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The average weekly earnings of payroll employees increased $2.96 (+0.4%) from April to May to $749.94 (seasonally adjusted). This brings the year-to-date growth in earnings to 4.1%. This annual rate of change is obtained by comparing the average weekly earnings of the first five months of 2006 with the average of the same months of 2005.
In Canada's largest industrial sectors, year-to-date earnings increased by 9.8% for accommodation and food services, 5.9% for health and social assistance, 5.3% for educational services, 4.1% for retail trade, 3.5% for manufacturing, and 3.1% for public administration.
The number of payroll employees in Canada edged up 0.1% (+20,600 employees) from April to May, bringing the total number of payroll jobs to 13,978,300. By province, the largest percent increases were noted in Newfoundland and Labrador (+1.6%), British Columbia (+0.5%), and Saskatchewan (+0.4%). Decreases were observed in Prince Edward Island (-1.3%), and Quebec (-0.3%).
Nationally, payroll employment has increased by 106,000 jobs since the beginning of 2006.
The average hourly earnings for hourly paid employees edged up 0.2% in May to $18.37.
The average weekly hours for hourly paid employees, was virtually unchanged in May at 32.3 hours.
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, free).
Data on payroll employment, earnings and hours for June will be released August 28.
For general information or to order data, contact Client Services (613-951-4090 or toll-free 1-866-873-8788; 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.
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