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Monday, December 23, 2002
Employment, earnings and hours
October 2002 (preliminary)
In October, average weekly earnings for all employees were estimated at $683.53, up $3.14 (+0.5%) from September. All provinces and territories recorded earnings increases, led by Prince Edward Island (+1.0%) and Quebec (+0.9%).
Compared with October 2001, average weekly earnings were up 2.1%, with strong gains in education (+5.3%), manufacturing (+3.2%) and public administration (+3.2%). The largest decline was in real estate and leasing (-2.0%). Arts and entertainment also recorded a drop (-1.6%).
Average earnings for hourly employees were unchanged at $17.15 per hour in October, unchanged from September but up 0.7% from October 2001. Average weekly hours for hourly employees were up slightly (+0.1 hours) to 31.9 hours per week. Gains in average weekly earnings for hourly employees (+1.9%) since October 2001 were mostly due to gains in paid hours (+1.1%).
Total payroll employment increased substantially in October (+46,500), with the strongest gains in construction (+9,300) and wholesale (+7,200). Health and social services also rose substantially (+6,800), but most employment gains in this industry were due to the end of work stoppages.
Among the provinces, employment growth for the month was strongest in Quebec (+20,800) and Alberta (+5,400). Ontario recorded a modest gain (+5,000), reversing September's decline. All provinces and territories recorded an employment increase in October except for Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
Steady employment growth over the past year has brought job gains since October 2001 to 434,600.
Available on CANSIM: tables 281-0023 to 281-0046.
Information on methods and data quality available in the Integrated Meta Data Base: survey number 2612.
Detailed industry data, data by size of enterprise based on employment, and other labour market indicators will be available in January standard tables in the monthly publication Employment, earnings and hours (72-002-XIB, $24/$240). Annual averages for 2001 are now available through CANSIM and by custom tabulations from Labour Statistics Division.
For general information or to order data, contact Client Services (1-866-873-8788; 613-951-4090; fax: 613-951-2869; labour@statcan.gc.ca). To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Jamie Brunet (613-951-6684), Labour Statistics Division.
| Average weekly earnings for all employees |
| |
October 2001 |
September 2002r |
October 2002p |
September to October 2002 |
October 2001 to October 2002 |
| Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
Seasonally adjusted |
| |
$ |
% change |
| Industrial aggregate |
669.48 |
680.39 |
683.53 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support |
843.61 |
850.35 |
850.40 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
| Mining and oil and gas |
1,156.59 |
1,173.20 |
1,173.35 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
| Utilities |
1,008.63 |
1,026.91 |
1,028.43 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
| Construction |
795.98 |
807.23 |
814.15 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
| Manufacturing |
812.39 |
836.58 |
838.16 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
| Wholesale trade |
777.46 |
774.64 |
779.91 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
| Retail trade |
433.14 |
436.21 |
436.92 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
751.83 |
767.64 |
770.44 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
| Information and cultural industries |
808.35 |
817.22 |
819.79 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
| Finance and insurance |
838.13 |
841.11 |
852.86 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
618.24 |
590.47 |
605.97 |
2.6 |
-2.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
886.30 |
903.45 |
908.04 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
839.79 |
849.10 |
848.58 |
-0.1 |
1.0 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
533.46 |
538.23 |
537.72 |
-0.1 |
0.8 |
| Educational Services |
706.45 |
738.92 |
743.69 |
0.6 |
5.3 |
| Health care and social assistance |
591.53 |
607.85 |
610.04 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
490.38 |
480.26 |
482.36 |
0.4 |
-1.6 |
| Accommodation and food services |
288.57 |
289.41 |
287.63 |
-0.6 |
-0.3 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) |
527.86 |
526.38 |
530.08 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
| Public administration |
760.11 |
783.00 |
784.70 |
0.2 |
3.2 |
| Provinces and territories |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador |
