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Monday, July 28, 2003
Employment, earnings and hours
May 2003 (preliminary)
In May, average weekly earnings for all employees were estimated at $691.38, up $5.04 from April. This represents a 1.8% increase from May 2002.
Year-over-year growth was strongest in Newfoundland and Labrador (+4.3%), Quebec (+3.4%), and New Brunswick (+3.3%). Manitoba (+0.8%) showed weak growth, while Alberta (0.0%) remained unchanged.
Average hourly earnings for hourly paid employees edged up 0.6% since May 2002, while their average number of paid hours rose from 31.8 to 32.6 hours over the same period.
Total payroll employment was up slightly in May (+16,600) compared with April, with gains in every province except Manitoba. Ontario (+5,200) had the largest gain, but the largest percentage increases were in the Atlantic provinces. Manufacturing (+10,300) and retail trade (+9,600) had the strongest employment increases in May. Accommodation and food (-11,000) had the largest decline, with almost all employment losses in Ontario.
Available on CANSIM: tables 281-0023 to 281-0046.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2612.
Detailed industry data, data by size of enterprise based on employment, and other labour market indicators will be available in August in the standard tables of the monthly publication Employment, earnings and hours (72-002-XIB, $24/$240). Annual averages for 2002 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; jamie.brunet@statcan.gc.ca) or Robert Frindt (613-951-4069; robert.frindt@statcan.gc.ca), Labour Statistics Division.
| Average weekly earnings for all employees |
| Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
May 2002 |
April 2003r |
May 2003p |
April to May 2003 |
May 2002 to May 2003 |
| |
seasonally adjusted |
| |
$ |
% change |
| Industrial aggregate |
679.36 |
686.34 |
691.38 |
0.7 |
1.8 |
| Forestry, logging and support |
860.00 |
825.16 |
832.97 |
0.9 |
-3.1 |
| Mining and oil and gas |
1,163.73 |
1,145.58 |
1,167.41 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
| Utilities |
1,054.48 |
1,078.93 |
1,103.33 |
2.3 |
4.6 |
| Construction |
801.51 |
803.65 |
825.27 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
| Manufacturing |
826.27 |
838.57 |
845.24 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
| Wholesale Trade |
776.64 |
787.57 |
786.63 |
-0.1 |
1.3 |
| Retail trade |
432.48 |
443.33 |
446.16 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
763.69 |
766.02 |
769.73 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
| Information and cultural industries |
820.55 |
802.90 |
803.73 |
0.1 |
-2.0 |
| Finance and insurance |
845.62 |
852.10 |
866.76 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
618.93 |
598.49 |
593.08 |
-0.9 |
-4.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
899.29 |
916.08 |
916.94 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
846.42 |
855.68 |
842.66 |
-1.5 |
-0.4 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
535.55 |
535.33 |
549.93 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
| Educational Services |
719.53 |
753.78 |
755.26 |
0.2 |
5.0 |
| Health care and social assistance |
602.74 |
610.47 |
608.72 |
-0.3 |
1.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
438.56 |
414.99 |
425.54 |
2.5 |
-3.0 |
| Accommodation and food services |
295.12 |
275.44 |
278.43 |
1.1 |
-5.7 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) |
532.10 |
523.53 |
531.16 |
1.5 |
-0.2 |
| Public administration |
835.54 |
856.45 |
852.24 |
-0.5 |
2.0 |
| Provinces and territories |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador |
612.84 |
634.18 |
639.32 |
0.8 |
4.3 |
| Prince Edward Island |
541.77 |
543.98 |
549.66 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
| Nova Scotia |
589.40 |
595.97 |
601.21 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
| New Brunswick |
603.76 |
617.14 |
623.77 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
| Quebec |
642.06 |
653.77 |
663.63 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
| Ontario |
724.52 |
729.24 |
734.01 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
| Manitoba |
605.00 |
606.56 |
610.04 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
| Saskatchewan |
609.40 |
620.60 |
619.57 |
-0.2 |
1.7 |
| Alberta |
696.43 |
701.62 |
696.51 |
-0.7 |
0.0 |
| British Columbia |
671.17 |
680.29 |
682.29 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
| Yukon |
766.71 |
760.16 |
765.11 |
0.7 |
-0.2 |
| Northwest Territories1 |
882.49 |
891.12 |
889.52 |
-0.2 |
0.8 |
| Nunavut1 |
788.60 |
802.06 |
797.66 |
-0.5 |
1.1 |
| 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) |
March 2003 |
April 2003r |
May 2003p |
March to April 2003 |
April to May 2003 |
| |
seasonally adjusted |
| |
'000 |
% change |
| Industrial aggregate |
13,313.3 |
13,314.7 |
13,331.3 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support |
59.3 |
58.9 |
59.0 |
-0.7 |
0.2 |
| Mining and oil and gas |
143.5 |
145.3 |
146.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
| Utilities |
112.9 |
113.1 |
112.9 |
0.2 |
-0.2 |
| Construction |
630.0 |
626.1 |
627.9 |
-0.6 |
0.3 |
| Manufacturing |
2,065.4 |
2,070.1 |
2,080.4 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
| Wholesale trade |
748.5 |
752.6 |
754.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
| Retail trade |
1,593.5 |
1,594.3 |
1,603.9 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
616.9 |
618.2 |
618.6 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| Information and cultural industries |
350.5 |
353.0 |
353.4 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
| Finance and insurance |
576.2 |
579.3 |
574.9 |
0.5 |
-0.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
227.4 |
226.6 |
228.1 |
-0.4 |
0.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
654.4 |
650.7 |
654.6 |
-0.6 |
0.6 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
91.8 |
90.7 |
91.3 |
-1.2 |
0.7 |
| Admininistrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
585.8 |
586.9 |
595.8 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
| Educational Services |
959.2 |
964.1 |
960.7 |
0.5 |
-0.4 |
| Health care and social assistance |
1,347.9 |
1,349.0 |
1,354.4 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
246.0 |
246.2 |
243.1 |
0.1 |
-1.3 |
| Accommodation and food services |
953.7 |
938.6 |
927.6 |
-1.6 |
-1.2 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) |
496.9 |
493.6 |
494.5 |
-0.7 |
0.2 |
| Public administration |
756.2 |
754.6 |
760.3 |
-0.2 |
0.8 |
| Provinces and territories |
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|
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| Newfoundland and Labrador |
185.0 |
183.9 |
185.6 |
-0.6 |
0.9 |
| Prince Edward Island |
60.7 |
62.2 |
65.0 |
2.5 |
4.5 |
| Nova Scotia |
376.3 |
377.8 |
380.4 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
| New Brunswick |
302.8 |
304.2 |
306.7 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
| Quebec |
3,166.2 |
3,149.4 |
3,151.3 |
-0.5 |
0.1 |
| Ontario |
5,179.5 |
5,168.6 |
5,173.8 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
| Manitoba |
522.2 |
525.1 |
524.3 |
0.6 |
-0.2 |
| Saskatchewan |
390.5 |
394.3 |
397.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
| Alberta |
1,447.4 |
1,448.1 |
1,448.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| British Columbia |
1,642.4 |
1,645.2 |
1,647.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| Yukon |
15.5 |
15.9 |
16.1 |
2.6 |
1.3 |
| Northwest Territories1 |
21.8 |
21.7 |
22.1 |
-0.5 |
1.8 |
| Nunavut1 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
10.9 |
0.9 |
-2.7 |
| p | Preliminary estimates. |
| r | Revised estimates. |
| 1 | Data not seasonally adjusted |
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