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Self-employment and public sector jobs by province

Self-employed workers and public sector employees as a share of total employment (derived from Labour Force Survey annual counts), with total employment in thousands. Territories are not covered.

Reference period
2025
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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0027-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
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Self-employment and public sector jobs by province: Self-employed (% of employment, derived)10 areas ranked by Self-employed (% of employment, derived). Highest: British Columbia (15.4); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (7.3); national value 12.9.British ColumbiaBritish Columbia: 15.415.4SaskatchewanSaskatchewan: 13.613.6AlbertaAlberta: 13.613.6OntarioOntario: 13.513.5Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward Island: 11.311.3QuebecQuebec: 11.011.0ManitobaManitoba: 10.910.9Nova ScotiaNova Scotia: 10.410.4New BrunswickNew Brunswick: 9.59.5Newfoundland and LabradorNewfoundland and Labrador: 7.37.3National 12.9
Self-employment and public sector jobs by province: Self-employed (% of employment, derived)10 areas ranked by Self-employed (% of employment, derived). Highest: British Columbia (15.4); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (7.3); national value 12.9.British ColumbiaBritish Columbia: 15.415.4SaskatchewanSaskatchewan: 13.613.6AlbertaAlberta: 13.613.6OntarioOntario: 13.513.5Prince Edward Isl…Prince Edward Island: 11.311.3QuebecQuebec: 11.011.0ManitobaManitoba: 10.910.9Nova ScotiaNova Scotia: 10.410.4New BrunswickNew Brunswick: 9.59.5Newfoundland and …Newfoundland and Labrador: 7.37.3National 12.9
Self-employed (% of employment, derived), 2025, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Self-employed (% of employment, derived). Highest: British Columbia (15.4); lowest: Newfoundland and Labrador (7.3); national value 12.9. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada.

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Canada12.921.665.521,028.7
Newfoundland and Labrador7.330.562.2244.8
Prince Edward Island11.329.65993.5
Nova Scotia10.426.762.9523.5
New Brunswick9.52862.5405.2
Quebec1124.164.84,644.8
Ontario13.519.766.88,227
Manitoba10.925.463.7736.2
Saskatchewan13.62858.4617.4
Alberta13.618.567.92,590.1
British Columbia15.420.863.82,946.2

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 14-10-0027-01: Employment by class of worker, annual. Reference period: 2025.

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Table 14-10-0027-01
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Self-employment and public sector jobs by province
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2026-10-29
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