Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  August
2025		 September
2025		 Standard error1 August to September 2025 September 2024 to September 2025 August to September 2025 September 2024 to September 2025
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 242.9 240.7 2.0 -2.2 -2.9 -0.9 -1.2
Goods-producing sector 45.3 43.9 1.3 -1.4 -4.5 -3.1 -9.3
Agriculture 0.9 0.8 0.2 -0.1 -0.8 -11.1 -50.0
Natural resources2 14.7 13.8 0.8 -0.9 -2.4 -6.1 -14.8
Utilities 2.1 2.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0 -4.8 0.0
Construction 18.5 18.4 0.8 -0.1 0.1 -0.5 0.5
Manufacturing 9.1 8.8 0.7 -0.3 -1.6 -3.3 -15.4
Services-producing sector  197.6 196.7 1.8 -0.9 1.5 -0.5 0.8
Wholesale and retail trade 38.9 38.4 0.9 -0.5 0.2 -1.3 0.5
Transportation and warehousing 11.4 12.0 0.6 0.6 -0.5 5.3 -4.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 8.2 8.6 0.4 0.4 0.8 4.9 10.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.7 12.4 0.5 0.7 -1.2 6.0 -8.8
Business, building and other support services 8.0 7.5 0.5 -0.5 1.5 -6.3 25.0
Educational services 19.9 19.4 0.7 -0.5 -2.3 -2.5 -10.6
Health care and social assistance 47.3 46.9 0.8 -0.4 -1.2 -0.8 -2.5
Information, culture and recreation 7.9 7.4 0.5 -0.5 1.4 -6.3 23.3
Accommodation and food services 12.7 13.1 0.7 0.4 -0.7 3.1 -5.1
Other services (except public administration) 10.1 9.4 0.6 -0.7 1.5 -6.9 19.0
Public administration 21.4 21.6 0.6 0.2 2.1 0.9 10.8
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 93.8 92.9 1.0 -0.9 0.0 -1.0 0.0
Goods-producing sector 23.8 22.4 0.7 -1.4 -1.5 -5.9 -6.3
Agriculture 3.0 3.3 0.3 0.3 -0.6 10.0 -15.4
Natural resources2 2.6 2.1 0.3 -0.5 -0.2 -19.2 -8.7
Utilities x x 0.1 x x x x
Construction 9.6 8.8 0.4 -0.8 -1.1 -8.3 -11.1
Manufacturing 8.4 8.0 0.3 -0.4 0.4 -4.8 5.3
Services-producing sector  70.0 70.5 0.8 0.5 1.5 0.7 2.2
Wholesale and retail trade 10.9 11.7 0.4 0.8 0.7 7.3 6.4
Transportation and warehousing 2.6 2.2 0.2 -0.4 -1.1 -15.4 -33.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 3.8 4.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 13.2 7.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.5 5.4 0.3 -0.1 0.6 -1.8 12.5
Business, building and other support services 2.3 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 8.7 8.7
Educational services 6.6 6.2 0.3 -0.4 -0.3 -6.1 -4.6
Health care and social assistance 16.1 16.1 0.4 0.0 1.9 0.0 13.4
Information, culture and recreation 2.5 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 12.0 12.0
Accommodation and food services 6.1 6.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 4.9 10.3
Other services (except public administration) 2.9 2.8 0.3 -0.1 -1.3 -3.4 -31.7
Public administration 10.6 10.1 0.3 -0.5 -0.4 -4.7 -3.8
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 524.1 525.4 3.2 1.3 3.8 0.2 0.7
Goods-producing sector 99.8 101.2 1.9 1.4 4.1 1.4 4.2
Agriculture 4.1 3.6 0.4 -0.5 0.4 -12.2 12.5
Natural resources2 10.9 11.4 0.9 0.5 0.6 4.6 5.6
Utilities 4.6 4.6 0.3 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -2.1
Construction 45.5 45.1 1.3 -0.4 1.9 -0.9 4.4
Manufacturing 34.7 36.5 1.0 1.8 1.3 5.2 3.7
