Canada: private sector employment growth by province

This statistic shows the net employment growth rate in the private sector in Canada in 2019, distinguished by province and the territories. In 2019, private sector employment in Alberta grew by 1.1 percent.

Annual net employment growth rate in the private sector in Canada in 2019, by province

Province	Net employment growth
Newfoundland and Labrador	3.8%
Quebec	3.3%
Nova Scotia	2.6%
New Brunswick	2.6%
Manitoba	2.6%
British Columbia	2.5%
Prince Edward Island	2.3%
Ontario	2.3%
Saskatchewan	1.5%
Alberta	1.1%
Territories	-39.6%

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Release date

January 2022

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

Net employment growth is the difference between gross employment creation and gross employment destruction.
The private sector covers all industrial sectors except utilities, educational services, health care and social assistance, and public administration. It includes unclassified businesses
Unclassified businesses are those for which the industrial classification has yet to be determined.