Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  November
2024		 December
2024		 Standard error1 November to December 2024 December 2023 to December 2024 November to December 2024 December 2023 to December 2024
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 240.2 241.3 2.0 1.1 3.3 0.5 1.4
Goods-producing sector 47.9 47.6 1.4 -0.3 -0.6 -0.6 -1.2
Agriculture 1.7 1.5 0.2 -0.2 0.7 -11.8 87.5
Natural resources2 15.3 15.8 0.8 0.5 -0.4 3.3 -2.5
Utilities 2.0 2.0 0.1 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -20.0
Construction 18.9 19.2 0.9 0.3 -1.2 1.6 -5.9
Manufacturing 9.9 9.1 0.7 -0.8 0.7 -8.1 8.3
Services-producing sector  192.3 193.7 1.8 1.4 3.9 0.7 2.1
Wholesale and retail trade 38.3 38.8 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.3 2.6
Transportation and warehousing 13.0 13.0 0.6 0.0 0.8 0.0 6.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.6 8.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 5.3 11.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 12.9 11.9 0.5 -1.0 -0.3 -7.8 -2.5
Business, building and other support services 6.3 7.1 0.6 0.8 0.9 12.7 14.5
Educational services 21.3 21.2 0.6 -0.1 2.9 -0.5 15.8
Health care and social assistance 45.7 45.7 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Information, culture and recreation 5.7 6.3 0.5 0.6 -1.7 10.5 -21.3
Accommodation and food services 12.8 12.7 0.7 -0.1 -2.2 -0.8 -14.8
Other services (except public administration) 8.5 8.6 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.2 13.2
Public administration 20.1 20.4 0.6 0.3 0.8 1.5 4.1
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 94.8 95.1 0.8 0.3 3.2 0.3 3.5
Goods-producing sector 24.6 24.6 0.6 0.0 2.0 0.0 8.8
Agriculture 3.7 3.8 0.3 0.1 -0.2 2.7 -5.0
Natural resources2 2.3 2.1 0.3 -0.2 0.0 -8.7 0.0
Utilities 0.4 0.3 0.1 -0.1 -0.1 -25.0 -25.0
Construction 9.9 9.9 0.3 0.0 1.8 0.0 22.2
Manufacturing 8.3 8.5 0.4 0.2 0.5 2.4 6.3
Services-producing sector  70.2 70.5 0.8 0.3 1.2 0.4 1.7
Wholesale and retail trade 12.2 11.7 0.4 -0.5 1.3 -4.1 12.5
Transportation and warehousing 3.1 2.7 0.2 -0.4 -0.7 -12.9 -20.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 3.6 3.7 0.2 0.1 -0.2 2.8 -5.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.7 4.6 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -2.1 -8.0
Business, building and other support services 3.4 2.7 0.2 -0.7 0.9 -20.6 50.0
Educational services 6.5 6.4 0.3 -0.1 -0.6 -1.5 -8.6
Health care and social assistance 14.2 14.3 0.4 0.1 -0.2 0.7 -1.4
Information, culture and recreation 2.9 2.8 0.3 -0.1 0.3 -3.4 12.0
Accommodation and food services 5.3 6.9 0.4 1.6 0.8 30.2 13.1
Other services (except public administration) 3.5 3.5 0.3 0.0 -0.6 0.0 -14.6
Public administration 10.8 11.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 4.6 7.6
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 514.6 522.0 3.0 7.4 14.1 1.4 2.8
Goods-producing sector 97.6 99.4 1.8 1.8 8.3 1.8 9.1
Agriculture 3.3 4.1 0.5 0.8 -1.0 24.2 -19.6
Natural resources2 9.9 10.6 0.9 0.7 2.1 7.1 24.7
Utilities 3.7 4.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 10.8 17.1
Construction 45.2 44.8 1.2 -0.4 6.4 -0.9 16.7
