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Thursday, February 26, 2004
Payroll employment, earnings and hours
December 2003 (preliminary)
The average weekly earnings of payroll employees increased substantially in December to $699.19 (+$7.55).
The new level is 1.6% higher than it was 12 months before. The year-over-year growth is due largely to earnings increases in the manufacturing, retail trade, professional, scientific and technical services and public administration sectors.
The average hours for hourly-paid workers dropped in December, attributable mostly to decreased hours in goods-producing industries, especially construction and manufacturing.
The number of payroll employees rose sharply in December (+76,600 jobs), the largest increase since 2001. Gains in December were widespread across provinces, territories and industries. The health care and social assistance sector added 9,400 payroll jobs, continuing a long-established upward trend. Professional, scientific and technical services was up 8,800, rising for the fourth consecutive month. Manufacturing grew by 6,900 jobs, but has still lost 50,000 jobs since the middle of 2003. Retail trade rose for a third straight month, by 5,600 jobs in December.
Note: Some changes will be made to the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and hours (SEPH). With the release of data for the January 2004 reference month, (on March 30), current and historical estimates will be published on the basis of the 2002 version of North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). This change affects only estimates for industry groupings within the Construction (NAICS 23) and Information and Culture (NAICS 51) industries. In addition to the switch to NAICS 2002, there will be a slight change to the definitions for groupings "durable and non-durable goods" of manufacturing. As per the normal SEPH annual revision cycle, historical corrections to other series will also be made available with the March 30th release. At that time a concordance table between the NAICS 97 and 2002 version will be made available. To enquire about the concordance table contact Client Services (1-866-873-8788; 613-951-4090; fax: 613-951-2869; labour@statcan.gc.ca), Labour Statistics Division.
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).
Data on payroll employment, earnings and hours for January 2004 will be released March 30.
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 Gilles Groleau (613-951-4091), Labour Statistics Division.
Average weekly earnings for all employees |
Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
December 2002 |
November 2003r |
December 2003p |
November to December 2003 |
December 2002 to December 2003 |
|
seasonally adjusted |
|
$ |
% change |
Industrial aggregate |
687.98 |
691.64 |
699.19 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
Forestry, logging and support |
851.12 |
866.99 |
879.91 |
1.5 |
3.4 |
Mining and oil and gas |
1,174.35 |
1,197.54 |
1,209.07 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
Utilities |
1,073.17 |
1,060.43 |
1,053.93 |
-0.6 |
-1.8 |
Construction |
820.70 |
824.04 |
827.83 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
Manufacturing |
840.25 |
844.86 |
856.96 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
Wholesale Trade |
787.15 |
792.61 |
803.68 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
Retail trade |
436.89 |
440.35 |
450.97 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
Transportation and warehousing |
771.81 |
753.20 |
759.50 |
0.8 |
-1.6 |
Information and cultural industries |
823.18 |
799.41 |
803.19 |
0.5 |
-2.4 |
Finance and insurance |
878.12 |
881.42 |
883.82 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
605.34 |
605.39 |
618.91 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
Professional, scientific and technical services |
906.61 |
910.70 |
938.96 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
Management of companies and enterprises |
849.54 |
865.94 |
904.07 |
4.4 |
6.4 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
539.62 |
540.64 |
554.44 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
Educational Services |
746.93 |
755.89 |
749.54 |
-0.8 |
0.3 |
Health care and social assistance |
610.53 |
618.39 |
620.96 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation |
437.94 |
420.61 |
433.56 |
3.1 |
-1.0 |
Accommodation and food services |
283.93 |
280.24 |
282.63 |
0.9 |
-0.5 |
Other services (excluding public administration) |
