Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province 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
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 243.8 243.6 1.6 -0.2 -2.1 -0.1 -0.9
Goods-producing sector 45.1 44.8 1.0 -0.3 -1.5 -0.7 -3.2
Agriculture 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.0 28.6 0.0
Natural resources2 16.0 15.4 0.6 -0.6 0.1 -3.8 0.7
Utilities 2.6 2.5 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -3.8 4.2
Construction 18.1 18.1 0.6 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -2.7
Manufacturing 7.8 8.0 0.5 0.2 -1.1 2.6 -12.1
Services-producing sector  198.6 198.8 1.4 0.2 -0.6 0.1 -0.3
Wholesale and retail trade 40.1 39.5 0.8 -0.6 0.4 -1.5 1.0
Transportation and warehousing 13.2 12.6 0.5 -0.6 0.1 -4.5 0.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.7 7.9 0.3 0.2 -0.4 2.6 -4.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 11.6 12.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 5.2 1.7
Business, building and other support services 6.0 6.6 0.4 0.6 0.1 10.0 1.5
Educational services 18.7 19.0 0.5 0.3 -1.7 1.6 -8.2
Health care and social assistance 48.0 47.6 0.7 -0.4 -0.3 -0.8 -0.6
Information, culture and recreation 6.6 7.1 0.5 0.5 -1.0 7.6 -12.3
Accommodation and food services 14.5 14.3 0.6 -0.2 1.3 -1.4 10.0
Other services (except public administration) 11.1 10.9 0.4 -0.2 1.1 -1.8 11.2
Public administration 21.2 21.2 0.5 0.0 -0.3 0.0 -1.4
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 96.6 96.0 0.9 -0.6 3.1 -0.6 3.3
Goods-producing sector 21.4 21.6 0.6 0.2 -2.3 0.9 -9.6
Agriculture 3.4 3.3 0.3 -0.1 0.1 -2.9 3.1
Natural resources2 2.0 1.3 0.3 -0.7 -0.7 -35.0 -35.0
Utilities 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.0 150.0
Construction 9.0 9.4 0.4 0.4 -0.4 4.4 -4.1
Manufacturing 6.5 7.2 0.3 0.7 -1.5 10.8 -17.2
Services-producing sector  75.1 74.4 0.8 -0.7 5.4 -0.9 7.8
Wholesale and retail trade 13.7 13.7 0.4 0.0 3.2 0.0 30.5
Transportation and warehousing 2.1 1.9 0.2 -0.2 -0.6 -9.5 -24.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 4.4 4.6 0.3 0.2 0.2 4.5 4.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.9 5.2 0.3 -0.7 -0.3 -11.9 -5.5
Business, building and other support services 1.9 1.7 0.2 -0.2 -0.4 -10.5 -19.0
Educational services 6.6 7.2 0.3 0.6 0.8 9.1 12.5
Health care and social assistance 16.1 16.0 0.4 -0.1 -0.4 -0.6 -2.4
Information, culture and recreation 2.9 2.6 0.3 -0.3 0.1 -10.3 4.0
Accommodation and food services 7.1 7.3 0.4 0.2 1.6 2.8 28.1
Other services (except public administration) 3.1 3.0 0.2 -0.1 0.2 -3.2 7.1
Public administration 11.3 11.0 0.3 -0.3 0.9 -2.7 8.9
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 533.3 537.9 2.9 4.6 12.4 0.9 2.4
Goods-producing sector 94.7 97.0 1.7 2.3 -0.5 2.4 -0.5
Agriculture 3.4 3.5 0.4 0.1 -0.3 2.9 -7.9
Natural resources2 10.3 10.8 0.8 0.5 -0.3 4.9 -2.7
Utilities 3.6 4.1 0.3 0.5 -0.6 13.9 -12.8
Construction 44.4 44.3 1.1 -0.1 1.1 -0.2 2.5
Manufacturing 33.1 34.2 1.0 1.1 -0.4 3.3 -1.2
Services-producing sector  438.6 440.8 2.7 2.2 12.7 0.5 3.0
Wholesale and retail trade 76.3 77.2 1.5 0.9 -0.7 1.2 -0.9
