Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province 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
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 242.1 240.2 2.0 -1.9 4.1 -0.8 1.7
Goods-producing sector 48.2 47.9 1.4 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 0.6
Agriculture 1.8 1.7 0.2 -0.1 0.6 -5.6 54.5
Natural resources2 15.7 15.3 0.8 -0.4 -1.0 -2.5 -6.1
Utilities 2.0 2.0 0.1 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -16.7
Construction 18.3 18.9 0.9 0.6 -0.4 3.3 -2.1
Manufacturing 10.3 9.9 0.7 -0.4 1.3 -3.9 15.1
Services-producing sector  193.9 192.3 1.8 -1.6 3.8 -0.8 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 37.3 38.3 0.9 1.0 0.4 2.7 1.1
Transportation and warehousing 13.4 13.0 0.6 -0.4 0.2 -3.0 1.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.7 7.6 0.4 -0.1 0.8 -1.3 11.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 13.0 12.9 0.5 -0.1 1.1 -0.8 9.3
Business, building and other support services 6.6 6.3 0.6 -0.3 0.2 -4.5 3.3
Educational services 20.9 21.3 0.6 0.4 3.0 1.9 16.4
Health care and social assistance 47.1 45.7 0.9 -1.4 0.4 -3.0 0.9
Information, culture and recreation 6.2 5.7 0.5 -0.5 -1.9 -8.1 -25.0
Accommodation and food services 13.4 12.8 0.7 -0.6 -1.1 -4.5 -7.9
Other services (except public administration) 8.3 8.5 0.5 0.2 0.4 2.4 4.9
Public administration 20.0 20.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 92.1 94.8 0.8 2.7 3.6 2.9 3.9
Goods-producing sector 22.9 24.6 0.6 1.7 1.8 7.4 7.9
Agriculture 3.7 3.7 0.3 0.0 -0.8 0.0 -17.8
Natural resources2 1.9 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 21.1 21.1
Utilities 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.0 100.0 0.0
Construction 9.4 9.9 0.3 0.5 1.7 5.3 20.7
Manufacturing 7.6 8.3 0.4 0.7 0.5 9.2 6.4
Services-producing sector  69.2 70.2 0.8 1.0 1.7 1.4 2.5
Wholesale and retail trade 10.7 12.2 0.4 1.5 1.5 14.0 14.0
Transportation and warehousing 3.3 3.1 0.2 -0.2 0.1 -6.1 3.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 4.2 3.6 0.2 -0.6 -0.3 -14.3 -7.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.4 4.7 0.2 0.3 0.4 6.8 9.3
Business, building and other support services 2.2 3.4 0.2 1.2 2.2 54.5 183.3
Educational services 6.6 6.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.5 -1.5 -7.1
Health care and social assistance 14.6 14.2 0.4 -0.4 -0.7 -2.7 -4.7
Information, culture and recreation 3.0 2.9 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -3.3 3.6
Accommodation and food services 5.9 5.3 0.4 -0.6 -0.8 -10.2 -13.1
Other services (except public administration) 3.7 3.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.7 -5.4 -16.7
Public administration 10.6 10.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.9 2.9
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 514.0 514.6 3.0 0.6 11.2 0.1 2.2
Goods-producing sector 96.2 97.6 1.8 1.4 7.7 1.5 8.6
Agriculture 3.1 3.3 0.5 0.2 -2.4 6.5 -42.1
Natural resources2 10.9 9.9 0.9 -1.0 1.6 -9.2 19.3
Utilities 4.0 3.7 0.3 -0.3 0.1 -7.5 2.8
Construction 43.0 45.2 1.2 2.2 7.1 5.1 18.6
Manufacturing 35.1 35.6 1.0 0.5 1.3 1.4 3.8
