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Monday, November 29, 2004
Employment, earnings and hours
September 2004 (preliminary)
The average weekly earnings of payroll employees increased by an estimated $3.73 in September, bringing year-over-year gains to 1.7%. Industries showing the largest September-to-September gains were accommodation and food (+6.5%), followed by other services (+4.4%), and mining, oil and gas (+4.2%).
Average hourly earnings for hourly-paid workers were little changed from August to September (+$0.09), but have increased a healthy 3.5% over September a year earlier.
Payroll employment increased substantially in September (+61,200), offsetting a revised decline in August (-42,700). The net increase of 18,500 jobs over the two months was widespread across industries, most notably in retail trade, which increased by 11,200 jobs. Educational services (-23,800) showed the most significant drop over the same period. By province, the largest net increases were in Ontario (+20,100) and Alberta (+9,100). Provinces with the largest drops were Quebec (-7,000) and Manitoba (-4,300).
Payroll employment is up 94,300 jobs since the beginning of 2004, with the largest increases in retail trade (+34,700), administrative support and waste management and remediation services (+21,100), and transportation and warehousing (+17,700). In contrast, employment in manufacturing is down 14,300 jobs over this period.
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 offered in the monthly publication Employment, Earnings and Hours (72-002-XIB, $26/$257), which will soon be available.
Data on payroll employment, earnings and hours for October 2004 will be released on December 22.
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 Robert Frindt (613-951-4069), Labour Statistics Division.
| Average weekly earnings for all employees |
| Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
September 2003 |
August 2004r |
September 2004p |
August to September 2004 |
September 2003 to September 2004 |
| |
seasonally adjusted |
| |
$ |
% change |
| Industrial aggregate |
692.07 |
699.85 |
703.58 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
| Forestry, logging and support |
866.67 |
862.68 |
865.97 |
0.4 |
-0.1 |
| Mining and oil and gas |
1,196.15 |
1,250.86 |
1,246.55 |
-0.3 |
4.2 |
| Utilities |
1,061.17 |
1,058.27 |
1,063.93 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
| Construction |
827.24 |
827.99 |
831.95 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| Manufacturing |
839.88 |
857.04 |
862.53 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
| Wholesale Trade |
790.88 |
789.19 |
792.92 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
| Retail trade |
446.28 |
455.82 |
458.79 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
757.96 |
756.09 |
755.82 |
0.0 |
-0.3 |
| Information and cultural industries |
822.71 |
818.31 |
817.35 |
-0.1 |
-0.7 |
| Finance and insurance |
870.59 |
877.36 |
883.00 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
603.85 |
595.21 |
609.48 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
913.07 |
907.68 |
913.09 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
856.60 |
843.62 |
856.56 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
538.70 |
553.13 |
554.67 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
| Educational services |
763.74 |
769.66 |
778.08 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
| Health care and social assistance |
619.14 |
641.46 |
639.21 |
-0.4 |
3.2 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
409.52 |
408.90 |
410.71 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| Accommodation and food services |
279.28 |
293.18 |
297.52 |
1.5 |
6.5 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) |
527.76 |
545.67 |
550.91 |
1.0 |
4.4 |
| Public administration |
863.36 |
875.71 |
875.49 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
| Provinces and territories |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador |
627.16 |
649.83 |
655.20 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
| Prince Edward Island |
549.97 |
549.79 |
548.36 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
| Nova Scotia |
600.15 |
616.18 |
619.14 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
| New Brunswick |
631.28 |
639.54 |
650.83 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
| Quebec |
656.33 |
658.11 |
671.13 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
| Ontario |
733.82 |
737.07 |
741.03 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
| Manitoba |
625.78 |
649.43 |
651.32 |
0.3 |
4.1 |
| Saskatchewan |
635.45 |
650.50 |
641.46 |
-1.4 |
0.9 |
| Alberta |
716.22 |
732.42 |
733.51 |
0.1 |
2.4 |
| British Columbia |
684.84 |
694.01 |
692.79 |
-0.2 |
1.2 |
| Yukon |
783.23 |
805.05 |
788.91 |
-2.0 |
0.7 |
| Northwest Territories1 |
902.86 |
925.69 |
922.06 |
-0.4 |
2.1 |
| Nunavut1 |
798.67 |
803.17 |
773.81 |
-3.7 |
-3.1 |
| 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 2004 |
August 2004r |
September 2004p |
July to August 2004 |
August to September 2004 |
| |
seasonally adjusted |
| |
'000 |
% change |
| Industrial aggregate |
13,523.7 |
13,481.0 |
13,542.2 |
-0.3 |
0.5 |
| Forestry, logging and support |
53.1 |
52.2 |
52.5 |
-1.7 |
0.6 |
| Mining and oil and gas |
154.0 |
155.2 |
156.7 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
| Utilities |
121.5 |
121.2 |
122.4 |
-0.2 |
1.0 |
| Construction |
667.2 |
666.5 |
671.1 |
-0.1 |
0.7 |
| Manufacturing |
2,003.3 |
1,991.3 |
2,007.1 |
-0.6 |
0.8 |
| Wholesale Trade |
740.1 |
741.4 |
744.0 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
| Retail trade |
1,643.3 |
1,646.4 |
1,654.5 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
624.4 |
621.1 |
620.2 |
-0.5 |
-0.1 |
| Information and cultural industries |
341.0 |
342.3 |
343.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| Finance and insurance |
575.8 |
575.6 |
577.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
233.0 |
234.2 |
235.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
656.0 |
656.3 |
656.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
91.4 |
90.8 |
91.3 |
-0.7 |
0.6 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
630.8 |
632.3 |
637.8 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
| Educational Services |
973.9 |
963.1 |
950.1 |
-1.1 |
-1.3 |
| Health care and social assistance |
1,385.2 |
1,384.5 |
1,386.3 |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
244.8 |
244.6 |
248.6 |
-0.1 |
1.6 |
| Accommodation and food services |
938.5 |
940.4 |
943.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) |
503.7 |
502.3 |
505.6 |
-0.3 |
0.7 |
| Public administration |
780.4 |
778.2 |
775.6 |
-0.3 |
-0.3 |
| Provinces and territories |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador |
189.5 |
189.7 |
191.3 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
| Prince Edward Island |
66.3 |
64.6 |
65.1 |
-2.6 |
0.8 |
| Nova Scotia |
380.5 |
379.4 |
379.5 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
| New Brunswick |
299.5 |
299.1 |
298.9 |
-0.1 |
-0.1 |
| Quebec |
3,199.8 |
3,184.6 |
3,192.8 |
-0.5 |
0.3 |
| Ontario |
5,254.7 |
5,240.1 |
5,274.8 |
-0.3 |
0.7 |
| Manitoba |
531.9 |
529.0 |
527.6 |
-0.5 |
-0.3 |
| Saskatchewan |
405.2 |
404.4 |
404.3 |
-0.2 |
0.0 |
| Alberta |
1,480.7 |
1,481.4 |
1,489.8 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
| British Columbia |
1,671.5 |
1,670.4 |
1,674.7 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
| Yukon |
16.1 |
16.0 |
16.4 |
-0.6 |
2.5 |
| Northwest Territories1 |
23.5 |
23.1 |
23.0 |
-1.7 |
-0.4 |
| Nunavut1 |
11.2 |
11.1 |
11.5 |
-0.9 |
3.6 |
| r | Revised estimates. |
| p | Preliminary estimates. |
| 1. | Data not seasonally adjusted. |
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