Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2024 |
December 2024r |
January 2025p |
December 2024 to January 2025 | January 2024 to January 2025 | December 2024 to January 2025 | January 2024 to January 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,095.8 | 18,267.9 | 18,294.7 | 26.8 | 198.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.6 | 36.5 | 36.6 | 0.1 | -1.0 | 0.3 | -2.6 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 211.3 | 214.6 | 216.4 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| Utilities | 134.2 | 135.4 | 136.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Construction | 1,169.1 | 1,189.0 | 1,181.0 | -8.0 | 11.9 | -0.7 | 1.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,566.7 | 1,564.0 | 1,561.4 | -2.6 | -5.3 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 824.8 | 823.5 | 822.9 | -0.6 | -1.9 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Retail trade | 2,018.1 | 1,989.8 | 1,999.7 | 9.8 | -18.5 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 843.5 | 850.6 | 852.1 | 1.5 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Information and cultural industries | 361.3 | 353.2 | 350.4 | -2.7 | -10.8 | -0.8 | -3.0 |
| Finance and insurance | 842.8 | 852.4 | 856.1 | 3.7 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 292.1 | 294.4 | 295.1 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,229.6 | 1,232.1 | 1,233.3 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 119.4 | 120.0 | 120.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 831.5 | 820.1 | 823.1 | 3.0 | -8.5 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Educational services | 1,435.0 | 1,478.3 | 1,504.5 | 26.2 | 69.5 | 1.8 | 4.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,342.3 | 2,422.9 | 2,430.2 | 7.3 | 87.9 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 313.1 | 320.2 | 320.3 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,304.2 | 1,302.6 | 1,299.2 | -3.4 | -5.0 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 572.9 | 570.6 | 571.2 | 0.6 | -1.7 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Public administration | 1,302.9 | 1,324.1 | 1,327.1 | 3.0 | 24.2 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 219.1 | 220.2 | 219.6 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Prince Edward Island | 77.2 | 78.6 | 78.6 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 454.6 | 462.5 | 460.6 | -1.9 | 6.0 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| New Brunswick | 355.8 | 361.3 | 364.9 | 3.6 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Quebec | 4,054.4 | 4,094.0 | 4,095.5 | 1.5 | 41.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Ontario | 7,026.9 | 7,066.9 | 7,093.7 | 26.7 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Manitoba | 640.2 | 642.5 | 644.6 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Saskatchewan | 506.1 | 522.8 | 519.7 | -3.1 | 13.6 | -0.6 | 2.7 |
| Alberta | 2,131.7 | 2,177.6 | 2,177.2 | -0.4 | 45.5 | -0.0 | 2.1 |
| British Columbia | 2,556.7 | 2,566.5 | 2,565.9 | -0.6 | 9.2 | -0.0 | 0.4 |
| Yukon | 25.1 | 25.4 | 25.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -1.1 | 0.1 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.4 | 27.8 | 27.7 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
| Nunavut | 20.6 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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