Services-producing sector  417.9 417.0 2.9 -0.9 3.5 -0.2 0.8
Wholesale and retail trade 73.2 74.3 1.5 1.1 -6.3 1.5 -7.8
Transportation and warehousing 21.3 20.6 0.9 -0.7 -1.1 -3.3 -5.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.0 28.1 0.8 -0.9 -2.5 -3.1 -8.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 35.9 37.2 1.2 1.3 -2.7 3.6 -6.8
Business, building and other support services 14.7 15.5 1.0 0.8 -2.0 5.4 -11.4
Educational services 44.1 44.9 1.2 0.8 7.2 1.8 19.1
Health care and social assistance 82.6 82.7 1.3 0.1 7.0 0.1 9.2
Information, culture and recreation 20.6 19.3 1.1 -1.3 -1.8 -6.3 -8.5
Accommodation and food services 35.6 37.1 1.2 1.5 5.2 4.2 16.3
Other services (except public administration) 20.4 16.6 0.9 -3.8 -5.3 -18.6 -24.2
Public administration 40.5 40.8 0.9 0.3 5.9 0.7 16.9
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 401.4 400.4 2.5 -1.0 9.2 -0.2 2.4
Goods-producing sector 80.5 82.0 1.6 1.5 4.9 1.9 6.4
Agriculture 5.8 6.2 0.5 0.4 0.7 6.9 12.7
Natural resources2 7.7 8.4 0.6 0.7 2.0 9.1 31.3
Utilities 5.3 5.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 1.9 0.0
Construction 33.8 33.8 1.1 0.0 1.6 0.0 5.0
Manufacturing 28.0 28.1 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.4
Services-producing sector  320.9 318.4 2.3 -2.5 4.3 -0.8 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 60.6 59.0 1.2 -1.6 3.2 -2.6 5.7
Transportation and warehousing 22.0 21.4 0.7 -0.6 0.1 -2.7 0.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.5 20.0 0.6 -0.5 0.3 -2.4 1.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 25.2 24.8 0.8 -0.4 1.1 -1.6 4.6
Business, building and other support services 11.6 12.5 0.8 0.9 -1.2 7.8 -8.8
Educational services 28.6 29.8 1.0 1.2 -1.1 4.2 -3.6
Health care and social assistance 64.7 64.2 1.2 -0.5 1.4 -0.8 2.2
Information, culture and recreation 11.3 11.3 0.7 0.0 -2.2 0.0 -16.3
Accommodation and food services 21.9 22.1 0.9 0.2 -0.1 0.9 -0.5
Other services (except public administration) 16.6 16.0 0.6 -0.6 1.2 -3.6 8.1
Public administration 37.9 37.4 0.9 -0.5 1.8 -1.3 5.1
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,548.4 4,570.6 16.3 22.2 51.0 0.5 1.1
Goods-producing sector 949.9 951.3 9.6 1.4 26.3 0.1 2.8
Agriculture 53.3 54.0 2.6 0.7 1.7 1.3 3.3
Natural resources2 34.5 36.3 2.0 1.8 4.7 5.2 14.9
Utilities 27.9 27.6 1.5 -0.3 -2.0 -1.1 -6.8
Construction 326.1 329.4 6.4 3.3 12.2 1.0 3.8
Manufacturing 508.1 504.0 6.8 -4.1 9.7 -0.8 2.0
Services-producing sector  3,598.6 3,619.3 15.8 20.7 24.7 0.6 0.7
Wholesale and retail trade 635.1 641.0 8.4 5.9 -24.4 0.9 -3.7
Transportation and warehousing 232.0 216.5 5.0 -15.5 0.7 -6.7 0.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 259.7 272.1 4.9 12.4 5.3 4.8 2.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 382.1 380.1 5.9 -2.0 4.1 -0.5 1.1
Business, building and other support services 169.5 171.7 5.7 2.2 2.6 1.3 1.5
Educational services 362.6 363.5 6.2 0.9 10.4 0.2 2.9
Health care and social assistance 660.6 666.4 6.6 5.8 53.0 0.9 8.6
Information, culture and recreation 201.9 196.2 6.3 -5.7 -25.2 -2.8 -11.4
Accommodation and food services 237.2 245.2 6.3 8.0 0.5 3.4 0.2
