Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  November
2025		 December
2025		 Standard error1 November to December 2025 December 2024 to December 2025 November to December 2025 December 2024 to December 2025
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 244.0 243.8 2.0 -0.2 0.6 -0.1 0.2
Goods-producing sector 45.7 45.9 1.3 0.2 -1.4 0.4 -3.0
Agriculture 1.1 1.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.6 -9.1 -37.5
Natural resources2 16.5 16.4 0.8 -0.1 0.4 -0.6 2.5
Utilities 2.1 2.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 4.8 10.0
Construction 17.2 16.9 0.8 -0.3 -1.7 -1.7 -9.1
Manufacturing 8.9 9.4 0.7 0.5 0.2 5.6 2.2
Services-producing sector  198.3 197.9 1.8 -0.4 2.0 -0.2 1.0
Wholesale and retail trade 36.9 38.2 0.9 1.3 -0.8 3.5 -2.1
Transportation and warehousing 13.0 13.8 0.6 0.8 0.5 6.2 3.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 8.3 7.8 0.4 -0.5 -0.5 -6.0 -6.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 12.0 11.6 0.5 -0.4 -0.2 -3.3 -1.7
Business, building and other support services 7.9 7.0 0.5 -0.9 0.0 -11.4 0.0
Educational services 18.6 18.5 0.7 -0.1 -3.1 -0.5 -14.4
Health care and social assistance 47.0 47.7 0.8 0.7 1.2 1.5 2.6
Information, culture and recreation 7.2 6.3 0.5 -0.9 -0.1 -12.5 -1.6
Accommodation and food services 15.4 14.9 0.7 -0.5 2.0 -3.2 15.5
Other services (except public administration) 10.2 10.1 0.6 -0.1 1.5 -1.0 17.4
Public administration 21.7 21.9 0.6 0.2 1.4 0.9 6.8
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 94.0 94.8 1.0 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.2
Goods-producing sector 22.3 23.6 0.7 1.3 -1.1 5.8 -4.5
Agriculture 2.4 3.3 0.3 0.9 -0.4 37.5 -10.8
Natural resources2 2.2 2.5 0.3 0.3 0.0 13.6 0.0
Utilities 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.4 133.3 133.3
Construction 9.4 9.3 0.4 -0.1 -0.5 -1.1 -5.1
Manufacturing 8.0 7.7 0.3 -0.3 -0.7 -3.8 -8.3
Services-producing sector  71.6 71.3 0.8 -0.3 1.4 -0.4 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 10.9 11.5 0.4 0.6 -0.1 5.5 -0.9
Transportation and warehousing 2.2 2.6 0.2 0.4 -0.2 18.2 -7.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 4.5 4.8 0.3 0.3 1.1 6.7 29.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.6 5.5 0.3 -0.1 0.7 -1.8 14.6
Business, building and other support services 2.5 2.2 0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -12.0 -12.0
Educational services 6.3 6.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.1 -1.6 -1.6
Health care and social assistance 16.8 16.2 0.4 -0.6 1.7 -3.6 11.7
Information, culture and recreation 2.0 2.5 0.3 0.5 -0.2 25.0 -7.4
Accommodation and food services 7.4 6.7 0.5 -0.7 0.3 -9.5 4.7
Other services (except public administration) 2.8 2.6 0.3 -0.2 -0.9 -7.1 -25.7
Public administration 10.7 10.4 0.3 -0.3 -0.7 -2.8 -6.3
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 523.6 523.9 3.2 0.3 -3.8 0.1 -0.7
Goods-producing sector 96.8 98.0 1.9 1.2 -3.1 1.2 -3.1
Agriculture 3.1 3.1 0.4 0.0 -0.8 0.0 -20.5
Natural resources2 11.2 9.9 0.9 -1.3 -1.1 -11.6 -10.0
Utilities 4.7 4.7 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 4.4
Construction 42.5 44.2 1.3 1.7 -1.3 4.0 -2.9
