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Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Payroll employment, earnings and hours
January 2005 (preliminary)
The average weekly earnings of payroll employees decreased by $2.02 in January to $709.22. Earnings gains in transport and warehousing and education were offset by declines in professional and scientific services, health care and social assistance and miscellaneous services.
The new earnings level is 2.1% higher than in January 2004. Mining and oil and gas led the way with 5.9% growth in the past 12 months, followed by real estate and rental and leasing (+4.5%), accommodation and food (+4.3%) and miscellaneous services (+3.7%). Since January 2004, overall earnings growth was held back by lower than average increases in manufacturing (+1.1%), wholesale trade (+0.9%) and in public administration (+0.7%).
The employees on payrolls were virtually unchanged in January (+2,600) following significant gains in November and December. Retail gained 11,200 employees following a strong December (+6,900). Manufacturing fell 9,100 following no change in December and losses in October and November.
The largest employment drop in January was in British Columbia (-9,600) while Quebec recorded the largest gain (+14,400).
Note: With the release of data for the January 2005 reference month, current and historical estimates are published according the normal Survey of Employment Payroll and Hours annual revision cycle. For further information, contact client services (613-951-4090; 1-866-873-8788; fax: 613-951-2869; labour@statcan.gc.ca).
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 February will be released April 26.
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) |
January 2004 |
December 2004r |
January 2005p |
December 2004 to January 2005 |
January 2004 to January 2005 |
| |
seasonally adjusted |
| |
$ |
% change |
| Industrial aggregate |
694.34 |
711.24 |
709.22 |
-0.3 |
2.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support |
870.84 |
877.63 |
879.61 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
| Mining and oil and gas |
1,219.70 |
1,285.27 |
1,291.07 |
0.5 |
5.9 |
| Utilities |
1,062.89 |
1,065.54 |
1,066.03 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
| Construction |
830.06 |
849.38 |
857.78 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
| Manufacturing |
848.66 |
860.25 |
857.85 |
-0.3 |
1.1 |
| Wholesale trade |
794.68 |
805.39 |
801.88 |
-0.4 |
0.9 |
| Retail trade |
443.68 |
463.26 |
459.89 |
-0.7 |
3.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
751.50 |
759.39 |
769.71 |
1.4 |
2.4 |
| Information and cultural industries |
817.15 |
842.20 |
841.26 |
-0.1 |
3.0 |
| Finance and insurance |
898.95 |
907.56 |
909.11 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
607.80 |
645.88 |
634.85 |
-1.7 |
4.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
929.35 |
953.25 |
935.16 |
-1.9 |
0.6 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
888.17 |
880.62 |
878.69 |
-0.2 |
-1.1 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
542.83 |
567.00 |
558.82 |
-1.4 |
2.9 |
| Educational services |
770.62 |
787.87 |
798.10 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
| Health care and social assistance |
618.80 |
647.27 |
637.44 |
-1.5 |
3.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
408.18 |
420.83 |
412.20 |
-2.1 |
1.0 |
| Accommodation and food services |
275.39 |
295.47 |
287.28 |
-2.8 |
4.3 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) |
529.58 |
561.43 |
549.39 |
-2.1 |
3.7 |
| Public administration |
874.98 |
879.04 |
881.22 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
| Provinces and territories |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador |
