Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| October 2024 |
November 2024 |
Standard error1 | October to November 2024 | November 2023 to November 2024 | October to November 2024 | November 2023 to November 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 17,911.5 | 17,962.9 | 36.3 | 51.4 | 299.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Public sector employees | 4,403.5 | 4,448.5 | 20.0 | 45.0 | 126.9 | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| Private sector employees | 13,508.1 | 13,514.4 | 35.6 | 6.3 | 172.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Self-employed | 2,685.3 | 2,684.6 | 23.0 | -0.7 | 29.5 | -0.0 | 1.1 |
| Total employed, all industries | 20,596.9 | 20,647.4 | 32.3 | 50.5 | 329.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| Goods-producing sector | 4,134.6 | 4,113.8 | 18.8 | -20.8 | -46.9 | -0.5 | -1.1 |
| Agriculture | 231.1 | 227.7 | 5.6 | -3.4 | -25.9 | -1.5 | -10.2 |
| Natural resources2 | 348.1 | 341.8 | 5.7 | -6.3 | 11.8 | -1.8 | 3.6 |
| Utilities | 147.7 | 146.6 | 3.5 | -1.1 | -7.6 | -0.7 | -4.9 |
| Construction | 1,580.9 | 1,599.3 | 12.9 | 18.4 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Manufacturing | 1,826.9 | 1,798.4 | 12.6 | -28.5 | -27.7 | -1.6 | -1.5 |
| Services-producing sector | 16,462.2 | 16,533.7 | 31.8 | 71.5 | 376.2 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,896.4 | 2,935.1 | 16.9 | 38.7 | -12.9 | 1.3 | -0.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,067.5 | 1,049.0 | 10.3 | -18.5 | -13.4 | -1.7 | -1.3 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,422.2 | 1,432.1 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 74.6 | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,957.2 | 1,974.6 | 13.6 | 17.4 | 71.5 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
| Business, building and other support services | 719.9 | 714.5 | 10.7 | -5.4 | 23.2 | -0.8 | 3.4 |
| Educational services | 1,557.7 | 1,573.1 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 54.7 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,832.4 | 2,841.0 | 13.7 | 8.6 | 131.1 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 855.2 | 851.7 | 12.2 | -3.5 | -5.7 | -0.4 | -0.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,149.6 | 1,164.9 | 12.6 | 15.3 | 29.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 786.5 | 781.8 | 9.7 | -4.7 | -4.3 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
| Public administration | 1,217.7 | 1,215.7 | 8.3 | -2.0 | 27.9 | -0.2 | 2.3 |
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Tables 14-10-0288-02 and 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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