Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  July
2025		 August
2025		 Standard error1 July to August 2025 August 2024 to August 2025 July to August 2025 August 2024 to August 2025
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 246.1 242.9 2.0 -3.2 -1.3 -1.3 -0.5
Goods-producing sector 46.5 45.3 1.3 -1.2 -4.5 -2.6 -9.0
Agriculture 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.0 -0.4 0.0 -30.8
Natural resources2 15.4 14.7 0.8 -0.7 -2.4 -4.5 -14.0
Utilities 2.4 2.1 0.1 -0.3 0.1 -12.5 5.0
Construction 18.6 18.5 0.8 -0.1 -0.9 -0.5 -4.6
Manufacturing 9.2 9.1 0.7 -0.1 -0.8 -1.1 -8.1
Services-producing sector  199.6 197.6 1.8 -2.0 3.2 -1.0 1.6
Wholesale and retail trade 39.3 38.9 0.9 -0.4 0.5 -1.0 1.3
Transportation and warehousing 12.5 11.4 0.6 -1.1 -1.3 -8.8 -10.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 8.3 8.2 0.4 -0.1 0.0 -1.2 0.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 12.0 11.7 0.5 -0.3 -0.3 -2.5 -2.5
Business, building and other support services 6.4 8.0 0.5 1.6 2.0 25.0 33.3
Educational services 21.0 19.9 0.7 -1.1 -1.6 -5.2 -7.4
Health care and social assistance 47.8 47.3 0.8 -0.5 -1.5 -1.0 -3.1
Information, culture and recreation 8.2 7.9 0.5 -0.3 2.1 -3.7 36.2
Accommodation and food services 12.8 12.7 0.7 -0.1 -0.9 -0.8 -6.6
Other services (except public administration) 9.8 10.1 0.6 0.3 1.9 3.1 23.2
Public administration 21.5 21.4 0.6 -0.1 2.1 -0.5 10.9
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 92.7 93.8 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3
Goods-producing sector 24.1 23.8 0.7 -0.3 0.7 -1.2 3.0
Agriculture 3.3 3.0 0.3 -0.3 -0.9 -9.1 -23.1
Natural resources2 2.0 2.6 0.3 0.6 0.3 30.0 13.0
Utilities 0.2 x 0.1 x x x x
Construction 9.9 9.6 0.4 -0.3 0.5 -3.0 5.5
Manufacturing 8.7 8.4 0.3 -0.3 1.0 -3.4 13.5
Services-producing sector  68.6 70.0 0.8 1.4 0.5 2.0 0.7
Wholesale and retail trade 10.4 10.9 0.4 0.5 -0.6 4.8 -5.2
Transportation and warehousing 2.6 2.6 0.2 0.0 -0.6 0.0 -18.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 4.3 3.8 0.3 -0.5 0.0 -11.6 0.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.5 5.5 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 14.6
Business, building and other support services 2.1 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 9.5 4.5
Educational services 6.3 6.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 4.8 4.8
Health care and social assistance 16.4 16.1 0.4 -0.3 1.3 -1.8 8.8
Information, culture and recreation 2.5 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Accommodation and food services 5.5 6.1 0.5 0.6 0.5 10.9 8.9
Other services (except public administration) 2.8 2.9 0.3 0.1 -1.2 3.6 -29.3
Public administration 10.0 10.6 0.3 0.6 -0.2 6.0 -1.9
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 525.4 524.1 3.2 -1.3 4.3 -0.2 0.8
Goods-producing sector 97.3 99.8 1.9 2.5 4.6 2.6 4.8
Agriculture 3.9 4.1 0.4 0.2 0.7 5.1 20.6
Natural resources2 11.1 10.9 0.9 -0.2 -0.7 -1.8 -6.0
Utilities 4.7 4.6 0.3 -0.1 0.3 -2.1 7.0
Construction 43.0 45.5 1.3 2.5 3.2 5.8 7.6
Manufacturing 34.5 34.7 1.0 0.2 1.0 0.6 3.0
