Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  September
2025		 October
2025		 Standard error1 September to October 2025 October 2024 to October 2025 September to October 2025 October 2024 to October 2025
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 240.7 245.1 2.0 4.4 1.5 1.8 0.6
Goods-producing sector 43.9 45.5 1.3 1.6 -2.0 3.6 -4.2
Agriculture 0.8 0.8 0.2 0.0 -0.9 0.0 -52.9
Natural resources2 13.8 14.9 0.8 1.1 -0.8 8.0 -5.1
Utilities 2.0 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Construction 18.4 18.7 0.8 0.3 0.9 1.6 5.1
Manufacturing 8.8 9.1 0.7 0.3 -1.2 3.4 -11.7
Services-producing sector  196.7 199.6 1.8 2.9 3.6 1.5 1.8
Wholesale and retail trade 38.4 37.3 0.9 -1.1 -0.5 -2.9 -1.3
Transportation and warehousing 12.0 12.5 0.6 0.5 -1.1 4.2 -8.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 8.6 9.0 0.4 0.4 1.2 4.7 15.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 12.4 11.8 0.5 -0.6 -1.4 -4.8 -10.6
Business, building and other support services 7.5 7.9 0.5 0.4 1.4 5.3 21.5
Educational services 19.4 19.2 0.7 -0.2 -1.9 -1.0 -9.0
Health care and social assistance 46.9 47.5 0.8 0.6 -0.4 1.3 -0.8
Information, culture and recreation 7.4 7.9 0.5 0.5 1.8 6.8 29.5
Accommodation and food services 13.1 13.7 0.7 0.6 0.1 4.6 0.7
Other services (except public administration) 9.4 9.7 0.6 0.3 1.3 3.2 15.5
Public administration 21.6 23.0 0.6 1.4 2.9 6.5 14.4
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 92.9 93.3 1.0 0.4 0.9 0.4 1.0
Goods-producing sector 22.4 23.0 0.7 0.6 -0.5 2.7 -2.1
Agriculture 3.3 2.9 0.3 -0.4 -0.8 -12.1 -21.6
Natural resources2 2.1 2.1 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -8.7
Utilities x 0.2 0.1 x 0.0 x 0.0
Construction 8.8 9.4 0.4 0.6 -0.2 6.8 -2.1
Manufacturing 8.0 8.4 0.3 0.4 0.7 5.0 9.1
Services-producing sector  70.5 70.3 0.8 -0.2 1.4 -0.3 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 11.7 11.1 0.4 -0.6 0.3 -5.1 2.8
Transportation and warehousing 2.2 2.1 0.2 -0.1 -1.2 -4.5 -36.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 4.3 4.1 0.3 -0.2 0.1 -4.7 2.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.4 5.7 0.3 0.3 1.2 5.6 26.7
Business, building and other support services 2.5 2.6 0.2 0.1 0.4 4.0 18.2
Educational services 6.2 6.4 0.3 0.2 -0.2 3.2 -3.0
Health care and social assistance 16.1 16.1 0.4 0.0 1.3 0.0 8.8
Information, culture and recreation 2.8 2.3 0.3 -0.5 -0.5 -17.9 -17.9
Accommodation and food services 6.4 6.6 0.5 0.2 0.8 3.1 13.8
Other services (except public administration) 2.8 3.1 0.3 0.3 -0.6 10.7 -16.2
Public administration 10.1 10.3 0.3 0.2 -0.1 2.0 -1.0
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 525.4 521.0 3.2 -4.4 0.8 -0.8 0.2
Goods-producing sector 101.2 95.2 1.9 -6.0 -3.5 -5.9 -3.5
Agriculture 3.6 3.4 0.4 -0.2 0.2 -5.6 6.3
Natural resources2 11.4 9.7 0.9 -1.7 -1.3 -14.9 -11.8
Utilities 4.6 4.8 0.3 0.2 0.4 4.3 9.1
Construction 45.1 41.9 1.3 -3.2 -2.5 -7.1 -5.6
Manufacturing 36.5 35.5 1.0 -1.0 -0.3 -2.7 -0.8
Services-producing sector  424.2 425.8 3.1 1.6 4.2 0.4 1.0
Wholesale and retail trade 77.4 78.2 1.7 0.8 4.5 1.0 6.1
