Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  February
2025		 March
2025		 Standard error1 February to March 2025 March 2024 to March 2025 February to March 2025 March 2024 to March 2025
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 242.7 244.3 2.0 1.6 -1.5 0.7 -0.6
Goods-producing sector 48.1 46.9 1.3 -1.2 -3.6 -2.5 -7.1
Agriculture 1.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 18.2 44.4
Natural resources2 16.1 15.4 0.8 -0.7 -2.5 -4.3 -14.0
Utilities 2.3 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 4.3 14.3
Construction 18.9 17.4 0.9 -1.5 -2.8 -7.9 -13.9
Manufacturing 9.7 10.3 0.7 0.6 0.9 6.2 9.6
Services-producing sector  194.6 197.4 1.8 2.8 2.1 1.4 1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 38.7 38.5 0.9 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 0.8
Transportation and warehousing 13.3 13.0 0.5 -0.3 0.1 -2.3 0.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 8.6 8.3 0.3 -0.3 0.2 -3.5 2.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.4 12.0 0.5 0.6 -0.5 5.3 -4.0
Business, building and other support services 6.7 6.9 0.5 0.2 0.2 3.0 3.0
Educational services 19.9 20.8 0.7 0.9 0.7 4.5 3.5
Health care and social assistance 47.1 48.0 0.8 0.9 1.7 1.9 3.7
Information, culture and recreation 6.2 6.3 0.5 0.1 -0.8 1.6 -11.3
Accommodation and food services 12.5 12.9 0.7 0.4 -0.8 3.2 -5.8
Other services (except public administration) 8.8 9.0 0.5 0.2 0.5 2.3 5.9
Public administration 21.4 21.8 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.9 2.8
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 93.8 93.9 0.9 0.1 2.2 0.1 2.4
Goods-producing sector 25.0 25.2 0.6 0.2 3.4 0.8 15.6
Agriculture 3.4 3.6 0.3 0.2 -0.4 5.9 -10.0
Natural resources2 2.5 3.1 0.3 0.6 1.4 24.0 82.4
Utilities 0.3 0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -33.3 -50.0
Construction 10.0 9.4 0.4 -0.6 1.4 -6.0 17.5
Manufacturing 8.8 9.0 0.3 0.2 1.3 2.3 16.9
Services-producing sector  68.8 68.7 0.8 -0.1 -1.2 -0.1 -1.7
Wholesale and retail trade 11.5 11.4 0.4 -0.1 1.7 -0.9 17.5
Transportation and warehousing 2.2 2.2 0.3 0.0 -1.4 0.0 -38.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 3.3 3.8 0.2 0.5 -0.6 15.2 -13.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.7 5.0 0.2 0.3 0.1 6.4 2.0
Business, building and other support services 2.8 2.3 0.2 -0.5 0.0 -17.9 0.0
Educational services 6.0 5.7 0.3 -0.3 -1.0 -5.0 -14.9
Health care and social assistance 15.1 15.5 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.6 5.4
Information, culture and recreation 2.3 1.4 0.3 -0.9 -2.1 -39.1 -60.0
Accommodation and food services 6.2 6.3 0.4 0.1 0.2 1.6 3.3
Other services (except public administration) 3.6 3.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 5.6 2.7
Public administration 11.1 11.2 0.3 0.1 1.0 0.9 9.8
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 522.9 524.9 3.2 2.0 0.9 0.4 0.2
Goods-producing sector 97.3 97.2 2.0 -0.1 1.7 -0.1 1.8
Agriculture 3.1 3.4 0.4 0.3 -0.9 9.7 -20.9
Natural resources2 10.3 11.8 1.0 1.5 2.2 14.6 22.9
Utilities 4.5 4.4 0.3 -0.1 0.4 -2.2 10.0
Construction 45.9 44.1 1.3 -1.8 3.5 -3.9 8.6
Manufacturing 33.6 33.6 1.0 0.0 -3.4 0.0 -9.2