Other services (except public administration) 174.8 183.8 4.5 9.0 3.9 5.1 2.2
Public administration 283.1 282.7 4.2 -0.4 -6.3 -0.1 -2.2
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,101.1 8,095.4 21.2 -5.7 144.5 -0.1 1.8
Goods-producing sector 1,540.5 1,515.3 12.1 -25.2 -76.0 -1.6 -4.8
Agriculture 74.7 70.3 3.2 -4.4 -9.6 -5.9 -12.0
Natural resources2 39.8 42.6 1.7 2.8 2.7 7.0 6.8
Utilities 59.1 57.3 2.4 -1.8 -4.5 -3.0 -7.3
Construction 566.3 564.8 8.1 -1.5 -31.7 -0.3 -5.3
Manufacturing 800.6 780.2 8.8 -20.4 -33.1 -2.5 -4.1
Services-producing sector  6,560.6 6,580.1 21.5 19.5 220.6 0.3 3.5
Wholesale and retail trade 1,107.9 1,121.9 11.4 14.0 27.0 1.3 2.5
Transportation and warehousing 405.5 399.0 6.6 -6.5 -17.8 -1.6 -4.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 716.0 711.1 7.8 -4.9 51.0 -0.7 7.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 904.9 910.7 9.7 5.8 55.9 0.6 6.5
Business, building and other support services 304.0 294.4 7.0 -9.6 12.8 -3.2 4.5
Educational services 594.7 610.1 8.5 15.4 34.7 2.6 6.0
Health care and social assistance 1,009.8 1,009.0 9.1 -0.8 29.2 -0.1 3.0
Information, culture and recreation 331.7 340.0 8.1 8.3 12.1 2.5 3.7
Accommodation and food services 434.2 432.1 8.4 -2.1 1.4 -0.5 0.3
Other services (except public administration) 286.3 285.0 6.5 -1.3 -3.0 -0.5 -1.0
Public administration 465.7 466.8 5.5 1.1 17.1 0.2 3.8
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 717.0 723.6 3.3 6.6 21.8 0.9 3.1
Goods-producing sector 149.6 151.6 2.2 2.0 -4.2 1.3 -2.7
Agriculture 12.6 13.4 0.7 0.8 0.4 6.3 3.1
Natural resources2 6.5 7.5 0.6 1.0 1.0 15.4 15.4
Utilities 5.1 5.9 0.3 0.8 -0.2 15.7 -3.3
Construction 55.6 55.5 1.5 -0.1 -0.7 -0.2 -1.2
Manufacturing 69.9 69.4 1.5 -0.5 -4.5 -0.7 -6.1
Services-producing sector  567.4 571.9 3.3 4.5 25.9 0.8 4.7
Wholesale and retail trade 100.2 99.1 1.8 -1.1 -1.8 -1.1 -1.8
Transportation and warehousing 48.2 49.0 1.5 0.8 4.1 1.7 9.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 47.8 47.8 1.1 0.0 9.4 0.0 24.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 35.1 37.5 1.0 2.4 0.9 6.8 2.5
Business, building and other support services 19.5 20.5 1.1 1.0 1.5 5.1 7.9
Educational services 64.3 65.2 1.5 0.9 0.5 1.4 0.8
Health care and social assistance 114.5 114.7 1.6 0.2 1.5 0.2 1.3
Information, culture and recreation 25.8 25.0 1.1 -0.8 3.1 -3.1 14.2
Accommodation and food services 38.8 38.7 1.2 -0.1 3.6 -0.3 10.3
Other services (except public administration) 29.1 29.2 1.0 0.1 3.1 0.3 11.9
Public administration 44.1 45.3 1.0 1.2 0.2 2.7 0.4
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 608.3 609.9 3.0 1.6 5.6 0.3 0.9
Goods-producing sector 133.8 132.3 1.8 -1.5 0.0 -1.1 0.0
Agriculture 27.0 24.9 1.0 -2.1 0.7 -7.8 2.9
Natural resources2 22.1 22.3 0.8 0.2 2.2 0.9 10.9
Utilities 5.5 6.2 0.4 0.7 -1.6 12.7 -20.5
Construction 44.1 45.8 1.2 1.7 0.6 3.9 1.3
Manufacturing 35.0 33.2 1.0 -1.8 -1.7 -5.1 -4.9
Services-producing sector  474.4 477.6 3.0 3.2 5.7 0.7 1.2
Wholesale and retail trade 98.4 99.1 1.7 0.7 -1.1 0.7 -1.1
