Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| June 2024 |
May 2025r |
June 2025p |
May to June 2025 | June 2024 to June 2025 | May to June 2025 | June 2024 to June 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,180.4 | 18,254.3 | 18,221.4 | -32.9 | 41.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 38.2 | 37.0 | 37.0 | -0.0 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -3.3 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 214.6 | 218.4 | 218.0 | -0.4 | 3.3 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| Utilities | 135.3 | 134.8 | 134.5 | -0.2 | -0.8 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
| Construction | 1,177.4 | 1,181.2 | 1,176.0 | -5.2 | -1.4 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,562.1 | 1,545.7 | 1,537.4 | -8.4 | -24.7 | -0.5 | -1.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 820.5 | 818.3 | 816.8 | -1.5 | -3.7 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| Retail trade | 1,998.7 | 1,979.8 | 1,971.8 | -8.1 | -26.9 | -0.4 | -1.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 847.2 | 855.3 | 853.6 | -1.7 | 6.4 | -0.2 | 0.8 |
| Information and cultural industries | 359.5 | 350.9 | 350.3 | -0.6 | -9.1 | -0.2 | -2.5 |
| Finance and insurance | 850.2 | 854.7 | 851.7 | -2.9 | 1.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 293.6 | 294.3 | 292.5 | -1.9 | -1.2 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,231.2 | 1,232.0 | 1,228.9 | -3.1 | -2.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 120.5 | 118.5 | 117.6 | -0.9 | -2.9 | -0.7 | -2.4 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 818.2 | 821.7 | 819.4 | -2.3 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Educational services | 1,475.3 | 1,477.8 | 1,474.6 | -3.1 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,377.5 | 2,452.9 | 2,449.2 | -3.7 | 71.8 | -0.2 | 3.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 319.8 | 326.5 | 327.7 | 1.2 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,299.1 | 1,289.1 | 1,288.8 | -0.3 | -10.4 | -0.0 | -0.8 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 573.2 | 572.2 | 569.9 | -2.4 | -3.4 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| Public administration | 1,305.6 | 1,320.4 | 1,324.2 | 3.8 | 18.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 218.4 | 221.2 | 222.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Prince Edward Island | 78.5 | 79.4 | 79.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 459.3 | 462.6 | 464.5 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| New Brunswick | 354.3 | 364.6 | 363.5 | -1.1 | 9.2 | -0.3 | 2.6 |
| Quebec | 4,068.0 | 4,074.6 | 4,070.0 | -4.6 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Ontario | 7,055.3 | 7,056.7 | 7,028.2 | -28.5 | -27.1 | -0.4 | -0.4 |
| Manitoba | 642.7 | 643.2 | 643.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 512.1 | 526.4 | 527.6 | 1.3 | 15.6 | 0.2 | 3.0 |
| Alberta | 2,153.6 | 2,180.0 | 2,180.9 | 0.8 | 27.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| British Columbia | 2,563.1 | 2,570.7 | 2,566.2 | -4.5 | 3.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Yukon | 25.6 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.5 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Nunavut | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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