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Employment by major industry groups, seasonally adjusted, by province (monthly)
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| January 2011 | December 2011 | January 2012 | December 2011 to January 2012 | January 2011 to January 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| employment (thousands) | % change | ||||
| Canada - All industries | 17,227.9 | 17,354.7 | 17,357.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,810.9 | 3,793.9 | 3,803.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Agriculture | 311.2 | 306.3 | 308.8 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas1 | 331.1 | 355.3 | 359.2 | 1.1 | 8.5 |
| Utilities | 146.3 | 133.8 | 140.2 | 4.8 | -4.2 |
| Construction | 1,234.6 | 1,264.9 | 1,251.2 | -1.1 | 1.3 |
| Manufacturing | 1,787.6 | 1,733.6 | 1,743.7 | 0.6 | -2.5 |
| Services-producing sector | 13,417.0 | 13,560.8 | 13,553.8 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Trade | 2,678.3 | 2,662.1 | 2,674.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 834.5 | 849.5 | 852.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 1,078.8 | 1,052.3 | 1,029.1 | -2.2 | -4.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,284.6 | 1,352.3 | 1,307.5 | -3.3 | 1.8 |
| Business, building and other support services2 | 694.1 | 661.0 | 667.8 | 1.0 | -3.8 |
| Educational services | 1,217.2 | 1,220.3 | 1,243.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,070.7 | 2,111.8 | 2,102.3 | -0.4 | 1.5 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 782.1 | 772.6 | 791.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,030.6 | 1,120.3 | 1,112.3 | -0.7 | 7.9 |
| Other services | 754.8 | 782.7 | 796.4 | 1.8 | 5.5 |
| Public administration | 991.3 | 975.9 | 977.1 | 0.1 | -1.4 |
| 1. Also referred to as Natural resources. 2. Formerly Management of companies, administrative and other support services. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0088. Last modified: 2012-02-03. | |||||
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