  476.7 474.4 3.0 -2.3 1.6 -0.5 0.3
Wholesale and retail trade 100.0 98.4 1.7 -1.6 -3.0 -1.6 -3.0
Transportation and warehousing 31.2 30.6 0.9 -0.6 1.7 -1.9 5.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 28.7 27.7 0.8 -1.0 -0.2 -3.5 -0.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.0 34.1 1.0 -2.9 -2.9 -7.8 -7.8
Business, building and other support services 11.1 11.6 0.9 0.5 -4.0 4.5 -25.6
Educational services 51.6 53.7 1.2 2.1 -2.0 4.1 -3.6
Health care and social assistance 95.3 96.5 1.5 1.2 7.8 1.3 8.8
Information, culture and recreation 21.7 21.3 1.0 -0.4 -1.9 -1.8 -8.2
Accommodation and food services 33.3 35.4 1.1 2.1 5.5 6.3 18.4
Other services (except public administration) 26.4 25.1 1.0 -1.3 -1.8 -4.9 -6.7
Public administration 40.4 40.0 0.9 -0.4 2.3 -1.0 6.1
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,529.8 2,543.0 12.1 13.2 58.1 0.5 2.3
Goods-producing sector 607.8 621.4 8.1 13.6 26.1 2.2 4.4
Agriculture 33.8 34.0 2.5 0.2 -9.5 0.6 -21.8
Natural resources2 159.8 156.5 4.3 -3.3 11.4 -2.1 7.9
Utilities 19.0 20.1 1.5 1.1 0.5 5.8 2.6
Construction 241.8 250.3 5.7 8.5 13.9 3.5 5.9
Manufacturing 153.3 160.4 4.1 7.1 9.7 4.6 6.4
Services-producing sector  1,922.1 1,921.7 11.9 -0.4 32.0 -0.0 1.7
Wholesale and retail trade 362.5 352.8 6.6 -9.7 -18.3 -2.7 -4.9
Transportation and warehousing 146.8 146.5 4.2 -0.3 -4.3 -0.2 -2.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 136.7 136.2 3.6 -0.5 5.3 -0.4 4.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 237.0 239.9 5.1 2.9 9.1 1.2 3.9
Business, building and other support services 76.7 82.7 3.9 6.0 2.4 7.8 3.0
Educational services 162.8 167.1 4.4 4.3 5.7 2.6 3.5
Health care and social assistance 342.9 339.7 5.3 -3.2 12.2 -0.9 3.7
Information, culture and recreation 80.7 87.3 3.8 6.6 3.6 8.2 4.3
Accommodation and food services 142.4 141.3 4.6 -1.1 2.0 -0.8 1.4
Other services (except public administration) 103.3 106.0 4.0 2.7 4.9 2.6 4.8
Public administration 130.3 122.2 2.8 -8.1 9.5 -6.2 8.4
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,821.0 2,829.3 11.0 8.3 15.9 0.3 0.6
Goods-producing sector 505.3 491.7 6.4 -13.6 -0.2 -2.7 -0.0
Agriculture 16.5 15.0 2.1 -1.5 -10.6 -9.1 -41.4
Natural resources2 51.0 52.4 1.9 1.4 -0.9 2.7 -1.7
Utilities 17.9 18.4 0.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 14.3
Construction 243.2 234.0 4.6 -9.2 1.8 -3.8 0.8
Manufacturing 176.7 171.9 3.9 -4.8 7.1 -2.7 4.3
Services-producing sector  2,315.6 2,337.6 10.8 22.0 16.1 1.0 0.7
Wholesale and retail trade 420.2 420.1 5.9 -0.1 -16.6 -0.0 -3.8
Transportation and warehousing 150.5 144.7 3.3 -5.8 -4.0 -3.9 -2.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 173.7 173.4 3.6 -0.3 -3.0 -0.2 -1.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 282.3 282.7 4.8 0.4 -14.3 0.1 -4.8
Business, building and other support services 87.5 97.6 3.6 10.1 11.4 11.5 13.2
Educational services 214.7 215.1 4.5 0.4 -5.2 0.2 -2.4
Health care and social assistance 399.7 402.2 4.9 2.5 27.4 0.6 7.3
Information, culture and recreation 143.6 146.0 4.6 2.4 17.5 1.7 13.6
Accommodation and food services 176.7 185.9 4.8 9.2 -2.9 5.2 -1.5
Other services (except public administration) 115.0 116.1 3.5 1.1 -2.6 1.0 -2.2
Public administration 151.7 153.7 2.9 2.0 8.3 1.3 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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