Trends in employment and wages, 2002 to 2007 - ARCHIVED
Articles and reports: 75-001-X200810913216
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In 2007, the proportion of employed people in Canada was at its highest level in at least three decades, while the national unemployment rate sank to a 33-year low of 5.8%. However, manufacturing employment in Canada, as in the United States, has been on a downward trend. Between 2002 and 2007 employment rates increased the most in the highest-paying industries and occupations. On the other hand, some job losses were experienced by machine operators and assembly workers. Retail trade had been the largest creator of new jobs but was surpassed in 2007 by construction, and health care and social assistance.
Issue Number: 2008109
Main Product: Perspectives on Labour and Income
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Keywords
- Construction work
- Earnings
- Employment
- Employment benefits
- Employment growth
- Flexible working arrangements
- Health professionals
- Job departures
- Job satisfaction
- Jobs
- Labour supply
- Management
- Manufacturing industries
- Medical specialists
- Occupations
- On-the-job training
- Salaries and wages
- Service sector
- Social work
- Trade contractors
- Work-life balance
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