Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  October
2025		 November
2025		 Standard error1 October to November 2025 November 2024 to November 2025 October to November 2025 November 2024 to November 2025
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 245.1 244.0 2.0 -1.1 2.2 -0.4 0.9
Goods-producing sector 45.5 45.7 1.3 0.2 -1.8 0.4 -3.8
Agriculture 0.8 1.1 0.2 0.3 -0.6 37.5 -35.3
Natural resources2 14.9 16.5 0.8 1.6 1.0 10.7 6.5
Utilities 2.0 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 5.0 5.0
Construction 18.7 17.2 0.8 -1.5 -1.1 -8.0 -6.0
Manufacturing 9.1 8.9 0.7 -0.2 -1.1 -2.2 -11.0
Services-producing sector  199.6 198.3 1.8 -1.3 4.0 -0.7 2.1
Wholesale and retail trade 37.3 36.9 0.9 -0.4 -1.4 -1.1 -3.7
Transportation and warehousing 12.5 13.0 0.6 0.5 -0.2 4.0 -1.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 9.0 8.3 0.4 -0.7 0.6 -7.8 7.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.8 12.0 0.5 0.2 -1.2 1.7 -9.1
Business, building and other support services 7.9 7.9 0.5 0.0 1.5 0.0 23.4
Educational services 19.2 18.6 0.7 -0.6 -2.8 -3.1 -13.1
Health care and social assistance 47.5 47.0 0.8 -0.5 0.3 -1.1 0.6
Information, culture and recreation 7.9 7.2 0.5 -0.7 1.6 -8.9 28.6
Accommodation and food services 13.7 15.4 0.7 1.7 2.3 12.4 17.6
Other services (except public administration) 9.7 10.2 0.6 0.5 1.7 5.2 20.0
Public administration 23.0 21.7 0.6 -1.3 1.5 -5.7 7.4
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 93.3 94.0 1.0 0.7 -0.5 0.8 -0.5
Goods-producing sector 23.0 22.3 0.7 -0.7 -2.6 -3.0 -10.4
Agriculture 2.9 2.4 0.3 -0.5 -1.3 -17.2 -35.1
Natural resources2 2.1 2.2 0.3 0.1 -0.6 4.8 -21.4
Utilities 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 50.0 0.0
Construction 9.4 9.4 0.4 0.0 -0.6 0.0 -6.0
Manufacturing 8.4 8.0 0.3 -0.4 -0.1 -4.8 -1.2
Services-producing sector  70.3 71.6 0.8 1.3 2.0 1.8 2.9
Wholesale and retail trade 11.1 10.9 0.4 -0.2 -1.2 -1.8 -9.9
Transportation and warehousing 2.1 2.2 0.2 0.1 -0.9 4.8 -29.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 4.1 4.5 0.3 0.4 0.8 9.8 21.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.7 5.6 0.3 -0.1 0.9 -1.8 19.1
Business, building and other support services 2.6 2.5 0.2 -0.1 -0.6 -3.8 -19.4
Educational services 6.4 6.3 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -1.6 -1.6
Health care and social assistance 16.1 16.8 0.4 0.7 2.5 4.3 17.5
Information, culture and recreation 2.3 2.0 0.3 -0.3 -0.8 -13.0 -28.6
Accommodation and food services 6.6 7.4 0.5 0.8 2.1 12.1 39.6
Other services (except public administration) 3.1 2.8 0.3 -0.3 -0.6 -9.7 -17.6
Public administration 10.3 10.7 0.3 0.4 0.1 3.9 0.9
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 521.0 523.6 3.2 2.6 1.9 0.5 0.4
Goods-producing sector 95.2 96.8 1.9 1.6 -2.6 1.7 -2.6
Agriculture 3.4 3.1 0.4 -0.3 -0.2 -8.8 -6.1
Natural resources2 9.7 11.2 0.9 1.5 1.1 15.5 10.9
Utilities 4.8 4.7 0.3 -0.1 0.7 -2.1 17.5
Construction 41.9 42.5 1.3 0.6 -3.3 1.4 -7.2
Manufacturing 35.5 35.4 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -0.3 -2.5
