Table 6 
Employment by province and industry, seasonally adjusted 

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Employment by province 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
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Newfoundland and Labrador              
Total employed, all industries 245.0 246.8 1.6 1.8 5.8 0.7 2.4
Goods-producing sector 46.5 47.6 1.0 1.1 3.7 2.4 8.4
Agriculture 1.0 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 10.0 22.2
Natural resources2 15.8 15.4 0.6 -0.4 1.6 -2.5 11.6
Utilities 2.5 2.5 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 25.0
Construction 18.8 19.8 0.6 1.0 1.5 5.3 8.2
Manufacturing 8.5 8.8 0.5 0.3 -0.1 3.5 -1.1
Services-producing sector  198.5 199.2 1.4 0.7 2.1 0.4 1.1
Wholesale and retail trade 39.6 38.6 0.8 -1.0 0.3 -2.5 0.8
Transportation and warehousing 12.3 12.9 0.5 0.6 0.7 4.9 5.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 7.8 7.9 0.3 0.1 -0.7 1.3 -8.1
Professional, scientific and technical services 12.1 12.2 0.4 0.1 -0.2 0.8 -1.6
Business, building and other support services 5.9 5.8 0.4 -0.1 -1.7 -1.7 -22.7
Educational services 18.5 18.6 0.5 0.1 -0.6 0.5 -3.1
Health care and social assistance 47.8 48.6 0.7 0.8 1.6 1.7 3.4
Information, culture and recreation 7.4 6.5 0.5 -0.9 -0.9 -12.2 -12.2
Accommodation and food services 14.3 14.2 0.6 -0.1 0.8 -0.7 6.0
Other services (except public administration) 10.8 10.5 0.4 -0.3 1.0 -2.8 10.5
Public administration 22.0 23.4 0.5 1.4 1.8 6.4 8.3
Prince Edward Island              
Total employed, all industries 95.6 96.6 0.9 1.0 3.5 1.0 3.8
Goods-producing sector 21.9 21.6 0.6 -0.3 -0.8 -1.4 -3.6
Agriculture 3.1 3.1 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0 -6.1
Natural resources2 1.9 2.0 0.3 0.1 -0.1 5.3 -4.8
Utilities 0.6 0.5 0.1 -0.1 x -16.7 x
Construction 9.1 9.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 2.2
Manufacturing 7.2 6.9 0.3 -0.3 -1.1 -4.2 -13.8
Services-producing sector  73.7 75.0 0.8 1.3 4.3 1.8 6.1
Wholesale and retail trade 13.1 13.3 0.4 0.2 1.7 1.5 14.7
Transportation and warehousing 2.1 2.1 0.2 0.0 -0.1 0.0 -4.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 4.4 4.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 2.3 4.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 4.9 4.9 0.3 0.0 -0.5 0.0 -9.3
Business, building and other support services 1.7 2.0 0.2 0.3 -0.5 17.6 -20.0
Educational services 7.1 7.6 0.3 0.5 1.4 7.0 22.6
Health care and social assistance 16.6 16.5 0.4 -0.1 0.3 -0.6 1.9
Information, culture and recreation 2.5 2.9 0.3 0.4 0.1 16.0 3.6
Accommodation and food services 7.7 7.6 0.4 -0.1 1.1 -1.3 16.9
Other services (except public administration) 3.0 2.9 0.2 -0.1 0.1 -3.3 3.6
Public administration 10.7 10.6 0.3 -0.1 0.4 -0.9 3.9
Nova Scotia              
Total employed, all industries 540.5 540.7 2.9 0.2 16.1 0.0 3.1
Goods-producing sector 99.2 99.3 1.7 0.1 -1.3 0.1 -1.3
Agriculture 3.1 3.5 0.4 0.4 0.0 12.9 0.0
Natural resources2 10.5 10.3 0.8 -0.2 -0.9 -1.9 -8.0
Utilities 4.4 4.1 0.3 -0.3 -0.5 -6.8 -10.9
Construction 44.5 45.8 1.1 1.3 1.0 2.9 2.2
Manufacturing 36.6 35.7 1.0 -0.9 -0.7 -2.5 -1.9
Services-producing sector  441.2 441.4 2.7 0.2 17.4 0.0 4.1