607.49 |
620.29 |
624.42 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
| Prince Edward Island |
525.59 |
534.44 |
539.54 |
1.0 |
2.7 |
| Nova Scotia |
574.62 |
587.82 |
589.86 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
| New Brunswick |
595.86 |
610.27 |
613.73 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
| Quebec |
629.86 |
642.45 |
648.54 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
| Ontario |
716.07 |
726.31 |
729.61 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
| Manitoba |
594.92 |
603.75 |
605.70 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
| Saskatchewan |
600.51 |
611.45 |
612.47 |
0.2 |
2.0 |
| Alberta |
688.38 |
699.88 |
702.89 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
| British Columbia |
665.48 |
673.10 |
675.14 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
| Yukon |
758.92 |
758.94 |
760.36 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Northwest Territories1 |
869.62 |
886.3 |
892.25 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
| Nunavut1 |
776.02 |
809.34 |
810.59 |
0.2 |
4.5 |
| p | Preliminary estimates. |
| r | Revised estimates. |
| 1 | Data not seasonally adjusted. |
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| Number of Employees |
| |
August 2002 |
September 2002r |
October 2002p |
August to September 2002 |
September to October 2002 |
| Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
Seasonally adjusted |
| |
'000 |
% change |
| Industrial aggregate |
13,176.3 |
13,188.4 |
13,234.9 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
| Forestry, logging and support |
59.7 |
60.5 |
61.2 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| Mining and oil and gas |
140.2 |
141.9 |
143.0 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
| Utilities |
112.6 |
113.1 |
113.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| Construction |
618.2 |
622.2 |
631.5 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
| Manufacturing |
2,071.1 |
2,060.6 |
2,056.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.2 |
| Wholesale trade |
749.3 |
743.0 |
750.2 |
-0.8 |
1.0 |
| Retail trade |
1,565.2 |
1,569.6 |
1,575.2 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
611.8 |
613.4 |
614.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
| Information and cultural industries |
353.4 |
350.9 |
351.1 |
-0.7 |
0.1 |
| Finance and insurance |
572.1 |
572.5 |
577.0 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
232.5 |
230.4 |
230.0 |
-0.9 |
-0.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
664.7 |
663.3 |
667.8 |
-0.2 |
0.7 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
90.2 |
90.6 |
91.3 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
| Admininistrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
573.4 |
575.9 |
578.8 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
| Educational Services |
959.1 |
957.2 |
953.8 |
-0.2 |
-0.4 |
| Health care and social assistance |
1,319.7 |
1,325.2 |
1,332.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
231.5 |
232.4 |
232.2 |
0.4 |
-0.1 |
| Accommodation and food services |
955.3 |
957.1 |
960.0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) |
488.1 |
490.9 |
493.2 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
| Public administration |
727.7 |
731.6 |
734.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| Provinces and territories |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador |
184.3 |
185.0 |
186.2 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
| Prince Edward Island |
58.2 |
58.5 |
59.0 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
| Nova Scotia |
371.2 |
371.5 |
374.7 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
| New Brunswick |
298.6 |
299.2 |
302.1 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
| Quebec |
3,125.1 |
3,120.0 |
3,140.8 |
-0.2 |
0.7 |
| Ontario |
5,154.6 |
5,149.6 |
5,154.6 |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
| Manitoba |
519.4 |
520.3 |
521.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Saskatchewan |
377.2 |
377.2 |
381.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
| Alberta |
1,418.8 |
1,426.6 |
1,432.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| British Columbia |
1,615.7 |
1,620.1 |
1,622.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
| Yukon |
15.3 |
15.5 |
15.3 |
1.3 |
-1.3 |
| Northwest Territories1 |
21.4 |
21.4 |
21.1 |
0.0 |
-1.4 |
| Nunavut1 |
10.8 |
10.9 |
11.2 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
| p | Preliminary estimates. |
| r | Revised estimates. |
| 1 | Data not seasonally adjusted. |
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