Transportation and warehousing 23.3 23.9 1.1 0.6 2.8 2.6 13.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.5 30.0 0.9 -0.5 0.5 -1.6 1.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 39.0 38.4 1.3 -0.6 3.4 -1.5 9.7
Business, building and other support services 17.8 19.4 1.0 1.6 4.1 9.0 26.8
Educational services 39.6 40.2 1.3 0.6 -3.9 1.5 -8.8
Health care and social assistance 85.9 87.5 1.4 1.6 3.0 1.9 3.6
Information, culture and recreation 19.6 18.0 1.1 -1.6 -3.2 -8.2 -15.1
Accommodation and food services 31.5 30.7 1.3 -0.8 -4.9 -2.5 -13.8
Other services (except public administration) 20.9 21.5 1.0 0.6 0.5 2.9 2.4
Public administration 38.7 38.1 1.0 -0.6 -2.5 -1.6 -6.2
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 405.9 404.2 2.4 -1.7 1.3 -0.4 0.3
Goods-producing sector 83.2 82.2 1.6 -1.0 -0.1 -1.2 -0.1
Agriculture 6.0 5.8 0.5 -0.2 -0.1 -3.3 -1.7
Natural resources2 8.0 7.6 0.6 -0.4 -0.4 -5.0 -5.0
Utilities 4.4 4.0 0.3 -0.4 -1.6 -9.1 -28.6
Construction 31.8 31.1 1.1 -0.7 -3.2 -2.2 -9.3
Manufacturing 32.9 33.8 0.9 0.9 5.4 2.7 19.0
Services-producing sector  322.8 322.0 2.2 -0.8 1.4 -0.2 0.4
Wholesale and retail trade 58.9 59.0 1.2 0.1 -1.0 0.2 -1.7
Transportation and warehousing 18.1 18.4 0.7 0.3 -3.1 1.7 -14.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.3 19.7 0.6 -0.6 -0.7 -3.0 -3.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 21.9 21.4 0.8 -0.5 -4.4 -2.3 -17.1
Business, building and other support services 13.1 12.4 0.6 -0.7 0.5 -5.3 4.2
Educational services 34.7 33.5 1.0 -1.2 4.3 -3.5 14.7
Health care and social assistance 68.8 69.6 1.1 0.8 5.6 1.2 8.8
Information, culture and recreation 11.7 11.9 0.6 0.2 0.5 1.7 4.4
Accommodation and food services 21.8 23.7 0.9 1.9 2.0 8.7 9.2
Other services (except public administration) 15.7 14.6 0.7 -1.1 -1.8 -7.0 -11.0
Public administration 37.9 37.9 0.8 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.8
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,639.8 4,651.3 15.3 11.5 65.2 0.2 1.4
Goods-producing sector 949.9 956.1 9.8 6.2 -7.8 0.7 -0.8
Agriculture 50.8 52.4 2.7 1.6 -0.1 3.1 -0.2
Natural resources2 41.5 47.0 2.0 5.5 11.6 13.3 32.8
Utilities 36.9 35.2 1.4 -1.7 7.1 -4.6 25.3
Construction 318.2 315.0 6.2 -3.2 -19.3 -1.0 -5.8
Manufacturing 502.6 506.6 6.9 4.0 -7.1 0.8 -1.4
Services-producing sector  3,689.9 3,695.2 15.0 5.3 73.0 0.1 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 670.9 678.1 8.0 7.2 44.0 1.1 6.9
Transportation and warehousing 224.6 225.6 5.0 1.0 -8.8 0.4 -3.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 298.4 305.8 4.5 7.4 42.7 2.5 16.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 387.9 378.5 6.2 -9.4 -11.9 -2.4 -3.0
Business, building and other support services 146.5 152.2 5.1 5.7 -16.2 3.9 -9.6
Educational services 385.5 392.4 6.1 6.9 28.8 1.8 7.9
Health care and social assistance 676.2 677.9 7.0 1.7 10.1 0.3 1.5
Information, culture and recreation 186.3 185.7 6.0 -0.6 -16.3 -0.3 -8.1
Accommodation and food services 243.0 233.2 5.9 -9.8 -2.9 -4.0 -1.2
Other services (except public administration) 169.6 171.1 4.6 1.5 -5.1 0.9 -2.9
Public administration 301.0 295.0 4.4 -6.0 8.9 -2.0 3.1