Services-producing sector  428.2 424.3 3.1 -3.9 -0.3 -0.9 -0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 78.0 76.9 1.7 -1.1 -1.7 -1.4 -2.2
Transportation and warehousing 24.1 24.4 1.1 0.3 3.2 1.2 15.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 31.9 31.2 0.9 -0.7 1.1 -2.2 3.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 38.2 37.2 1.3 -1.0 2.8 -2.6 8.1
Business, building and other support services 18.6 19.2 1.0 0.6 2.9 3.2 17.8
Educational services 41.3 41.1 1.3 -0.2 -0.6 -0.5 -1.4
Health care and social assistance 86.0 85.1 1.4 -0.9 0.3 -1.0 0.4
Information, culture and recreation 20.5 20.7 1.1 0.2 0.7 1.0 3.5
Accommodation and food services 31.0 29.7 1.3 -1.3 -6.5 -4.2 -18.0
Other services (except public administration) 19.8 20.1 1.0 0.3 -1.2 1.5 -5.6
Public administration 38.7 38.7 1.0 0.0 -1.4 0.0 -3.5
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 407.7 401.2 2.4 -6.5 -1.8 -1.6 -0.4
Goods-producing sector 84.4 81.8 1.6 -2.6 0.2 -3.1 0.2
Agriculture 5.5 5.9 0.5 0.4 -1.0 7.3 -14.5
Natural resources2 7.6 7.6 0.6 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -2.6
Utilities 4.4 4.4 0.3 0.0 -0.7 0.0 -13.7
Construction 33.1 32.4 1.1 -0.7 -1.6 -2.1 -4.7
Manufacturing 34.0 31.5 0.9 -2.5 3.8 -7.4 13.7
Services-producing sector  323.3 319.5 2.2 -3.8 -1.9 -1.2 -0.6
Wholesale and retail trade 59.0 56.3 1.2 -2.7 -1.9 -4.6 -3.3
Transportation and warehousing 19.2 19.3 0.7 0.1 -2.2 0.5 -10.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.1 19.4 0.6 -0.7 -0.7 -3.5 -3.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 24.1 23.4 0.8 -0.7 -1.3 -2.9 -5.3
Business, building and other support services 13.8 13.7 0.6 -0.1 1.4 -0.7 11.4
Educational services 33.0 33.5 1.0 0.5 2.5 1.5 8.1
Health care and social assistance 67.5 67.9 1.1 0.4 1.2 0.6 1.8
Information, culture and recreation 9.8 10.7 0.6 0.9 -0.7 9.2 -6.1
Accommodation and food services 21.1 20.9 0.9 -0.2 -1.4 -0.9 -6.3
Other services (except public administration) 17.2 16.2 0.7 -1.0 -0.4 -5.8 -2.4
Public administration 38.4 38.2 0.8 -0.2 1.6 -0.5 4.4
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,637.0 4,644.5 15.3 7.5 85.4 0.2 1.9
Goods-producing sector 939.0 951.4 9.8 12.4 -8.2 1.3 -0.9
Agriculture 49.5 49.4 2.7 -0.1 -6.9 -0.2 -12.3
Natural resources2 38.7 39.7 2.0 1.0 3.3 2.6 9.1
Utilities 34.9 34.5 1.4 -0.4 5.9 -1.1 20.6
Construction 323.1 327.2 6.2 4.1 -4.5 1.3 -1.4
Manufacturing 492.8 500.6 6.9 7.8 -5.9 1.6 -1.2
Services-producing sector  3,698.1 3,693.2 15.0 -4.9 93.7 -0.1 2.6
Wholesale and retail trade 668.2 671.3 8.0 3.1 40.3 0.5 6.4
Transportation and warehousing 226.4 219.5 5.0 -6.9 -7.1 -3.0 -3.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 299.3 298.4 4.5 -0.9 36.8 -0.3 14.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 390.5 382.8 6.2 -7.7 -2.3 -2.0 -0.6
Business, building and other support services 158.5 155.8 5.1 -2.7 -17.5 -1.7 -10.1
Educational services 394.0 396.0 6.1 2.0 41.8 0.5 11.8
Health care and social assistance 672.2 666.6 7.0 -5.6 -2.8 -0.8 -0.4
Information, culture and recreation 183.5 188.7 6.0 5.2 -1.6 2.8 -0.8
Accommodation and food services 245.1 251.3 5.9 6.2 12.3 2.5 5.1
Other services (except public administration) 167.4 165.8 4.6 -1.6 -11.4 -1.0 -6.4
