Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry, seasonally adjusted
| August 2026 |
September 2026 |
Standard error1 | August to September 2026 | September 2025 to September 2026 | August to September 2026 | September 2025 to September 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | thousands | thousands | change in thousands | change in thousands | % change | % change | |
| Class of worker | |||||||
| Employees | 18,409.7 | 18,363.9 | 36.8 | -45.8 | 44.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 |
| Public sector employees | 4,517.9 | 4,447.9 | 19.8 | -70.0 | -118.7 | -1.5 | -2.6 |
| Private sector employees | 13,891.9 | 13,916.0 | 35.7 | 24.1 | 163.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Self-employed | 2,763.4 | 2,740.9 | 22.8 | -22.5 | 50.5 | -0.8 | 1.9 |
| Total employed, all industries | 21,173.1 | 21,104.8 | 33.2 | -68.3 | 94.9 | -0.3 | 0.5 |
| Goods-producing sector | 4,197.8 | 4,181.8 | 19.1 | -16.0 | -26.9 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| Agriculture | 215.2 | 216.8 | 5.4 | 1.6 | -13.9 | 0.7 | -6.0 |
| Natural resources2 | 331.4 | 327.9 | 5.6 | -3.5 | -10.1 | -1.1 | -3.0 |
| Utilities | 156.6 | 156.1 | 3.4 | -0.5 | -9.9 | -0.3 | -6.0 |
| Construction | 1,647.5 | 1,646.8 | 13.1 | -0.7 | 20.0 | -0.0 | 1.2 |
| Manufacturing | 1,847.0 | 1,834.3 | 12.5 | -12.7 | -12.9 | -0.7 | -0.7 |
| Services-producing sector | 16,975.3 | 16,923.0 | 32.6 | -52.3 | 121.8 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 2,954.3 | 2,944.7 | 16.8 | -9.6 | -46.9 | -0.3 | -1.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,120.4 | 1,119.2 | 11.1 | -1.2 | 52.8 | -0.1 | 5.0 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing | 1,482.5 | 1,478.6 | 11.1 | -3.9 | -25.7 | -0.3 | -1.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 2,026.8 | 2,037.4 | 14.0 | 10.6 | 29.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Business, building and other support services | 687.3 | 693.4 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 19.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| Educational services | 1,575.1 | 1,539.8 | 13.0 | -35.3 | -67.4 | -2.2 | -4.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 3,015.9 | 2,992.8 | 14.4 | -23.1 | 93.0 | -0.8 | 3.2 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 890.1 | 879.1 | 12.2 | -11.0 | 43.3 | -1.2 | 5.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,193.9 | 1,194.9 | 12.8 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 797.0 | 814.0 | 9.9 | 17.0 | 32.2 | 2.1 | 4.1 |
| Public administration | 1,231.9 | 1,229.1 | 8.8 | -2.8 | -18.8 | -0.2 | -1.5 |
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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