Manufacturing 35.4 36.2 1.0 0.8 0.0 2.3 0.0
Services-producing sector  426.8 426.0 3.1 -0.8 -0.5 -0.2 -0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 78.0 77.8 1.7 -0.2 2.0 -0.3 2.6
Transportation and warehousing 23.2 24.5 1.1 1.3 2.6 5.6 11.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.8 29.9 0.9 -0.9 0.5 -2.9 1.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 38.1 36.7 1.3 -1.4 1.3 -3.7 3.7
Business, building and other support services 18.5 17.6 1.0 -0.9 0.3 -4.9 1.7
Educational services 41.7 41.9 1.3 0.2 -2.5 0.5 -5.6
Health care and social assistance 87.7 87.8 1.4 0.1 2.2 0.1 2.6
Information, culture and recreation 18.1 18.1 1.1 0.0 -3.0 0.0 -14.2
Accommodation and food services 31.3 31.7 1.3 0.4 -5.1 1.3 -13.9
Other services (except public administration) 20.9 21.4 1.0 0.5 2.4 2.4 12.6
Public administration 38.5 38.6 1.0 0.1 -1.2 0.3 -3.0
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 409.7 407.4 2.4 -2.3 7.4 -0.6 1.9
Goods-producing sector 84.0 84.1 1.6 0.1 1.4 0.1 1.7
Agriculture 4.9 5.8 0.5 0.9 -1.5 18.4 -20.5
Natural resources2 7.2 5.4 0.6 -1.8 -2.4 -25.0 -30.8
Utilities 4.2 4.4 0.3 0.2 -1.1 4.8 -20.0
Construction 32.7 32.4 1.1 -0.3 -0.4 -0.9 -1.2
Manufacturing 35.1 36.1 0.9 1.0 6.8 2.8 23.2
Services-producing sector  325.7 323.3 2.2 -2.4 6.0 -0.7 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade 59.0 59.1 1.2 0.1 2.2 0.2 3.9
Transportation and warehousing 19.5 18.4 0.7 -1.1 -3.2 -5.6 -14.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.6 19.7 0.6 -0.9 0.1 -4.4 0.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 21.3 21.7 0.8 0.4 -3.9 1.9 -15.2
Business, building and other support services 13.2 12.9 0.6 -0.3 1.4 -2.3 12.2
Educational services 33.4 33.8 1.0 0.4 2.1 1.2 6.6
Health care and social assistance 71.3 68.0 1.1 -3.3 2.1 -4.6 3.2
Information, culture and recreation 12.1 12.4 0.6 0.3 1.0 2.5 8.8
Accommodation and food services 23.4 23.9 0.9 0.5 3.0 2.1 14.4
Other services (except public administration) 13.9 14.5 0.7 0.6 -1.4 4.3 -8.8
Public administration 38.0 38.9 0.8 0.9 2.6 2.4 7.2
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,649.4 4,664.9 15.3 15.5 45.0 0.3 1.0
Goods-producing sector 960.5 964.5 9.8 4.0 10.0 0.4 1.0
Agriculture 48.5 46.3 2.7 -2.2 -7.1 -4.5 -13.3
Natural resources2 51.6 50.4 2.0 -1.2 14.4 -2.3 40.0
Utilities 36.3 34.8 1.4 -1.5 5.2 -4.1 17.6
Construction 317.3 326.6 6.2 9.3 -5.9 2.9 -1.8
Manufacturing 506.9 506.3 6.9 -0.6 3.3 -0.1 0.7
Services-producing sector  3,689.0 3,700.4 15.0 11.4 35.0 0.3 1.0
Wholesale and retail trade 668.4 664.3 8.0 -4.1 24.0 -0.6 3.7
Transportation and warehousing 221.3 221.8 5.0 0.5 -5.2 0.2 -2.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 312.2 309.2 4.5 -3.0 28.2 -1.0 10.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 379.3 374.3 6.2 -5.0 -19.8 -1.3 -5.0
Business, building and other support services 144.9 150.5 5.1 5.6 -28.2 3.9 -15.8
Educational services 392.2 406.0 6.1 13.8 40.1 3.5 11.0
Health care and social assistance 680.2 676.0 7.0 -4.2 -6.2 -0.6 -0.9
Information, culture and recreation 182.3 185.4 6.0 3.1 -1.5 1.7 -0.8
Accommodation and food services 243.5 242.3 5.9 -1.2 -3.4 -0.5 -1.4
