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Employment change by industry, February 2026

Wholesale and retail trade¹ Other services¹ Information, culture and recreation Construction Manufacturing Accommodation and food services Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing Educational services Agriculture Business, building and other support services Natural resources Health care and social assistance Professional, scientific and technical services Utilities Public administration Transportation and warehousing -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 employment change (thousands)
1.
Change is statistically significant.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0355-01.

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This is a bar clustered chart.

Employment change by industry, February 2026
  employment change (thousands)
Wholesale and retail trade¹ -17.9
Other services¹ -13.9
Information, culture and recreation -12.0
Construction -11.8
Manufacturing -9.2
Accommodation and food services -8.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing -8.7
Educational services -8.5
Agriculture -5.1
Business, building and other support services -4.4
Natural resources -3.6
Health care and social assistance -0.2
Professional, scientific and technical services -0.1
Utilities 1.8
Public administration 8.1
Transportation and warehousing 10.3
1.
Change is statistically significant.
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0355-01.
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