Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted
  December
2025		 January
2026		 Standard error1 December 2025 to January 2026 January 2025 to January 2026 December 2025 to January 2026 January 2025 to January 2026
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 243.5 247.3 1.8 3.8 4.2 1.6 1.7
Goods-producing sector 45.9 45.8 1.2 -0.1 -2.2 -0.2 -4.6
Agriculture 1.0 0.9 0.2 -0.1 -0.5 -10.0 -35.7
Natural resources2 16.4 16.2 0.7 -0.2 0.2 -1.2 1.3
Utilities 2.2 2.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -4.5 -8.7
Construction 16.9 17.9 0.7 1.0 -0.7 5.9 -3.8
Manufacturing 9.4 8.7 0.5 -0.7 -1.0 -7.4 -10.3
Services-producing sector  197.6 201.5 1.6 3.9 6.3 2.0 3.2
Wholesale and retail trade 38.2 40.8 0.8 2.6 2.1 6.8 5.4
Transportation and warehousing 13.8 13.3 0.5 -0.5 -0.6 -3.6 -4.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.8 8.5 0.4 0.7 0.4 9.0 4.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.6 11.3 0.5 -0.3 0.1 -2.6 0.9
Business, building and other support services 7.0 6.9 0.4 -0.1 0.2 -1.4 3.0
Educational services 18.5 18.7 0.6 0.2 -1.8 1.1 -8.8
Health care and social assistance 47.6 49.2 0.7 1.6 1.2 3.4 2.5
Information, culture and recreation 6.3 6.1 0.5 -0.2 0.2 -3.2 3.4
Accommodation and food services 14.8 15.1 0.7 0.3 2.5 2.0 19.8
Other services (except public administration) 10.1 10.5 0.5 0.4 1.6 4.0 18.0
Public administration 21.9 21.1 0.6 -0.8 0.3 -3.7 1.4
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 94.9 95.5 0.9 0.6 1.5 0.6 1.6
Goods-producing sector 23.6 23.2 0.7 -0.4 -2.2 -1.7 -8.7
Agriculture 3.3 3.7 0.3 0.4 0.0 12.1 0.0
Natural resources2 2.5 1.3 0.3 -1.2 -1.3 -48.0 -50.0
Utilities 0.7 0.6 0.1 -0.1 0.3 -14.3 100.0
Construction 9.3 9.9 0.4 0.6 0.0 6.5 0.0
Manufacturing 7.7 7.7 0.4 0.0 -1.2 0.0 -13.5
Services-producing sector  71.3 72.4 0.8 1.1 3.8 1.5 5.5
Wholesale and retail trade 11.6 11.4 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 -1.7 -0.9
Transportation and warehousing 2.6 2.0 0.2 -0.6 -0.4 -23.1 -16.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 4.7 4.6 0.3 -0.1 0.9 -2.1 24.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.5 5.6 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.8 24.4
Business, building and other support services 2.2 1.8 0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -18.2 -25.0
Educational services 6.2 6.1 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -1.6 -3.2
Health care and social assistance 16.2 16.8 0.4 0.6 1.7 3.7 11.3
Information, culture and recreation 2.5 2.8 0.3 0.3 1.1 12.0 64.7
Accommodation and food services 6.7 7.1 0.4 0.4 0.8 6.0 12.7
Other services (except public administration) 2.6 3.5 0.3 0.9 -0.2 34.6 -5.4
Public administration 10.4 10.7 0.3 0.3 -0.2 2.9 -1.8
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 524.2 524.7 3.0 0.5 -1.6 0.1 -0.3
Goods-producing sector 98.2 99.3 1.8 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0
Agriculture 3.4 3.6 0.5 0.2 -1.5 5.9 -29.4
Natural resources2 9.9 10.5 0.8 0.6 -0.3 6.1 -2.8
Utilities 4.7 4.6 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -2.1 2.2
Construction 44.1 44.4 1.2 0.3 1.4 0.7 3.3
Manufacturing 36.2 36.3 1.0 0.1 1.4 0.3 4.0