Services-producing sector  425.8 426.8 3.1 1.0 4.6 0.2 1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 78.2 78.0 1.7 -0.2 2.8 -0.3 3.7
Transportation and warehousing 23.9 23.2 1.1 -0.7 2.7 -2.9 13.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.0 30.8 0.9 0.8 2.2 2.7 7.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 38.4 38.1 1.3 -0.3 0.6 -0.8 1.6
Business, building and other support services 19.4 18.5 1.0 -0.9 2.6 -4.6 16.4
Educational services 40.2 41.7 1.3 1.5 -3.0 3.7 -6.7
Health care and social assistance 87.5 87.7 1.4 0.2 3.0 0.2 3.5
Information, culture and recreation 18.0 18.1 1.1 0.1 -1.8 0.6 -9.0
Accommodation and food services 30.7 31.3 1.3 0.6 -5.8 2.0 -15.6
Other services (except public administration) 21.5 20.9 1.0 -0.6 3.9 -2.8 22.9
Public administration 38.1 38.5 1.0 0.4 -2.6 1.0 -6.3
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 404.2 409.7 2.4 5.5 7.4 1.4 1.8
Goods-producing sector 82.2 84.0 1.6 1.8 0.8 2.2 1.0
Agriculture 5.8 4.9 0.5 -0.9 -1.3 -15.5 -21.0
Natural resources2 7.6 7.2 0.6 -0.4 -1.2 -5.3 -14.3
Utilities 4.0 4.2 0.3 0.2 -1.6 5.0 -27.6
Construction 31.1 32.7 1.1 1.6 -1.4 5.1 -4.1
Manufacturing 33.8 35.1 0.9 1.3 6.4 3.8 22.3
Services-producing sector  322.0 325.7 2.2 3.7 6.6 1.1 2.1
Wholesale and retail trade 59.0 59.0 1.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.5
Transportation and warehousing 18.4 19.5 0.7 1.1 -1.7 6.0 -8.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 19.7 20.6 0.6 0.9 0.5 4.6 2.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 21.4 21.3 0.8 -0.1 -3.7 -0.5 -14.8
Business, building and other support services 12.4 13.2 0.6 0.8 0.5 6.5 3.9
Educational services 33.5 33.4 1.0 -0.1 2.9 -0.3 9.5
Health care and social assistance 69.6 71.3 1.1 1.7 7.4 2.4 11.6
Information, culture and recreation 11.9 12.1 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.7 7.1
Accommodation and food services 23.7 23.4 0.9 -0.3 1.4 -1.3 6.4
Other services (except public administration) 14.6 13.9 0.7 -0.7 -2.0 -4.8 -12.6
Public administration 37.9 38.0 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,651.3 4,649.4 15.3 -1.9 41.8 -0.0 0.9
Goods-producing sector 956.1 960.5 9.8 4.4 -4.6 0.5 -0.5
Agriculture 52.4 48.5 2.7 -3.9 -5.3 -7.4 -9.9
Natural resources2 47.0 51.6 2.0 4.6 14.9 9.8 40.6
Utilities 35.2 36.3 1.4 1.1 8.7 3.1 31.5
Construction 315.0 317.3 6.2 2.3 -19.1 0.7 -5.7
Manufacturing 506.6 506.9 6.9 0.3 -3.7 0.1 -0.7
Services-producing sector  3,695.2 3,689.0 15.0 -6.2 46.5 -0.2 1.3
Wholesale and retail trade 678.1 668.4 8.0 -9.7 28.0 -1.4 4.4
Transportation and warehousing 225.6 221.3 5.0 -4.3 0.9 -1.9 0.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 305.8 312.2 4.5 6.4 39.8 2.1 14.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 378.5 379.3 6.2 0.8 -11.3 0.2 -2.9
Business, building and other support services 152.2 144.9 5.1 -7.3 -25.8 -4.8 -15.1
Educational services 392.4 392.2 6.1 -0.2 26.2 -0.1 7.2
Health care and social assistance 677.9 680.2 7.0 2.3 5.4 0.3 0.8
Information, culture and recreation 185.7 182.3 6.0 -3.4 -12.8 -1.8 -6.6
Accommodation and food services 233.2 243.5 5.9 10.3 2.3 4.4 1.0
