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Wednesday, February 26, 2003
Employment, earnings and hours
December 2002 (preliminary)
In December, average weekly earnings for all employees were estimated at $685.42, up 0.2% from November. Since December 2001, earnings rose 2.2%, while the Consumer Price Index increased 3.9%.
On a year-over-year basis, salaried employees recorded an increase in average weekly earnings of 2.9%, with gains strongest in education (+5.8%) and public administration (+3.9%). Weekly earnings for hourly paid employees rose 0.9%, mostly the result of a 0.6% increase in average paid hours.
Total payroll employment increased substantially in December, up 34,000 jobs from November. The increase was widespread across industry sectors, with the strongest gains in manufacturing (+9,700), and professional and scientific services (+8,900). This month's job gain brings the total increase since December 2001 to 512,000 jobs. Retail trade (+80,800), manufacturing (+68,700) and health (+54,100) showed the largest net increases in payroll employment over the 12-month period.
By province, monthly job growth for December was strongest in Ontario (+19,100), Quebec (+10,000) and Alberta (+8,400). Compared with December 2001, all provinces have shown employment gains of at least 2%, with Alberta (+5.4%) and Nova Scotia (+5.1%) showing the largest increases.
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 March 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) or Robert Frindt (613-951-4069), Labour Statistics Division.
Average weekly earnings for all employees |
Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
December 2001 |
November 2002r |
December 2002p |
November 2002 to December 2002 |
December 2001 to December 2002 |
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Seasonally adjusted |
'000 |
% change |
Industrial aggregate |
670.83 |
684.01 |
685.42 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
Forestry, logging and support |
843.60 |
851.51 |
852.30 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
Mining and oil and gas |
1,158.56 |
1,173.32 |
1,170.56 |
-0.2 |
1.0 |
Utilities |
1,009.19 |
1,033.37 |
1,037.64 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
Construction |
803.11 |
807.26 |
812.40 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
Manufacturing |
813.75 |
839.35 |
840.73 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
Wholesale trade |
778.43 |
782.78 |
789.56 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
Retail trade |
433.43 |
437.53 |
436.63 |
-0.2 |
0.7 |
Transportation and warehousing |
751.18 |
771.17 |
772.03 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
Information and cultural industries |
813.02 |
821.38 |
822.85 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
Finance and insurance |
839.19 |
854.05 |
865.04 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
624.11 |
604.37 |
601.82 |
-0.4 |
-3.6 |
Professional, scientific and technical services |
888.32 |
906.00 |
908.92 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
Management of companies and enterprises |
840.69 |
849.06 |
849.69 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
535.12 |
539.28 |
539.72 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
Educational services |
705.62 |
748.66 |
747.21 |
-0.2 |
5.9 |
Health care and social assistance |
593.96 |
610.28 |
610.78 |
0.1 |
2.8 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation |
494.60 |
482.22 |
480.86 |
-0.3 |
-2.8 |
Accommodation and food services |
293.23 |
284.76 |
286.02 |
0.4 |
-2.5 |
Other services (excluding public administration) |
531.53 |
523.71 |
527.67 |
0.8 |
-0.7 |
Public administration |
761.37 |
785.76 |
788.07 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
Provinces and territories |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
613.42 |
625.54 |
630.88 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
Prince Edward Island |
526.51 |
537.49 |
537.68 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
Nova Scotia |
576.50 |
588.44 |
592.96 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
New Brunswick |
597.92 |
613.81 |
617.09 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
Quebec |
630.93 |
646.12 |
647.21 |
0.2 |
2.6 |
Ontario |
716.09 |
730.24 |
731.11 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
Manitoba |
599.01 |
605.81 |
611.27 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
Saskatchewan |
603.29 |
614.20 |
615.93 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
Alberta |
692.28 |
701.55 |
704.84 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
British Columbia |
667.22 |
677.71 |
678.86 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
Yukon |
756.04 |
757.86 |
762.47 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
Northwest Territories1 |
870.23 |
884.47 |
907.50 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
Nunavut1 |
784.75 |
804.34 |
802.21 |
-0.3 |
2.2 |
p | Preliminary estimates. |
r | Revised estimates. |
1 | Data not seasonally adjusted. |
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Number of Employees |
Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
October 2002 |
November 2002r |
December 2002p |
October 2002 to November 2002 |
November 2002 to December 2002 |
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Seasonally adjusted |
'000 |
% change |
Industrial aggregate |
13,233.5 |
13,283.9 |
13,317.9 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
Forestry, logging and support |
59.7 |
58.9 |
58.1 |
-1.3 |
-1.4 |
Mining and oil and gas |
142.6 |
143.9 |
144.3 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
Utilities |
113.6 |
113.9 |
114.3 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
Construction |
631.8 |
639.4 |
641.1 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
Manufacturing |
2,059.1 |
2,070.7 |
2,080.4 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
Wholesale trade |
748.5 |
752.1 |
752.9 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
Retail trade |
1,575.8 |
1,581.1 |
1,581.9 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
Transportation and warehousing |
614.4 |
614.9 |
615.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
Information and cultural industries |
351.7 |
352.7 |
353.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
Finance and insurance |
577.9 |
575.6 |
577.4 |
-0.4 |
0.3 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
229.6 |
228.4 |
230.0 |
-0.5 |
0.7 |
Professional, scientific and technical services |
660.7 |
669.1 |
678.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
Management of companies and enterprises |
91.3 |
91.2 |
91.1 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
Admininistrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
580.1 |
582.6 |
585.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
Educational services |
956.9 |
956.7 |
959.8 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
Health care and social assistance |
1,331.2 |
1,335.3 |
1,338.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation |
234.7 |
237.2 |
237.4 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
Accommodation and food services |
960.5 |
963.4 |
964.2 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
Other services (excluding public administration) |
494.1 |
495.7 |
496.6 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
Public administration |
734.6 |
738.8 |
739.8 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
Provinces and territories |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
188.3 |
189.3 |
189.1 |
0.5 |
-0.1 |
Prince Edward Island |
59.6 |
60.3 |
60.7 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
Nova Scotia |
375.2 |
377.8 |
377.2 |
0.7 |
-0.2 |
New Brunswick |
302.0 |
303.6 |
303.7 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
Quebec |
3,139.0 |
3,141.7 |
3,151.7 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
Ontario |
5,155.8 |
5,177.6 |
5,196.7 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
Manitoba |
522.2 |
526.6 |
523.4 |
0.8 |
-0.6 |
Saskatchewan |
381.4 |
383.8 |
383.2 |
0.6 |
-0.2 |
Alberta |
1,439.6 |
1,446.9 |
1,455.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
British Columbia |
1,622.2 |
1,629.2 |
1,631.9 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
Yukon |
15.4 |
15.6 |
15.5 |
1.3 |
-0.6 |
Northwest Territories1 |
21.2 |
21.2 |
20.9 |
0.0 |
-1.4 |
Nunavut1 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
10.9 |
0.9 |
-3.5 |
p | Preliminary estimates. |
r | Revised estimates. |
1 | Data not seasonally adjusted. |
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