525.99 |
527.83 |
541.51 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
Public administration |
842.06 |
870.12 |
880.35 |
1.2 |
4.5 |
Provinces and territories |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
629.14 |
629.96 |
635.89 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
Prince Edward Island |
546.54 |
552.74 |
554.39 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
Nova Scotia |
595.17 |
597.00 |
602.95 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
New Brunswick |
617.46 |
631.49 |
642.19 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
Quebec |
651.99 |
655.98 |
667.57 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
Ontario |
733.25 |
734.02 |
741.40 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
Manitoba |
612.58 |
618.61 |
627.11 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
Saskatchewan |
615.35 |
630.97 |
635.71 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
Alberta |
703.56 |
715.55 |
724.94 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
British Columbia |
683.60 |
684.04 |
684.96 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Yukon |
766.53 |
754.80 |
722.06 |
-4.3 |
-5.8 |
Northwest Territories1 |
903.19 |
890.51 |
907.02 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
Nunavut1 |
797.02 |
778.27 |
810.30 |
4.1 |
1.7 |
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) |
October 2003 |
November 2003r |
December 2003p |
October to November 2003 |
November to December 2003 |
|
seasonally adjusted |
|
'000 |
% change |
Industrial aggregate |
13,347.4 |
13,373.5 |
13,450.1 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
Forestry, logging and support |
53.2 |
52.2 |
53.6 |
-1.9 |
2.7 |
Mining and oil and gas |
153.7 |
154.2 |
156.0 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
Utilities |
114.4 |
113.8 |
113.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
Construction |
653.0 |
657.4 |
659.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
Manufacturing |
2,023.8 |
2,019.9 |
2,026.8 |
-0.2 |
0.3 |
Wholesale Trade |
757.0 |
752.4 |
753.4 |
-0.6 |
0.1 |
Retail trade |
1,598.9 |
1,606.6 |
1,612.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
Transportation and warehousing |
600.7 |
601.8 |
599.1 |
0.2 |
-0.4 |
Information and cultural industries |
352.8 |
352.5 |
355.3 |
-0.1 |
0.8 |
Finance and insurance |
572.3 |
574.6 |
576.9 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
231.2 |
232.2 |
233.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
Professional, scientific and technical services |
656.1 |
659.0 |
667.8 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
Management of companies and enterprises |
90.1 |
88.4 |
88.5 |
-1.9 |
0.1 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
614.9 |
614.1 |
619.3 |
-0.1 |
0.8 |
Educational Services |
936.6 |
961.4 |
969.2 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
Health care and social assistance |
1,372.9 |
1,370.5 |
1,379.9 |
-0.2 |
0.7 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation |
241.1 |
240.0 |
239.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
Accommodation and food services |
933.0 |
935.6 |
937.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
Other services (excluding public administration) |
503.0 |
503.1 |
509.8 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
Public administration |
769.7 |
771.5 |
771.7 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
Provinces and territories |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
185.9 |
183.8 |
185.9 |
-1.1 |
1.1 |
Prince Edward Island |
64.0 |
62.4 |
61.5 |
-2.5 |
-1.4 |
Nova Scotia |
383.3 |
382.1 |
385.6 |
-0.3 |
0.9 |
New Brunswick |
304.7 |
300.0 |
303.2 |
-1.5 |
1.1 |
Quebec |
3,171.3 |
3,179.0 |
3,180.5 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
Ontario |
5,173.5 |
5,209.2 |
5,225.1 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
Manitoba |
525.9 |
521.2 |
523.1 |
-0.9 |
0.4 |
Saskatchewan |
396.7 |
396.3 |
402.0 |
-0.1 |
1.4 |
Alberta |
1,460.7 |
1,464.1 |
1,473.2 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
British Columbia |
1,636.1 |
1,638.9 |
1,650.0 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
Yukon |
15.7 |
15.3 |
15.3 |
-2.5 |
0.0 |
Northwest Territories1 |
22.4 |
22.1 |
22.4 |
-1.3 |
1.4 |
Nunavut1 |
11.5 |
11.4 |
11.6 |
-0.9 |
1.8 |
r | Revised estimates. |
p | Preliminary estimates. |
1 | Data not seasonally adjusted. |
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