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Tuesday, December 23, 2003
Payroll employment, earnings and hours
October 2003 (preliminary)
The average weekly earnings of payroll employees increased slightly in October (+$2.03) to stand at $694.14.
The new level is 1.2% higher than October a year earlier. Stronger year-over-year growth in earnings occurred in public administration (+3.1%) and retail trade (+2.7%). Year-over-year declines were recorded in arts, entertainment and recreation (-3.4%), transport and warehousing (-1.7%) and information and culture (-1.2%).
Average hourly earnings for hourly-paid employees rose in October (+0.5%). Average paid hours for hourly employees declined slightly (-0.2 hours) in October to 32.1 hours per week. Hourly rates have increased 2.0% over twelve months, with earnings of workers in goods-producing sectors (+3.5%) outpacing those of employees in services (+1.5%).
The number of payroll employees for October increased sharply (+69,300), offsetting declines in August (-28,900) and September (-25,400). Gains in October were strongest in Ontario (+18,200), British Columbia (+13,000), Quebec (+11,400) and Alberta (+8,800).
By industry, employment gains were widespread with substantial gains in retail trade (+18,700), accommodation and food (+9,200), wholesale trade (+6,700), administrative and support, waste management and remediation services (+6,500), other services (+6,100) and manufacturing (+5,200).
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 soon in the monthly publication Employment, Earnings and Hours (72-002-XIB, $26/$257).
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Average weekly earnings for all employees |
Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
October 2002 |
September 2003r |
October 2003p |
September to October 2003 |
October 2002 to October 2003 |
|
seasonally adjusted |
|
$ |
% change |
Industrial aggregate |
685.83 |
692.11 |
694.14 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
Forestry, logging and support |
850.95 |
868.25 |
881.68 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
Mining and oil and gas |
1,173.46 |
1,196.03 |
1,186.26 |
-0.8 |
1.1 |
Utilities |
1,064.61 |
1,061.30 |
1,086.94 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
Construction |
802.61 |
827.42 |
853.95 |
3.2 |
6.4 |
Manufacturing |
837.33 |
840.42 |
844.66 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
Wholesale trade |
784.28 |
791.44 |
797.67 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
Retail trade |
436.89 |
446.79 |
448.85 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
Transportation and warehousing |
769.99 |
758.24 |
757.04 |
-0.2 |
-1.7 |
Information and cultural industries |
820.51 |
806.75 |
810.93 |
0.5 |
-1.2 |
Finance and insurance |
861.74 |
870.16 |
875.10 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
604.96 |
603.85 |
619.02 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
Professional, scientific and technical services |
906.31 |
913.07 |
916.84 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
Management of companies and enterprises |
848.09 |
856.60 |
873.94 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
538.06 |
538.70 |
543.97 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
Educational Services |
746.44 |
765.47 |
742.38 |
-3.0 |
-0.5 |
Health care and social assistance |
610.12 |
618.50 |
615.85 |
-0.4 |
0.9 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation |
432.25 |
409.40 |
417.59 |
2.0 |
-3.4 |
Accommodation and food services |
287.44 |
279.88 |
284.77 |
1.7 |
-0.9 |
Other services (excluding public administration) |
526.15 |
527.76 |
534.37 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
Public administration |
842.62 |
863.26 |
868.55 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