Other services (except public administration) 170.6 176.8 4.6 6.2 0.2 3.6 0.1
Public administration 294.0 293.8 4.4 -0.2 6.7 -0.1 2.3
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,260.4 8,273.1 21.4 12.7 71.7 0.2 0.9
Goods-producing sector 1,579.1 1,581.3 12.6 2.2 7.1 0.1 0.5
Agriculture 68.0 67.8 2.9 -0.2 -4.0 -0.3 -5.6
Natural resources2 45.7 44.1 2.3 -1.6 -0.4 -3.5 -0.9
Utilities 69.8 66.7 2.2 -3.1 4.7 -4.4 7.6
Construction 573.5 572.3 8.6 -1.2 -5.9 -0.2 -1.0
Manufacturing 822.1 830.6 8.8 8.5 12.8 1.0 1.6
Services-producing sector  6,681.3 6,691.8 21.3 10.5 64.6 0.2 1.0
Wholesale and retail trade 1,149.8 1,152.6 11.3 2.8 28.4 0.2 2.5
Transportation and warehousing 442.4 444.1 7.0 1.7 32.3 0.4 7.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 716.9 711.1 8.2 -5.8 0.9 -0.8 0.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 917.2 913.8 10.1 -3.4 6.2 -0.4 0.7
Business, building and other support services 274.0 270.4 6.9 -3.6 -33.5 -1.3 -11.0
Educational services 583.3 581.4 8.4 -1.9 -40.7 -0.3 -6.5
Health care and social assistance 1,029.2 1,038.8 9.0 9.6 31.7 0.9 3.1
Information, culture and recreation 372.0 379.0 8.0 7.0 25.0 1.9 7.1
Accommodation and food services 440.4 434.4 8.2 -6.0 13.1 -1.4 3.1
Other services (except public administration) 288.9 297.4 6.0 8.5 12.0 2.9 4.2
Public administration 467.2 468.8 6.2 1.6 -10.9 0.3 -2.3
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 740.6 742.8 3.5 2.2 13.7 0.3 1.9
Goods-producing sector 156.9 157.8 2.0 0.9 4.2 0.6 2.7
Agriculture 14.4 14.1 0.8 -0.3 0.5 -2.1 3.7
Natural resources2 5.9 6.3 0.5 0.4 -1.2 6.8 -16.0
Utilities 7.4 7.8 0.3 0.4 0.6 5.4 8.3
Construction 62.5 61.4 1.4 -1.1 6.9 -1.8 12.7
Manufacturing 66.7 68.0 1.4 1.3 -2.8 1.9 -4.0
Services-producing sector  583.7 585.1 3.4 1.4 9.7 0.2 1.7
Wholesale and retail trade 103.5 105.5 1.7 2.0 5.7 1.9 5.7
Transportation and warehousing 46.6 46.5 1.2 -0.1 -1.9 -0.2 -3.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 47.4 46.5 1.0 -0.9 0.2 -1.9 0.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.8 37.8 1.1 0.0 -1.4 0.0 -3.6
Business, building and other support services 17.2 18.6 1.0 1.4 -2.2 8.1 -10.6
Educational services 61.8 61.0 1.5 -0.8 -3.6 -1.3 -5.6
Health care and social assistance 129.8 130.0 1.7 0.2 12.8 0.2 10.9
Information, culture and recreation 25.1 25.7 1.1 0.6 -0.7 2.4 -2.7
Accommodation and food services 42.0 40.0 1.2 -2.0 0.8 -4.8 2.0
Other services (except public administration) 29.9 30.0 1.0 0.1 -0.8 0.3 -2.6
Public administration 42.5 43.6 1.1 1.1 1.0 2.6 2.3
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 621.2 617.2 3.0 -4.0 9.0 -0.6 1.5
Goods-producing sector 135.7 133.6 2.1 -2.1 -2.3 -1.5 -1.7
Agriculture 30.2 29.6 1.2 -0.6 3.0 -2.0 11.3
Natural resources2 23.3 23.1 0.8 -0.2 0.7 -0.9 3.1
Utilities 7.1 6.9 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 -2.8 -1.4
Construction 48.8 47.4 1.4 -1.4 -0.1 -2.9 -0.2
Manufacturing 26.2 26.5 0.9 0.3 -5.9 1.1 -18.2
Services-producing sector  485.5 483.7 2.9 -1.8 11.5 -0.4 2.4
Wholesale and retail trade 98.4 98.4 1.6 0.0 -1.0 0.0 -1.0
