Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| December 2024 |
November 2025r |
December 2025p |
November to December 2025 | December 2024 to December 2025 | November to December 2025 | December 2024 to December 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,267.9 | 18,275.0 | 18,239.6 | -35.4 | -28.3 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 36.5 | 35.6 | 35.8 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.7 | -1.8 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 214.6 | 220.2 | 220.9 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Utilities | 135.4 | 137.8 | 137.4 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 1.5 |
| Construction | 1,189.0 | 1,188.1 | 1,190.7 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,564.0 | 1,530.8 | 1,523.4 | -7.4 | -40.6 | -0.5 | -2.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 823.5 | 813.8 | 807.6 | -6.3 | -16.0 | -0.8 | -1.9 |
| Retail trade | 1,989.8 | 1,967.5 | 1,968.4 | 0.9 | -21.4 | 0.0 | -1.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 850.6 | 865.5 | 859.6 | -5.9 | 9.0 | -0.7 | 1.1 |
| Information and cultural industries | 353.2 | 347.7 | 347.9 | 0.2 | -5.3 | 0.1 | -1.5 |
| Finance and insurance | 852.4 | 863.3 | 863.0 | -0.4 | 10.6 | -0.0 | 1.2 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 294.4 | 294.0 | 292.8 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,232.1 | 1,229.3 | 1,226.9 | -2.4 | -5.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 120.0 | 117.0 | 116.8 | -0.2 | -3.2 | -0.2 | -2.7 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 820.1 | 818.7 | 816.6 | -2.1 | -3.5 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
| Educational services | 1,478.3 | 1,464.9 | 1,460.3 | -4.6 | -18.0 | -0.3 | -1.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,422.9 | 2,484.9 | 2,487.2 | 2.3 | 64.3 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 320.2 | 326.7 | 326.1 | -0.5 | 6.0 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,302.6 | 1,294.7 | 1,289.6 | -5.0 | -12.9 | -0.4 | -1.0 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 570.6 | 579.8 | 578.1 | -1.7 | 7.5 | -0.3 | 1.3 |
| Public administration | 1,324.1 | 1,327.4 | 1,327.9 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 220.2 | 219.2 | 219.3 | 0.1 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 78.6 | 77.9 | 77.7 | -0.2 | -0.9 | -0.3 | -1.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 462.5 | 467.4 | 466.8 | -0.6 | 4.3 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| New Brunswick | 361.3 | 365.7 | 366.8 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Quebec | 4,094.0 | 4,084.8 | 4,081.1 | -3.7 | -12.9 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Ontario | 7,066.9 | 7,047.5 | 7,021.9 | -25.7 | -45.0 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| Manitoba | 642.5 | 643.9 | 641.6 | -2.4 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 522.8 | 531.3 | 530.2 | -1.1 | 7.4 | -0.2 | 1.4 |
| Alberta | 2,177.6 | 2,194.8 | 2,196.3 | 1.5 | 18.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| British Columbia | 2,566.5 | 2,567.1 | 2,563.2 | -3.9 | -3.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| Yukon | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.0 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -1.7 | -1.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.8 | 27.8 | 27.3 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -1.7 | -1.7 |
| Nunavut | 21.6 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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