Provinces and territories |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
625.68 |
627.16 |
621.56 |
-0.9 |
-0.7 |
Prince Edward Island |
545.34 |
549.69 |
551.06 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
Nova Scotia |
593.94 |
600.68 |
600.36 |
-0.1 |
1.1 |
New Brunswick |
616.78 |
631.28 |
631.97 |
0.1 |
2.5 |
Quebec |
650.66 |
656.42 |
664.68 |
1.3 |
2.2 |
Ontario |
731.81 |
732.74 |
737.13 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
Manitoba |
609.11 |
625.78 |
619.46 |
-1.0 |
1.7 |
Saskatchewan |
614.11 |
635.45 |
625.92 |
-1.5 |
1.9 |
Alberta |
701.40 |
716.32 |
715.58 |
-0.1 |
2.0 |
British Columbia |
678.15 |
685.20 |
684.59 |
-0.1 |
0.9 |
Yukon |
759.31 |
779.56 |
753.24 |
-3.4 |
-0.8 |
Northwest Territories1 |
894.89 |
902.86 |
896.25 |
-0.7 |
0.2 |
Nunavut1 |
799.42 |
798.67 |
812.46 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
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) |
August 2003 |
September 2003r |
October 2003p |
August to September 2003 |
September to October 2003 |
|
seasonally adjusted |
|
'000 |
% change |
Industrial aggregate |
13,314.0 |
13,288.6 |
13,357.9 |
-0.2 |
0.5 |
Forestry, logging and support |
54.2 |
53.8 |
53.4 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
Mining and oil and gas |
151.6 |
154.2 |
155.9 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
Utilities |
115.6 |
115.4 |
115.0 |
-0.2 |
-0.3 |
Construction |
651.0 |
648.2 |
652.9 |
-0.4 |
0.7 |
Manufacturing |
2,033.5 |
2,023.8 |
2,029.0 |
-0.5 |
0.3 |
Wholesale trade |
751.4 |
751.8 |
758.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
Retail trade |
1,593.1 |
1,586.8 |
1,605.5 |
-0.4 |
1.2 |
Transportation and warehousing |
608.7 |
605.1 |
601.9 |
-0.6 |
-0.5 |
Information and cultural industries |
351.8 |
354.4 |
353.3 |
0.7 |
-0.3 |
Finance and insurance |
573.9 |
571.6 |
571.8 |
-0.4 |
0.0 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
225.7 |
227.4 |
231.5 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
Professional, scientific and technical services |
650.1 |
652.9 |
658.1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
Management of companies and enterprises |
90.8 |
90.2 |
90.4 |
-0.7 |
0.2 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
602.9 |
607.0 |
613.5 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
Educational Services |
929.3 |
932.6 |
933.2 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
Health care and social assistance |
1,371.5 |
1,369.8 |
1,373.8 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation |
247.1 |
244.2 |
241.7 |
-1.2 |
-1.0 |
Accommodation and food services |
927.7 |
926.2 |
935.4 |
-0.2 |
1.0 |
Other services (excluding public administration) |
498.8 |
498.5 |
504.6 |
-0.1 |
1.2 |
Public administration |
777.0 |
773.4 |
767.7 |
-0.5 |
-0.7 |
Provinces and territories |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
188.3 |
186.9 |
186.8 |
-0.7 |
-0.1 |
Prince Edward Island |
66.4 |
64.8 |
63.7 |
-2.4 |
-1.7 |
Nova Scotia |
387.8 |
383.9 |
383.8 |
-1.0 |
0.0 |
New Brunswick |
307.2 |
304.2 |
304.8 |
-1.0 |
0.2 |
Quebec |
3,140.1 |
3,158.1 |
3,169.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
Ontario |
5,162.4 |
5,158.5 |
5,176.7 |
-0.1 |
0.4 |
Manitoba |
528.9 |
523.9 |
526.2 |
-0.9 |
0.4 |
Saskatchewan |
394.4 |
393.6 |
395.8 |
-0.2 |
0.6 |
Alberta |
1,457.5 |
1,454.2 |
1,463.0 |
-0.2 |
0.6 |
British Columbia |
1,636.4 |
1,625.8 |
1,638.8 |
-0.6 |
0.8 |
Yukon |
16.2 |
16.0 |
15.6 |
-1.2 |
-2.5 |
Northwest Territories1 |
23.1 |
22.4 |
22.3 |
-3.0 |
-0.4 |
Nunavut1 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
11.5 |
0.9 |
1.8 |
r | Revised estimates. |
p | Preliminary estimates. |
1 | Data not seasonally adjusted. |
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