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Employment, health care and social assistance, by province and territory

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Employment, health care and social assistance, by province and territory
  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  employees1 (thousands)
Canada 1,446.7 1,484.6 1,528.0 1,581.2 1,618.4
Newfoundland and Labrador 27.4 28.9 29.9 30.5 30.9
Prince Edward Island 8.4 8.7 8.7 9.1 9.3
Nova Scotia 51.1 52.2 53.8 56.7 57.2
New Brunswick 36.6 37.5 38.7 40.6 42.0
Quebec 362.6 368.8 374.2 383.5 389.0
Ontario 526.7 539.7 559.2 579.0 592.6
Manitoba 72.4 75.7 76.8 77.9 78.8
Saskatchewan 53.0 53.0 54.1 56.0 57.2
Alberta 117.6 124.5 130.8 137.3 141.3
British Columbia 188.7 193.4 199.3 207.6 217.0
Yukon 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1
Northwest Territories 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.3 x
Nunavut 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 x

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