Other services (except public administration) 171.1 170.6 4.6 -0.5 -12.0 -0.3 -6.6
Public administration 295.0 294.0 4.4 -1.0 5.8 -0.3 2.0
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,254.3 8,260.4 21.4 6.1 90.7 0.1 1.1
Goods-producing sector 1,578.3 1,579.1 12.6 0.8 31.5 0.1 2.0
Agriculture 63.6 68.0 2.9 4.4 -1.3 6.9 -1.9
Natural resources2 44.3 45.7 2.3 1.4 -2.1 3.2 -4.4
Utilities 69.1 69.8 2.2 0.7 11.6 1.0 19.9
Construction 571.8 573.5 8.6 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.1
Manufacturing 829.5 822.1 8.8 -7.4 22.9 -0.9 2.9
Services-producing sector  6,676.0 6,681.3 21.3 5.3 59.2 0.1 0.9
Wholesale and retail trade 1,170.2 1,149.8 11.3 -20.4 12.8 -1.7 1.1
Transportation and warehousing 432.3 442.4 7.0 10.1 33.5 2.3 8.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 716.3 716.9 8.2 0.6 11.2 0.1 1.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 918.3 917.2 10.1 -1.1 -0.1 -0.1 -0.0
Business, building and other support services 267.7 274.0 6.9 6.3 -24.1 2.4 -8.1
Educational services 593.2 583.3 8.4 -9.9 -31.5 -1.7 -5.1
Health care and social assistance 1,011.9 1,029.2 9.0 17.3 12.6 1.7 1.2
Information, culture and recreation 360.5 372.0 8.0 11.5 31.4 3.2 9.2
Accommodation and food services 452.6 440.4 8.2 -12.2 16.6 -2.7 3.9
Other services (except public administration) 287.7 288.9 6.0 1.2 6.3 0.4 2.2
Public administration 465.3 467.2 6.2 1.9 -9.5 0.4 -2.0
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 736.1 740.6 3.5 4.5 3.4 0.6 0.5
Goods-producing sector 157.7 156.9 2.0 -0.8 0.7 -0.5 0.4
Agriculture 14.8 14.4 0.8 -0.4 1.0 -2.7 7.5
Natural resources2 5.8 5.9 0.5 0.1 -1.7 1.7 -22.4
Utilities 7.9 7.4 0.3 -0.5 1.3 -6.3 21.3
Construction 60.7 62.5 1.4 1.8 5.0 3.0 8.7
Manufacturing 68.4 66.7 1.4 -1.7 -4.8 -2.5 -6.7
Services-producing sector  578.4 583.7 3.4 5.3 2.7 0.9 0.5
Wholesale and retail trade 100.2 103.5 1.7 3.3 2.0 3.3 2.0
Transportation and warehousing 46.2 46.6 1.2 0.4 -2.6 0.9 -5.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 48.7 47.4 1.0 -1.3 -0.2 -2.7 -0.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 40.1 37.8 1.1 -2.3 -1.1 -5.7 -2.8
Business, building and other support services 16.8 17.2 1.0 0.4 -3.6 2.4 -17.3
Educational services 62.2 61.8 1.5 -0.4 -3.5 -0.6 -5.4
Health care and social assistance 128.0 129.8 1.7 1.8 11.9 1.4 10.1
Information, culture and recreation 24.0 25.1 1.1 1.1 -0.2 4.6 -0.8
Accommodation and food services 42.1 42.0 1.2 -0.1 2.6 -0.2 6.6
Other services (except public administration) 28.1 29.9 1.0 1.8 -0.7 6.4 -2.3
Public administration 42.0 42.5 1.1 0.5 -1.9 1.2 -4.3
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 618.9 621.2 3.0 2.3 16.4 0.4 2.7
Goods-producing sector 133.7 135.7 2.1 2.0 3.2 1.5 2.4
Agriculture 28.6 30.2 1.2 1.6 3.6 5.6 13.5
Natural resources2 22.6 23.3 0.8 0.7 1.2 3.1 5.4
Utilities 7.6 7.1 0.4 -0.5 0.8 -6.6 12.7
Construction 48.2 48.8 1.4 0.6 4.0 1.2 8.9
Manufacturing 26.9 26.2 0.9 -0.7 -6.5 -2.6 -19.9
Services-producing sector  485.2 485.5 2.9 0.3 13.2 0.1 2.8
Wholesale and retail trade 99.6 98.4 1.6 -1.2 -0.8 -1.2 -0.8
