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Canada Data: Labor Force Survey - Employment by Industry>

Release for:                  December 2018
Source: Statistics Canada
Units in thousands except for rates
Seasonally adjusted                                             Lvl
                                              Dec-18  Nov-18    chg   % chg
                                                                m/m     m/m
Class of workers
Employees                                    15895.2 15932.3   -37.1    -0.2
Public sector employees                       3773.1  3790.2   -17.1    -0.5
Private sector employees                     12122.1 12142.1   -20.0    -0.2
Self-employed                                 2913.2  2866.8    46.4     1.6
Total employed, all industries               18808.4 18799.1     9.3     0.0
Goods-producing sector                        3971.6  3949.0    22.6     0.6
Agriculture                                    283.7   282.3     1.4     0.5
Natural resources                              344.0   340.2     3.8     1.1
Utilities                                      148.7   153.0    -4.3    -2.8
Construction                                  1455.8  1458.2    -2.4    -0.2
Manufacturing                                 1739.3  1715.4    23.9     1.4
Services-producing sector                    14836.8 14850.1   -13.3    -0.1
Wholesale and retail trade                    2774.1  2800.2   -26.1    -0.9
Transportation and warehousing                1026.5  1011.8    14.7     1.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental and   1165.9  1170.3    -4.4    -0.4
Professional, scientific and technical servi  1489.0  1491.7    -2.7    -0.2
Business, building and other support service   814.8   806.4     8.4     1.0
Educational services                          1340.6  1339.4     1.2     0.1
Health care and social assistance             2455.8  2444.9    10.9     0.4
Information, culture and recreation            759.7   766.7    -7.0    -0.9
Accommodation and food services               1246.6  1243.3     3.3     0.3
Other services (except public administration   805.7   800.6     5.1     0.6
Public administration                          958.2   974.7   -16.5    -1.7
Level and percentage changes calculated by MNI
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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