Manufacturing 35.6 35.7 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3
Services-producing sector  417.0 422.6 2.9 5.6 5.8 1.3 1.4
Wholesale and retail trade 74.3 75.4 1.5 1.1 -4.8 1.5 -6.0
Transportation and warehousing 20.6 21.9 0.9 1.3 0.4 6.3 1.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 28.1 28.9 0.8 0.8 -2.4 2.8 -7.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.2 35.4 1.2 -1.8 -3.5 -4.8 -9.0
Business, building and other support services 15.5 17.0 1.0 1.5 -1.3 9.7 -7.1
Educational services 44.9 44.3 1.2 -0.6 4.1 -1.3 10.2
Health care and social assistance 82.7 83.7 1.3 1.0 7.6 1.2 10.0
Information, culture and recreation 19.3 20.7 1.1 1.4 0.8 7.3 4.0
Accommodation and food services 37.1 37.1 1.2 0.0 5.2 0.0 16.3
Other services (except public administration) 16.6 18.6 0.9 2.0 -4.0 12.0 -17.7
Public administration 40.8 39.7 0.9 -1.1 3.7 -2.7 10.3
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 400.4 398.6 2.5 -1.8 7.8 -0.4 2.0
Goods-producing sector 82.0 81.5 1.6 -0.5 3.3 -0.6 4.2
Agriculture 6.2 7.4 0.5 1.2 2.3 19.4 45.1
Natural resources2 8.4 7.8 0.6 -0.6 1.4 -7.1 21.9
Utilities 5.4 5.2 0.3 -0.2 0.1 -3.7 2.0
Construction 33.8 32.2 1.1 -1.6 -1.5 -4.7 -4.5
Manufacturing 28.1 28.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 2.5 2.9
Services-producing sector  318.4 317.2 2.3 -1.2 4.6 -0.4 1.5
Wholesale and retail trade 59.0 57.0 1.2 -2.0 1.3 -3.4 2.3
Transportation and warehousing 21.4 21.6 0.7 0.2 0.7 0.9 3.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.0 19.2 0.6 -0.8 -0.8 -4.0 -4.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 24.8 25.5 0.8 0.7 1.5 2.8 6.3
Business, building and other support services 12.5 11.7 0.8 -0.8 0.1 -6.4 0.9
Educational services 29.8 31.4 1.0 1.6 0.4 5.4 1.3
Health care and social assistance 64.2 66.2 1.2 2.0 2.5 3.1 3.9
Information, culture and recreation 11.3 11.4 0.7 0.1 -1.6 0.9 -12.3
Accommodation and food services 22.1 20.9 0.9 -1.2 -1.1 -5.4 -5.0
Other services (except public administration) 16.0 16.0 0.6 0.0 1.5 0.0 10.3
Public administration 37.4 36.1 0.9 -1.3 -0.1 -3.5 -0.3
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,570.6 4,585.0 16.3 14.4 53.1 0.3 1.2
Goods-producing sector 951.3 943.2 9.6 -8.1 9.4 -0.9 1.0
Agriculture 54.0 53.1 2.6 -0.9 3.8 -1.7 7.7
Natural resources2 36.3 35.6 2.0 -0.7 1.7 -1.9 5.0
Utilities 27.6 30.3 1.5 2.7 -4.2 9.8 -12.2
Construction 329.4 327.3 6.4 -2.1 6.2 -0.6 1.9
Manufacturing 504.0 496.9 6.8 -7.1 1.9 -1.4 0.4
Services-producing sector  3,619.3 3,641.7 15.8 22.4 43.6 0.6 1.2
Wholesale and retail trade 641.0 640.7 8.4 -0.3 -14.1 -0.0 -2.2
Transportation and warehousing 216.5 222.5 5.0 6.0 9.5 2.8 4.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 272.1 281.3 4.9 9.2 14.1 3.4 5.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 380.1 383.0 5.9 2.9 -1.9 0.8 -0.5
Business, building and other support services 171.7 179.3 5.7 7.6 12.1 4.4 7.2
Educational services 363.5 364.1 6.2 0.6 15.0 0.2 4.3
Health care and social assistance 666.4 674.6 6.6 8.2 49.0 1.2 7.8
Information, culture and recreation 196.2 187.4 6.3 -8.8 -24.8 -4.5 -11.7
Accommodation and food services 245.2 250.0 6.3 4.8 1.3 2.0 0.5