Services-producing sector  426.0 425.4 2.9 -0.6 -2.6 -0.1 -0.6
Wholesale and retail trade 77.9 73.3 1.7 -4.6 -6.6 -5.9 -8.3
Transportation and warehousing 24.5 25.0 1.0 0.5 0.1 2.0 0.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.9 29.9 0.8 0.0 1.2 0.0 4.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 36.9 37.4 1.1 0.5 1.4 1.4 3.9
Business, building and other support services 17.6 18.2 0.9 0.6 1.9 3.4 11.7
Educational services 41.9 43.1 1.2 1.2 -0.9 2.9 -2.0
Health care and social assistance 87.5 88.4 1.4 0.9 2.9 1.0 3.4
Information, culture and recreation 18.1 18.6 1.0 0.5 -0.3 2.8 -1.6
Accommodation and food services 31.8 32.4 1.1 0.6 -4.2 1.9 -11.5
Other services (except public administration) 21.4 20.8 0.8 -0.6 1.8 -2.8 9.5
Public administration 38.6 38.2 0.9 -0.4 0.0 -1.0 0.0
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 407.5 409.6 2.2 2.1 6.8 0.5 1.7
Goods-producing sector 84.0 83.4 1.5 -0.6 -0.9 -0.7 -1.1
Agriculture 5.7 5.2 0.4 -0.5 -1.7 -8.8 -24.6
Natural resources2 5.4 5.5 0.6 0.1 -2.5 1.9 -31.3
Utilities 4.4 4.4 0.3 0.0 -1.1 0.0 -20.0
Construction 32.4 32.5 1.0 0.1 0.7 0.3 2.2
Manufacturing 36.1 35.8 1.0 -0.3 3.7 -0.8 11.5
Services-producing sector  323.5 326.2 2.1 2.7 7.7 0.8 2.4
Wholesale and retail trade 59.1 61.7 1.0 2.6 3.3 4.4 5.7
Transportation and warehousing 18.4 18.3 0.8 -0.1 -1.5 -0.5 -7.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 19.7 19.5 0.6 -0.2 -0.1 -1.0 -0.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 21.7 21.2 0.7 -0.5 -2.5 -2.3 -10.5
Business, building and other support services 12.9 14.1 0.6 1.2 2.4 9.3 20.5
Educational services 33.8 34.6 0.9 0.8 4.0 2.4 13.1
Health care and social assistance 68.0 68.6 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9
Information, culture and recreation 12.4 12.5 0.6 0.1 0.4 0.8 3.3
Accommodation and food services 23.9 24.2 0.8 0.3 3.9 1.3 19.2
Other services (except public administration) 14.5 14.1 0.7 -0.4 -1.4 -2.8 -9.0
Public administration 38.9 37.3 0.7 -1.6 -1.6 -4.1 -4.1
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,666.0 4,669.7 15.9 3.7 33.9 0.1 0.7
Goods-producing sector 964.4 965.2 9.7 0.8 -2.2 0.1 -0.2
Agriculture 46.2 52.5 2.5 6.3 -4.4 13.6 -7.7
Natural resources2 50.5 50.9 2.2 0.4 17.6 0.8 52.9
Utilities 34.8 35.1 1.3 0.3 6.2 0.9 21.5
Construction 326.6 323.9 6.1 -2.7 -13.5 -0.8 -4.0
Manufacturing 506.3 502.9 6.8 -3.4 -8.0 -0.7 -1.6
Services-producing sector  3,701.6 3,704.5 15.6 2.9 36.1 0.1 1.0
Wholesale and retail trade 664.9 673.4 8.3 8.5 27.2 1.3 4.2
Transportation and warehousing 221.9 221.9 5.2 0.0 -2.5 0.0 -1.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 309.4 304.7 4.8 -4.7 17.2 -1.5 6.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 374.4 384.3 6.3 9.9 -5.8 2.6 -1.5
Business, building and other support services 150.3 151.4 4.8 1.1 -25.0 0.7 -14.2
Educational services 406.1 394.8 6.5 -11.3 30.4 -2.8 8.3
Health care and social assistance 675.8 674.1 7.1 -1.7 -1.8 -0.3 -0.3
Information, culture and recreation 185.7 198.8 5.9 13.1 17.7 7.1 9.8
Accommodation and food services 242.6 235.7 6.2 -6.9 -20.9 -2.8 -8.1
