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Canada Data: Labor Force Survey - Employment by Industry>

Release for:                  October 2018
Source: Statistics Canada
Units in thousands except for rates
Seasonally adjusted                                             Lvl
                                              Oct-18  Sep-18    chg   % chg
                                                                m/m     m/m
Class of workers
Employees                                    15845.4 15856.0   -10.6    -0.1
Public sector employees                       3781.9  3812.7   -30.8    -0.8
Private sector employees                     12063.5 12043.2    20.3     0.2
Self-employed                                 2859.6  2837.8    21.8     0.8
Total employed, all industries               18705.0 18693.8    11.2     0.1
Goods-producing sector                        3922.1  3934.1   -12.0    -0.3
Agriculture                                    275.2   277.5    -2.3    -0.8
Natural resources                              338.1   345.2    -7.1    -2.1
Utilities                                      150.6   151.5    -0.9    -0.6
Construction                                  1443.4  1446.8    -3.4    -0.2
Manufacturing                                 1714.8  1713.1     1.7     0.1
Services-producing sector                    14782.9 14759.7    23.2     0.2
Wholesale and retail trade                    2797.3  2778.0    19.3     0.7
Transportation and warehousing                1002.8   997.2     5.6     0.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and   1174.8  1189.3   -14.5    -1.2
Professional, scientific and technical servi  1465.7  1458.8     6.9     0.5
Business, building and other support service   791.8   769.8    22.0     2.9
Educational services                          1341.1  1340.3     0.8     0.1
Health care and social assistance             2426.2  2410.9    15.3     0.6
Information, culture and recreation            777.1   782.6    -5.5    -0.7
Accommodation and food services               1236.6  1241.7    -5.1    -0.4
Other services (except public administration   796.0   813.4   -17.4    -2.1
Public administration                          973.7   977.8    -4.1    -0.4
Level and percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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