Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| February 2026 |
March 2026 |
Standard error1 | February to March 2026 | March 2025 to March 2026 | February to March 2026 | March 2025 to March 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 18,336.1 | 18,356.0 | 35.9 | 19.9 | 131.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Public sector employees | 4,579.9 | 4,584.5 | 19.7 | 4.6 | 55.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Private sector employees | 13,756.1 | 13,771.5 | 34.9 | 15.4 | 76.8 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Self-employed | 2,701.2 | 2,695.4 | 22.9 | -5.8 | -44.8 | -0.2 | -1.6 |
| Total employed, all industries | 21,037.3 | 21,051.4 | 31.8 | 14.1 | 87.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Goods-producing sector | 4,196.5 | 4,209.0 | 19.3 | 12.5 | -16.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Agriculture | 237.3 | 232.3 | 5.4 | -5.0 | 3.2 | -2.1 | 1.4 |
| Natural resources2 | 340.0 | 350.3 | 5.9 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| Utilities | 176.1 | 176.9 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 23.5 | 0.5 | 15.3 |
| Construction | 1,628.1 | 1,632.1 | 13.2 | 4.0 | -8.8 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,814.9 | 1,817.4 | 12.5 | 2.5 | -44.0 | 0.1 | -2.4 |
| Services-producing sector | 16,840.7 | 16,842.4 | 31.5 | 1.7 | 103.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,977.3 | 2,970.6 | 16.9 | -6.7 | -4.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,098.3 | 1,099.9 | 10.9 | 1.6 | 21.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,483.8 | 1,472.6 | 10.8 | -11.2 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 0.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,986.7 | 1,998.8 | 14.3 | 12.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Business, building and other support services | 681.2 | 671.7 | 10.1 | -9.5 | -40.9 | -1.4 | -5.7 |
| Educational services | 1,577.7 | 1,570.5 | 12.5 | -7.2 | -27.5 | -0.5 | -1.7 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,966.1 | 2,971.1 | 14.2 | 5.0 | 94.0 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 870.3 | 879.1 | 12.1 | 8.8 | 41.2 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,169.3 | 1,159.3 | 12.4 | -10.0 | -15.3 | -0.9 | -1.3 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 777.1 | 792.2 | 9.7 | 15.1 | 18.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Public administration | 1,253.1 | 1,256.7 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 14.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
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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