Transportation and warehousing 29.0 28.0 0.9 -1.0 4.0 -3.4 16.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 31.0 31.6 0.8 0.6 -0.1 1.9 -0.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 44.5 42.7 1.0 -1.8 4.4 -4.0 11.5
Business, building and other support services 17.3 18.7 0.9 1.4 0.1 8.1 0.5
Educational services 43.0 42.7 1.0 -0.3 1.5 -0.7 3.6
Health care and social assistance 88.1 88.9 1.3 0.8 2.7 0.9 3.1
Information, culture and recreation 17.3 18.8 0.9 1.5 -1.5 8.7 -7.4
Accommodation and food services 33.4 33.0 1.1 -0.4 1.9 -1.2 6.1
Other services (except public administration) 21.7 21.7 0.8 0.0 1.7 0.0 8.5
Public administration 37.0 37.6 0.8 0.6 -1.2 1.6 -3.1
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 406.0 406.2 2.1 0.2 -1.0 0.0 -0.2
Goods-producing sector 82.2 81.2 1.4 -1.0 -3.0 -1.2 -3.6
Agriculture 4.4 4.4 0.4 0.0 -1.0 0.0 -18.5
Natural resources2 6.0 6.3 0.5 0.3 -1.3 5.0 -17.1
Utilities 4.4 4.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 2.3 4.7
Construction 32.7 32.5 0.9 -0.2 -0.5 -0.6 -1.5
Manufacturing 34.8 33.5 0.9 -1.3 -0.4 -3.7 -1.2
Services-producing sector  323.8 325.0 2.0 1.2 2.0 0.4 0.6
Wholesale and retail trade 61.9 60.5 1.0 -1.4 1.7 -2.3 2.9
Transportation and warehousing 19.1 19.0 0.7 -0.1 -0.1 -0.5 -0.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 20.6 21.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 2.9 6.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 21.7 22.5 0.6 0.8 -1.6 3.7 -6.6
Business, building and other support services 14.7 13.1 0.6 -1.6 -0.5 -10.9 -3.7
Educational services 31.9 34.2 0.8 2.3 0.9 7.2 2.7
Health care and social assistance 70.2 70.7 0.9 0.5 3.2 0.7 4.7
Information, culture and recreation 13.2 13.4 0.6 0.2 3.4 1.5 34.0
Accommodation and food services 21.6 21.4 0.8 -0.2 0.1 -0.9 0.5
Other services (except public administration) 13.3 13.2 0.6 -0.1 -3.7 -0.8 -21.9
Public administration 35.6 35.9 0.7 0.3 -2.4 0.8 -6.3
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,606.5 4,607.2 17.1 0.7 -27.8 0.0 -0.6
Goods-producing sector 922.0 907.5 9.8 -14.5 -32.3 -1.6 -3.4
Agriculture 42.3 41.1 2.4 -1.2 -7.9 -2.8 -16.1
Natural resources2 48.3 47.7 2.2 -0.6 7.8 -1.2 19.5
Utilities 38.1 37.5 1.3 -0.6 2.6 -1.6 7.4
Construction 313.8 297.3 6.5 -16.5 -25.3 -5.3 -7.8
Manufacturing 479.6 484.0 7.0 4.4 -9.4 0.9 -1.9
Services-producing sector  3,684.4 3,699.7 16.6 15.3 4.5 0.4 0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 649.8 651.9 8.5 2.1 -17.4 0.3 -2.6
Transportation and warehousing 223.9 225.1 5.2 1.2 -1.2 0.5 -0.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 282.8 284.5 5.2 1.7 -15.2 0.6 -5.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 402.7 402.1 6.5 -0.6 13.9 -0.1 3.6
Business, building and other support services 158.6 158.8 5.2 0.2 1.9 0.1 1.2
Educational services 379.0 388.1 6.4 9.1 -7.2 2.4 -1.8
Health care and social assistance 667.5 670.1 7.3 2.6 -2.9 0.4 -0.4
Information, culture and recreation 185.8 181.8 6.2 -4.0 -1.4 -2.2 -0.8
Accommodation and food services 266.6 262.1 6.4 -4.5 19.3 -1.7 7.9
Other services (except public administration) 173.6 179.6 5.1 6.0 12.6 3.5 7.5
