Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| February 2024 |
January 2025r |
February 2025p |
January to February 2025 | February 2024 to February 2025 | January to February 2025 | February 2024 to February 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,109.0 | 18,282.3 | 18,233.3 | -49.0 | 124.3 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.6 | 36.5 | 36.3 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -0.5 | -3.5 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 210.9 | 216.2 | 216.5 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Utilities | 134.0 | 136.1 | 135.4 | -0.7 | 1.3 | -0.5 | 1.0 |
| Construction | 1,173.9 | 1,178.8 | 1,175.2 | -3.6 | 1.4 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,562.3 | 1,562.5 | 1,555.6 | -6.8 | -6.6 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 821.6 | 822.3 | 818.9 | -3.4 | -2.7 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
| Retail trade | 2,013.4 | 1,995.5 | 1,984.9 | -10.6 | -28.5 | -0.5 | -1.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 843.0 | 853.8 | 855.8 | 2.0 | 12.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| Information and cultural industries | 359.8 | 351.5 | 350.2 | -1.3 | -9.7 | -0.4 | -2.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 849.4 | 856.3 | 860.0 | 3.6 | 10.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 293.0 | 294.2 | 294.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,230.3 | 1,230.3 | 1,229.2 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 117.6 | 119.1 | 117.7 | -1.4 | 0.1 | -1.2 | 0.1 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 828.4 | 825.2 | 828.9 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Educational services | 1,449.7 | 1,498.8 | 1,477.5 | -21.3 | 27.7 | -1.4 | 1.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,350.5 | 2,434.2 | 2,446.8 | 12.6 | 96.4 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 313.4 | 320.4 | 320.6 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,297.8 | 1,297.0 | 1,283.3 | -13.6 | -14.5 | -1.0 | -1.1 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 573.1 | 571.7 | 570.7 | -1.0 | -2.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| Public administration | 1,308.1 | 1,325.4 | 1,319.8 | -5.6 | 11.6 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 219.3 | 219.5 | 219.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 77.3 | 78.4 | 77.8 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.7 | 0.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 454.1 | 460.8 | 460.3 | -0.5 | 6.2 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| New Brunswick | 355.7 | 365.1 | 363.6 | -1.5 | 7.9 | -0.4 | 2.2 |
| Quebec | 4,062.8 | 4,094.8 | 4,097.6 | 2.8 | 34.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Ontario | 7,031.8 | 7,086.8 | 7,047.8 | -39.0 | 16.0 | -0.6 | 0.2 |
| Manitoba | 640.6 | 644.2 | 643.0 | -1.2 | 2.4 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 506.3 | 520.1 | 520.5 | 0.4 | 14.1 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| Alberta | 2,135.3 | 2,174.6 | 2,168.6 | -6.0 | 33.3 | -0.3 | 1.6 |
| British Columbia | 2,551.8 | 2,563.5 | 2,560.6 | -2.8 | 8.9 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Yukon | 25.1 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.8 | 27.6 | 27.2 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -1.5 | -2.2 |
| Nunavut | 21.0 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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