Services-producing sector  425.5 427.7 3.0 2.2 -0.8 0.5 -0.2
Wholesale and retail trade 80.7 78.5 1.6 -2.2 -3.4 -2.7 -4.2
Transportation and warehousing 24.2 24.4 1.0 0.2 2.4 0.8 10.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 28.7 29.5 0.9 0.8 -2.1 2.8 -6.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 34.8 35.7 1.3 0.9 -1.4 2.6 -3.8
Business, building and other support services 15.8 18.5 1.1 2.7 1.0 17.1 5.7
Educational services 44.6 43.6 1.3 -1.0 0.5 -2.2 1.2
Health care and social assistance 84.1 84.9 1.3 0.8 2.6 1.0 3.2
Information, culture and recreation 19.3 19.0 1.0 -0.3 -0.2 -1.6 -1.0
Accommodation and food services 36.8 35.3 1.3 -1.5 1.5 -4.1 4.4
Other services (except public administration) 18.6 20.1 0.9 1.5 -3.1 8.1 -13.4
Public administration 37.8 38.4 0.9 0.6 1.8 1.6 4.9
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 401.4 401.6 2.5 0.2 8.6 0.0 2.2
Goods-producing sector 83.3 83.9 1.6 0.6 4.9 0.7 6.2
Agriculture 6.8 6.5 0.5 -0.3 1.4 -4.4 27.5
Natural resources2 8.1 8.7 0.6 0.6 1.2 7.4 16.0
Utilities 5.2 5.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 5.8 3.8
Construction 31.7 32.3 1.1 0.6 -1.5 1.9 -4.4
Manufacturing 31.5 31.0 0.9 -0.5 3.7 -1.6 13.6
Services-producing sector  318.1 317.6 2.4 -0.5 3.6 -0.2 1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 57.7 59.7 1.3 2.0 2.6 3.5 4.6
Transportation and warehousing 20.4 18.9 0.7 -1.5 -1.6 -7.4 -7.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.3 20.7 0.6 0.4 0.3 2.0 1.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 22.7 22.5 0.8 -0.2 -1.5 -0.9 -6.3
Business, building and other support services 13.0 12.6 0.7 -0.4 0.4 -3.1 3.3
Educational services 30.0 29.7 1.0 -0.3 -0.8 -1.0 -2.6
Health care and social assistance 67.8 66.9 1.2 -0.9 4.4 -1.3 7.0
Information, culture and recreation 11.2 10.7 0.7 -0.5 -2.3 -4.5 -17.7
Accommodation and food services 19.9 20.1 0.9 0.2 -1.3 1.0 -6.1
Other services (except public administration) 16.8 16.7 0.7 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 3.1
Public administration 38.4 39.1 0.8 0.7 2.8 1.8 7.7
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,632.2 4,627.3 15.9 -4.9 88.3 -0.1 1.9
Goods-producing sector 959.1 954.4 9.8 -4.7 13.4 -0.5 1.4
Agriculture 57.3 54.5 2.6 -2.8 7.2 -4.9 15.2
Natural resources2 33.9 33.2 2.1 -0.7 -7.7 -2.1 -18.8
Utilities 28.9 29.1 1.7 0.2 -4.9 0.7 -14.4
Construction 329.6 328.9 6.4 -0.7 0.2 -0.2 0.1
Manufacturing 509.4 508.8 7.0 -0.6 18.7 -0.1 3.8
Services-producing sector  3,673.1 3,672.9 15.4 -0.2 74.9 -0.0 2.1
Wholesale and retail trade 668.5 652.0 8.3 -16.5 -4.5 -2.5 -0.7
Transportation and warehousing 213.9 218.4 4.9 4.5 -6.0 2.1 -2.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 287.6 295.1 4.4 7.5 26.7 2.6 9.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 389.1 394.6 6.2 5.5 9.2 1.4 2.4
Business, building and other support services 175.2 179.4 5.6 4.2 19.3 2.4 12.1
Educational services 371.6 365.3 6.2 -6.3 11.9 -1.7 3.4
Health care and social assistance 675.8 679.7 6.8 3.9 42.7 0.6 6.7
Information, culture and recreation 182.6 184.8 6.2 2.2 -10.4 1.2 -5.3
Accommodation and food services 246.7 243.3 6.0 -3.4 3.3 -1.4 1.4