Services-producing sector  424.3 424.2 3.1 -0.1 -0.3 -0.0 -0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 76.9 77.4 1.7 0.5 1.7 0.7 2.2
Transportation and warehousing 24.4 23.3 1.1 -1.1 1.6 -4.5 7.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 31.2 30.5 0.9 -0.7 1.3 -2.2 4.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.2 39.0 1.3 1.8 5.7 4.8 17.1
Business, building and other support services 19.2 17.8 1.0 -1.4 1.9 -7.3 11.9
Educational services 41.1 39.6 1.3 -1.5 -3.6 -3.6 -8.3
Health care and social assistance 85.1 85.9 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9
Information, culture and recreation 20.7 19.6 1.1 -1.1 -1.0 -5.3 -4.9
Accommodation and food services 29.7 31.5 1.3 1.8 -5.5 6.1 -14.9
Other services (except public administration) 20.1 20.9 1.0 0.8 -1.5 4.0 -6.7
Public administration 38.7 38.7 1.0 0.0 -1.7 0.0 -4.2
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 401.2 405.9 2.4 4.7 5.6 1.2 1.4
Goods-producing sector 81.8 83.2 1.6 1.4 2.6 1.7 3.2
Agriculture 5.9 6.0 0.5 0.1 -0.3 1.7 -4.8
Natural resources2 7.6 8.0 0.6 0.4 0.5 5.3 6.7
Utilities 4.4 4.4 0.3 0.0 -1.0 0.0 -18.5
Construction 32.4 31.8 1.1 -0.6 -1.7 -1.9 -5.1
Manufacturing 31.5 32.9 0.9 1.4 4.9 4.4 17.5
Services-producing sector  319.5 322.8 2.2 3.3 3.2 1.0 1.0
Wholesale and retail trade 56.3 58.9 1.2 2.6 -1.1 4.6 -1.8
Transportation and warehousing 19.3 18.1 0.7 -1.2 -3.9 -6.2 -17.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 19.4 20.3 0.6 0.9 0.8 4.6 4.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 23.4 21.9 0.8 -1.5 -3.1 -6.4 -12.4
Business, building and other support services 13.7 13.1 0.6 -0.6 1.4 -4.4 12.0
Educational services 33.5 34.7 1.0 1.2 5.1 3.6 17.2
Health care and social assistance 67.9 68.8 1.1 0.9 4.7 1.3 7.3
Information, culture and recreation 10.7 11.7 0.6 1.0 -0.5 9.3 -4.1
Accommodation and food services 20.9 21.8 0.9 0.9 0.0 4.3 0.0
Other services (except public administration) 16.2 15.7 0.7 -0.5 -0.8 -3.1 -4.8
Public administration 38.2 37.9 0.8 -0.3 0.6 -0.8 1.6
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,644.5 4,639.8 15.3 -4.7 59.8 -0.1 1.3
Goods-producing sector 951.4 949.9 9.8 -1.5 -10.4 -0.2 -1.1
Agriculture 49.4 50.8 2.7 1.4 -4.2 2.8 -7.6
Natural resources2 39.7 41.5 2.0 1.8 6.5 4.5 18.6
Utilities 34.5 36.9 1.4 2.4 8.9 7.0 31.8
Construction 327.2 318.2 6.2 -9.0 -17.6 -2.8 -5.2
Manufacturing 500.6 502.6 6.9 2.0 -3.8 0.4 -0.8
Services-producing sector  3,693.2 3,689.9 15.0 -3.3 70.2 -0.1 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade 671.3 670.9 8.0 -0.4 40.2 -0.1 6.4
Transportation and warehousing 219.5 224.6 5.0 5.1 -4.1 2.3 -1.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 298.4 298.4 4.5 0.0 35.7 0.0 13.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 382.8 387.9 6.2 5.1 3.2 1.3 0.8
Business, building and other support services 155.8 146.5 5.1 -9.3 -27.7 -6.0 -15.9
Educational services 396.0 385.5 6.1 -10.5 29.1 -2.7 8.2
Health care and social assistance 666.6 676.2 7.0 9.6 11.0 1.4 1.7
Information, culture and recreation 188.7 186.3 6.0 -2.4 -30.2 -1.3 -13.9
Accommodation and food services 251.3 243.0 5.9 -8.3 5.0 -3.3 2.1
Other services (except public administration) 165.8 169.6 4.6 3.8 -9.2 2.3 -5.1