Other services (except public administration) 176.7 176.0 4.5 -0.7 -2.0 -0.4 -1.1
Public administration 293.9 289.3 4.3 -4.6 1.5 -1.6 0.5
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,274.5 8,208.0 21.6 -66.5 -26.2 -0.8 -0.3
Goods-producing sector 1,581.7 1,560.6 12.3 -21.1 -34.1 -1.3 -2.1
Agriculture 67.6 69.3 3.1 1.7 -4.4 2.5 -6.0
Natural resources2 43.9 47.6 2.1 3.7 3.0 8.4 6.7
Utilities 66.6 69.8 2.1 3.2 5.2 4.8 8.0
Construction 572.4 572.3 8.4 -0.1 -10.8 -0.0 -1.9
Manufacturing 831.0 801.7 8.5 -29.3 -27.0 -3.5 -3.3
Services-producing sector  6,692.9 6,647.4 21.3 -45.5 7.9 -0.7 0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 1,149.6 1,149.1 11.2 -0.5 25.3 -0.0 2.3
Transportation and warehousing 444.7 440.0 7.1 -4.7 25.9 -1.1 6.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 711.3 708.1 8.0 -3.2 6.0 -0.4 0.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 914.4 897.9 10.1 -16.5 -15.7 -1.8 -1.7
Business, building and other support services 270.9 279.3 6.9 8.4 -15.9 3.1 -5.4
Educational services 581.8 577.2 7.8 -4.6 -40.9 -0.8 -6.6
Health care and social assistance 1,040.0 1,029.7 9.1 -10.3 8.1 -1.0 0.8
Information, culture and recreation 379.1 368.7 8.0 -10.4 8.1 -2.7 2.2
Accommodation and food services 434.6 438.6 8.2 4.0 3.1 0.9 0.7
Other services (except public administration) 297.5 291.7 6.4 -5.8 13.5 -1.9 4.9
Public administration 469.1 467.0 6.3 -2.1 -9.5 -0.4 -2.0
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 743.1 744.1 3.5 1.0 12.9 0.1 1.8
Goods-producing sector 158.0 158.1 2.1 0.1 1.9 0.1 1.2
Agriculture 14.1 14.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.4
Natural resources2 6.3 6.0 0.4 -0.3 -0.6 -4.8 -9.1
Utilities 7.8 8.1 0.4 0.3 1.9 3.8 30.6
Construction 61.5 61.1 1.6 -0.4 4.6 -0.7 8.1
Manufacturing 68.1 68.7 1.4 0.6 -4.2 0.9 -5.8
Services-producing sector  585.1 586.0 3.4 0.9 11.0 0.2 1.9
Wholesale and retail trade 105.4 104.5 1.7 -0.9 5.9 -0.9 6.0
Transportation and warehousing 46.5 44.5 1.2 -2.0 -4.1 -4.3 -8.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 46.6 47.0 1.2 0.4 1.5 0.9 3.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.9 39.2 1.2 1.3 -1.4 3.4 -3.4
Business, building and other support services 18.6 17.4 1.1 -1.2 -2.8 -6.5 -13.9
Educational services 61.2 62.0 1.5 0.8 -3.2 1.3 -4.9
Health care and social assistance 129.7 131.9 1.7 2.2 11.8 1.7 9.8
Information, culture and recreation 25.7 26.7 1.1 1.0 -0.1 3.9 -0.4
Accommodation and food services 40.0 40.2 1.5 0.2 2.4 0.5 6.3
Other services (except public administration) 30.0 28.9 1.0 -1.1 0.6 -3.7 2.1
Public administration 43.6 43.7 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.9
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 617.5 623.6 2.9 6.1 15.6 1.0 2.6
Goods-producing sector 133.7 138.1 2.0 4.4 0.5 3.3 0.4
Agriculture 29.6 30.0 1.1 0.4 1.7 1.4 6.0
Natural resources2 23.2 24.4 0.8 1.2 1.7 5.2 7.5
Utilities 6.9 7.6 0.5 0.7 1.1 10.1 16.9
Construction 47.5 48.2 1.3 0.7 1.0 1.5 2.1
Manufacturing 26.5 28.0 0.9 1.5 -4.8 5.7 -14.6
Services-producing sector  483.8 485.5 2.9 1.7 15.1 0.4 3.2
Wholesale and retail trade 97.7 97.1 1.6 -0.6 -1.4 -0.6 -1.4