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,199.8 8,254.3 21.4 54.5 75.6 0.7 0.9
Goods-producing sector 1,572.2 1,578.3 12.6 6.1 5.8 0.4 0.4
Agriculture 63.5 63.6 2.9 0.1 -9.0 0.2 -12.4
Natural resources2 44.9 44.3 2.3 -0.6 -0.4 -1.3 -0.9
Utilities 63.9 69.1 2.2 5.2 9.3 8.1 15.6
Construction 574.8 571.8 8.6 -3.0 -5.5 -0.5 -1.0
Manufacturing 825.1 829.5 8.8 4.4 11.4 0.5 1.4
Services-producing sector  6,627.6 6,676.0 21.3 48.4 69.9 0.7 1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 1,153.6 1,170.2 11.3 16.6 40.6 1.4 3.6
Transportation and warehousing 415.8 432.3 7.0 16.5 18.8 4.0 4.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 724.8 716.3 8.2 -8.5 5.5 -1.2 0.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 910.4 918.3 10.1 7.9 6.7 0.9 0.7
Business, building and other support services 274.9 267.7 6.9 -7.2 -37.5 -2.6 -12.3
Educational services 594.6 593.2 8.4 -1.4 -9.9 -0.2 -1.6
Health care and social assistance 1,020.8 1,011.9 9.0 -8.9 -4.5 -0.9 -0.4
Information, culture and recreation 339.1 360.5 8.0 21.4 29.5 6.3 8.9
Accommodation and food services 441.3 452.6 8.2 11.3 29.7 2.6 7.0
Other services (except public administration) 291.5 287.7 6.0 -3.8 1.0 -1.3 0.3
Public administration 460.7 465.3 6.2 4.6 -10.1 1.0 -2.1
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 740.1 736.1 3.5 -4.0 6.2 -0.5 0.8
Goods-producing sector 161.0 157.7 2.0 -3.3 3.7 -2.0 2.4
Agriculture 15.0 14.8 0.8 -0.2 2.6 -1.3 21.3
Natural resources2 6.5 5.8 0.5 -0.7 -0.9 -10.8 -13.4
Utilities 7.9 7.9 0.3 0.0 2.3 0.0 41.1
Construction 61.5 60.7 1.4 -0.8 3.2 -1.3 5.6
Manufacturing 70.1 68.4 1.4 -1.7 -3.5 -2.4 -4.9
Services-producing sector  579.1 578.4 3.4 -0.7 2.5 -0.1 0.4
Wholesale and retail trade 98.2 100.2 1.7 2.0 -2.8 2.0 -2.7
Transportation and warehousing 43.3 46.2 1.2 2.9 -2.0 6.7 -4.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 48.7 48.7 1.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 40.2 40.1 1.1 -0.1 3.6 -0.2 9.9
Business, building and other support services 21.1 16.8 1.0 -4.3 -3.2 -20.4 -16.0
Educational services 63.8 62.2 1.5 -1.6 -2.4 -2.5 -3.7
Health care and social assistance 125.7 128.0 1.7 2.3 11.0 1.8 9.4
Information, culture and recreation 26.2 24.0 1.1 -2.2 -1.9 -8.4 -7.3
Accommodation and food services 42.3 42.1 1.2 -0.2 2.9 -0.5 7.4
Other services (except public administration) 28.7 28.1 1.0 -0.6 -2.3 -2.1 -7.6
Public administration 40.8 42.0 1.1 1.2 -1.1 2.9 -2.6
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 620.3 618.9 3.0 -1.4 14.6 -0.2 2.4
Goods-producing sector 133.5 133.7 2.1 0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.6
Agriculture 28.5 28.6 1.2 0.1 -0.1 0.4 -0.3
Natural resources2 23.7 22.6 0.8 -1.1 0.4 -4.6 1.8
Utilities 7.5 7.6 0.4 0.1 1.9 1.3 33.3
Construction 46.6 48.2 1.4 1.6 4.6 3.4 10.6
Manufacturing 27.2 26.9 0.9 -0.3 -7.4 -1.1 -21.6
Services-producing sector  486.8 485.2 2.9 -1.6 15.4 -0.3 3.3
Wholesale and retail trade 99.3 99.6 1.6 0.3 1.3 0.3 1.3
Transportation and warehousing 27.5 26.1 0.9 -1.4 -4.2 -5.1 -13.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 28.7 30.1 0.8 1.4 2.9 4.9 10.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 34.0 34.7 1.0 0.7 0.8 2.1 2.4