Other services (except public administration) 183.8 177.3 4.5 -6.5 -4.6 -3.5 -2.5
Public administration 282.7 281.5 4.2 -1.2 -11.9 -0.4 -4.1
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,095.4 8,118.8 21.2 23.4 204.9 0.3 2.6
Goods-producing sector 1,515.3 1,533.1 12.1 17.8 -39.0 1.2 -2.5
Agriculture 70.3 71.2 3.2 0.9 -4.4 1.3 -5.8
Natural resources2 42.6 39.6 1.7 -3.0 0.9 -7.0 2.3
Utilities 57.3 60.9 2.4 3.6 -4.1 6.3 -6.3
Construction 564.8 566.2 8.1 1.4 -14.0 0.2 -2.4
Manufacturing 780.2 795.3 8.8 15.1 -17.3 1.9 -2.1
Services-producing sector  6,580.1 6,585.7 21.5 5.6 243.9 0.1 3.8
Wholesale and retail trade 1,121.9 1,111.0 11.4 -10.9 27.1 -1.0 2.5
Transportation and warehousing 399.0 403.5 6.6 4.5 -8.6 1.1 -2.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 711.1 712.5 7.8 1.4 53.3 0.2 8.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 910.7 905.6 9.7 -5.1 35.6 -0.6 4.1
Business, building and other support services 294.4 297.0 7.0 2.6 20.7 0.9 7.5
Educational services 610.1 615.8 8.5 5.7 39.8 0.9 6.9
Health care and social assistance 1,009.0 999.2 9.1 -9.8 24.7 -1.0 2.5
Information, culture and recreation 340.0 355.4 8.1 15.4 34.4 4.5 10.7
Accommodation and food services 432.1 430.6 8.4 -1.5 5.1 -0.3 1.2
Other services (except public administration) 285.0 285.2 6.5 0.2 -4.9 0.1 -1.7
Public administration 466.8 469.9 5.5 3.1 16.7 0.7 3.7
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 723.6 716.4 3.3 -7.2 13.3 -1.0 1.9
Goods-producing sector 151.6 150.0 2.2 -1.6 -6.3 -1.1 -4.0
Agriculture 13.4 13.9 0.7 0.5 0.5 3.7 3.7
Natural resources2 7.5 7.5 0.6 0.0 1.6 0.0 27.1
Utilities 5.9 6.8 0.3 0.9 0.5 15.3 7.9
Construction 55.5 52.5 1.5 -3.0 -5.8 -5.4 -9.9
Manufacturing 69.4 69.3 1.5 -0.1 -3.1 -0.1 -4.3
Services-producing sector  571.9 566.5 3.3 -5.4 19.7 -0.9 3.6
Wholesale and retail trade 99.1 97.6 1.8 -1.5 -0.6 -1.5 -0.6
Transportation and warehousing 49.0 48.6 1.5 -0.4 2.2 -0.8 4.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 47.8 46.2 1.1 -1.6 5.3 -3.3 13.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.5 37.6 1.0 0.1 0.6 0.3 1.6
Business, building and other support services 20.5 20.4 1.1 -0.1 0.6 -0.5 3.0
Educational services 65.2 64.7 1.5 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 0.5
Health care and social assistance 114.7 114.6 1.6 -0.1 4.9 -0.1 4.5
Information, culture and recreation 25.0 25.9 1.1 0.9 1.9 3.6 7.9
Accommodation and food services 38.7 38.4 1.2 -0.3 2.7 -0.8 7.6
Other services (except public administration) 29.2 29.7 1.0 0.5 4.1 1.7 16.0
Public administration 45.3 42.8 1.0 -2.5 -2.3 -5.5 -5.1
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 609.9 613.9 3.0 4.0 6.9 0.7 1.1
Goods-producing sector 132.3 135.8 1.8 3.5 3.3 2.6 2.5
Agriculture 24.9 25.1 1.0 0.2 1.4 0.8 5.9
Natural resources2 22.3 22.2 0.8 -0.1 2.1 -0.4 10.4
Utilities 6.2 7.0 0.4 0.8 -1.0 12.9 -12.5
Construction 45.8 48.6 1.2 2.8 3.9 6.1 8.7
Manufacturing 33.2 32.8 1.0 -0.4 -3.2 -1.2 -8.9
Services-producing sector  477.6 478.1 3.0 0.5 3.6 0.1 0.8
Wholesale and retail trade 99.1 98.9 1.7 -0.2 -1.6 -0.2 -1.6