Other services (except public administration) 171.8 174.6 4.5 2.8 -8.1 1.6 -4.4
Public administration 290.3 285.6 4.0 -4.7 -9.3 -1.6 -3.2
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,257.3 8,229.8 21.1 -27.5 134.3 -0.3 1.7
Goods-producing sector 1,602.3 1,600.9 12.3 -1.4 -14.4 -0.1 -0.9
Agriculture 73.5 69.3 2.8 -4.2 -1.7 -5.7 -2.4
Natural resources2 44.8 44.7 2.0 -0.1 3.8 -0.2 9.3
Utilities 59.0 66.2 2.4 7.2 8.0 12.2 13.7
Construction 585.5 578.3 8.0 -7.2 -24.1 -1.2 -4.0
Manufacturing 839.6 842.4 9.1 2.8 -0.4 0.3 -0.0
Services-producing sector  6,654.9 6,628.9 21.1 -26.0 148.7 -0.4 2.3
Wholesale and retail trade 1,140.0 1,143.4 11.4 3.4 19.4 0.3 1.7
Transportation and warehousing 407.2 403.2 6.9 -4.0 -30.0 -1.0 -6.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 711.1 704.2 8.3 -6.9 18.0 -1.0 2.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 892.0 895.7 9.8 3.7 18.6 0.4 2.1
Business, building and other support services 304.5 291.8 7.1 -12.7 11.7 -4.2 4.2
Educational services 616.1 612.6 8.5 -3.5 8.2 -0.6 1.4
Health care and social assistance 1,027.4 1,018.9 8.8 -8.5 25.3 -0.8 2.5
Information, culture and recreation 363.6 341.1 7.7 -22.5 18.6 -6.2 5.8
Accommodation and food services 438.0 444.5 8.5 6.5 38.5 1.5 9.5
Other services (except public administration) 279.5 292.3 6.2 12.8 9.1 4.6 3.2
Public administration 475.7 481.2 5.6 5.5 11.2 1.2 2.4
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 732.0 730.9 3.4 -1.1 18.8 -0.2 2.6
Goods-producing sector 156.4 155.8 2.1 -0.6 2.2 -0.4 1.4
Agriculture 15.4 14.5 0.7 -0.9 2.3 -5.8 18.9
Natural resources2 6.6 6.8 0.5 0.2 2.2 3.0 47.8
Utilities 6.1 6.3 0.3 0.2 0.0 3.3 0.0
Construction 56.9 56.3 1.5 -0.6 -1.7 -1.1 -2.9
Manufacturing 71.5 71.9 1.4 0.4 -0.7 0.6 -1.0
Services-producing sector  575.6 575.1 3.4 -0.5 16.6 -0.1 3.0
Wholesale and retail trade 97.3 98.0 1.8 0.7 -1.9 0.7 -1.9
Transportation and warehousing 46.8 50.7 1.3 3.9 0.1 8.3 0.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 45.1 44.9 1.0 -0.2 -1.5 -0.4 -3.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 43.4 41.3 1.0 -2.1 5.6 -4.8 15.7
Business, building and other support services 21.8 18.9 1.1 -2.9 1.5 -13.3 8.6
Educational services 63.1 64.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.2 2.2
Health care and social assistance 120.6 122.1 1.6 1.5 10.0 1.2 8.9
Information, culture and recreation 26.9 25.4 1.2 -1.5 -0.2 -5.6 -0.8
Accommodation and food services 37.8 36.3 1.2 -1.5 3.3 -4.0 10.0
Other services (except public administration) 29.1 29.1 1.1 0.0 -0.8 0.0 -2.7
Public administration 43.7 43.8 1.0 0.1 -1.0 0.2 -2.2
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 606.9 613.5 3.0 6.6 18.6 1.1 3.1
Goods-producing sector 135.0 136.2 1.9 1.2 11.4 0.9 9.1
Agriculture 27.6 26.9 1.1 -0.7 1.1 -2.5 4.3
Natural resources2 22.5 24.1 0.8 1.6 2.2 7.1 10.0
Utilities 6.4 6.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.3 -1.6 -4.5
Construction 46.4 47.4 1.2 1.0 8.7 2.2 22.5
Manufacturing 32.1 31.5 1.0 -0.6 -0.3 -1.9 -0.9
Services-producing sector  471.9 477.3 2.9 5.4 7.2 1.1 1.5
Wholesale and retail trade 96.6 99.2 1.6 2.6 -1.1 2.7 -1.1