Wholesale and retail trade 77.0 79.4 1.5 2.4 2.2 3.1 2.8
Transportation and warehousing 29.4 25.0 0.9 -4.4 1.7 -15.0 7.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 30.7 31.0 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.0 1.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 42.5 42.1 1.0 -0.4 3.4 -0.9 8.8
Business, building and other support services 18.0 19.6 0.9 1.6 1.8 8.9 10.1
Educational services 44.7 44.1 1.0 -0.6 4.4 -1.3 11.1
Health care and social assistance 87.6 90.5 1.3 2.9 4.2 3.3 4.9
Information, culture and recreation 18.7 16.9 0.9 -1.8 -2.5 -9.6 -12.9
Accommodation and food services 31.8 31.8 1.1 0.0 0.4 0.0 1.3
Other services (except public administration) 23.7 23.3 0.8 -0.4 2.4 -1.7 11.5
Public administration 37.2 37.8 0.8 0.6 -0.9 1.6 -2.3
New Brunswick              
Total employed, all industries 408.6 407.9 2.1 -0.7 2.1 -0.2 0.5
Goods-producing sector 79.5 81.4 1.4 1.9 -2.0 2.4 -2.4
Agriculture 4.2 4.2 0.4 0.0 -1.8 0.0 -30.0
Natural resources2 6.3 7.2 0.5 0.9 -0.7 14.3 -8.9
Utilities 4.6 4.6 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 4.5
Construction 31.1 32.3 0.9 1.2 0.5 3.9 1.6
Manufacturing 33.3 33.1 0.9 -0.2 -0.2 -0.6 -0.6
Services-producing sector  329.1 326.5 2.0 -2.6 4.0 -0.8 1.2
Wholesale and retail trade 60.5 62.1 1.0 1.6 3.3 2.6 5.6
Transportation and warehousing 19.6 19.5 0.7 -0.1 1.4 -0.5 7.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 21.2 20.5 0.6 -0.7 0.4 -3.3 2.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 22.5 22.5 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.0 2.7
Business, building and other support services 13.0 13.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 5.4 4.6
Educational services 37.2 34.1 0.8 -3.1 -0.4 -8.3 -1.2
Health care and social assistance 69.8 70.2 0.9 0.4 1.3 0.6 1.9
Information, culture and recreation 13.3 12.7 0.6 -0.6 0.9 -4.5 7.6
Accommodation and food services 22.1 21.7 0.8 -0.4 -0.3 -1.8 -1.4
Other services (except public administration) 13.9 14.5 0.6 0.6 -0.9 4.3 -5.8
Public administration 35.9 35.0 0.7 -0.9 -2.9 -2.5 -7.7
Quebec              
Total employed, all industries 4,588.7 4,539.3 17.1 -49.4 -94.6 -1.1 -2.0
Goods-producing sector 913.9 913.2 9.8 -0.7 -37.2 -0.1 -3.9
Agriculture 43.8 42.0 2.4 -1.8 -8.3 -4.1 -16.5
Natural resources2 44.5 45.0 2.2 0.5 2.2 1.1 5.1
Utilities 37.7 36.1 1.3 -1.6 -0.5 -4.2 -1.4
Construction 303.3 302.6 6.5 -0.7 -15.6 -0.2 -4.9
Manufacturing 484.5 487.4 7.0 2.9 -15.1 0.6 -3.0
Services-producing sector  3,674.8 3,626.1 16.6 -48.7 -57.4 -1.3 -1.6
Wholesale and retail trade 643.6 636.9 8.5 -6.7 -33.1 -1.0 -4.9
Transportation and warehousing 220.8 218.5 5.2 -2.3 -4.7 -1.0 -2.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 283.5 276.3 5.2 -7.2 -22.9 -2.5 -7.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 401.4 408.7 6.5 7.3 22.9 1.8 5.9
Business, building and other support services 157.1 148.7 5.2 -8.4 2.4 -5.3 1.6
Educational services 396.9 359.4 6.4 -37.5 -27.1 -9.4 -7.0
Health care and social assistance 649.8 641.1 7.3 -8.7 -35.2 -1.3 -5.2
Information, culture and recreation 182.3 179.4 6.2 -2.9 -6.0 -1.6 -3.2
Accommodation and food services 271.8 285.0 6.4 13.2 42.9 4.9 17.7
