Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province 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
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 249.6 244.4 1.8 -5.2 -3.6 -2.1 -1.5
Goods-producing sector 46.9 44.4 1.2 -2.5 -4.1 -5.3 -8.5
Agriculture 1.0 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 10.0 0.0
Natural resources2 15.9 15.0 0.7 -0.9 -1.4 -5.7 -8.5
Utilities 2.2 2.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.3 -9.1 -13.0
Construction 18.9 18.6 0.7 -0.3 0.3 -1.6 1.6
Manufacturing 8.9 7.7 0.5 -1.2 -2.6 -13.5 -25.2
Services-producing sector  202.7 200.0 1.6 -2.7 0.4 -1.3 0.2
Wholesale and retail trade 39.7 39.4 0.8 -0.3 0.7 -0.8 1.8
Transportation and warehousing 14.4 13.5 0.5 -0.9 0.6 -6.3 4.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.8 7.9 0.4 0.1 -0.6 1.3 -7.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.3 11.0 0.5 -0.3 -0.7 -2.7 -6.0
Business, building and other support services 6.2 6.4 0.4 0.2 -0.9 3.2 -12.3
Educational services 18.3 17.8 0.6 -0.5 -4.1 -2.7 -18.7
Health care and social assistance 50.1 49.5 0.7 -0.6 2.9 -1.2 6.2
Information, culture and recreation 7.3 7.6 0.5 0.3 1.2 4.1 18.8
Accommodation and food services 14.8 16.1 0.7 1.3 3.6 8.8 28.8
Other services (except public administration) 11.3 10.0 0.5 -1.3 -0.6 -11.5 -5.7
Public administration 21.4 20.9 0.6 -0.5 -1.7 -2.3 -7.5
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 96.0 95.5 0.9 -0.5 1.9 -0.5 2.0
Goods-producing sector 23.4 22.9 0.7 -0.5 -2.3 -2.1 -9.1
Agriculture 3.6 3.3 0.3 -0.3 -1.2 -8.3 -26.7
Natural resources2 1.7 1.5 0.3 -0.2 -0.7 -11.8 -31.8
Utilities 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.5 16.7 250.0
Construction 9.6 9.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 2.1 1.0
Manufacturing 7.9 7.6 0.4 -0.3 -1.0 -3.8 -11.6
Services-producing sector  72.7 72.6 0.8 -0.1 4.1 -0.1 6.0
Wholesale and retail trade 12.1 11.9 0.4 -0.2 0.5 -1.7 4.4
Transportation and warehousing 1.8 1.9 0.2 0.1 -0.5 5.6 -20.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 4.4 4.1 0.3 -0.3 0.4 -6.8 10.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 6.1 6.2 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.6 21.6
Business, building and other support services 1.3 1.6 0.2 0.3 -0.8 23.1 -33.3
Educational services 6.8 6.9 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.5 19.0
Health care and social assistance 16.2 16.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 0.0 3.8
Information, culture and recreation 2.6 2.6 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0 36.8
Accommodation and food services 7.6 7.3 0.4 -0.3 1.3 -3.9 21.7
Other services (except public administration) 3.1 3.1 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -6.1
Public administration 10.6 10.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.9 0.9
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 528.0 528.7 3.0 0.7 12.4 0.1 2.4
Goods-producing sector 97.4 97.2 1.8 -0.2 2.8 -0.2 3.0
Agriculture 3.6 3.4 0.5 -0.2 0.7 -5.6 25.9
Natural resources2 11.7 10.9 0.8 -0.8 -0.5 -6.8 -4.4
Utilities 4.6 4.2 0.3 -0.4 -0.6 -8.7 -12.5
Construction 44.5 45.2 1.2 0.7 3.4 1.6 8.1
