Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2025 |
March 2026r |
April 2026p |
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 | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,253.5 | 18,309.6 | 18,331.5 | 22.0 | 78.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 36.6 | 35.1 | 35.0 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -0.3 | -4.3 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 217.5 | 223.7 | 224.8 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Utilities | 135.7 | 137.2 | 139.1 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| Construction | 1,177.6 | 1,191.0 | 1,188.4 | -2.6 | 10.8 | -0.2 | 0.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1,550.8 | 1,538.7 | 1,535.3 | -3.4 | -15.5 | -0.2 | -1.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 821.0 | 813.5 | 813.4 | -0.1 | -7.5 | -0.0 | -0.9 |
| Retail trade | 1,977.4 | 1,969.7 | 1,971.5 | 1.8 | -5.9 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 872.7 | 867.2 | 872.2 | 5.0 | -0.5 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Information and cultural industries | 346.6 | 350.9 | 352.4 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 852.0 | 867.0 | 871.5 | 4.4 | 19.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 294.1 | 292.4 | 294.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,230.7 | 1,228.8 | 1,220.0 | -8.8 | -10.7 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 121.0 | 120.5 | 119.6 | -0.9 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -1.2 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 823.6 | 820.8 | 824.7 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Educational services | 1,475.5 | 1,475.6 | 1,477.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,455.2 | 2,512.4 | 2,520.8 | 8.5 | 65.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 324.2 | 328.0 | 326.1 | -2.0 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 0.6 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,286.4 | 1,293.0 | 1,295.7 | 2.7 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 571.0 | 577.5 | 578.0 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| Public administration | 1,311.5 | 1,330.9 | 1,337.6 | 6.7 | 26.1 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 220.4 | 221.0 | 220.4 | -0.6 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 78.1 | 77.6 | 77.5 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 461.1 | 466.2 | 467.4 | 1.2 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| New Brunswick | 365.2 | 369.7 | 371.4 | 1.7 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Quebec | 4,073.7 | 4,076.6 | 4,075.8 | -0.8 | 2.1 | -0.0 | 0.1 |
| Ontario | 7,067.2 | 7,063.2 | 7,076.6 | 13.4 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Manitoba | 639.2 | 646.4 | 648.3 | 1.9 | 9.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 522.8 | 532.2 | 533.8 | 1.6 | 11.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Alberta | 2,179.6 | 2,205.0 | 2,207.9 | 3.0 | 28.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| British Columbia | 2,571.7 | 2,575.5 | 2,575.6 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Yukon | 25.1 | 26.5 | 26.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 6.9 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.2 | 26.9 | 26.7 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -1.7 |
| Nunavut | 22.2 | 22.8 | 23.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 4.6 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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