Transportation and warehousing 29.5 30.0 0.9 0.5 0.9 1.7 3.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 27.9 29.1 0.8 1.2 1.2 4.3 4.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 32.6 32.9 1.0 0.3 -6.3 0.9 -16.1
Business, building and other support services 11.3 10.8 0.9 -0.5 -5.0 -4.4 -31.6
Educational services 54.8 56.1 1.2 1.3 1.8 2.4 3.3
Health care and social assistance 98.8 99.9 1.5 1.1 11.2 1.1 12.6
Information, culture and recreation 22.7 23.5 1.0 0.8 1.0 3.5 4.4
Accommodation and food services 34.4 31.9 1.1 -2.5 1.5 -7.3 4.9
Other services (except public administration) 25.6 24.8 1.0 -0.8 -2.9 -3.1 -10.5
Public administration 40.9 40.2 0.9 -0.7 1.8 -1.7 4.7
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,567.3 2,602.5 12.1 35.2 99.9 1.4 4.0
Goods-producing sector 613.4 625.1 8.1 11.7 22.7 1.9 3.8
Agriculture 35.2 35.8 2.5 0.6 -5.1 1.7 -12.5
Natural resources2 147.2 145.1 4.3 -2.1 -4.0 -1.4 -2.7
Utilities 20.0 20.0 1.5 0.0 -1.4 0.0 -6.5
Construction 249.5 260.6 5.7 11.1 14.0 4.4 5.7
Manufacturing 161.5 163.6 4.1 2.1 19.2 1.3 13.3
Services-producing sector  1,953.9 1,977.4 11.9 23.5 77.2 1.2 4.1
Wholesale and retail trade 365.1 370.0 6.6 4.9 0.3 1.3 0.1
Transportation and warehousing 149.9 151.8 4.2 1.9 7.1 1.3 4.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 140.6 143.3 3.6 2.7 14.4 1.9 11.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 241.3 229.4 5.1 -11.9 -8.4 -4.9 -3.5
Business, building and other support services 85.2 83.9 3.9 -1.3 1.9 -1.5 2.3
Educational services 164.7 169.1 4.4 4.4 5.1 2.7 3.1
Health care and social assistance 342.1 348.9 5.3 6.8 19.4 2.0 5.9
Information, culture and recreation 90.1 87.4 3.8 -2.7 1.1 -3.0 1.3
Accommodation and food services 143.4 151.7 4.6 8.3 16.0 5.8 11.8
Other services (except public administration) 106.8 114.5 4.0 7.7 10.1 7.2 9.7
Public administration 124.7 127.5 2.8 2.8 10.3 2.2 8.8
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,830.7 2,844.8 11.0 14.1 6.9 0.5 0.2
Goods-producing sector 497.7 496.1 6.4 -1.6 5.4 -0.3 1.1
Agriculture 14.9 12.9 2.1 -2.0 -10.0 -13.4 -43.7
Natural resources2 50.0 47.9 1.9 -2.1 -3.5 -4.2 -6.8
Utilities 18.1 19.8 0.9 1.7 7.5 9.4 61.0
Construction 246.5 244.0 4.6 -2.5 13.8 -1.0 6.0
Manufacturing 168.3 171.5 3.9 3.2 -2.4 1.9 -1.4
Services-producing sector  2,333.0 2,348.7 10.8 15.7 1.5 0.7 0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 425.2 426.2 5.9 1.0 -14.7 0.2 -3.3
Transportation and warehousing 147.1 150.0 3.3 2.9 -0.4 2.0 -0.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 173.1 175.8 3.6 2.7 -0.9 1.6 -0.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 292.9 297.5 4.8 4.6 7.2 1.6 2.5
Business, building and other support services 93.7 95.7 3.6 2.0 15.0 2.1 18.6
Educational services 212.3 217.4 4.5 5.1 2.1 2.4 1.0
Health care and social assistance 403.2 409.4 4.9 6.2 10.6 1.5 2.7
Information, culture and recreation 138.7 132.0 4.6 -6.7 -14.4 -4.8 -9.8
Accommodation and food services 193.9 193.7 4.8 -0.2 9.8 -0.1 5.3
Other services (except public administration) 106.8 107.4 3.5 0.6 -11.2 0.6 -9.4
Public administration 146.2 143.6 2.9 -2.6 -1.7 -1.8 -1.2
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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