Manufacturing 33.0 33.5 1.0 0.5 -0.2 1.5 -0.6
Services-producing sector  430.6 431.5 2.9 0.9 9.6 0.2 2.3
Wholesale and retail trade 75.6 75.4 1.7 -0.2 -2.2 -0.3 -2.8
Transportation and warehousing 27.6 28.3 1.0 0.7 4.8 2.5 20.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 29.6 30.2 0.8 0.6 0.6 2.0 2.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 39.7 41.8 1.1 2.1 5.0 5.3 13.6
Business, building and other support services 16.8 16.6 0.9 -0.2 -1.7 -1.2 -9.3
Educational services 43.1 43.6 1.2 0.5 2.4 1.2 5.8
Health care and social assistance 87.5 86.9 1.4 -0.6 1.6 -0.7 1.9
Information, culture and recreation 20.2 18.1 1.0 -2.1 -0.3 -10.4 -1.6
Accommodation and food services 30.7 31.3 1.1 0.6 -1.0 2.0 -3.1
Other services (except public administration) 20.6 20.7 0.8 0.1 1.1 0.5 5.6
Public administration 39.1 38.5 0.9 -0.6 -0.7 -1.5 -1.8
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 411.3 408.6 2.2 -2.7 7.8 -0.7 1.9
Goods-producing sector 84.2 84.7 1.5 0.5 1.5 0.6 1.8
Agriculture 4.4 4.7 0.4 0.3 -1.6 6.8 -25.4
Natural resources2 5.7 5.9 0.6 0.2 -2.1 3.5 -26.3
Utilities 4.4 4.5 0.3 0.1 -1.1 2.3 -19.6
Construction 32.9 33.5 1.0 0.6 2.9 1.8 9.5
Manufacturing 36.8 36.1 1.0 -0.7 3.4 -1.9 10.4
Services-producing sector  327.0 323.9 2.1 -3.1 6.2 -0.9 2.0
Wholesale and retail trade 61.7 61.3 1.0 -0.4 4.0 -0.6 7.0
Transportation and warehousing 17.9 17.9 0.8 0.0 -1.6 0.0 -8.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 19.7 19.2 0.6 -0.5 -1.1 -2.5 -5.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 21.2 21.2 0.7 0.0 -1.8 0.0 -7.8
Business, building and other support services 14.1 14.5 0.6 0.4 -0.3 2.8 -2.0
Educational services 35.0 33.6 0.9 -1.4 3.5 -4.0 11.6
Health care and social assistance 68.6 69.5 1.0 0.9 3.3 1.3 5.0
Information, culture and recreation 13.7 13.6 0.6 -0.1 2.4 -0.7 21.4
Accommodation and food services 23.1 22.6 0.8 -0.5 3.9 -2.2 20.9
Other services (except public administration) 15.2 13.8 0.7 -1.4 -3.2 -9.2 -18.8
Public administration 36.9 36.6 0.7 -0.3 -2.8 -0.8 -7.1
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,622.3 4,579.0 15.9 -43.3 -64.8 -0.9 -1.4
Goods-producing sector 943.7 922.9 9.7 -20.8 -24.2 -2.2 -2.6
Agriculture 47.7 46.0 2.5 -1.7 -8.6 -3.6 -15.8
Natural resources2 50.2 50.5 2.2 0.3 15.2 0.6 43.1
Utilities 35.7 36.3 1.3 0.6 7.6 1.7 26.5
Construction 312.2 303.4 6.1 -8.8 -24.8 -2.8 -7.6
Manufacturing 497.9 486.8 6.8 -11.1 -13.5 -2.2 -2.7
Services-producing sector  3,678.6 3,656.0 15.6 -22.6 -40.7 -0.6 -1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 670.5 656.3 8.3 -14.2 14.3 -2.1 2.2
Transportation and warehousing 223.7 220.2 5.2 -3.5 -9.0 -1.6 -3.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 291.4 286.1 4.8 -5.3 -9.0 -1.8 -3.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 393.0 391.5 6.3 -1.5 1.1 -0.4 0.3
Business, building and other support services 147.3 148.1 4.8 0.8 -23.5 0.5 -13.7
Educational services 386.1 382.2 6.5 -3.9 8.4 -1.0 2.2
Health care and social assistance 669.7 676.2 7.1 6.5 -0.7 1.0 -0.1
Information, culture and recreation 187.1 180.4 5.9 -6.7 -9.4 -3.6 -5.0
Accommodation and food services 243.1 252.0 6.2 8.9 0.4 3.7 0.2
