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| January 2011 | December 2011 | January 2012 | December 2011 to January 2012 | January 2011 to January 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| employment (thousands) | % change | ||||
| New Brunswick - All industries | 353.3 | 354.5 | 355.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Goods-producing sector | 83.8 | 76.9 | 78.8 | 2.5 | -6.0 |
| Agriculture | 5.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 10.5 | -28.8 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas1 | 12.1 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 8.9 | -9.1 |
| Utilities | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | -4.3 | 15.8 |
| Construction | 29.7 | 28.1 | 28.9 | 2.8 | -2.7 |
| Manufacturing | 32.3 | 30.4 | 30.3 | -0.3 | -6.2 |
| Services-producing sector | 269.5 | 277.6 | 276.4 | -0.4 | 2.6 |
| Trade | 51.9 | 56.6 | 56.2 | -0.7 | 8.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 19.1 | 15.8 | 16.5 | 4.4 | -13.6 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 17.7 | 16.4 | 15.5 | -5.5 | -12.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 16.4 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 1.9 | -3.0 |
| Business, building and other support services2 | 16.1 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Educational services | 24.0 | 26.4 | 25.9 | -1.9 | 7.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 50.0 | 51.6 | 51.4 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 11.6 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 12.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 20.0 | 23.8 | 22.3 | -6.3 | 11.5 |
| Other services | 16.0 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 5.4 | -1.9 |
| Public administration | 26.8 | 27.6 | 26.7 | -3.3 | -0.4 |
| 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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