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===Tertiary sector=== [[Tertiary sector of the economy|Service industries]] accounted for the largest share of GDP, especially financial services, health care and public administration. Other significant industries are mining, oil production and manufacturing. The total labour force in 2018 was 261,400 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410009001&pickMembers%5B0%5D=2.2|title=Labour force characteristics by province, territory and economic region, annual (x 1,000)|website=Statistics Canada|access-date=September 23, 2019|archive-date=January 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103063951/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410009001&pickMembers%5B0%5D=2.2|url-status=live}}</ref> Per capita GDP in 2017 was $62,573, higher than the national average and third only to Alberta and Saskatchewan out of Canadian provinces.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3610022201&pickMembers%5B0%5D=1.2&pickMembers%5B1%5D=2.1|title=Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, provincial and territorial, annual (x 1,000,000)|website=Statistics Canada|access-date=September 23, 2019|archive-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111005607/https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3610022201&pickMembers%5B0%5D=1.2&pickMembers%5B1%5D=2.1|url-status=live}}</ref> Tourism is also a significant contributor to the province's economy. In 2006, nearly 500,000 non-resident tourists visited Newfoundland and Labrador, spending an estimated $366 million.<ref name="econ"/> In 2017, non-resident tourists spent an estimated $575 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Newfoundland and Labrador tourism spending reached $1.13B in 2016|url=https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/newfoundland-and-labrador-tourism-spending-reached-113b-in-2016-187987/|publisher=The Telegram|access-date=September 10, 2019|archive-date=January 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200105191324/https://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/newfoundland-and-labrador-tourism-spending-reached-113b-in-2016-187987/|url-status=live}}</ref> Tourism is most popular throughout the months of June–September, the warmest months of the year with the longest hours of daylight.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Best Time to Visit Newfoundland, Canada for Weather, Safety, & Tourism|url=https://championtraveler.com/dates/best-time-to-visit-newfoundland-ca/|url-status=live|access-date=December 5, 2021|website=[[ChampionTraveler]]|archive-date=December 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205162901/https://championtraveler.com/dates/best-time-to-visit-newfoundland-ca/}}</ref>
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