Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| March 2026 |
April 2026 |
Standard error1 | March to April 2026 | April 2025 to April 2026 | March to April 2026 | April 2025 to April 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 18,356.0 | 18,344.0 | 35.9 | -12.0 | 121.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Public sector employees | 4,584.5 | 4,575.0 | 19.7 | -9.5 | 30.6 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Private sector employees | 13,771.5 | 13,768.9 | 34.9 | -2.6 | 90.9 | -0.0 | 0.7 |
| Self-employed | 2,695.4 | 2,689.7 | 22.9 | -5.7 | -54.6 | -0.2 | -2.0 |
| Total employed, all industries | 21,051.4 | 21,033.7 | 31.8 | -17.7 | 67.0 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Goods-producing sector | 4,209.0 | 4,182.2 | 19.3 | -26.8 | -13.4 | -0.6 | -0.3 |
| Agriculture | 232.3 | 231.7 | 5.4 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Natural resources2 | 350.3 | 344.8 | 5.9 | -5.5 | 10.9 | -1.6 | 3.3 |
| Utilities | 176.9 | 173.4 | 3.3 | -3.5 | 16.5 | -2.0 | 10.5 |
| Construction | 1,632.1 | 1,616.4 | 13.2 | -15.7 | -21.5 | -1.0 | -1.3 |
| Manufacturing | 1,817.4 | 1,815.9 | 12.5 | -1.5 | -19.8 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| Services-producing sector | 16,842.4 | 16,851.5 | 31.5 | 9.1 | 80.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,970.6 | 2,962.3 | 16.9 | -8.3 | 14.7 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,099.9 | 1,089.4 | 10.9 | -10.5 | 5.2 | -1.0 | 0.5 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,472.6 | 1,477.5 | 10.8 | 4.9 | -13.6 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,998.8 | 1,998.5 | 14.3 | -0.3 | -3.9 | -0.0 | -0.2 |
| Business, building and other support services | 671.7 | 693.2 | 10.1 | 21.5 | -7.0 | 3.2 | -1.0 |
| Educational services | 1,570.5 | 1,576.5 | 12.5 | 6.0 | -25.7 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,971.1 | 2,988.6 | 14.2 | 17.5 | 118.6 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 879.1 | 854.3 | 12.1 | -24.8 | 5.6 | -2.8 | 0.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,159.3 | 1,172.3 | 12.4 | 13.0 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 792.2 | 779.5 | 9.7 | -12.7 | 2.5 | -1.6 | 0.3 |
| Public administration | 1,256.7 | 1,259.4 | 9.1 | 2.7 | -19.4 | 0.2 | -1.5 |
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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