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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 | ||||
| Prince Edward Island - All industries | 70.7 | 73.4 | 72.4 | -1.4 | 2.4 |
| Goods-producing sector | 17.1 | 18.5 | 18.0 | -2.7 | 5.3 |
| Agriculture | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -2.9 | 13.3 |
| Utilities | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -25.0 | -25.0 |
| Construction | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | -5.7 | 0.0 |
| Manufacturing | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | -1.9 | 2.0 |
| Services-producing sector | 53.5 | 55.0 | 54.4 | -1.1 | 1.7 |
| Trade | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 4.3 | -1.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 31.6 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 12.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | -6.7 | 0.0 |
| Business, building and other support services2 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | -8.3 | -18.5 |
| Educational services | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | -5.4 | -14.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 8.6 | 10.1 | 9.9 | -2.0 | 15.1 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | -3.6 | -10.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | -5.2 | 3.8 |
| Other services | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 11.1 | 7.1 |
| Public administration | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | -2.4 | -1.2 |
| 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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