Table 2
Number of employees – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2025 |
July 2026r |
August 2026p |
July to August 2026 | August 2025 to August 2026 | July to August 2026 | August 2025 to August 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 18,311.3 | 18,418.1 | 18,368.5 | -49.6 | 57.2 | -0.3 | 0.3 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 36.3 | 34.5 | 34.3 | -0.2 | -2.0 | -0.7 | -5.6 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 218.0 | 227.2 | 226.6 | -0.6 | 8.6 | -0.3 | 3.9 |
| Utilities | 136.5 | 139.7 | 140.2 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Construction | 1,182.6 | 1,197.7 | 1,193.2 | -4.5 | 10.7 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1,537.9 | 1,541.9 | 1,543.3 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 816.6 | 809.3 | 806.3 | -2.9 | -10.3 | -0.4 | -1.3 |
| Retail trade | 1,974.1 | 1,988.7 | 1,984.3 | -4.4 | 10.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 881.5 | 879.7 | 879.3 | -0.4 | -2.2 | -0.0 | -0.2 |
| Information and cultural industries | 348.0 | 355.1 | 350.0 | -5.0 | 2.0 | -1.4 | 0.6 |
| Finance and insurance | 859.7 | 863.7 | 866.1 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 296.1 | 294.8 | 293.5 | -1.4 | -2.7 | -0.5 | -0.9 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,230.0 | 1,229.5 | 1,228.5 | -1.0 | -1.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 121.5 | 121.9 | 121.1 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -0.3 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 824.3 | 831.4 | 829.6 | -1.8 | 5.3 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Educational services | 1,489.8 | 1,469.0 | 1,470.5 | 1.5 | -19.3 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,471.1 | 2,534.1 | 2,536.2 | 2.0 | 65.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 328.2 | 329.7 | 330.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,298.7 | 1,303.8 | 1,297.0 | -6.8 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 574.7 | 581.4 | 579.9 | -1.5 | 5.2 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| Public administration | 1,316.6 | 1,354.4 | 1,332.1 | -22.3 | 15.5 | -1.6 | 1.2 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 220.8 | 224.5 | 224.7 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 77.2 | 78.7 | 77.9 | -0.8 | 0.7 | -1.0 | 1.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 464.3 | 468.5 | 469.5 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| New Brunswick | 366.1 | 374.0 | 370.9 | -3.1 | 4.8 | -0.8 | 1.3 |
| Quebec | 4,084.2 | 4,079.6 | 4,090.1 | 10.5 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Ontario | 7,090.6 | 7,102.3 | 7,058.7 | -43.7 | -31.9 | -0.6 | -0.5 |
| Manitoba | 643.2 | 654.2 | 654.4 | 0.2 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
| Saskatchewan | 528.5 | 539.6 | 536.2 | -3.4 | 7.8 | -0.6 | 1.5 |
| Alberta | 2,192.8 | 2,234.2 | 2,229.6 | -4.6 | 36.8 | -0.2 | 1.7 |
| British Columbia | 2,568.3 | 2,584.4 | 2,578.0 | -6.3 | 9.7 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Yukon | 25.6 | 26.7 | 27.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 5.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Nunavut | 22.2 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 7.5 |
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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