Transportation and warehousing 26.5 25.6 0.9 -0.9 -4.5 -3.4 -15.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.1 30.2 0.8 0.1 1.7 0.3 6.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 33.5 32.7 1.0 -0.8 0.2 -2.4 0.6
Business, building and other support services 14.7 13.5 0.8 -1.2 3.0 -8.2 28.6
Educational services 52.8 52.3 1.3 -0.5 -4.4 -0.9 -7.8
Health care and social assistance 106.2 105.8 1.4 -0.4 7.6 -0.4 7.7
Information, culture and recreation 20.1 20.6 1.0 0.5 -2.2 2.5 -9.6
Accommodation and food services 33.0 34.1 1.1 1.1 4.1 3.3 13.7
Other services (except public administration) 28.7 28.8 0.9 0.1 4.1 0.3 16.6
Public administration 41.3 41.9 0.9 0.6 3.2 1.5 8.3
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,644.6 2,630.9 11.9 -13.7 58.2 -0.5 2.3
Goods-producing sector 614.0 610.2 8.2 -3.8 -8.9 -0.6 -1.4
Agriculture 36.9 38.5 2.2 1.6 2.9 4.3 8.1
Natural resources2 145.2 143.5 4.4 -1.7 -3.1 -1.2 -2.1
Utilities 28.0 26.3 1.4 -1.7 6.3 -6.1 31.5
Construction 253.5 248.8 5.7 -4.7 -9.2 -1.9 -3.6
Manufacturing 150.3 153.0 3.9 2.7 -5.9 1.8 -3.7
Services-producing sector  2,030.7 2,020.7 11.7 -10.0 67.1 -0.5 3.4
Wholesale and retail trade 361.9 358.5 6.3 -3.4 -8.4 -0.9 -2.3
Transportation and warehousing 150.9 149.2 4.2 -1.7 3.5 -1.1 2.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 142.8 143.9 3.5 1.1 2.8 0.8 2.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 252.8 250.3 5.3 -2.5 14.3 -1.0 6.1
Business, building and other support services 85.6 85.4 4.0 -0.2 2.5 -0.2 3.0
Educational services 181.3 178.4 4.2 -2.9 10.8 -1.6 6.4
Health care and social assistance 354.5 367.5 5.1 13.0 25.9 3.7 7.6
Information, culture and recreation 97.7 92.3 4.4 -5.4 5.2 -5.5 6.0
Accommodation and food services 167.9 159.6 4.7 -8.3 7.8 -4.9 5.1
Other services (except public administration) 99.9 98.4 4.1 -1.5 -11.1 -1.5 -10.1
Public administration 135.4 137.3 2.9 1.9 13.9 1.4 11.3
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,948.0 2,944.7 11.1 -3.3 24.1 -0.1 0.8
Goods-producing sector 524.1 528.3 6.4 4.2 13.4 0.8 2.6
Agriculture 21.0 22.3 1.5 1.3 10.0 6.2 81.3
Natural resources2 38.3 41.8 2.1 3.5 -6.5 9.1 -13.5
Utilities 15.4 15.4 1.5 0.0 -5.6 0.0 -26.7
Construction 262.3 271.4 4.6 9.1 16.8 3.5 6.6
Manufacturing 187.2 177.4 4.0 -9.8 -1.3 -5.2 -0.7
Services-producing sector  2,423.9 2,416.4 11.2 -7.5 10.7 -0.3 0.4
Wholesale and retail trade 433.3 428.5 5.9 -4.8 -2.6 -1.1 -0.6
Transportation and warehousing 151.9 147.5 3.9 -4.4 -8.7 -2.9 -5.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 188.0 188.4 3.5 0.4 7.6 0.2 4.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 317.9 313.0 4.8 -4.9 2.5 -1.5 0.8
Business, building and other support services 92.4 93.4 3.6 1.0 -5.1 1.1 -5.2
Educational services 227.4 230.0 4.3 2.6 6.1 1.1 2.7
Health care and social assistance 413.6 419.6 5.1 6.0 6.2 1.5 1.5
Information, culture and recreation 132.6 122.7 4.4 -9.9 -13.5 -7.5 -9.9
Accommodation and food services 193.1 197.6 4.6 4.5 1.6 2.3 0.8
Other services (except public administration) 114.9 116.0 3.5 1.1 5.1 1.0 4.6
Public administration 158.8 159.5 3.2 0.7 11.2 0.4 7.6
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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