Transportation and warehousing 29.5 27.4 0.9 -2.1 -1.8 -7.1 -6.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 27.4 28.0 0.8 0.6 0.2 2.2 0.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 31.9 32.6 1.0 0.7 -5.8 2.2 -15.1
Business, building and other support services 12.3 13.3 0.8 1.0 -2.4 8.1 -15.3
Educational services 56.2 57.9 1.2 1.7 4.4 3.0 8.2
Health care and social assistance 99.5 99.7 1.4 0.2 8.1 0.2 8.8
Information, culture and recreation 22.8 22.3 1.0 -0.5 1.2 -2.2 5.7
Accommodation and food services 31.7 33.7 1.1 2.0 2.0 6.3 6.3
Other services (except public administration) 24.4 24.8 1.0 0.4 -1.4 1.6 -5.3
Public administration 39.4 38.5 0.9 -0.9 3.9 -2.3 11.3
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,566.2 2,550.8 12.0 -15.4 49.5 -0.6 2.0
Goods-producing sector 616.8 613.3 8.2 -3.5 -0.3 -0.6 -0.0
Agriculture 38.3 36.4 2.2 -1.9 -3.3 -5.0 -8.3
Natural resources2 141.4 147.0 4.4 5.6 -2.6 4.0 -1.7
Utilities 20.3 18.5 1.6 -1.8 -5.4 -8.9 -22.6
Construction 266.7 272.4 5.8 5.7 22.3 2.1 8.9
Manufacturing 150.3 139.0 4.0 -11.3 -11.2 -7.5 -7.5
Services-producing sector  1,949.3 1,937.5 11.8 -11.8 49.7 -0.6 2.6
Wholesale and retail trade 370.8 361.6 6.5 -9.2 15.1 -2.5 4.4
Transportation and warehousing 148.6 153.3 4.0 4.7 7.1 3.2 4.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 139.8 141.9 3.6 2.1 13.5 1.5 10.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 247.4 245.3 5.0 -2.1 11.0 -0.8 4.7
Business, building and other support services 76.8 78.1 4.0 1.3 -9.0 1.7 -10.3
Educational services 167.0 169.8 4.2 2.8 5.2 1.7 3.2
Health care and social assistance 333.3 327.7 5.1 -5.6 1.5 -1.7 0.5
Information, culture and recreation 87.4 84.3 4.1 -3.1 1.0 -3.5 1.2
Accommodation and food services 155.1 148.5 4.7 -6.6 8.1 -4.3 5.8
Other services (except public administration) 97.6 99.2 4.1 1.6 -9.5 1.6 -8.7
Public administration 125.6 127.9 2.9 2.3 5.8 1.8 4.8
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,939.2 2,944.9 11.1 5.7 27.7 0.2 0.9
Goods-producing sector 518.8 516.7 6.5 -2.1 5.2 -0.4 1.0
Agriculture 12.2 12.8 1.8 0.6 -5.2 4.9 -28.9
Natural resources2 50.4 46.3 2.0 -4.1 -8.5 -8.1 -15.5
Utilities 15.1 13.5 1.4 -1.6 -4.2 -10.6 -23.7
Construction 254.6 255.9 4.5 1.3 14.5 0.5 6.0
Manufacturing 186.5 188.2 4.0 1.7 8.6 0.9 4.8
Services-producing sector  2,420.4 2,428.2 11.1 7.8 22.5 0.3 0.9
Wholesale and retail trade 435.7 426.8 5.8 -8.9 -6.7 -2.0 -1.5
Transportation and warehousing 162.8 167.5 3.6 4.7 14.1 2.9 9.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 187.4 189.3 3.7 1.9 0.5 1.0 0.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 308.6 311.0 4.6 2.4 13.5 0.8 4.5
Business, building and other support services 101.0 98.0 3.4 -3.0 6.4 -3.0 7.0
Educational services 224.7 225.8 4.3 1.1 6.3 0.5 2.9
Health care and social assistance 408.2 414.8 4.9 6.6 -2.8 1.6 -0.7
Information, culture and recreation 133.4 140.0 4.6 6.6 -5.8 4.9 -4.0
Accommodation and food services 195.3 197.1 4.7 1.8 16.9 0.9 9.4
Other services (except public administration) 111.2 103.5 3.3 -7.7 -19.4 -6.9 -15.8
Public administration 152.1 154.4 3.0 2.3 -0.5 1.5 -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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