Table 2 
Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS1) – Seasonally adjusted 

Employment by class of worker and industry (based on NAICS) – Seasonally adjusted
  March
2016
April
2016
Standard error2 March to April 2016 April 2015 to April 2016 March to April 2016 April 2015 to April 2016
  thousandsthousandsthousands change in thousandschange in thousands % change% change
Class of worker              
Employees 15,265.8 15,288.6 36.5 22.8 121.9 0.1 0.8
Self-employed 2,777.7 2,752.8 26.2 -24.9 22.2 -0.9 0.8
Public/private sector employees              
Public 3,598.0 3,606.4 21.1 8.4 17.1 0.2 0.5
Private 11,667.8 11,682.2 36.6 14.4 104.8 0.1 0.9
All industries 18,043.5 18,041.4 29.5 -2.1 144.0 0.0 0.8
Goods-producing sector 3,869.4 3,832.3 17.0 -37.1 -27.5 -1.0 -0.7
Agriculture 294.7 287.7 5.6 -7.0 -9.4 -2.4 -3.2
Natural resources3 342.3 334.5 5.5 -7.8 -22.8 -2.3 -6.4
Utilities 139.6 139.4 2.6 -0.2 1.5 -0.1 1.1
Construction 1,392.5 1,386.8 11.6 -5.7 18.9 -0.4 1.4
Manufacturing 1,700.4 1,683.9 10.8 -16.5 -15.7 -1.0 -0.9
Services-producing sector 14,174.1 14,209.1 28.0 35.0 171.6 0.2 1.2
Trade 2,745.7 2,772.5 14.7 26.8 46.5 1.0 1.7
Transportation and warehousing 903.5 903.9 8.4 0.4 -18.1 0.0 -2.0
Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 1,115.7 1,120.2 8.8 4.5 21.1 0.4 1.9
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,399.8 1,404.5 10.9 4.7 53.9 0.3 4.0
Business, building and other support services 774.9 758.9 10.4 -16.0 -0.1 -2.1 0.0
Educational services 1,265.0 1,260.8 10.4 -4.2 -24.6 -0.3 -1.9
Health care and social assistance 2,347.7 2,344.1 11.5 -3.6 72.7 -0.2 3.2
Information, culture and recreation 760.6 767.0 10.0 6.4 24.9 0.8 3.4
Accommodation and food services 1,192.1 1,214.0 11.9 21.9 -6.9 1.8 -0.6
Other services 766.4 754.5 8.1 -11.9 -11.9 -1.6 -1.6
Public administration 902.6 908.7 7.1 6.1 14.1 0.7 1.6
Note(s):
The sum of individual categories may not always add up to the total as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 282-0088 and 282-0089.
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