Other services (except public administration) 169.8 167.3 4.5 -2.5 -6.9 -1.5 -4.0
Public administration 297.0 295.6 4.3 -1.4 -6.6 -0.5 -2.2
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,205.5 8,247.9 21.6 42.4 54.3 0.5 0.7
Goods-producing sector 1,553.9 1,556.5 12.3 2.6 -10.9 0.2 -0.7
Agriculture 67.7 68.4 3.1 0.7 1.5 1.0 2.2
Natural resources2 49.0 48.2 2.1 -0.8 3.4 -1.6 7.6
Utilities 70.0 68.6 2.1 -1.4 0.2 -2.0 0.3
Construction 573.3 568.8 8.4 -4.5 -7.3 -0.8 -1.3
Manufacturing 793.9 802.6 8.5 8.7 -8.5 1.1 -1.0
Services-producing sector  6,651.5 6,691.3 21.3 39.8 65.1 0.6 1.0
Wholesale and retail trade 1,129.4 1,130.9 11.2 1.5 -0.3 0.1 -0.0
Transportation and warehousing 444.3 441.3 7.1 -3.0 40.6 -0.7 10.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 720.0 731.4 8.0 11.4 5.5 1.6 0.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 905.9 902.9 10.1 -3.0 -12.5 -0.3 -1.4
Business, building and other support services 285.1 294.3 6.9 9.2 16.4 3.2 5.9
Educational services 572.1 578.9 7.8 6.8 -32.9 1.2 -5.4
Health care and social assistance 1,035.9 1,052.9 9.1 17.0 39.7 1.6 3.9
Information, culture and recreation 371.6 363.5 8.0 -8.1 23.7 -2.2 7.0
Accommodation and food services 418.8 426.6 8.2 7.8 -12.0 1.9 -2.7
Other services (except public administration) 298.2 297.5 6.4 -0.7 10.1 -0.2 3.5
Public administration 470.3 471.3 6.3 1.0 -12.9 0.2 -2.7
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 750.9 749.3 3.5 -1.6 12.2 -0.2 1.7
Goods-producing sector 167.5 165.7 2.1 -1.8 6.3 -1.1 4.0
Agriculture 15.2 15.7 0.8 0.5 0.8 3.3 5.4
Natural resources2 5.4 5.0 0.4 -0.4 -1.4 -7.4 -21.9
Utilities 8.4 7.8 0.4 -0.6 1.3 -7.1 20.0
Construction 67.6 66.6 1.6 -1.0 7.6 -1.5 12.9
Manufacturing 70.9 70.6 1.4 -0.3 -1.9 -0.4 -2.6
Services-producing sector  583.5 583.6 3.4 0.1 6.0 0.0 1.0
Wholesale and retail trade 105.6 105.6 1.7 0.0 4.5 0.0 4.5
Transportation and warehousing 44.9 45.8 1.2 0.9 -3.0 2.0 -6.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 46.7 45.2 1.2 -1.5 1.2 -3.2 2.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 37.9 37.6 1.2 -0.3 -4.8 -0.8 -11.3
Business, building and other support services 18.5 19.0 1.1 0.5 -1.2 2.7 -5.9
Educational services 63.4 63.5 1.5 0.1 -2.5 0.2 -3.8
Health care and social assistance 130.3 131.0 1.7 0.7 10.3 0.5 8.5
Information, culture and recreation 26.3 23.5 1.1 -2.8 -1.3 -10.6 -5.2
Accommodation and food services 39.7 41.3 1.5 1.6 3.7 4.0 9.8
Other services (except public administration) 28.1 28.1 1.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 2.6
Public administration 42.0 43.1 1.0 1.1 -1.6 2.6 -3.6
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 623.9 619.9 2.9 -4.0 2.5 -0.6 0.4
Goods-producing sector 140.8 139.4 2.0 -1.4 3.0 -1.0 2.2
Agriculture 29.3 29.4 1.1 0.1 1.7 0.3 6.1
Natural resources2 24.2 24.6 0.8 0.4 0.9 1.7 3.8
Utilities 7.4 7.7 0.5 0.3 1.5 4.1 24.2
Construction 50.9 49.2 1.3 -1.7 2.5 -3.3 5.4
Manufacturing 29.1 28.5 0.9 -0.6 -3.6 -2.1 -11.2
Services-producing sector  483.1 480.5 2.9 -2.6 -0.5 -0.5 -0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 96.3 97.0 1.6 0.7 -0.2 0.7 -0.2