Business, building and other support services 13.9 13.1 0.8 -0.8 2.1 -5.8 19.1
Educational services 55.4 52.6 1.3 -2.8 -2.2 -5.1 -4.0
Health care and social assistance 103.3 103.4 1.4 0.1 7.8 0.1 8.2
Information, culture and recreation 21.5 21.8 1.0 0.3 0.6 1.4 2.8
Accommodation and food services 33.6 33.5 1.1 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 0.6
Other services (except public administration) 27.3 28.5 0.9 1.2 3.5 4.4 14.0
Public administration 42.3 41.9 0.9 -0.4 2.7 -0.9 6.9
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,605.6 2,615.9 11.9 10.3 97.1 0.4 3.9
Goods-producing sector 611.0 613.3 8.2 2.3 -3.4 0.4 -0.6
Agriculture 41.0 38.3 2.2 -2.7 3.8 -6.6 11.0
Natural resources2 143.5 143.4 4.4 -0.1 -12.3 -0.1 -7.9
Utilities 24.6 28.4 1.4 3.8 8.9 15.4 45.6
Construction 255.9 254.4 5.7 -1.5 4.1 -0.6 1.6
Manufacturing 146.1 148.9 3.9 2.8 -7.9 1.9 -5.0
Services-producing sector  1,994.5 2,002.6 11.7 8.1 100.5 0.4 5.3
Wholesale and retail trade 351.8 364.5 6.3 12.7 14.1 3.6 4.0
Transportation and warehousing 149.3 151.5 4.2 2.2 11.8 1.5 8.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 146.9 143.9 3.5 -3.0 9.4 -2.0 7.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 249.7 252.5 5.3 2.8 5.5 1.1 2.2
Business, building and other support services 84.7 84.3 4.0 -0.4 1.0 -0.5 1.2
Educational services 186.7 175.1 4.2 -11.6 10.8 -6.2 6.6
Health care and social assistance 347.3 340.7 5.1 -6.6 8.9 -1.9 2.7
Information, culture and recreation 86.9 93.6 4.4 6.7 6.8 7.7 7.8
Accommodation and food services 152.9 154.5 4.7 1.6 11.5 1.0 8.0
Other services (except public administration) 98.6 97.9 4.1 -0.7 -4.9 -0.7 -4.8
Public administration 139.8 144.1 2.9 4.3 25.6 3.1 21.6
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,944.7 2,941.8 11.1 -2.9 36.1 -0.1 1.2
Goods-producing sector 530.9 523.0 6.4 -7.9 15.2 -1.5 3.0
Agriculture 18.4 19.5 1.5 1.1 4.8 6.0 32.7
Natural resources2 41.9 38.1 2.1 -3.8 -15.5 -9.1 -28.9
Utilities 13.5 14.0 1.5 0.5 -5.5 3.7 -28.2
Construction 267.0 262.3 4.6 -4.7 17.9 -1.8 7.3
Manufacturing 190.2 189.1 4.0 -1.1 13.5 -0.6 7.7
Services-producing sector  2,413.8 2,418.7 11.2 4.9 20.8 0.2 0.9
Wholesale and retail trade 433.3 436.1 5.9 2.8 7.3 0.6 1.7
Transportation and warehousing 148.2 155.2 3.9 7.0 3.8 4.7 2.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 195.1 194.8 3.5 -0.3 17.6 -0.2 9.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 309.4 308.5 4.8 -0.9 11.5 -0.3 3.9
Business, building and other support services 92.9 91.8 3.6 -1.1 -9.1 -1.2 -9.0
Educational services 225.2 229.4 4.3 4.2 7.0 1.9 3.1
Health care and social assistance 407.0 408.4 5.1 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.1
Information, culture and recreation 131.3 132.5 4.4 1.2 -14.3 0.9 -9.7
Accommodation and food services 198.7 192.6 4.6 -6.1 2.6 -3.1 1.4
Other services (except public administration) 117.0 111.2 3.5 -5.8 -7.7 -5.0 -6.5
Public administration 155.7 158.1 3.2 2.4 1.7 1.5 1.1
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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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