Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2025 |
February 2026r |
March 2026p |
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 | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,248.5 | 18,303.9 | 18,272.2 | -31.8 | 23.7 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 36.5 | 35.3 | 35.1 | -0.2 | -1.5 | -0.7 | -4.0 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 217.6 | 224.4 | 225.0 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Utilities | 135.7 | 136.5 | 135.7 | -0.8 | -0.0 | -0.6 | -0.0 |
| Construction | 1,176.8 | 1,193.7 | 1,189.6 | -4.1 | 12.7 | -0.3 | 1.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,556.1 | 1,534.2 | 1,536.1 | 1.8 | -20.0 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 820.3 | 812.0 | 812.7 | 0.8 | -7.6 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Retail trade | 1,981.1 | 1,964.4 | 1,960.8 | -3.6 | -20.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 876.0 | 871.0 | 862.4 | -8.7 | -13.6 | -1.0 | -1.6 |
| Information and cultural industries | 348.5 | 348.8 | 349.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Finance and insurance | 848.7 | 867.0 | 869.2 | 2.2 | 20.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 294.5 | 292.9 | 291.0 | -1.9 | -3.5 | -0.7 | -1.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,231.1 | 1,229.5 | 1,228.4 | -1.1 | -2.8 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 121.7 | 120.3 | 121.2 | 0.9 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 825.5 | 817.9 | 816.3 | -1.6 | -9.1 | -0.2 | -1.1 |
| Educational services | 1,468.2 | 1,478.7 | 1,474.6 | -4.1 | 6.4 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,444.0 | 2,509.0 | 2,510.9 | 1.9 | 66.9 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 323.9 | 329.0 | 329.6 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,289.9 | 1,293.6 | 1,286.6 | -7.0 | -3.3 | -0.5 | -0.3 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 571.1 | 578.3 | 575.8 | -2.5 | 4.7 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| Public administration | 1,311.6 | 1,325.2 | 1,329.4 | 4.3 | 17.9 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 219.9 | 220.2 | 220.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 77.8 | 77.9 | 77.4 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 460.9 | 465.9 | 465.5 | -0.4 | 4.6 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| New Brunswick | 365.0 | 369.0 | 369.4 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Quebec | 4,083.0 | 4,079.5 | 4,073.5 | -6.1 | -9.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ontario | 7,055.6 | 7,058.4 | 7,043.0 | -15.4 | -12.6 | -0.2 | -0.2 |
| Manitoba | 640.5 | 644.2 | 645.8 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 520.7 | 532.0 | 531.6 | -0.3 | 10.9 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| Alberta | 2,178.3 | 2,204.6 | 2,198.4 | -6.2 | 20.1 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| British Columbia | 2,572.5 | 2,576.3 | 2,570.3 | -6.0 | -2.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
| Yukon | 25.1 | 26.1 | 26.8 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 7.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.2 | 27.1 | 26.8 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -1.0 | -1.5 |
| Nunavut | 21.9 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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