Public administration 297.1 301.0 4.4 3.9 17.2 1.3 6.1
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,191.0 8,199.8 21.4 8.8 2.2 0.1 0.0
Goods-producing sector 1,561.4 1,572.2 12.6 10.8 -2.1 0.7 -0.1
Agriculture 58.3 63.5 2.9 5.2 -8.5 8.9 -11.8
Natural resources2 43.0 44.9 2.3 1.9 2.3 4.4 5.4
Utilities 64.8 63.9 2.2 -0.9 2.7 -1.4 4.4
Construction 582.1 574.8 8.6 -7.3 1.1 -1.3 0.2
Manufacturing 813.3 825.1 8.8 11.8 0.3 1.5 0.0
Services-producing sector  6,629.6 6,627.6 21.3 -2.0 4.3 -0.0 0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 1,166.1 1,153.6 11.3 -12.5 29.0 -1.1 2.6
Transportation and warehousing 416.1 415.8 7.0 -0.3 -8.0 -0.1 -1.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 718.9 724.8 8.2 5.9 2.0 0.8 0.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 904.3 910.4 10.1 6.1 -1.6 0.7 -0.2
Business, building and other support services 265.1 274.9 6.9 9.8 -13.6 3.7 -4.7
Educational services 598.4 594.6 8.4 -3.8 -13.4 -0.6 -2.2
Health care and social assistance 1,021.6 1,020.8 9.0 -0.8 1.1 -0.1 0.1
Information, culture and recreation 342.3 339.1 8.0 -3.2 9.2 -0.9 2.8
Accommodation and food services 438.4 441.3 8.2 2.9 16.0 0.7 3.8
Other services (except public administration) 290.8 291.5 6.0 0.7 1.6 0.2 0.6
Public administration 467.8 460.7 6.2 -7.1 -18.0 -1.5 -3.8
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 736.2 740.1 3.5 3.9 9.2 0.5 1.3
Goods-producing sector 156.0 161.0 2.0 5.0 8.7 3.2 5.7
Agriculture 15.2 15.0 0.8 -0.2 2.5 -1.3 20.0
Natural resources2 5.8 6.5 0.5 0.7 0.1 12.1 1.6
Utilities 7.0 7.9 0.3 0.9 2.5 12.9 46.3
Construction 58.1 61.5 1.4 3.4 3.8 5.9 6.6
Manufacturing 70.0 70.1 1.4 0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.3
Services-producing sector  580.2 579.1 3.4 -1.1 0.5 -0.2 0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 103.0 98.2 1.7 -4.8 -6.4 -4.7 -6.1
Transportation and warehousing 47.2 43.3 1.2 -3.9 -5.0 -8.3 -10.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 45.9 48.7 1.0 2.8 0.9 6.1 1.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 40.0 40.2 1.1 0.2 2.1 0.5 5.5
Business, building and other support services 18.8 21.1 1.0 2.3 1.5 12.2 7.7
Educational services 66.2 63.8 1.5 -2.4 -2.1 -3.6 -3.2
Health care and social assistance 123.0 125.7 1.7 2.7 9.2 2.2 7.9
Information, culture and recreation 26.6 26.2 1.1 -0.4 1.9 -1.5 7.8
Accommodation and food services 42.5 42.3 1.2 -0.2 4.1 -0.5 10.7
Other services (except public administration) 26.3 28.7 1.0 2.4 -2.6 9.1 -8.3
Public administration 40.7 40.8 1.1 0.1 -3.1 0.2 -7.1
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 621.0 620.3 3.0 -0.7 14.1 -0.1 2.3
Goods-producing sector 134.7 133.5 2.1 -1.2 -0.3 -0.9 -0.2
Agriculture 29.0 28.5 1.2 -0.5 -0.4 -1.7 -1.4
Natural resources2 23.2 23.7 0.8 0.5 1.9 2.2 8.7
Utilities 8.2 7.5 0.4 -0.7 2.1 -8.5 38.9
Construction 47.6 46.6 1.4 -1.0 2.9 -2.1 6.6
Manufacturing 26.8 27.2 0.9 0.4 -6.9 1.5 -20.2
Services-producing sector  486.3 486.8 2.9 0.5 14.4 0.1 3.0
Wholesale and retail trade 96.2 99.3 1.6 3.1 -0.2 3.2 -0.2