Transportation and warehousing 25.6 24.9 0.9 -0.7 -4.3 -2.7 -14.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.3 29.8 0.8 -0.5 2.8 -1.7 10.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 32.9 32.7 0.9 -0.2 0.0 -0.6 0.0
Business, building and other support services 13.5 13.9 0.9 0.4 2.6 3.0 23.0
Educational services 52.4 51.1 1.3 -1.3 -5.1 -2.5 -9.1
Health care and social assistance 106.0 108.6 1.5 2.6 10.8 2.5 11.0
Information, culture and recreation 20.6 22.5 1.0 1.9 -0.8 9.2 -3.4
Accommodation and food services 34.0 33.9 1.1 -0.1 2.8 -0.3 9.0
Other services (except public administration) 28.8 29.4 0.9 0.6 4.9 2.1 20.0
Public administration 42.0 41.5 0.9 -0.5 2.6 -1.2 6.7
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,630.7 2,651.0 12.4 20.3 86.4 0.8 3.4
Goods-producing sector 610.5 621.5 8.1 11.0 4.3 1.8 0.7
Agriculture 38.4 41.2 2.6 2.8 2.3 7.3 5.9
Natural resources2 143.6 140.2 4.2 -3.4 -2.1 -2.4 -1.5
Utilities 26.5 26.1 1.5 -0.4 6.4 -1.5 32.5
Construction 249.0 258.2 5.7 9.2 -2.8 3.7 -1.1
Manufacturing 153.0 155.7 4.1 2.7 0.5 1.8 0.3
Services-producing sector  2,020.2 2,029.6 12.1 9.4 82.1 0.5 4.2
Wholesale and retail trade 358.8 360.6 6.5 1.8 -1.8 0.5 -0.5
Transportation and warehousing 148.9 146.5 4.5 -2.4 -2.8 -1.6 -1.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 143.9 150.1 3.6 6.2 8.1 4.3 5.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 250.2 246.1 5.3 -4.1 3.0 -1.6 1.2
Business, building and other support services 85.3 84.0 4.0 -1.3 0.7 -1.5 0.8
Educational services 178.4 176.6 5.0 -1.8 9.5 -1.0 5.7
Health care and social assistance 367.5 373.0 5.2 5.5 34.3 1.5 10.1
Information, culture and recreation 92.2 93.7 4.4 1.5 6.6 1.6 7.6
Accommodation and food services 159.5 158.9 4.8 -0.6 12.6 -0.4 8.6
Other services (except public administration) 98.4 100.2 4.0 1.8 -4.2 1.8 -4.0
Public administration 137.2 139.8 3.1 2.6 16.1 1.9 13.0
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,944.1 2,947.6 11.5 3.5 0.7 0.1 0.0
Goods-producing sector 528.2 529.2 6.5 1.0 5.3 0.2 1.0
Agriculture 22.5 21.8 1.5 -0.7 12.0 -3.1 122.4
Natural resources2 41.9 41.1 2.1 -0.8 -8.8 -1.9 -17.6
Utilities 15.4 15.9 1.1 0.5 -1.1 3.2 -6.5
Construction 271.2 271.6 4.9 0.4 13.0 0.1 5.0
Manufacturing 177.3 178.9 3.8 1.6 -9.7 0.9 -5.1
Services-producing sector  2,415.9 2,418.4 11.5 2.5 -4.6 0.1 -0.2
Wholesale and retail trade 428.7 423.2 6.0 -5.5 -14.9 -1.3 -3.4
Transportation and warehousing 147.5 151.6 3.9 4.1 -11.1 2.8 -6.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 188.4 190.2 3.7 1.8 5.3 1.0 2.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 312.5 311.1 5.0 -1.4 -7.6 -0.4 -2.4
Business, building and other support services 93.3 98.5 3.7 5.2 -1.8 5.6 -1.8
Educational services 230.1 222.0 4.5 -8.1 -2.4 -3.5 -1.1
Health care and social assistance 419.6 425.8 5.5 6.2 22.5 1.5 5.6
Information, culture and recreation 122.6 131.9 4.5 9.3 -2.7 7.6 -2.0
Accommodation and food services 197.5 192.0 4.7 -5.5 -0.7 -2.8 -0.4
Other services (except public administration) 116.2 115.9 3.6 -0.3 6.2 -0.3 5.7
Public administration 159.5 156.4 3.2 -3.1 2.7 -1.9 1.8
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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