Public administration 292.9 297.1 4.4 4.2 5.2 1.4 1.8
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,217.0 8,191.0 21.4 -26.0 28.0 -0.3 0.3
Goods-producing sector 1,561.9 1,561.4 12.6 -0.5 -16.9 -0.0 -1.1
Agriculture 59.0 58.3 2.9 -0.7 -13.1 -1.2 -18.3
Natural resources2 44.3 43.0 2.3 -1.3 -1.8 -2.9 -4.0
Utilities 65.3 64.8 2.2 -0.5 5.1 -0.8 8.5
Construction 582.3 582.1 8.6 -0.2 11.3 -0.0 2.0
Manufacturing 811.0 813.3 8.8 2.3 -18.3 0.3 -2.2
Services-producing sector  6,655.1 6,629.6 21.3 -25.5 44.9 -0.4 0.7
Wholesale and retail trade 1,156.0 1,166.1 11.3 10.1 51.2 0.9 4.6
Transportation and warehousing 418.1 416.1 7.0 -2.0 -8.4 -0.5 -2.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 724.8 718.9 8.2 -5.9 3.2 -0.8 0.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 917.9 904.3 10.1 -13.6 3.1 -1.5 0.3
Business, building and other support services 257.4 265.1 6.9 7.7 -25.1 3.0 -8.6
Educational services 616.3 598.4 8.4 -17.9 -3.0 -2.9 -0.5
Health care and social assistance 1,021.4 1,021.6 9.0 0.2 -4.5 0.0 -0.4
Information, culture and recreation 340.6 342.3 8.0 1.7 15.1 0.5 4.6
Accommodation and food services 440.3 438.4 8.2 -1.9 14.4 -0.4 3.4
Other services (except public administration) 290.1 290.8 6.0 0.7 3.2 0.2 1.1
Public administration 472.2 467.8 6.2 -4.4 -4.1 -0.9 -0.9
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 741.4 736.2 3.5 -5.2 9.3 -0.7 1.3
Goods-producing sector 159.8 156.0 2.0 -3.8 3.3 -2.4 2.2
Agriculture 13.2 15.2 0.8 2.0 0.5 15.2 3.4
Natural resources2 6.7 5.8 0.5 -0.9 -1.5 -13.4 -20.5
Utilities 6.6 7.0 0.3 0.4 1.9 6.1 37.3
Construction 59.1 58.1 1.4 -1.0 3.3 -1.7 6.0
Manufacturing 74.3 70.0 1.4 -4.3 -0.8 -5.8 -1.1
Services-producing sector  581.6 580.2 3.4 -1.4 6.0 -0.2 1.0
Wholesale and retail trade 102.6 103.0 1.7 0.4 -0.6 0.4 -0.6
Transportation and warehousing 46.6 47.2 1.2 0.6 -1.2 1.3 -2.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 46.9 45.9 1.0 -1.0 -1.6 -2.1 -3.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 39.0 40.0 1.1 1.0 2.8 2.6 7.5
Business, building and other support services 21.0 18.8 1.0 -2.2 0.4 -10.5 2.2
Educational services 66.3 66.2 1.5 -0.1 0.8 -0.2 1.2
Health care and social assistance 123.0 123.0 1.7 0.0 6.3 0.0 5.4
Information, culture and recreation 26.3 26.6 1.1 0.3 1.3 1.1 5.1
Accommodation and food services 40.1 42.5 1.2 2.4 6.9 6.0 19.4
Other services (except public administration) 27.3 26.3 1.0 -1.0 -6.0 -3.7 -18.6
Public administration 42.5 40.7 1.1 -1.8 -3.0 -4.2 -6.9
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 623.4 621.0 3.0 -2.4 16.4 -0.4 2.7
Goods-producing sector 137.3 134.7 2.1 -2.6 3.1 -1.9 2.4
Agriculture 28.4 29.0 1.2 0.6 0.5 2.1 1.8
Natural resources2 23.2 23.2 0.8 0.0 0.9 0.0 4.0
Utilities 7.5 8.2 0.4 0.7 2.6 9.3 46.4
Construction 48.5 47.6 1.4 -0.9 6.0 -1.9 14.4
Manufacturing 29.7 26.8 0.9 -2.9 -6.7 -9.8 -20.0
Services-producing sector  486.1 486.3 2.9 0.2 13.3 0.0 2.8
Wholesale and retail trade 96.4 96.2 1.6 -0.2 -4.3 -0.2 -4.3
Transportation and warehousing 27.1 25.0 0.9 -2.1 -4.3 -7.7 -14.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.6 29.7 0.8 0.1 3.7 0.3 14.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 35.2 34.6 1.0 -0.6 -2.7 -1.7 -7.2
