Table 2
Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS1) – Seasonally adjusted
| July 2012 | August 2012 | July to August 2012 | August 2011 to August 2012 | July to August 2012 | August 2011 to August 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | change in thousands | % change | ||||
| Class of worker | ||||||
| Employees | 14,815.7 | 14,863.0 | 47.3 | 178.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Self-employed | 2,663.6 | 2,650.6 | -13.0 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 |
| Public/private sector employees | ||||||
| Public | 3,595.5 | 3,612.9 | 17.4 | 67.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| Private | 11,220.2 | 11,250.1 | 29.9 | 110.9 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| All industries | 17,479.3 | 17,513.6 | 34.3 | 176.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Goods-producing sector | 3,892.6 | 3,856.2 | -36.4 | 62.2 | -0.9 | 1.6 |
| Agriculture | 306.7 | 306.9 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| Natural resources2 | 364.9 | 373.7 | 8.8 | 56.3 | 2.4 | 17.7 |
| Utilities | 138.5 | 139.8 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| Construction | 1,279.2 | 1,235.2 | -44.0 | -30.4 | -3.4 | -2.4 |
| Manufacturing | 1,803.3 | 1,800.6 | -2.7 | 24.3 | -0.1 | 1.4 |
| Services-producing sector | 13,586.8 | 13,657.4 | 70.6 | 114.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Trade | 2,606.4 | 2,619.5 | 13.1 | -64.9 | 0.5 | -2.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 836.4 | 873.5 | 37.1 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 1,107.7 | 1,104.3 | -3.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,274.2 | 1,294.2 | 20.0 | -8.5 | 1.6 | -0.7 |
| Business, building and other support services | 698.1 | 717.1 | 19.0 | 43.0 | 2.7 | 6.4 |
| Educational services | 1,308.8 | 1,312.0 | 3.2 | 106.1 | 0.2 | 8.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 2,142.6 | 2,135.4 | -7.2 | 28.5 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 781.8 | 764.6 | -17.2 | -25.4 | -2.2 | -3.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,095.4 | 1,097.9 | 2.5 | -2.9 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Other services | 794.5 | 800.7 | 6.2 | 43.6 | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| Public administration | 940.8 | 938.3 | -2.5 | -24.9 | -0.3 | -2.6 |
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