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Perspectives on labour and income
Summer 2001
The feature article in the summer issue of Perspectives on labour and income, "Working with computers," looks at the extent of computer use by Canadian workers, examining which workers are most likely to use a computer at their job, how often they use it, what they do with it and how they learned their computing skills. The study shows that, in the last decade, computer use has doubled among workers; almost 6 in 10 now use a computer at their job, and 78% use one daily.
The second article in this issue profiles repeat users of Employment Insurance, while another analyses which people were most likely to have had low income for several years. An update of trends in part-time work and an analysis of pension coverage and retirement savings complete the set of articles this quarter. Rounding out this issue is a fact sheet on gambling. These brief updates, begun this issue, will highlight recent statistics and trends on several popular themes, including gambling, work absences, unionization and age of retirement. The gambling fact sheet shows that net revenue from government-run lotteries, video lottery terminals and casinos rose from $2.7 billion in 1992 to $9.0 billion in 2000.
The Summer 2001 issue of Perspectives on labour and income, Volume 13, number 2 (75-001-XPE, $18/$58) is now available.
For more information, contact Henry Pold (613-951-4608; henry.pold@statcan.gc.ca), Labour and Household Surveys Analysis Division.
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