Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| February 2025 |
January 2026r |
February 2026p |
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 | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,284.0 | 18,342.1 | 18,281.8 | -60.2 | -2.1 | -0.3 | -0.0 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 36.5 | 35.5 | 35.3 | -0.2 | -1.2 | -0.6 | -3.3 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 216.7 | 224.5 | 223.7 | -0.8 | 6.9 | -0.4 | 3.2 |
| Utilities | 136.0 | 137.0 | 137.0 | -0.0 | 1.0 | -0.0 | 0.7 |
| Construction | 1,176.2 | 1,197.9 | 1,193.8 | -4.2 | 17.6 | -0.3 | 1.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,555.9 | 1,532.0 | 1,532.2 | 0.2 | -23.7 | 0.0 | -1.5 |
| Wholesale trade | 822.1 | 813.5 | 810.8 | -2.7 | -11.3 | -0.3 | -1.4 |
| Retail trade | 1,986.7 | 1,966.2 | 1,960.3 | -5.9 | -26.4 | -0.3 | -1.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 874.9 | 880.9 | 866.8 | -14.0 | -8.0 | -1.6 | -0.9 |
| Information and cultural industries | 350.8 | 346.8 | 347.7 | 0.8 | -3.1 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Finance and insurance | 856.5 | 865.2 | 867.0 | 1.8 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 294.8 | 292.3 | 292.3 | -0.0 | -2.5 | -0.0 | -0.8 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,231.4 | 1,228.8 | 1,226.0 | -2.8 | -5.4 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 121.4 | 119.3 | 119.7 | 0.4 | -1.7 | 0.3 | -1.4 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 827.4 | 826.6 | 819.1 | -7.5 | -8.3 | -0.9 | -1.0 |
| Educational services | 1,474.6 | 1,485.2 | 1,480.9 | -4.4 | 6.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,451.1 | 2,500.3 | 2,507.0 | 6.7 | 56.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 322.2 | 331.0 | 328.1 | -2.9 | 5.9 | -0.9 | 1.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,290.9 | 1,296.2 | 1,292.2 | -4.1 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 571.2 | 579.7 | 577.4 | -2.3 | 6.1 | -0.4 | 1.1 |
| Public administration | 1,317.1 | 1,324.7 | 1,321.1 | -3.6 | 4.0 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 219.6 | 220.6 | 219.9 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 77.6 | 78.5 | 77.8 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 0.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 460.1 | 464.7 | 465.3 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| New Brunswick | 365.3 | 369.4 | 368.2 | -1.2 | 2.9 | -0.3 | 0.8 |
| Quebec | 4,095.8 | 4,088.8 | 4,074.1 | -14.7 | -21.8 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| Ontario | 7,078.4 | 7,080.3 | 7,046.6 | -33.7 | -31.8 | -0.5 | -0.4 |
| Manitoba | 642.3 | 644.9 | 644.5 | -0.3 | 2.2 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 522.1 | 532.6 | 531.5 | -1.2 | 9.4 | -0.2 | 1.8 |
| Alberta | 2,176.4 | 2,204.1 | 2,204.8 | 0.7 | 28.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| British Columbia | 2,571.8 | 2,581.9 | 2,574.0 | -7.9 | 2.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 |
| Yukon | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.3 | 27.4 | 27.0 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -1.5 | -1.1 |
| Nunavut | 22.0 | 23.4 | 22.7 | -0.7 | 0.8 | -3.0 | 3.4 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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