Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| May 2024 |
April 2025r |
May 2025p |
April to May 2025 | May 2024 to May 2025 | April to May 2025 | May 2024 to May 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,207.9 | 18,235.8 | 18,251.1 | 15.3 | 43.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 39.4 | 36.6 | 36.7 | 0.1 | -2.8 | 0.3 | -7.0 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 211.7 | 218.1 | 219.4 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 3.7 |
| Utilities | 134.6 | 135.6 | 135.3 | -0.4 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| Construction | 1,180.2 | 1,178.4 | 1,179.6 | 1.2 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,566.9 | 1,550.9 | 1,544.6 | -6.4 | -22.4 | -0.4 | -1.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 822.4 | 820.8 | 817.9 | -2.9 | -4.5 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
| Retail trade | 2,010.9 | 1,978.8 | 1,984.4 | 5.6 | -26.5 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 848.4 | 852.3 | 854.4 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Information and cultural industries | 359.8 | 346.4 | 347.7 | 1.2 | -12.2 | 0.4 | -3.4 |
| Finance and insurance | 849.8 | 852.2 | 857.3 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 294.2 | 294.0 | 293.6 | -0.4 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,229.9 | 1,230.5 | 1,230.3 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.0 | 0.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 124.2 | 118.1 | 118.4 | 0.3 | -5.8 | 0.2 | -4.7 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 824.0 | 824.5 | 821.0 | -3.5 | -3.1 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| Educational services | 1,472.0 | 1,474.5 | 1,479.3 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,381.7 | 2,447.6 | 2,453.8 | 6.2 | 72.1 | 0.3 | 3.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 318.6 | 323.8 | 324.9 | 1.0 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,301.0 | 1,283.6 | 1,282.7 | -0.9 | -18.3 | -0.1 | -1.4 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 575.2 | 571.0 | 571.4 | 0.4 | -3.8 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Public administration | 1,306.5 | 1,327.3 | 1,328.9 | 1.6 | 22.4 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 221.2 | 220.5 | 220.2 | -0.3 | -1.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 78.4 | 78.1 | 78.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 456.9 | 461.0 | 461.8 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| New Brunswick | 357.2 | 364.1 | 364.4 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Quebec | 4,066.6 | 4,073.7 | 4,074.4 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Ontario | 7,076.7 | 7,055.9 | 7,059.0 | 3.1 | -17.7 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Manitoba | 645.5 | 639.6 | 642.1 | 2.6 | -3.4 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 514.1 | 523.2 | 526.7 | 3.6 | 12.7 | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Alberta | 2,151.8 | 2,177.2 | 2,179.7 | 2.5 | 27.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| British Columbia | 2,563.7 | 2,568.1 | 2,568.9 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Yukon | 25.7 | 25.1 | 25.6 | 0.5 | -0.0 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| Northwest Territories | 28.4 | 27.2 | 27.4 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 0.7 | -3.7 |
| Nunavut | 21.7 | 22.2 | 22.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 1.8 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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