630.69 |
648.16 |
647.77 |
-0.1 |
2.7 |
| Prince Edward Island |
552.47 |
560.75 |
564.66 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
| Nova Scotia |
597.12 |
625.98 |
625.75 |
0.0 |
4.8 |
| New Brunswick |
630.97 |
651.92 |
653.11 |
0.2 |
3.5 |
| Quebec |
658.75 |
674.51 |
666.11 |
-1.2 |
1.1 |
| Ontario |
740.30 |
751.60 |
749.45 |
-0.3 |
1.2 |
| Manitoba |
620.68 |
649.36 |
649.57 |
0.0 |
4.7 |
| Saskatchewan |
631.15 |
659.39 |
661.43 |
0.3 |
4.8 |
| Alberta |
714.60 |
753.37 |
750.49 |
-0.4 |
5.0 |
| British Columbia |
687.18 |
697.47 |
696.03 |
-0.2 |
1.3 |
| Yukon |
770.20 |
808.29 |
806.56 |
-0.2 |
4.7 |
| Northwest Territories1 |
899.99 |
944.33 |
937.93 |
-0.7 |
4.2 |
| Nunavut1 |
767.08 |
784.38 |
792.36 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
| 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) |
November 2004 |
December 2004r |
January 2005p |
November to December 2004 |
December 2004 to January 2005 |
| |
seasonally adjusted |
| |
'000 |
% change |
| Industrial aggregate |
13,591.2 |
13,621.3 |
13,623.9 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
| Forestry, logging and support |
50.8 |
51.7 |
48.4 |
1.8 |
-6.4 |
| Mining and oil and gas |
158.4 |
161.1 |
159.3 |
1.7 |
-1.1 |
| Utilities |
122.5 |
122.1 |
122.1 |
-0.3 |
0.0 |
| Construction |
675.7 |
677.2 |
674.9 |
0.2 |
-0.3 |
| Manufacturing |
1,988.2 |
1,988.6 |
1,979.5 |
0.0 |
-0.5 |
| Wholesale trade |
739.5 |
739.9 |
742.1 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
| Retail trade |
1,671.5 |
1,678.4 |
1,689.6 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
623.4 |
622.2 |
623.2 |
-0.2 |
0.2 |
| Information and cultural industries |
344.7 |
344.4 |
345.1 |
-0.1 |
0.2 |
| Finance and insurance |
578.3 |
576.5 |
580.8 |
-0.3 |
0.7 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
237.2 |
239.1 |
243.4 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
661.2 |
661.1 |
662.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
92.3 |
91.5 |
91.8 |
-0.9 |
0.3 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
639.2 |
639.7 |
637.9 |
0.1 |
-0.3 |
| Educational services |
969.2 |
986.1 |
975.7 |
1.7 |
-1.1 |
| Health care and social assistance |
1,380.6 |
1,381.8 |
1,376.0 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
246.6 |
245.3 |
244.0 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
| Accommodation and food services |
946.7 |
948.1 |
948.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) |
510.2 |
509.4 |
506.3 |
-0.2 |
-0.6 |
| Public administration |
774.9 |
774.1 |
771.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
| Provinces and territories |
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| Newfoundland and Labrador |
188.9 |
190.1 |
186.9 |
0.6 |
-1.7 |
| Prince Edward Island |
63.7 |
64.5 |
63.6 |
1.3 |
-1.4 |
| Nova Scotia |
377.3 |
379.4 |
377.3 |
0.6 |
-0.6 |
| New Brunswick |
296.8 |
296.8 |
293.4 |
0.0 |
-1.1 |
| Quebec |
3,195.3 |
3,195.9 |
3,210.3 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
| Ontario |
5,299.3 |
5,304.7 |
5,303.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
| Manitoba |
527.2 |
532.2 |
524.5 |
0.9 |
-1.4 |
| Saskatchewan |
403.0 |
406.6 |
405.0 |
0.9 |
-0.4 |
| Alberta |
1,506.1 |
1,510.3 |
1,514.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| British Columbia |
1,690.9 |
1,698.8 |
1,689.2 |
0.5 |
-0.6 |
| Yukon |
15.9 |
16.0 |
16.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
| Northwest Territories1 |
22.0 |
22.0 |
21.6 |
0.0 |
-1.8 |
| Nunavut1 |
12.2 |
12.0 |
11.6 |
-1.6 |
-3.3 |
| r | Revised estimates. |
| P | Preliminary estimates. |
| 1. | Data not seasonally adjusted. |
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