Public administration 294.1 295.6 4.2 1.5 2.2 0.5 0.7
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,273.0 8,324.6 21.3 51.6 108.3 0.6 1.3
Goods-producing sector 1,556.0 1,562.8 11.7 6.8 2.0 0.4 0.1
Agriculture 65.0 58.2 3.1 -6.8 -1.1 -10.5 -1.9
Natural resources2 52.7 53.0 2.0 0.3 9.0 0.6 20.5
Utilities 64.2 62.7 2.2 -1.5 -2.3 -2.3 -3.5
Construction 560.0 575.3 7.6 15.3 -5.8 2.7 -1.0
Manufacturing 814.0 813.6 8.5 -0.4 2.2 -0.0 0.3
Services-producing sector  6,717.0 6,761.8 21.0 44.8 106.3 0.7 1.6
Wholesale and retail trade 1,128.5 1,144.2 10.6 15.7 -10.9 1.4 -0.9
Transportation and warehousing 445.9 453.2 7.2 7.3 32.2 1.6 7.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 729.7 735.1 7.9 5.4 11.7 0.7 1.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 909.4 927.2 9.7 17.8 11.7 2.0 1.3
Business, building and other support services 288.0 302.3 6.9 14.3 41.2 5.0 15.8
Educational services 579.0 569.9 8.2 -9.1 -43.0 -1.6 -7.0
Health care and social assistance 1,056.0 1,058.8 8.9 2.8 37.2 0.3 3.6
Information, culture and recreation 376.3 373.7 8.0 -2.6 30.5 -0.7 8.9
Accommodation and food services 437.7 445.0 7.8 7.3 4.4 1.7 1.0
Other services (except public administration) 295.5 289.5 6.2 -6.0 -0.6 -2.0 -0.2
Public administration 471.1 463.0 6.2 -8.1 -8.0 -1.7 -1.7
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 749.7 755.6 3.5 5.9 14.1 0.8 1.9
Goods-producing sector 167.4 168.1 2.2 0.7 8.9 0.4 5.6
Agriculture 16.0 16.1 0.8 0.1 3.0 0.6 22.9
Natural resources2 5.2 5.0 0.5 -0.2 -1.6 -3.8 -24.2
Utilities 7.2 7.2 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 7.5
Construction 67.5 67.5 1.6 0.0 8.2 0.0 13.8
Manufacturing 71.5 72.3 1.4 0.8 -1.2 1.1 -1.6
Services-producing sector  582.2 587.5 3.5 5.3 5.2 0.9 0.9
Wholesale and retail trade 101.6 102.2 1.8 0.6 -0.4 0.6 -0.4
Transportation and warehousing 43.5 44.9 1.2 1.4 -1.5 3.2 -3.2
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 46.5 48.4 1.2 1.9 1.3 4.1 2.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 36.7 35.7 1.2 -1.0 -3.4 -2.7 -8.7
Business, building and other support services 20.9 19.7 1.2 -1.2 -1.0 -5.7 -4.8
Educational services 62.2 62.2 1.6 0.0 -2.6 0.0 -4.0
Health care and social assistance 130.4 129.6 1.8 -0.8 5.6 -0.6 4.5
Information, culture and recreation 24.0 25.7 1.2 1.7 -0.6 7.1 -2.3
Accommodation and food services 44.7 45.2 1.5 0.5 3.6 1.1 8.7
Other services (except public administration) 29.8 31.5 1.1 1.7 4.1 5.7 15.0
Public administration 42.0 42.2 0.9 0.2 -0.2 0.5 -0.5
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 616.7 619.2 2.9 2.5 -3.8 0.4 -0.6
Goods-producing sector 138.9 140.7 1.9 1.8 4.0 1.3 2.9
Agriculture 28.7 28.2 0.9 -0.5 -0.1 -1.7 -0.4
Natural resources2 23.5 24.0 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.1 3.4
Utilities 6.5 5.8 0.4 -0.7 -1.7 -10.8 -22.7
Construction 49.9 52.2 1.3 2.3 3.8 4.6 7.9
Manufacturing 30.3 30.4 0.9 0.1 1.1 0.3 3.8
Services-producing sector  477.8 478.5 2.8 0.7 -7.8 0.1 -1.6
Wholesale and retail trade 93.1 94.2 1.6 1.1 -2.5 1.2 -2.6
Transportation and warehousing 27.1 26.4 1.0 -0.7 -0.7 -2.6 -2.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 31.0 31.5 0.9 0.5 2.0 1.6 6.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 30.3 31.8 1.0 1.5 -3.4 5.0 -9.7
