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Canada Data: Labor Force Survey - Employment by Industry>

Release for:                  September 2018
Source: Statistics Canada
Units in thousands except for rates
Seasonally adjusted                                             Lvl
                                              Sep-18  Aug-18    chg   % chg
                                                                m/m     m/m
Class of workers
Employees                                    15856.0 15757.8    98.2     0.6
Public sector employees                       3812.7  3810.4     2.3     0.1
Private sector employees                     12043.2 11947.4    95.8     0.8
Self-employed                                 2837.8  2872.8   -35.0    -1.2
Total employed, all industries               18693.8 18630.5    63.3     0.3
Goods-producing sector                        3934.1  3889.2    44.9     1.2
Agriculture                                    277.5   268.2     9.3     3.5
Natural resources                              345.2   342.5     2.7     0.8
Utilities                                      151.5   149.7     1.8     1.2
Construction                                  1446.8  1418.8    28.0     2.0
Manufacturing                                 1713.1  1710.0     3.1     0.2
Services-producing sector                    14759.7 14741.3    18.4     0.1
Wholesale and retail trade                    2778.0  2766.5    11.5     0.4
Transportation and warehousing                 997.2   990.2     7.0     0.7
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and   1189.3  1176.2    13.1     1.1
Professional, scientific and technical servi  1458.8  1459.9    -1.1    -0.1
Business, building and other support service   769.8   780.0   -10.2    -1.3
Educational services                          1340.3  1346.8    -6.5    -0.5
Health care and social assistance             2410.9  2405.7     5.2     0.2
Information, culture and recreation            782.6   799.8   -17.2    -2.2
Accommodation and food services               1241.7  1241.0     0.7     0.1
Other services (except public administration   813.4   809.6     3.8     0.5
Public administration                          977.8   965.7    12.1     1.3
Level and percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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