Business, building and other support services 14.6 13.3 0.8 -1.3 -0.1 -8.9 -0.7
Educational services 55.7 57.8 1.3 2.1 -3.1 3.8 -5.1
Health care and social assistance 103.3 105.9 1.4 2.6 12.1 2.5 12.9
Information, culture and recreation 22.4 22.5 1.0 0.1 3.2 0.4 16.6
Accommodation and food services 32.2 32.6 1.1 0.4 4.2 1.2 14.8
Other services (except public administration) 29.5 27.8 0.9 -1.7 2.5 -5.8 9.9
Public administration 40.0 40.9 0.9 0.9 2.1 2.3 5.4
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,577.3 2,563.1 11.9 -14.2 43.7 -0.6 1.7
Goods-producing sector 605.8 585.3 8.2 -20.5 -25.0 -3.4 -4.1
Agriculture 35.0 36.5 2.2 1.5 1.9 4.3 5.5
Natural resources2 142.7 139.3 4.4 -3.4 -16.5 -2.4 -10.6
Utilities 19.4 24.0 1.4 4.6 4.3 23.7 21.8
Construction 245.4 247.5 5.7 2.1 1.5 0.9 0.6
Manufacturing 163.3 138.2 3.9 -25.1 -16.1 -15.4 -10.4
Services-producing sector  1,971.5 1,977.8 11.7 6.3 68.7 0.3 3.6
Wholesale and retail trade 363.6 344.5 6.3 -19.1 -12.6 -5.3 -3.5
Transportation and warehousing 160.7 157.4 4.2 -3.3 15.9 -2.1 11.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 148.2 150.2 3.5 2.0 15.0 1.3 11.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 248.3 243.2 5.3 -5.1 7.5 -2.1 3.2
Business, building and other support services 83.2 82.5 4.0 -0.7 8.3 -0.8 11.2
Educational services 172.6 179.3 4.2 6.7 -1.8 3.9 -1.0
Health care and social assistance 325.4 343.1 5.1 17.7 21.6 5.4 6.7
Information, culture and recreation 91.0 94.0 4.4 3.0 5.3 3.3 6.0
Accommodation and food services 153.8 156.3 4.7 2.5 9.9 1.6 6.8
Other services (except public administration) 94.2 94.0 4.1 -0.2 -8.9 -0.2 -8.6
Public administration 130.5 133.2 2.9 2.7 8.4 2.1 6.7
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,952.6 2,936.9 11.1 -15.7 26.9 -0.5 0.9
Goods-producing sector 509.7 527.7 6.4 18.0 5.0 3.5 1.0
Agriculture 14.2 15.5 1.5 1.3 -1.8 9.2 -10.4
Natural resources2 44.1 43.4 2.1 -0.7 -11.7 -1.6 -21.2
Utilities 13.6 13.9 1.5 0.3 -3.0 2.2 -17.8
Construction 256.4 267.8 4.6 11.4 16.3 4.4 6.5
Manufacturing 181.5 187.2 4.0 5.7 5.2 3.1 2.9
Services-producing sector  2,442.9 2,409.2 11.2 -33.7 21.9 -1.4 0.9
Wholesale and retail trade 442.4 450.0 5.9 7.6 23.1 1.7 5.4
Transportation and warehousing 157.2 148.8 3.9 -8.4 -7.9 -5.3 -5.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 187.1 192.0 3.5 4.9 3.4 2.6 1.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 316.4 318.2 4.8 1.8 25.3 0.6 8.6
Business, building and other support services 96.9 97.0 3.6 0.1 5.0 0.1 5.4
Educational services 225.0 214.5 4.3 -10.5 -4.2 -4.7 -1.9
Health care and social assistance 417.9 407.5 5.1 -10.4 2.1 -2.5 0.5
Information, culture and recreation 139.2 122.7 4.4 -16.5 -26.0 -11.9 -17.5
Accommodation and food services 185.8 186.5 4.6 0.7 1.6 0.4 0.9
Other services (except public administration) 117.5 115.4 3.5 -2.1 -3.7 -1.8 -3.1
Public administration 157.5 156.5 3.2 -1.0 3.1 -0.6 2.0
x
suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
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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