Transportation and warehousing 25.4 26.1 0.9 0.7 -1.7 2.8 -6.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.7 30.2 0.8 -0.5 1.1 -1.6 3.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 35.1 34.0 0.9 -1.1 0.9 -3.1 2.7
Business, building and other support services 12.5 12.8 0.9 0.3 -1.3 2.4 -9.2
Educational services 51.4 51.4 1.3 0.0 -4.4 0.0 -7.9
Health care and social assistance 106.9 106.3 1.5 -0.6 5.8 -0.6 5.8
Information, culture and recreation 22.5 21.0 1.0 -1.5 -1.7 -6.7 -7.5
Accommodation and food services 32.0 32.2 1.1 0.2 -0.5 0.6 -1.5
Other services (except public administration) 29.7 29.1 0.9 -0.6 2.8 -2.0 10.6
Public administration 40.7 40.5 0.9 -0.2 -1.1 -0.5 -2.6
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,655.6 2,656.6 12.4 1.0 89.1 0.0 3.5
Goods-producing sector 624.1 619.3 8.1 -4.8 6.1 -0.8 1.0
Agriculture 37.8 39.2 2.6 1.4 4.0 3.7 11.4
Natural resources2 145.6 143.4 4.2 -2.2 1.8 -1.5 1.3
Utilities 25.9 24.7 1.5 -1.2 4.7 -4.6 23.5
Construction 254.7 252.4 5.7 -2.3 -19.1 -0.9 -7.0
Manufacturing 160.0 159.6 4.1 -0.4 14.8 -0.3 10.2
Services-producing sector  2,031.5 2,037.3 12.1 5.8 83.0 0.3 4.2
Wholesale and retail trade 363.8 376.4 6.5 12.6 17.9 3.5 5.0
Transportation and warehousing 153.9 152.3 4.5 -1.6 0.2 -1.0 0.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 144.6 143.9 3.6 -0.7 -1.3 -0.5 -0.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 237.8 240.6 5.3 2.8 2.3 1.2 1.0
Business, building and other support services 79.2 82.7 4.0 3.5 2.6 4.4 3.2
Educational services 171.5 172.4 5.0 0.9 -1.5 0.5 -0.9
Health care and social assistance 387.3 379.6 5.2 -7.7 49.1 -2.0 14.9
Information, culture and recreation 98.2 94.1 4.4 -4.1 3.6 -4.2 4.0
Accommodation and food services 153.1 153.0 4.8 -0.1 0.8 -0.1 0.5
Other services (except public administration) 99.8 99.9 4.0 0.1 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Public administration 142.1 142.6 3.1 0.5 9.7 0.4 7.3
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,908.2 2,903.9 11.5 -4.3 -44.7 -0.1 -1.5
Goods-producing sector 527.1 529.3 6.5 2.2 8.5 0.4 1.6
Agriculture 21.9 20.5 1.5 -1.4 3.3 -6.4 19.2
Natural resources2 41.0 39.8 2.1 -1.2 -4.1 -2.9 -9.3
Utilities 17.7 17.1 1.1 -0.6 2.9 -3.4 20.4
Construction 267.5 268.9 4.9 1.4 13.0 0.5 5.1
Manufacturing 179.0 182.9 3.8 3.9 -6.6 2.2 -3.5
Services-producing sector  2,381.2 2,374.6 11.5 -6.6 -53.1 -0.3 -2.2
Wholesale and retail trade 415.9 408.2 6.0 -7.7 -24.4 -1.9 -5.6
Transportation and warehousing 145.9 142.1 3.9 -3.8 -25.1 -2.6 -15.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 177.6 179.2 3.7 1.6 -10.4 0.9 -5.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 310.6 311.8 5.0 1.2 5.6 0.4 1.8
Business, building and other support services 90.7 97.3 3.7 6.6 3.8 7.3 4.1
Educational services 222.8 226.1 4.5 3.3 4.3 1.5 1.9
Health care and social assistance 418.5 420.4 5.5 1.9 5.9 0.5 1.4
Information, culture and recreation 129.8 130.0 4.5 0.2 -13.3 0.2 -9.3
Accommodation and food services 196.4 190.0 4.7 -6.4 3.4 -3.3 1.8
Other services (except public administration) 116.4 110.2 3.6 -6.2 -0.8 -5.3 -0.7
Public administration 156.5 159.4 3.2 2.9 -2.0 1.9 -1.2
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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