Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province 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
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 247.3 249.4 1.8 2.1 6.4 0.8 2.6
Goods-producing sector 45.8 47.6 1.2 1.8 -0.4 3.9 -0.8
Agriculture 0.9 1.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 22.2 0.0
Natural resources2 16.2 16.0 0.7 -0.2 0.0 -1.2 0.0
Utilities 2.1 2.1 0.1 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -8.7
Construction 17.9 18.8 0.7 0.9 0.0 5.0 0.0
Manufacturing 8.7 9.6 0.5 0.9 -0.2 10.3 -2.0
Services-producing sector  201.5 201.8 1.6 0.3 6.8 0.1 3.5
Wholesale and retail trade 40.8 39.9 0.8 -0.9 1.0 -2.2 2.6
Transportation and warehousing 13.3 13.2 0.5 -0.1 0.0 -0.8 0.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 8.5 8.4 0.4 -0.1 -0.2 -1.2 -2.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.3 11.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.9 0.0
Business, building and other support services 6.9 6.7 0.4 -0.2 -0.1 -2.9 -1.5
Educational services 18.7 18.6 0.6 -0.1 -1.4 -0.5 -7.0
Health care and social assistance 49.2 49.2 0.7 0.0 2.3 0.0 4.9
Information, culture and recreation 6.1 6.9 0.5 0.8 0.5 13.1 7.8
Accommodation and food services 15.1 15.9 0.7 0.8 3.5 5.3 28.2
Other services (except public administration) 10.5 10.5 0.5 0.0 1.6 0.0 18.0
Public administration 21.1 21.2 0.6 0.1 -0.3 0.5 -1.4
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 95.5 96.2 0.9 0.7 2.6 0.7 2.8
Goods-producing sector 23.2 23.3 0.7 0.1 -1.7 0.4 -6.8
Agriculture 3.7 3.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 2.7 8.6
Natural resources2 1.3 1.4 0.3 0.1 -1.0 7.7 -41.7
Utilities 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.4 16.7 133.3
Construction 9.9 9.5 0.4 -0.4 -0.5 -4.0 -5.0
Manufacturing 7.7 7.9 0.4 0.2 -0.9 2.6 -10.2
Services-producing sector  72.4 72.9 0.8 0.5 4.3 0.7 6.3
Wholesale and retail trade 11.4 11.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 2.6 1.7
Transportation and warehousing 2.0 1.9 0.2 -0.1 -0.4 -5.0 -17.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 4.6 4.3 0.3 -0.3 1.1 -6.5 34.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.6 5.8 0.3 0.2 1.1 3.6 23.4
Business, building and other support services 1.8 1.8 0.2 0.0 -0.9 0.0 -33.3
Educational services 6.1 6.5 0.3 0.4 0.5 6.6 8.3
Health care and social assistance 16.8 16.5 0.4 -0.3 1.3 -1.8 8.6
Information, culture and recreation 2.8 2.7 0.3 -0.1 0.5 -3.6 22.7
Accommodation and food services 7.1 7.7 0.4 0.6 1.5 8.5 24.2
Other services (except public administration) 3.5 3.2 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -8.6 -8.6
Public administration 10.7 10.9 0.3 0.2 -0.2 1.9 -1.8
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 524.7 524.1 3.0 -0.6 2.0 -0.1 0.4
Goods-producing sector 99.3 97.6 1.8 -1.7 0.5 -1.7 0.5
Agriculture 3.6 3.8 0.5 0.2 0.6 5.6 18.8
Natural resources2 10.5 10.2 0.8 -0.3 -0.3 -2.9 -2.9
Utilities 4.6 4.5 0.3 -0.1 0.0 -2.2 0.0
Construction 44.4 43.8 1.2 -0.6 -1.6 -1.4 -3.5
Manufacturing 36.3 35.4 1.0 -0.9 1.8 -2.5 5.4
Services-producing sector  425.4 426.5 2.9 1.1 1.5 0.3 0.4