Other services (except public administration) 176.9 181.0 5.1 4.1 10.9 2.3 6.4
Public administration 290.8 291.0 4.2 0.2 -7.5 0.1 -2.5
Ontario              
Total employed, all industries 8,306.5 8,286.5 21.3 -20.0 86.3 -0.2 1.1
Goods-producing sector 1,567.8 1,575.5 11.7 7.7 4.5 0.5 0.3
Agriculture 58.2 61.4 3.1 3.2 -2.3 5.5 -3.6
Natural resources2 48.4 47.5 2.0 -0.9 2.8 -1.9 6.3
Utilities 60.8 61.3 2.2 0.5 -3.0 0.8 -4.7
Construction 572.7 583.5 7.6 10.8 10.1 1.9 1.8
Manufacturing 827.7 821.8 8.5 -5.9 -3.2 -0.7 -0.4
Services-producing sector  6,738.7 6,711.0 21.0 -27.7 81.9 -0.4 1.2
Wholesale and retail trade 1,137.4 1,125.1 10.6 -12.3 -26.3 -1.1 -2.3
Transportation and warehousing 451.9 454.0 7.2 2.1 34.8 0.5 8.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 729.2 732.8 7.9 3.6 10.0 0.5 1.4
Professional, scientific and technical services 926.9 914.7 9.7 -12.2 3.7 -1.3 0.4
Business, building and other support services 290.2 281.2 6.9 -9.0 7.1 -3.1 2.6
Educational services 562.4 572.2 8.2 9.8 -19.0 1.7 -3.2
Health care and social assistance 1,068.8 1,067.4 8.9 -1.4 46.2 -0.1 4.5
Information, culture and recreation 379.6 369.6 8.0 -10.0 24.2 -2.6 7.0
Accommodation and food services 437.6 429.1 7.8 -8.5 -11.5 -1.9 -2.6
Other services (except public administration) 295.7 302.2 6.2 6.5 10.8 2.2 3.7
Public administration 459.1 462.9 6.2 3.8 2.0 0.8 0.4
Manitoba              
Total employed, all industries 756.1 751.7 3.5 -4.4 12.3 -0.6 1.7
Goods-producing sector 169.7 168.7 2.2 -1.0 8.2 -0.6 5.1
Agriculture 15.2 16.3 0.8 1.1 1.4 7.2 9.4
Natural resources2 4.8 5.1 0.5 0.3 -1.3 6.3 -20.3
Utilities 7.5 7.2 0.5 -0.3 -0.7 -4.0 -8.9
Construction 69.2 67.1 1.6 -2.1 5.6 -3.0 9.1
Manufacturing 73.0 73.1 1.4 0.1 3.3 0.1 4.7
Services-producing sector  586.4 583.0 3.5 -3.4 4.1 -0.6 0.7
Wholesale and retail trade 101.6 101.7 1.8 0.1 3.4 0.1 3.5
Transportation and warehousing 43.9 43.6 1.2 -0.3 0.3 -0.7 0.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 47.3 44.8 1.2 -2.5 -3.7 -5.3 -7.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 38.3 41.0 1.2 2.7 1.2 7.0 3.0
Business, building and other support services 20.0 20.8 1.2 0.8 -0.9 4.0 -4.1
Educational services 63.3 59.4 1.6 -3.9 -3.6 -6.2 -5.7
Health care and social assistance 129.7 129.4 1.8 -0.3 3.3 -0.2 2.6
Information, culture and recreation 26.8 25.9 1.2 -0.9 -0.3 -3.4 -1.1
Accommodation and food services 43.3 43.8 1.5 0.5 1.7 1.2 4.0
Other services (except public administration) 30.1 31.1 1.1 1.0 2.3 3.3 8.0
Public administration 42.2 41.6 0.9 -0.6 0.4 -1.4 1.0
Saskatchewan              
Total employed, all industries 621.8 622.1 2.9 0.3 2.3 0.0 0.4
Goods-producing sector 145.0 144.2 1.9 -0.8 10.6 -0.6 7.9
Agriculture 29.0 28.4 0.9 -0.6 -0.2 -2.1 -0.7
Natural resources2 24.7 24.0 0.8 -0.7 0.4 -2.8 1.7
Utilities 6.2 6.7 0.4 0.5 -0.8 8.1 -10.7
Construction 53.3 52.6 1.3 -0.7 5.7 -1.3 12.2
Manufacturing 31.9 32.4 0.9 0.5 5.4 1.6 20.0
Services-producing sector  476.7 477.9 2.8 1.2 -8.3 0.3 -1.7
Wholesale and retail trade 93.6 92.9 1.6 -0.7 -6.5 -0.7 -6.5
Transportation and warehousing 26.7 27.2 1.0 0.5 -0.3 1.9 -1.1
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 33.0 32.2 0.9 -0.8 3.2 -2.4 11.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 30.5 30.2 1.0 -0.3 -3.8 -1.0 -11.2
