Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2025 |
December 2025r |
January 2026p |
December 2025 to January 2026 | January 2025 to January 2026 | December 2025 to January 2026 | January 2025 to January 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,309.9 | 18,297.7 | 18,343.4 | 45.6 | 33.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 36.7 | 35.8 | 35.5 | -0.3 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -3.2 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 216.0 | 222.9 | 224.9 | 2.0 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 4.1 |
| Utilities | 136.2 | 138.0 | 136.5 | -1.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 0.2 |
| Construction | 1,178.0 | 1,194.0 | 1,202.0 | 8.1 | 24.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,562.2 | 1,528.6 | 1,530.1 | 1.5 | -32.2 | 0.1 | -2.1 |
| Wholesale trade | 822.5 | 809.1 | 812.3 | 3.3 | -10.2 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Retail trade | 1,996.4 | 1,973.2 | 1,966.5 | -6.6 | -29.9 | -0.3 | -1.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 874.5 | 883.3 | 880.8 | -2.5 | 6.3 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
| Information and cultural industries | 351.3 | 346.3 | 346.9 | 0.6 | -4.4 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| Finance and insurance | 854.2 | 859.5 | 866.1 | 6.6 | 11.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 294.4 | 292.3 | 292.8 | 0.6 | -1.6 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,230.6 | 1,227.7 | 1,230.3 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 122.2 | 117.4 | 119.9 | 2.6 | -2.3 | 2.2 | -1.9 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 823.9 | 821.1 | 824.7 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Educational services | 1,492.3 | 1,466.4 | 1,486.5 | 20.0 | -5.9 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,442.9 | 2,495.8 | 2,499.5 | 3.7 | 56.6 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 321.2 | 328.8 | 330.3 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,298.1 | 1,293.2 | 1,294.3 | 1.1 | -3.8 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 571.6 | 578.9 | 579.1 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Public administration | 1,319.0 | 1,321.9 | 1,321.3 | -0.6 | 2.3 | -0.0 | 0.2 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 220.1 | 219.8 | 220.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 78.4 | 78.0 | 78.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 461.2 | 466.5 | 465.5 | -1.0 | 4.3 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| New Brunswick | 366.3 | 368.4 | 369.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Quebec | 4,096.0 | 4,084.9 | 4,084.6 | -0.3 | -11.5 | -0.0 | -0.3 |
| Ontario | 7,096.1 | 7,058.0 | 7,085.2 | 27.2 | -10.9 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Manitoba | 643.3 | 641.4 | 646.6 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 521.5 | 531.7 | 532.3 | 0.6 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
| Alberta | 2,180.7 | 2,202.1 | 2,203.9 | 1.8 | 23.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| British Columbia | 2,571.5 | 2,571.7 | 2,580.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Yukon | 25.2 | 25.1 | 25.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.7 | 27.5 | 27.5 | -0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| Nunavut | 21.8 | 22.8 | 23.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 8.7 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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