Wholesale and retail trade 73.3 75.3 1.7 2.0 -5.6 2.7 -6.9
Transportation and warehousing 25.0 27.0 1.0 2.0 2.9 8.0 12.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.9 30.4 0.8 0.5 1.3 1.7 4.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.4 38.1 1.1 0.7 3.2 1.9 9.2
Business, building and other support services 18.2 16.9 0.9 -1.3 0.7 -7.1 4.3
Educational services 43.1 42.5 1.2 -0.6 -1.5 -1.4 -3.4
Health care and social assistance 88.4 86.5 1.4 -1.9 2.5 -2.1 3.0
Information, culture and recreation 18.6 18.8 1.0 0.2 -0.5 1.1 -2.6
Accommodation and food services 32.4 30.6 1.1 -1.8 -5.4 -5.6 -15.0
Other services (except public administration) 20.8 21.7 0.8 0.9 2.9 4.3 15.4
Public administration 38.2 38.6 0.9 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.8
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 409.6 409.3 2.2 -0.3 7.6 -0.1 1.9
Goods-producing sector 83.4 83.8 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6
Agriculture 5.2 4.7 0.4 -0.5 -2.1 -9.6 -30.9
Natural resources2 5.5 6.1 0.6 0.6 -2.0 10.9 -24.7
Utilities 4.4 4.4 0.3 0.0 -0.8 0.0 -15.4
Construction 32.5 32.7 1.0 0.2 1.1 0.6 3.5
Manufacturing 35.8 35.8 1.0 0.0 4.2 0.0 13.3
Services-producing sector  326.2 325.5 2.1 -0.7 7.2 -0.2 2.3
Wholesale and retail trade 61.7 62.4 1.0 0.7 4.4 1.1 7.6
Transportation and warehousing 18.3 17.5 0.8 -0.8 -2.8 -4.4 -13.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 19.5 19.8 0.6 0.3 -0.5 1.5 -2.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 21.2 21.6 0.7 0.4 -1.1 1.9 -4.8
Business, building and other support services 14.1 13.6 0.6 -0.5 0.5 -3.5 3.8
Educational services 34.6 34.4 0.9 -0.2 4.2 -0.6 13.9
Health care and social assistance 68.6 67.2 1.0 -1.4 -0.4 -2.0 -0.6
Information, culture and recreation 12.5 13.8 0.6 1.3 2.7 10.4 24.3
Accommodation and food services 24.2 22.9 0.8 -1.3 3.1 -5.4 15.7
Other services (except public administration) 14.1 14.4 0.7 0.3 -2.6 2.1 -15.3
Public administration 37.3 37.9 0.7 0.6 -0.5 1.6 -1.3
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,669.7 4,612.4 15.9 -57.3 -20.6 -1.2 -0.4
Goods-producing sector 965.2 953.4 9.7 -11.8 -2.0 -1.2 -0.2
Agriculture 52.5 49.2 2.5 -3.3 -8.1 -6.3 -14.1
Natural resources2 50.9 48.0 2.2 -2.9 14.2 -5.7 42.0
Utilities 35.1 35.1 1.3 0.0 5.5 0.0 18.6
Construction 323.9 316.8 6.1 -7.1 -10.6 -2.2 -3.2
Manufacturing 502.9 504.3 6.8 1.4 -3.0 0.3 -0.6
Services-producing sector  3,704.5 3,658.9 15.6 -45.6 -18.7 -1.2 -0.5
Wholesale and retail trade 673.4 666.0 8.3 -7.4 -6.9 -1.1 -1.0
Transportation and warehousing 221.9 223.2 5.2 1.3 7.4 0.6 3.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 304.7 297.8 4.8 -6.9 9.3 -2.3 3.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 384.3 385.0 6.3 0.7 -3.4 0.2 -0.9
Business, building and other support services 151.4 148.2 4.8 -3.2 -25.6 -2.1 -14.7
Educational services 394.8 386.0 6.5 -8.8 14.6 -2.2 3.9
Health care and social assistance 674.1 673.1 7.1 -1.0 -1.4 -0.1 -0.2
Information, culture and recreation 198.8 188.4 5.9 -10.4 4.1 -5.2 2.2
Accommodation and food services 235.7 230.4 6.2 -5.3 -15.7 -2.2 -6.4
Other services (except public administration) 176.0 167.5 4.5 -8.5 -3.9 -4.8 -2.3
