Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Standard error1 | June to July 2026 | July 2025 to July 2026 | June to July 2026 | July 2025 to July 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 18,421.7 | 18,452.5 | 36.8 | 30.8 | 154.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Public sector employees | 4,564.9 | 4,537.9 | 19.8 | -27.0 | -17.0 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
| Private sector employees | 13,856.8 | 13,914.7 | 35.7 | 57.9 | 171.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Self-employed | 2,717.9 | 2,762.3 | 22.8 | 44.4 | 42.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Total employed, all industries | 21,139.7 | 21,214.8 | 33.2 | 75.1 | 196.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Goods-producing sector | 4,177.2 | 4,188.0 | 19.1 | 10.8 | 18.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture | 225.4 | 215.8 | 5.4 | -9.6 | 2.9 | -4.3 | 1.4 |
| Natural resources2 | 344.0 | 339.1 | 5.6 | -4.9 | 3.0 | -1.4 | 0.9 |
| Utilities | 163.8 | 162.2 | 3.4 | -1.6 | 2.5 | -1.0 | 1.6 |
| Construction | 1,630.3 | 1,646.0 | 13.1 | 15.7 | 25.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,813.8 | 1,824.9 | 12.5 | 11.1 | -14.6 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| Services-producing sector | 16,962.4 | 17,026.8 | 32.6 | 64.4 | 177.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,943.7 | 2,964.8 | 16.8 | 21.1 | -50.1 | 0.7 | -1.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,115.4 | 1,123.0 | 11.1 | 7.6 | 29.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,474.1 | 1,492.1 | 11.1 | 18.0 | -8.3 | 1.2 | -0.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 2,014.4 | 2,031.0 | 14.0 | 16.6 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Business, building and other support services | 697.8 | 707.2 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 34.5 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| Educational services | 1,577.1 | 1,583.8 | 13.0 | 6.7 | -44.1 | 0.4 | -2.7 |
| Health care and social assistance | 3,001.6 | 3,009.9 | 14.4 | 8.3 | 126.4 | 0.3 | 4.4 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 882.9 | 878.1 | 12.2 | -4.8 | 33.8 | -0.5 | 4.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,204.0 | 1,199.6 | 12.8 | -4.4 | 29.7 | -0.4 | 2.5 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 796.4 | 796.7 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 21.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Public administration | 1,255.2 | 1,240.7 | 8.8 | -14.5 | -3.9 | -1.2 | -0.3 |
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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