Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| January 2026 |
February 2026 |
Standard error1 | January to February 2026 | February 2025 to February 2026 | January to February 2026 | February 2025 to February 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 18,425.7 | 18,336.1 | 35.9 | -89.6 | 72.8 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
| Public sector employees | 4,597.0 | 4,579.9 | 19.7 | -17.1 | 49.9 | -0.4 | 1.1 |
| Private sector employees | 13,828.7 | 13,756.1 | 34.9 | -72.6 | 22.9 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| Self-employed | 2,695.6 | 2,701.2 | 22.9 | 5.6 | -21.0 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Total employed, all industries | 21,121.2 | 21,037.3 | 31.8 | -83.9 | 51.8 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| Goods-producing sector | 4,224.4 | 4,196.5 | 19.3 | -27.9 | -34.2 | -0.7 | -0.8 |
| Agriculture | 242.4 | 237.3 | 5.4 | -5.1 | 0.6 | -2.1 | 0.3 |
| Natural resources2 | 343.6 | 340.0 | 5.9 | -3.6 | 4.0 | -1.0 | 1.2 |
| Utilities | 174.3 | 176.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 27.5 | 1.0 | 18.5 |
| Construction | 1,639.9 | 1,628.1 | 13.2 | -11.8 | -14.6 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1,824.1 | 1,814.9 | 12.5 | -9.2 | -51.8 | -0.5 | -2.8 |
| Services-producing sector | 16,896.9 | 16,840.7 | 31.5 | -56.2 | 85.9 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,995.2 | 2,977.3 | 16.9 | -17.9 | -33.4 | -0.6 | -1.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,088.0 | 1,098.3 | 10.9 | 10.3 | 28.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,492.5 | 1,483.8 | 10.8 | -8.7 | 20.4 | -0.6 | 1.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,986.8 | 1,986.7 | 14.3 | -0.1 | 1.0 | -0.0 | 0.1 |
| Business, building and other support services | 685.6 | 681.2 | 10.1 | -4.4 | -43.0 | -0.6 | -5.9 |
| Educational services | 1,586.2 | 1,577.7 | 12.5 | -8.5 | -20.9 | -0.5 | -1.3 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,966.3 | 2,966.1 | 14.2 | -0.2 | 92.0 | -0.0 | 3.2 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 882.3 | 870.3 | 12.1 | -12.0 | 16.3 | -1.4 | 1.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,178.0 | 1,169.3 | 12.4 | -8.7 | -8.4 | -0.7 | -0.7 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 791.0 | 777.1 | 9.7 | -13.9 | 16.2 | -1.8 | 2.1 |
| Public administration | 1,245.0 | 1,253.1 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 17.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Tables 14-10-0288-02 and 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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