Public administration 289.3 293.2 4.3 3.9 2.7 1.3 0.9
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,208.0 8,211.3 21.6 3.3 -34.4 0.0 -0.4
Goods-producing sector 1,560.6 1,551.0 12.3 -9.6 -43.5 -0.6 -2.7
Agriculture 69.3 67.3 3.1 -2.0 -4.2 -2.9 -5.9
Natural resources2 47.6 47.0 2.1 -0.6 2.7 -1.3 6.1
Utilities 69.8 68.6 2.1 -1.2 9.6 -1.7 16.3
Construction 572.3 573.9 8.4 1.6 -10.2 0.3 -1.7
Manufacturing 801.7 794.2 8.5 -7.5 -41.3 -0.9 -4.9
Services-producing sector  6,647.4 6,660.3 21.3 12.9 9.1 0.2 0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 1,149.1 1,143.8 11.2 -5.3 -3.8 -0.5 -0.3
Transportation and warehousing 440.0 446.9 7.1 6.9 41.1 1.6 10.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 708.1 713.4 8.0 5.3 0.8 0.7 0.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 897.9 895.8 10.1 -2.1 1.9 -0.2 0.2
Business, building and other support services 279.3 282.9 6.9 3.6 -17.7 1.3 -5.9
Educational services 577.2 582.6 7.8 5.4 -31.7 0.9 -5.2
Health care and social assistance 1,029.7 1,030.2 9.1 0.5 5.8 0.0 0.6
Information, culture and recreation 368.7 368.7 8.0 0.0 10.6 0.0 3.0
Accommodation and food services 438.6 428.6 8.2 -10.0 -10.2 -2.3 -2.3
Other services (except public administration) 291.7 293.6 6.4 1.9 13.3 0.7 4.7
Public administration 467.0 474.0 6.3 7.0 -0.8 1.5 -0.2
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 744.1 740.1 3.5 -4.0 7.1 -0.5 1.0
Goods-producing sector 158.1 160.4 2.1 2.3 3.4 1.5 2.2
Agriculture 14.2 13.7 0.8 -0.5 -1.4 -3.5 -9.3
Natural resources2 6.0 5.5 0.4 -0.5 -1.0 -8.3 -15.4
Utilities 8.1 7.7 0.4 -0.4 1.5 -4.9 24.2
Construction 61.1 63.4 1.6 2.3 6.1 3.8 10.6
Manufacturing 68.7 70.1 1.4 1.4 -1.7 2.0 -2.4
Services-producing sector  586.0 579.7 3.4 -6.3 3.7 -1.1 0.6
Wholesale and retail trade 104.5 103.7 1.7 -0.8 5.5 -0.8 5.6
Transportation and warehousing 44.5 44.4 1.2 -0.1 -2.6 -0.2 -5.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 47.0 45.4 1.2 -1.6 0.2 -3.4 0.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 39.2 38.7 1.2 -0.5 -4.5 -1.3 -10.4
Business, building and other support services 17.4 18.4 1.1 1.0 -3.0 5.7 -14.0
Educational services 62.0 63.5 1.5 1.5 0.0 2.4 0.0
Health care and social assistance 131.9 130.1 1.7 -1.8 9.5 -1.4 7.9
Information, culture and recreation 26.7 26.1 1.1 -0.6 -0.6 -2.2 -2.2
Accommodation and food services 40.2 40.3 1.5 0.1 2.2 0.2 5.8
Other services (except public administration) 28.9 27.8 1.0 -1.1 -0.9 -3.8 -3.1
Public administration 43.7 41.4 1.0 -2.3 -1.9 -5.3 -4.4
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 623.6 618.1 2.9 -5.5 9.2 -0.9 1.5
Goods-producing sector 138.1 139.0 2.0 0.9 3.5 0.7 2.6
Agriculture 30.0 29.2 1.1 -0.8 1.4 -2.7 5.0
Natural resources2 24.4 24.6 0.8 0.2 1.9 0.8 8.4
Utilities 7.6 7.3 0.5 -0.3 0.8 -3.9 12.3
Construction 48.2 49.0 1.3 0.8 2.4 1.7 5.2
Manufacturing 28.0 28.8 0.9 0.8 -3.1 2.9 -9.7
Services-producing sector  485.5 479.1 2.9 -6.4 5.6 -1.3 1.2
Wholesale and retail trade 97.1 94.6 1.6 -2.5 -2.7 -2.6 -2.8
