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Canada Data: Labor Force Survey - Employment by Industry>

Release for:                  August 2018
Source: Statistics Canada
Units in thousands except for rates
Seasonally adjusted                                             Lvl
                                              Aug-18  Jul-18    chg   % chg
                                                                m/m     m/m
Class of workers
Employees                                    15757.8 15826.5   -68.7    -0.4
Public sector employees                       3810.4  3848.4   -38.0    -1.0
Private sector employees                     11947.4 11978.1   -30.7    -0.3
Self-employed                                 2872.8  2855.6    17.2     0.6
Total employed, all industries               18630.5 18682.1   -51.6    -0.3
Goods-producing sector                        3889.2  3919.6   -30.4    -0.8
Agriculture                                    268.2   273.0    -4.8    -1.8
Natural resources                              342.5   345.0    -2.5    -0.7
Utilities                                      149.7   147.2     2.5     1.7
Construction                                  1418.8  1435.2   -16.4    -1.1
Manufacturing                                 1710.0  1719.2    -9.2    -0.5
Services-producing sector                    14741.3 14762.5   -21.2    -0.1
Wholesale and retail trade                    2766.5  2786.1   -19.6    -0.7
Transportation and warehousing                 990.2   984.3     5.9     0.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and   1176.2  1181.9    -5.7    -0.5
Professional, scientific and technical servi  1459.9  1482.0   -22.1    -1.5
Business, building and other support service   780.0   769.6    10.4     1.4
Educational services                          1346.8  1341.4     5.4     0.4
Health care and social assistance             2405.7  2405.8    -0.1     0.0
Information, culture and recreation            799.8   806.8    -7.0    -0.9
Accommodation and food services               1241.0  1233.8     7.2     0.6
Other services (except public administration   809.6   801.8     7.8     1.0
Public administration                          965.7   969.2    -3.5    -0.4
Level and percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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