Transportation and warehousing 26.1 26.5 0.9 0.4 -2.9 1.5 -9.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.1 30.1 0.8 0.0 2.7 0.0 9.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 34.7 33.5 1.0 -1.2 0.9 -3.5 2.8
Business, building and other support services 13.1 14.7 0.8 1.6 4.0 12.2 37.4
Educational services 52.6 52.8 1.3 0.2 -3.0 0.4 -5.4
Health care and social assistance 103.4 106.2 1.4 2.8 8.7 2.7 8.9
Information, culture and recreation 21.8 20.1 1.0 -1.7 -2.1 -7.8 -9.5
Accommodation and food services 33.5 33.0 1.1 -0.5 0.6 -1.5 1.9
Other services (except public administration) 28.5 28.7 0.9 0.2 3.3 0.7 13.0
Public administration 41.9 41.3 0.9 -0.6 1.6 -1.4 4.0
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,615.9 2,644.6 11.9 28.7 105.4 1.1 4.2
Goods-producing sector 613.3 614.0 8.2 0.7 4.5 0.1 0.7
Agriculture 38.3 36.9 2.2 -1.4 1.7 -3.7 4.8
Natural resources2 143.4 145.2 4.4 1.8 -2.6 1.3 -1.8
Utilities 28.4 28.0 1.4 -0.4 8.4 -1.4 42.9
Construction 254.4 253.5 5.7 -0.9 3.9 -0.4 1.6
Manufacturing 148.9 150.3 3.9 1.4 -7.0 0.9 -4.5
Services-producing sector  2,002.6 2,030.7 11.7 28.1 101.0 1.4 5.2
Wholesale and retail trade 364.5 361.9 6.3 -2.6 0.6 -0.7 0.2
Transportation and warehousing 151.5 150.9 4.2 -0.6 8.4 -0.4 5.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 143.9 142.8 3.5 -1.1 4.8 -0.8 3.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 252.5 252.8 5.3 0.3 3.9 0.1 1.6
Business, building and other support services 84.3 85.6 4.0 1.3 0.8 1.5 0.9
Educational services 175.1 181.3 4.2 6.2 18.1 3.5 11.1
Health care and social assistance 340.7 354.5 5.1 13.8 20.7 4.1 6.2
Information, culture and recreation 93.6 97.7 4.4 4.1 7.6 4.4 8.4
Accommodation and food services 154.5 167.9 4.7 13.4 23.4 8.7 16.2
Other services (except public administration) 97.9 99.9 4.1 2.0 -2.4 2.0 -2.3
Public administration 144.1 135.4 2.9 -8.7 15.2 -6.0 12.6
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,941.8 2,948.0 11.1 6.2 40.4 0.2 1.4
Goods-producing sector 523.0 524.1 6.4 1.1 10.4 0.2 2.0
Agriculture 19.5 21.0 1.5 1.5 6.6 7.7 45.8
Natural resources2 38.1 38.3 2.1 0.2 -13.1 0.5 -25.5
Utilities 14.0 15.4 1.5 1.4 -3.8 10.0 -19.8
Construction 262.3 262.3 4.6 0.0 7.1 0.0 2.8
Manufacturing 189.1 187.2 4.0 -1.9 13.8 -1.0 8.0
Services-producing sector  2,418.7 2,423.9 11.2 5.2 30.0 0.2 1.3
Wholesale and retail trade 436.1 433.3 5.9 -2.8 0.7 -0.6 0.2
Transportation and warehousing 155.2 151.9 3.9 -3.3 -1.1 -2.1 -0.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 194.8 188.0 3.5 -6.8 10.7 -3.5 6.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 308.5 317.9 4.8 9.4 11.4 3.0 3.7
Business, building and other support services 91.8 92.4 3.6 0.6 -5.3 0.7 -5.4
Educational services 229.4 227.4 4.3 -2.0 8.6 -0.9 3.9
Health care and social assistance 408.4 413.6 5.1 5.2 6.7 1.3 1.6
Information, culture and recreation 132.5 132.6 4.4 0.1 -8.6 0.1 -6.1
Accommodation and food services 192.6 193.1 4.6 0.5 -4.2 0.3 -2.1
Other services (except public administration) 111.2 114.9 3.5 3.7 2.3 3.3 2.0
Public administration 158.1 158.8 3.2 0.7 8.8 0.4 5.9
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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