Table 3
Job vacancies and job vacancy rate – Seasonally adjusted1
| Payroll employment2 – May 2026p | Job vacancies – May 2026p | Job vacancy rate – May 2026p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | % | |
| Sector aggregate3 | 17,490.6 | 495.7 | 2.8 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 245.5 | 7.2 | 2.9 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 222.6 | 5.0 | 2.2 |
| Utilities | 139.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Construction | 1,192.3 | 37.7 | 3.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,536.6 | 37.7 | 2.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 812.6 | 21.3 | 2.5 |
| Retail trade | 1,975.6 | 53.4 | 2.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 870.2 | 28.4 | 3.2 |
| Information and cultural industries | 353.9 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| Finance and insurance | 870.1 | 21.9 | 2.4 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 294.1 | 7.2 | 2.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,222.1 | 36.9 | 2.9 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 120.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 824.5 | 25.1 | 3.0 |
| Educational services | 1,469.8 | 16.2 | 1.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,520.1 | 87.5 | 3.4 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 327.1 | 7.4 | 2.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,299.8 | 58.9 | 4.3 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 578.7 | 22.5 | 3.7 |
| Public administration4 | 614.5 | 12.8 | 2.0 |
| Provinces and territories | |||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 190.5 | 4.6 | 2.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 69.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 474.0 | 12.3 | 2.5 |
| New Brunswick | 330.8 | 9.9 | 2.9 |
| Quebec | 3,882.7 | 111.6 | 2.8 |
| Ontario | 6,765.5 | 175.4 | 2.5 |
| Manitoba | 618.8 | 19.2 | 3.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 518.1 | 16.7 | 3.1 |
| Alberta | 2,134.3 | 64.6 | 2.9 |
| British Columbia | 2,445.2 | 77.3 | 3.1 |
| Yukon | 21.2 | 0.9E | 4.0E |
| Northwest Territories | 21.3 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| Nunavut | 18.4 | 0.2E | 1.3E |
Table note 1
Estimates are preliminary before the associated quarterly data are released.
Table note 2
Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (JVWS) employment estimates may differ from Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours employment estimates because of calibration grouping and differences in scope and reference period. Additionally, JVWS data are adjusted for seasonality.
Table note 3
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
Table note 4
Excluding provincial, territorial and federal public administration, as well as international and other extraterritorial public administration.
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