Business, building and other support services 14.3 14.6 0.9 0.3 0.2 2.1 1.4
Educational services 51.8 51.2 1.2 -0.6 -4.2 -1.2 -7.6
Health care and social assistance 105.9 105.4 1.4 -0.5 1.9 -0.5 1.8
Information, culture and recreation 22.5 21.7 1.0 -0.8 -0.5 -3.6 -2.3
Accommodation and food services 33.8 35.7 1.1 1.9 3.3 5.6 10.2
Other services (except public administration) 27.5 26.4 0.9 -1.1 -3.1 -4.0 -10.5
Public administration 40.6 39.4 0.9 -1.2 -0.8 -3.0 -2.0
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,677.3 2,670.0 13.0 -7.3 91.0 -0.3 3.5
Goods-producing sector 620.3 627.8 8.2 7.5 18.5 1.2 3.0
Agriculture 40.0 38.9 2.7 -1.1 3.8 -2.8 10.8
Natural resources2 140.4 137.4 3.9 -3.0 -5.2 -2.1 -3.6
Utilities 21.7 23.2 1.6 1.5 3.0 6.9 14.9
Construction 266.6 274.2 6.1 7.6 26.7 2.9 10.8
Manufacturing 151.6 154.1 4.1 2.5 -9.8 1.6 -6.0
Services-producing sector  2,057.0 2,042.2 12.8 -14.8 72.6 -0.7 3.7
Wholesale and retail trade 372.7 371.4 7.0 -1.3 8.5 -0.3 2.3
Transportation and warehousing 151.9 152.6 4.5 0.7 -6.6 0.5 -4.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 145.5 152.7 3.7 7.2 4.6 4.9 3.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 243.7 238.5 4.9 -5.2 -9.5 -2.1 -3.8
Business, building and other support services 84.7 79.1 4.1 -5.6 -3.9 -6.6 -4.7
Educational services 173.5 175.8 5.4 2.3 4.1 1.3 2.4
Health care and social assistance 388.1 386.4 5.5 -1.7 61.0 -0.4 18.7
Information, culture and recreation 98.5 97.4 4.4 -1.1 6.3 -1.1 6.9
Accommodation and food services 157.8 148.1 5.3 -9.7 -6.3 -6.1 -4.1
Other services (except public administration) 99.5 103.9 4.0 4.4 9.4 4.4 9.9
Public administration 141.1 136.2 3.2 -4.9 4.8 -3.5 3.7
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,936.9 2,954.7 12.1 17.8 2.3 0.6 0.1
Goods-producing sector 529.1 536.5 6.8 7.4 24.8 1.4 4.8
Agriculture 21.6 21.1 1.8 -0.5 6.4 -2.3 43.5
Natural resources2 39.6 38.2 2.1 -1.4 -5.5 -3.5 -12.6
Utilities 15.0 14.1 1.0 -0.9 0.3 -6.0 2.2
Construction 268.3 275.3 5.3 7.0 17.7 2.6 6.9
Manufacturing 184.6 187.7 3.8 3.1 5.8 1.7 3.2
Services-producing sector  2,407.8 2,418.2 12.1 10.4 -22.5 0.4 -0.9
Wholesale and retail trade 405.9 409.9 6.3 4.0 -31.9 1.0 -7.2
Transportation and warehousing 159.6 159.2 4.3 -0.4 3.9 -0.3 2.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 175.1 174.6 3.8 -0.5 -13.5 -0.3 -7.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 307.9 313.2 5.2 5.3 -3.0 1.7 -0.9
Business, building and other support services 91.5 92.5 3.5 1.0 -3.3 1.1 -3.4
Educational services 231.4 233.6 5.0 2.2 7.4 1.0 3.3
Health care and social assistance 431.4 436.4 5.7 5.0 18.5 1.2 4.4
Information, culture and recreation 135.8 135.9 4.7 0.1 -1.5 0.1 -1.1
Accommodation and food services 186.7 187.5 5.1 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.2
Other services (except public administration) 121.3 116.9 3.7 -4.4 -0.6 -3.6 -0.5
Public administration 161.2 158.5 2.9 -2.7 1.1 -1.7 0.7
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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