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Thursday, November 27, 2003
Payroll employment, earnings and hours
September 2003 (preliminary)
The average weekly earnings of payroll employees increased in September, offsetting a significant drop recorded for August.
The new level stands 1.3% higher than the level in September 2002. The education (+2.9%), construction (+2.8%) and retail (+2.4%) sectors are among those showing stronger year-over-year growth in earnings. Arts, entertainment and recreation (-4.8%) and accommodation and food services (-3.3%) are showing the largest declines.
Average hourly earnings for hourly-paid employees also dropped in August and rose in September. Hourly rates have increased 1.5% over the twelve-month period, with earnings of workers in goods-producing sectors (+2.1% year-over-year) slightly outpacing those of employees in services (+1.4%).
Average paid hours for hourly employees have remained virtually unchanged since May.
The number of payroll employees for September was down 10,600 over August. The only province showing an employment increase was Quebec, where September's increase of 19,300 jobs offsets a loss of 24,700 in August.
By industry, retail (-7,800) and manufacturing (-6,100) had the largest losses in September, while education gained 10,400 employees.
Payroll employment has been relatively flat in recent months, showing a net decrease of 7,000 employees since December 2002. Manufacturing (-46,600) and accommodation and food (-37,500) have shown declining employment over this period, while public administration (+32,500) and health care and social services (+32,200) have shown an overall increase.
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 are available in the monthly publication Employment, earnings and hours (72-002-XIB, $26/$257), available soon.
Data on payroll employment, earnings and hours for October will be released on December 23.
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| Average weekly earnings for all employees |
| Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
September 2002 |
August 2003r |
September 2003p |
August to September 2003 |
September 2002 to September 2003 |
| |
seasonally adjusted |
| |
$ |
% change |
| Industrial aggregate |
683.65 |
685.37 |
692.75 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
| Forestry, logging and support |
850.11 |
862.84 |
872.29 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
| Mining and oil and gas |
1,173.00 |
1,175.55 |
1,182.22 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
| Utilities |
1,063.10 |
1,065.09 |
1,066.71 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| Construction |
806.14 |
822.52 |
828.51 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
| Manufacturing |
836.27 |
831.41 |
840.33 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
| Wholesale Trade |
779.38 |
792.38 |
791.40 |
-0.1 |
1.5 |
| Retail trade |
436.28 |
442.85 |
446.72 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
767.65 |
759.90 |
762.02 |
0.3 |
-0.7 |
| Information and cultural industries |
817.57 |
806.76 |
813.77 |
0.9 |
-0.5 |
| Finance and insurance |
851.75 |
858.89 |
867.54 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
590.47 |
593.80 |
608.80 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
903.45 |
902.52 |
914.06 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
849.10 |
852.21 |
868.58 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
538.23 |
538.44 |
539.14 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Educational Services |
740.31 |
752.41 |
762.07 |
1.3 |
2.9 |
| Health care and social assistance |
607.81 |
610.04 |
619.76 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
430.04 |
419.31 |
409.50 |
-2.3 |
-4.8 |
| Accommodation and food services |
289.27 |
281.21 |
279.58 |
-0.6 |
-3.3 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) |
527.23 |
528.08 |
528.63 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
| Public administration |
841.03 |
854.27 |
861.27 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
| Provinces and territories |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador |
621.67 |
628.45 |
629.52 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
| Prince Edward Island |
540.72 |
544.99 |
551.38 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
| Nova Scotia |
593.51 |
598.17 |
601.92 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
| New Brunswick |
613.71 |
628.07 |
635.44 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
| Quebec |
647.05 |
651.67 |
657.54 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
| Ontario |
729.22 |
726.72 |
734.33 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
| Manitoba |
607.25 |
618.13 |
626.13 |
1.3 |
3.1 |
| Saskatchewan |
613.53 |
625.86 |
635.69 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
| Alberta |
700.80 |
706.85 |
715.05 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
| British Columbia |
676.51 |
678.91 |
685.29 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
| Yukon |
758.64 |
773.62 |
783.05 |
1.2 |
3.2 |
| Northwest Territories1 |
892.16 |
881.55 |
896.38 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
| Nunavut1 |
809.67 |
790.73 |
799.98 |
1.2 |
-1.2 |
| r | Revised estimates. |
| p | Preliminary estimates. |
| 1 | Data not seasonally adjusted. |
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| Number of employees |
| Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
July 2003 |
August 2003r |
September 2003p |
July to August 2003 |
August to September 2003 |
| |
seasonally adjusted |
| |
'000 |
% change |
| Industrial aggregate |
13,342.9 |
13,314.0 |
13,303.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support |
55.9 |
54.2 |
54.1 |
-3.0 |
-0.2 |
| Mining and oil and gas |
150.5 |
151.6 |
153.8 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
| Utilities |
115.4 |
115.6 |
115.7 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| Construction |
643.0 |
651.0 |
647.5 |
1.2 |
-0.5 |
| Manufacturing |
2,045.8 |
2,033.5 |
2,027.4 |
-0.6 |
-0.3 |
| Wholesale Trade |
752.5 |
751.4 |
751.4 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
| Retail trade |
1,597.6 |
1,593.1 |
1,585.3 |
-0.3 |
-0.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
611.1 |
608.7 |
606.3 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
| Information and cultural industries |
354.9 |
351.8 |
351.6 |
-0.9 |
-0.1 |
| Finance and insurance |
573.5 |
573.9 |
576.3 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
227.8 |
225.7 |
227.1 |
-0.9 |
0.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
652.3 |
650.1 |
651.4 |
-0.3 |
0.2 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
92.1 |
90.8 |
90.0 |
-1.4 |
-0.9 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
598.4 |
602.9 |
607.6 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
| Educational Services |
931.6 |
929.3 |
939.7 |
-0.2 |
1.1 |
| Health care and social assistance |
1,368.2 |
1,371.5 |
1,367.1 |
0.2 |
-0.3 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
248.0 |
247.1 |
246.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
| Accommodation and food services |
929.6 |
927.7 |
926.0 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) |
500.0 |
498.8 |
497.4 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
| Public administration |
773.7 |
777.0 |
775.3 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
| Provinces and territories |
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|
|
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| Newfoundland and Labrador |
188.0 |
188.3 |
186.9 |
0.2 |
-0.7 |
| Prince Edward Island |
66.2 |
66.4 |
64.5 |
0.3 |
-2.9 |
| Nova Scotia |
389.4 |
387.8 |
384.8 |
-0.4 |
-0.8 |
| New Brunswick |
309.4 |
307.2 |
305.5 |
-0.7 |
-0.6 |
| Quebec |
3,164.8 |
3,140.1 |
3,159.4 |
-0.8 |
0.6 |
| Ontario |
5,162.5 |
5,162.4 |
5,159.7 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
| Manitoba |
528.2 |
528.9 |
521.5 |
0.1 |
-1.4 |
| Saskatchewan |
396.0 |
394.4 |
393.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 |
| Alberta |
1,453.6 |
1,457.5 |
1,453.2 |
0.3 |
-0.3 |
| British Columbia |
1,635.2 |
1,636.4 |
1,631.2 |
0.1 |
-0.3 |
| Yukon |
16.5 |
16.2 |
16.0 |
-1.8 |
-1.2 |
| Northwest Territories1 |
22.7 |
23.1 |
22.5 |
1.8 |
-2.6 |
| Nunavut1 |
10.7 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
4.7 |
0.0 |
| r | Revised estimates. |
| p | Preliminary estimates. |
| 1 | Data not seasonally adjusted. |
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