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Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Employment, earnings and hours
November 2002 (preliminary)
In November, average weekly earnings for all employees were estimated at $684.76, up $2.13 (+0.3%) from October. Almost all provinces and territories recorded earnings increases, led by Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
Compared with November 2001, average weekly earnings were up 2.0%, with the strongest gains in education (+5.9%), professional and scientific services (+3.6%) and manufacturing (+3.1%). Earnings declines were recorded in real estate and leasing (-0.6%) and other services (-0.8%). Arts and entertainment (-2.6%) and accommodation and food (-2.1%) also recorded decreases.
Average earnings for hourly employees were virtually unchanged at $17.10 per hour in November, down 1 cent from October and up only 1 cent from November 2001. Average weekly hours for hourly employees were up slightly (+0.1 hours) to 32.0 hours per week. Gains in average weekly earnings for hourly employees (+1.2%) since November 2001 are almost entirely due to increases in paid hours (+0.9%).
Total payroll employment increased substantially in November (+42,500), with the strongest gains in manufacturing (+9,900), construction (+7,000) and professional and scientific services (+5,300).
Employment gains by industry were widespread in November, with employment declines only in logging and forestry (-100), finance and insurance (-3,900) and real estate and leasing (-1,100).
Among the provinces, employment growth for the month was strongest in Ontario (+19,200) and Alberta (+6,600). British Columbia recorded an employment gain in November (+6,000), bringing the increase in jobs in that province since November 2001 to 35,400. All provinces and territories recorded an employment increase in November.
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 by sector, and other labour market indicators will be available in February standard tables in the monthly publication Employment, earnings and hours (72-002-XIB, $24/$240). Annual averages for 2001 are now available through CANSIM and by custom tabulations from Labour Statistics Division.
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Average weekly earnings for all employees |
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November 2001 |
October 2002r |
November 2002p |
October to November 2002 |
November 2001 to November 2002 |
Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
Seasonally adjusted |
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$ |
% change |
Industrial aggregate |
671.02 |
682.63 |
684.76 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
Forestry, logging and support |
838.71 |
850.84 |
850.93 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
Mining and oil and gas |
1,159.89 |
1,173.45 |
1,173.60 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
Utilities |
1,008.15 |
1,028.85 |
1,031.75 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
Construction |
800.35 |
803.40 |
815.05 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
Manufacturing |
814.08 |
837.52 |
839.44 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
Wholesale trade |
778.35 |
779.52 |
782.25 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
Retail trade |
435.72 |
436.85 |
438.66 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
Transportation and warehousing |
750.70 |
770.01 |
771.20 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
Information and cultural industries |
810.99 |
820.12 |
821.45 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
Finance and insurance |
840.73 |
850.86 |
850.65 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
623.17 |
604.96 |
619.60 |
2.4 |
-0.6 |
Professional, scientific and technical services |
880.50 |
906.31 |
912.55 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
Management of companies and enterprises |
841.57 |
848.09 |
849.61 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
534.57 |
538.06 |
539.35 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
Educational Services |
707.98 |
746.21 |
749.93 |
0.5 |
5.9 |
Health care and social assistance |
592.56 |
610.16 |
610.39 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation |
493.54 |
482.70 |
480.92 |
-0.4 |
-2.6 |
Accommodation and food services |
291.41 |
287.48 |
285.27 |
-0.8 |
-2.1 |
Other services (excluding public administration) |
529.92 |
525.62 |
525.74 |
0.0 |
-0.8 |
Public administration |
762.42 |
784.39 |
785.10 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
Provinces and territories |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
610.14 |
624.37 |
627.54 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
Prince Edward Island |
529.24 |
539.30 |
538.99 |
-0.1 |
1.8 |
Nova Scotia |
576.69 |
588.41 |
589.30 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
New Brunswick |
596.05 |
613.34 |
615.21 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
Quebec |
630.66 |
646.10 |
646.52 |
0.1 |
2.5 |
Ontario |
717.04 |
728.93 |
730.99 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
Manitoba |
594.83 |
605.69 |
607.14 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
Saskatchewan |
605.19 |
612.48 |
615.67 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
Alberta |
689.29 |
700.39 |
703.86 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
British Columbia |
666.50 |
674.86 |
678.59 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
Yukon |
763.01 |
759.19 |
756.71 |
-0.3 |
-0.8 |
Northwest Territories1 |
875.43 |
889.04 |
892.95 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
Nunavut1 |
783.86 |
798.78 |
808.81 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
r | Revised estimates. |
p | Preliminary estimates. |
1 | data not seasonally adjusted |
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Number of employees |
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September 2002 |
October 2002r |
November 2002p |
September to October 2002 |
October to November 2002 |
Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
Seasonally adjusted |
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'000 |
% change |
Industrial aggregate |
13,188.4 |
13,233.5 |
13,276.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
Forestry, logging and support |
60.5 |
59.7 |
59.6 |
-1.3 |
-0.2 |
Mining and oil and gas |
141.9 |
142.6 |
144.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
Utilities |
113.1 |
113.6 |
113.8 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
Construction |
622.2 |
631.8 |
638.8 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
Manufacturing |
2,060.6 |
2,059.1 |
2,069.0 |
-0.1 |
0.5 |
Wholesale trade |
743.0 |
748.5 |
750.3 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
Retail trade |
1,569.6 |
1,575.8 |
1,580.4 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
Transportation and warehousing |
613.4 |
614.4 |
615.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
Information and cultural industries |
350.9 |
351.7 |
352.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Finance and insurance |
572.5 |
577.9 |
574.0 |
0.9 |
-0.7 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
230.4 |
229.6 |
228.5 |
-0.3 |
-0.5 |
Professional, scientific and technical services |
663.3 |
660.7 |
666.0 |
-0.4 |
0.8 |
Management of companies and enterprises |
90.6 |
91.3 |
91.2 |
0.8 |
-0.1 |
Admininistrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
575.9 |
580.1 |
582.2 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
Educational Services |
957.2 |
956.9 |
956.0 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
Health care and social assistance |
1,325.2 |
1,331.2 |
1,334.4 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation |
232.4 |
234.7 |
237.9 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
Accommodation and food services |
957.1 |
960.5 |
964.9 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
Other services (excluding public administration) |
490.9 |
494.1 |
495.4 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
Public administration |
731.6 |
734.6 |
738.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
Provinces and territories |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
186.2 |
188.3 |
189.1 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
Prince Edward Island |
59.0 |
59.6 |
60.2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Nova Scotia |
371.5 |
375.2 |
377.2 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
New Brunswick |
299.2 |
302.0 |
303.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
Quebec |
3,120.0 |
3,139.0 |
3,139.4 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
Ontario |
5,149.6 |
5,155.8 |
5,175.0 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
Manitoba |
520.3 |
522.2 |
525.5 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
Saskatchewan |
377.2 |
381.4 |
383.1 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
Alberta |
1,434.3 |
1,439.6 |
1,446.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
British Columbia |
1,620.1 |
1,622.2 |
1,628.2 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
Yukon |
15.5 |
15.4 |
15.5 |
-0.6 |
0.6 |
Northwest Territories1 |
21.4 |
21.2 |
21.2 |
-0.9 |
0.0 |
Nunavut1 |
10.9 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
r | Revised estimates. |
p | Preliminary estimates. |
1 | data not seasonally adjusted. |
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