Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2024 |
February 2025r |
March 2025p |
February to March 2025 | March 2024 to March 2025 | February to March 2025 | March 2024 to March 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,155.2 | 18,242.1 | 18,188.0 | -54.1 | 32.8 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 37.9 | 36.3 | 36.4 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 0.2 | -3.9 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 211.1 | 217.5 | 220.0 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| Utilities | 135.2 | 136.0 | 135.8 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Construction | 1,177.1 | 1,175.2 | 1,171.2 | -4.0 | -5.8 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,565.2 | 1,556.6 | 1,554.8 | -1.8 | -10.4 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Wholesale trade | 823.3 | 821.5 | 817.3 | -4.2 | -6.0 | -0.5 | -0.7 |
| Retail trade | 2,009.5 | 1,986.0 | 1,977.6 | -8.4 | -31.9 | -0.4 | -1.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 844.8 | 852.8 | 851.0 | -1.8 | 6.2 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Information and cultural industries | 361.5 | 350.4 | 346.6 | -3.8 | -14.9 | -1.1 | -4.1 |
| Finance and insurance | 848.5 | 857.1 | 848.2 | -8.9 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -0.0 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 292.7 | 294.4 | 292.9 | -1.5 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,230.1 | 1,230.7 | 1,227.9 | -2.8 | -2.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 120.1 | 118.5 | 119.3 | 0.9 | -0.8 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 828.9 | 828.9 | 827.7 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Educational services | 1,457.5 | 1,475.1 | 1,464.7 | -10.4 | 7.2 | -0.7 | 0.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,362.0 | 2,442.1 | 2,432.6 | -9.5 | 70.6 | -0.4 | 3.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 314.3 | 321.8 | 323.5 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,301.2 | 1,288.9 | 1,280.4 | -8.4 | -20.8 | -0.7 | -1.6 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 574.2 | 570.9 | 567.5 | -3.3 | -6.6 | -0.6 | -1.2 |
| Public administration | 1,308.2 | 1,323.9 | 1,326.0 | 2.1 | 17.8 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 218.8 | 219.2 | 219.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 77.2 | 77.5 | 77.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 456.7 | 460.0 | 461.4 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| New Brunswick | 355.3 | 363.7 | 363.3 | -0.4 | 8.1 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Quebec | 4,063.7 | 4,094.9 | 4,081.5 | -13.4 | 17.8 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| Ontario | 7,052.8 | 7,054.1 | 7,024.1 | -30.0 | -28.7 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| Manitoba | 641.9 | 642.0 | 638.2 | -3.8 | -3.7 | -0.6 | -0.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 510.4 | 520.6 | 519.1 | -1.5 | 8.7 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Alberta | 2,145.1 | 2,171.0 | 2,171.0 | 0.0 | 25.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| British Columbia | 2,559.1 | 2,564.5 | 2,558.5 | -6.0 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.0 |
| Yukon | 25.3 | 25.2 | 25.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -0.9 |
| Northwest Territories | 28.0 | 27.3 | 27.2 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -0.3 | -3.0 |
| Nunavut | 20.9 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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