Transportation and warehousing 25.0 27.5 0.9 2.5 -3.0 10.0 -9.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.7 28.7 0.8 -1.0 0.6 -3.4 2.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 34.6 34.0 1.0 -0.6 -2.4 -1.7 -6.6
Business, building and other support services 13.3 13.9 0.8 0.6 2.8 4.5 25.2
Educational services 57.8 55.4 1.3 -2.4 1.5 -4.2 2.8
Health care and social assistance 105.9 103.3 1.4 -2.6 9.2 -2.5 9.8
Information, culture and recreation 22.5 21.5 1.0 -1.0 0.4 -4.4 1.9
Accommodation and food services 32.6 33.6 1.1 1.0 1.5 3.1 4.7
Other services (except public administration) 27.8 27.3 0.9 -0.5 1.0 -1.8 3.8
Public administration 40.9 42.3 0.9 1.4 3.0 3.4 7.6
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,563.1 2,605.6 11.9 42.5 95.5 1.7 3.8
Goods-producing sector 585.3 611.0 8.2 25.7 4.2 4.4 0.7
Agriculture 36.5 41.0 2.2 4.5 7.0 12.3 20.6
Natural resources2 139.3 143.5 4.4 4.2 -16.5 3.0 -10.3
Utilities 24.0 24.6 1.4 0.6 6.0 2.5 32.3
Construction 247.5 255.9 5.7 8.4 12.1 3.4 5.0
Manufacturing 138.2 146.1 3.9 7.9 -4.4 5.7 -2.9
Services-producing sector  1,977.8 1,994.5 11.7 16.7 91.3 0.8 4.8
Wholesale and retail trade 344.5 351.8 6.3 7.3 -6.5 2.1 -1.8
Transportation and warehousing 157.4 149.3 4.2 -8.1 8.3 -5.1 5.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 150.2 146.9 3.5 -3.3 12.2 -2.2 9.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 243.2 249.7 5.3 6.5 6.5 2.7 2.7
Business, building and other support services 82.5 84.7 4.0 2.2 6.6 2.7 8.5
Educational services 179.3 186.7 4.2 7.4 24.2 4.1 14.9
Health care and social assistance 343.1 347.3 5.1 4.2 14.3 1.2 4.3
Information, culture and recreation 94.0 86.9 4.4 -7.1 4.0 -7.6 4.8
Accommodation and food services 156.3 152.9 4.7 -3.4 8.6 -2.2 6.0
Other services (except public administration) 94.0 98.6 4.1 4.6 -1.4 4.9 -1.4
Public administration 133.2 139.8 2.9 6.6 14.5 5.0 11.6
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,936.9 2,944.7 11.1 7.8 48.6 0.3 1.7
Goods-producing sector 527.7 530.9 6.4 3.2 10.1 0.6 1.9
Agriculture 15.5 18.4 1.5 2.9 2.5 18.7 15.7
Natural resources2 43.4 41.9 2.1 -1.5 -10.9 -3.5 -20.6
Utilities 13.9 13.5 1.5 -0.4 -5.4 -2.9 -28.6
Construction 267.8 267.0 4.6 -0.8 17.3 -0.3 6.9
Manufacturing 187.2 190.2 4.0 3.0 6.8 1.6 3.7
Services-producing sector  2,409.2 2,413.8 11.2 4.6 38.4 0.2 1.6
Wholesale and retail trade 450.0 433.3 5.9 -16.7 3.1 -3.7 0.7
Transportation and warehousing 148.8 148.2 3.9 -0.6 -7.3 -0.4 -4.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 192.0 195.1 3.5 3.1 16.9 1.6 9.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 318.2 309.4 4.8 -8.8 13.4 -2.8 4.5
Business, building and other support services 97.0 92.9 3.6 -4.1 0.7 -4.2 0.8
Educational services 214.5 225.2 4.3 10.7 4.8 5.0 2.2
Health care and social assistance 407.5 407.0 5.1 -0.5 1.6 -0.1 0.4
Information, culture and recreation 122.7 131.3 4.4 8.6 -12.9 7.0 -8.9
Accommodation and food services 186.5 198.7 4.6 12.2 17.4 6.5 9.6
Other services (except public administration) 115.4 117.0 3.5 1.6 0.5 1.4 0.4
Public administration 156.5 155.7 3.2 -0.8 0.3 -0.5 0.2
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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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