Transportation and warehousing 24.9 25.2 0.9 0.3 -4.3 1.2 -14.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.8 29.8 0.8 0.0 2.1 0.0 7.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 32.7 33.5 0.9 0.8 1.6 2.4 5.0
Business, building and other support services 13.9 13.0 0.9 -0.9 0.4 -6.5 3.2
Educational services 51.1 50.6 1.3 -0.5 -5.5 -1.0 -9.8
Health care and social assistance 108.6 106.9 1.5 -1.7 7.4 -1.6 7.4
Information, culture and recreation 22.5 21.3 1.0 -1.2 -1.5 -5.3 -6.6
Accommodation and food services 33.9 32.3 1.1 -1.6 0.3 -4.7 0.9
Other services (except public administration) 29.4 30.5 0.9 1.1 5.9 3.7 24.0
Public administration 41.5 41.3 0.9 -0.2 1.8 -0.5 4.6
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,651.0 2,649.2 12.4 -1.8 85.0 -0.1 3.3
Goods-producing sector 621.5 620.4 8.1 -1.1 3.8 -0.2 0.6
Agriculture 41.2 40.7 2.6 -0.5 2.5 -1.2 6.5
Natural resources2 140.2 141.1 4.2 0.9 -1.1 0.6 -0.8
Utilities 26.1 29.6 1.5 3.5 9.6 13.4 48.0
Construction 258.2 255.5 5.7 -2.7 -11.8 -1.0 -4.4
Manufacturing 155.7 153.5 4.1 -2.2 4.6 -1.4 3.1
Services-producing sector  2,029.6 2,028.7 12.1 -0.9 81.1 -0.0 4.2
Wholesale and retail trade 360.6 354.3 6.5 -6.3 -13.3 -1.7 -3.6
Transportation and warehousing 146.5 149.7 4.5 3.2 0.7 2.2 0.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 150.1 149.7 3.6 -0.4 9.1 -0.3 6.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 246.1 240.4 5.3 -5.7 -5.3 -2.3 -2.2
Business, building and other support services 84.0 85.0 4.0 1.0 8.0 1.2 10.4
Educational services 176.6 172.6 5.0 -4.0 4.3 -2.3 2.6
Health care and social assistance 373.0 385.5 5.2 12.5 52.2 3.4 15.7
Information, culture and recreation 93.7 96.3 4.4 2.6 8.1 2.8 9.2
Accommodation and food services 158.9 161.4 4.8 2.5 6.5 1.6 4.2
Other services (except public administration) 100.2 95.5 4.0 -4.7 -1.3 -4.7 -1.3
Public administration 139.8 138.3 3.1 -1.5 12.3 -1.1 9.8
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,947.6 2,927.4 11.5 -20.2 -13.0 -0.7 -0.4
Goods-producing sector 529.2 520.0 6.5 -9.2 1.6 -1.7 0.3
Agriculture 21.8 23.8 1.5 2.0 11.5 9.2 93.5
Natural resources2 41.1 40.1 2.1 -1.0 -9.3 -2.4 -18.8
Utilities 15.9 16.0 1.1 0.1 1.0 0.6 6.7
Construction 271.6 264.7 4.9 -6.9 10.4 -2.5 4.1
Manufacturing 178.9 175.3 3.8 -3.6 -12.2 -2.0 -6.5
Services-producing sector  2,418.4 2,407.4 11.5 -11.0 -14.6 -0.5 -0.6
Wholesale and retail trade 423.2 425.6 6.0 2.4 -12.2 0.6 -2.8
Transportation and warehousing 151.6 149.2 3.9 -2.4 -13.3 -1.6 -8.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 190.2 184.8 3.7 -5.4 -2.9 -2.8 -1.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 311.1 316.4 5.0 5.3 7.5 1.7 2.4
Business, building and other support services 98.5 94.7 3.7 -3.8 -5.5 -3.9 -5.5
Educational services 222.0 220.4 4.5 -1.6 -4.4 -0.7 -2.0
Health care and social assistance 425.8 420.9 5.5 -4.9 12.7 -1.2 3.1
Information, culture and recreation 131.9 127.4 4.5 -4.5 -7.4 -3.4 -5.5
Accommodation and food services 192.0 199.2 4.7 7.2 5.7 3.8 2.9
Other services (except public administration) 115.9 112.5 3.6 -3.4 1.6 -2.9 1.4
Public administration 156.4 156.3 3.2 -0.1 3.4 -0.1 2.2
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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