Transportation and warehousing 30.6 29.5 0.9 -1.1 0.7 -3.6 2.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 27.7 27.9 0.8 0.2 -0.1 0.7 -0.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 34.1 32.6 1.0 -1.5 -5.0 -4.4 -13.3
Business, building and other support services 11.6 11.3 0.9 -0.3 -4.4 -2.6 -28.0
Educational services 53.7 54.8 1.2 1.1 0.5 2.0 0.9
Health care and social assistance 96.5 98.8 1.5 2.3 10.9 2.4 12.4
Information, culture and recreation 21.3 22.7 1.0 1.4 -0.9 6.6 -3.8
Accommodation and food services 35.4 34.4 1.1 -1.0 3.7 -2.8 12.1
Other services (except public administration) 25.1 25.6 1.0 0.5 -1.2 2.0 -4.5
Public administration 40.0 40.9 0.9 0.9 2.5 2.3 6.5
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,543.0 2,567.3 12.1 24.3 69.7 1.0 2.8
Goods-producing sector 621.4 613.4 8.1 -8.0 -0.2 -1.3 -0.0
Agriculture 34.0 35.2 2.5 1.2 -7.4 3.5 -17.4
Natural resources2 156.5 147.2 4.3 -9.3 -1.3 -5.9 -0.9
Utilities 20.1 20.0 1.5 -0.1 -1.4 -0.5 -6.5
Construction 250.3 249.5 5.7 -0.8 -2.2 -0.3 -0.9
Manufacturing 160.4 161.5 4.1 1.1 12.0 0.7 8.0
Services-producing sector  1,921.7 1,953.9 11.9 32.2 69.9 1.7 3.7
Wholesale and retail trade 352.8 365.1 6.6 12.3 -0.9 3.5 -0.2
Transportation and warehousing 146.5 149.9 4.2 3.4 0.9 2.3 0.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 136.2 140.6 3.6 4.4 12.5 3.2 9.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 239.9 241.3 5.1 1.4 8.8 0.6 3.8
Business, building and other support services 82.7 85.2 3.9 2.5 5.0 3.0 6.2
Educational services 167.1 164.7 4.4 -2.4 5.4 -1.4 3.4
Health care and social assistance 339.7 342.1 5.3 2.4 11.8 0.7 3.6
Information, culture and recreation 87.3 90.1 3.8 2.8 3.7 3.2 4.3
Accommodation and food services 141.3 143.4 4.6 2.1 7.9 1.5 5.8
Other services (except public administration) 106.0 106.8 4.0 0.8 8.0 0.8 8.1
Public administration 122.2 124.7 2.8 2.5 6.9 2.0 5.9
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,829.3 2,830.7 11.0 1.4 8.7 0.0 0.3
Goods-producing sector 491.7 497.7 6.4 6.0 -7.5 1.2 -1.5
Agriculture 15.0 14.9 2.1 -0.1 -9.9 -0.7 -39.9
Natural resources2 52.4 50.0 1.9 -2.4 -0.4 -4.6 -0.8
Utilities 18.4 18.1 0.9 -0.3 2.4 -1.6 15.3
Construction 234.0 246.5 4.6 12.5 14.1 5.3 6.1
Manufacturing 171.9 168.3 3.9 -3.6 -13.6 -2.1 -7.5
Services-producing sector  2,337.6 2,333.0 10.8 -4.6 16.2 -0.2 0.7
Wholesale and retail trade 420.1 425.2 5.9 5.1 -10.6 1.2 -2.4
Transportation and warehousing 144.7 147.1 3.3 2.4 -1.1 1.7 -0.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 173.4 173.1 3.6 -0.3 -2.0 -0.2 -1.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 282.7 292.9 4.8 10.2 7.0 3.6 2.4
Business, building and other support services 97.6 93.7 3.6 -3.9 6.6 -4.0 7.6
Educational services 215.1 212.3 4.5 -2.8 -5.3 -1.3 -2.4
Health care and social assistance 402.2 403.2 4.9 1.0 16.7 0.2 4.3
Information, culture and recreation 146.0 138.7 4.6 -7.3 7.4 -5.0 5.6
Accommodation and food services 185.9 193.9 4.8 8.0 8.9 4.3 4.8
Other services (except public administration) 116.1 106.8 3.5 -9.3 -10.7 -8.0 -9.1
Public administration 153.7 146.2 2.9 -7.5 -0.5 -4.9 -0.3
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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