Business, building and other support services 14.3 13.0 0.9 -1.3 -0.8 -9.1 -5.8
Educational services 49.8 49.3 1.2 -0.5 -5.0 -1.0 -9.2
Health care and social assistance 107.3 108.0 1.4 0.7 4.5 0.7 4.3
Information, culture and recreation 21.5 22.0 1.0 0.5 0.6 2.3 2.8
Accommodation and food services 35.1 36.7 1.1 1.6 3.2 4.6 9.6
Other services (except public administration) 27.3 28.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 2.6 2.2
Public administration 37.6 38.2 0.9 0.6 -4.1 1.6 -9.7
Alberta              
Total employed, all industries 2,661.1 2,684.2 13.0 23.1 75.7 0.9 2.9
Goods-producing sector 624.3 616.0 8.2 -8.3 3.6 -1.3 0.6
Agriculture 38.8 36.9 2.7 -1.9 -3.9 -4.9 -9.6
Natural resources2 138.9 133.8 3.9 -5.1 -9.8 -3.7 -6.8
Utilities 17.6 19.2 1.6 1.6 -5.7 9.1 -22.9
Construction 275.1 273.3 6.1 -1.8 17.6 -0.7 6.9
Manufacturing 153.9 152.8 4.1 -1.1 5.4 -0.7 3.7
Services-producing sector  2,036.8 2,068.1 12.8 31.3 72.0 1.5 3.6
Wholesale and retail trade 381.8 387.8 7.0 6.0 34.0 1.6 9.6
Transportation and warehousing 153.5 156.9 4.5 3.4 8.0 2.2 5.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 148.8 150.2 3.7 1.4 3.4 0.9 2.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 238.9 255.3 4.9 16.4 5.8 6.9 2.3
Business, building and other support services 81.7 95.9 4.1 14.2 11.0 17.4 13.0
Educational services 168.1 170.0 5.4 1.9 -16.9 1.1 -9.0
Health care and social assistance 392.1 381.5 5.5 -10.6 34.2 -2.7 9.8
Information, culture and recreation 96.1 96.8 4.4 0.7 11.6 0.7 13.6
Accommodation and food services 139.3 139.4 5.3 0.1 -14.3 0.1 -9.3
Other services (except public administration) 100.2 103.0 4.0 2.8 4.1 2.8 4.1
Public administration 136.4 131.4 3.2 -5.0 -8.8 -3.7 -6.3
British Columbia              
Total employed, all industries 2,949.2 2,929.0 12.1 -20.2 -14.6 -0.7 -0.5
Goods-producing sector 529.9 514.2 6.8 -15.7 -16.3 -3.0 -3.1
Agriculture 18.7 20.0 1.8 1.3 1.1 7.0 5.8
Natural resources2 35.6 37.4 2.1 1.8 -4.4 5.1 -10.5
Utilities 14.8 13.9 1.0 -0.9 0.2 -6.1 1.5
Construction 270.5 260.7 5.3 -9.8 -6.6 -3.6 -2.5
Manufacturing 190.4 182.3 3.8 -8.1 -6.5 -4.3 -3.4
Services-producing sector  2,419.4 2,414.8 12.1 -4.6 1.7 -0.2 0.1
Wholesale and retail trade 406.1 406.8 6.3 0.7 -26.0 0.2 -6.0
Transportation and warehousing 160.3 159.5 4.3 -0.8 11.1 -0.5 7.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and leasing 176.7 178.3 3.8 1.6 -16.2 0.9 -8.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 308.7 305.9 5.2 -2.8 -3.2 -0.9 -1.0
Business, building and other support services 85.4 92.7 3.5 7.3 0.1 8.5 0.1
Educational services 227.3 225.1 5.0 -2.2 -0.6 -1.0 -0.3
Health care and social assistance 446.4 439.6 5.7 -6.8 32.6 -1.5 8.0
Information, culture and recreation 142.0 146.5 4.7 4.5 15.7 3.2 12.0
Accommodation and food services 190.9 185.6 5.1 -5.3 -13.5 -2.8 -6.8
Other services (except public administration) 115.5 117.6 3.7 2.1 1.0 1.8 0.9
Public administration 159.9 157.1 2.9 -2.8 0.8 -1.8 0.5
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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
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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