Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| December 2023 |
November 2024r |
December 2024p |
November to December 2024 | December 2023 to December 2024 | November to December 2024 | December 2023 to December 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,054.3 | 18,187.0 | 18,212.4 | 25.3 | 158.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.1 | 36.2 | 36.2 | 0.0 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -2.4 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 211.5 | 213.9 | 213.5 | -0.4 | 2.1 | -0.2 | 1.0 |
| Utilities | 133.3 | 135.3 | 134.7 | -0.5 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 1.1 |
| Construction | 1,167.8 | 1,186.9 | 1,186.3 | -0.6 | 18.5 | -0.1 | 1.6 |
| Manufacturing | 1,564.3 | 1,559.9 | 1,559.4 | -0.5 | -4.9 | -0.0 | -0.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 822.7 | 824.4 | 821.0 | -3.4 | -1.7 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| Retail trade | 2,002.6 | 1,981.8 | 1,972.8 | -9.0 | -29.8 | -0.5 | -1.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 838.3 | 813.7 | 844.1 | 30.5 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Information and cultural industries | 355.4 | 358.2 | 352.5 | -5.7 | -2.8 | -1.6 | -0.8 |
| Finance and insurance | 838.1 | 853.6 | 856.3 | 2.7 | 18.3 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 291.1 | 295.0 | 292.3 | -2.7 | 1.3 | -0.9 | 0.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,220.9 | 1,228.0 | 1,227.8 | -0.2 | 6.9 | -0.0 | 0.6 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 121.2 | 120.5 | 119.9 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -0.5 | -1.1 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 834.4 | 816.7 | 823.5 | 6.7 | -10.9 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
| Educational services | 1,440.8 | 1,481.3 | 1,477.2 | -4.1 | 36.4 | -0.3 | 2.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,340.0 | 2,416.6 | 2,424.3 | 7.8 | 84.3 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 312.8 | 321.0 | 317.8 | -3.2 | 5.0 | -1.0 | 1.6 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,299.7 | 1,300.1 | 1,301.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 569.9 | 570.2 | 568.8 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Public administration | 1,301.9 | 1,319.2 | 1,324.4 | 5.2 | 22.5 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 220.1 | 220.6 | 221.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Prince Edward Island | 76.2 | 78.1 | 78.6 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 450.4 | 458.2 | 461.2 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| New Brunswick | 355.4 | 359.5 | 360.3 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Quebec | 4,051.8 | 4,074.6 | 4,086.5 | 11.9 | 34.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Ontario | 6,999.1 | 7,038.0 | 7,037.8 | -0.2 | 38.6 | -0.0 | 0.6 |
| Manitoba | 638.7 | 641.7 | 640.4 | -1.3 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 0.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 508.5 | 520.2 | 520.0 | -0.3 | 11.5 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Alberta | 2,128.6 | 2,168.6 | 2,174.2 | 5.6 | 45.6 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| British Columbia | 2,553.0 | 2,553.2 | 2,557.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Yukon | 24.6 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.2 | 27.7 | 27.7 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.7 |
| Nunavut | 20.5 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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