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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 | ||||
| Quebec - All industries | 3,960.6 | 3,906.0 | 3,915.5 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Goods-producing sector | 862.5 | 823.2 | 821.1 | -0.3 | -4.8 |
| Agriculture | 59.6 | 55.6 | 51.9 | -6.7 | -12.9 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas1 | 32.2 | 37.6 | 37.4 | -0.5 | 16.1 |
| Utilities | 33.1 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 0.0 | -15.1 |
| Construction | 239.4 | 227.4 | 221.1 | -2.8 | -7.6 |
| Manufacturing | 498.2 | 474.5 | 482.6 | 1.7 | -3.1 |
| Services-producing sector | 3,098.1 | 3,082.8 | 3,094.4 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Trade | 632.1 | 635.1 | 641.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 173.2 | 179.2 | 185.9 | 3.7 | 7.3 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 225.4 | 220.3 | 212.2 | -3.7 | -5.9 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 308.2 | 300.6 | 296.2 | -1.5 | -3.9 |
| Business, building and other support services2 | 148.0 | 138.8 | 142.6 | 2.7 | -3.6 |
| Educational services | 273.6 | 280.4 | 285.9 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 516.5 | 491.9 | 489.9 | -0.4 | -5.2 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 168.2 | 155.4 | 168.5 | 8.4 | 0.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 236.8 | 258.7 | 257.9 | -0.3 | 8.9 |
| Other services | 171.2 | 184.7 | 180.3 | -2.4 | 5.3 |
| Public administration | 244.9 | 237.7 | 234.0 | -1.6 | -4.5 |
| 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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