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The average weekly earnings of payroll employees fell $2.89 to $747.16 (seasonally adjusted) in June, down 0.4% from May but up 3.8% from the beginning of the year. This annual rate of change is obtained by comparing the average weekly earnings of the first six months of 2006 with the average of the same months of 2005.
In Canada's largest industrial sectors, year-to-date earnings increased by 9.4% for accommodation and food services, 5.4% for educational services, 5.2% for health and social assistance, 3.7% for retail trade, 3.3% for public administration, and 3.1% for manufacturing.
The number of payroll employees in Canada increased by 45,300 (+0.3%) from May to June to 14,041,300. The largest percentage increases were in Alberta (+1.0%), and Quebec (+0.6%), while the largest decreases occurred in Newfoundland and Labrador (-1.3%) and Prince Edward Island (-0.8%).
Nationally, payroll employment has increased by 169,000 jobs since the beginning of 2006.
The average hourly earnings for hourly paid employees edged down 0.2% in June to $18.35.
The average weekly hours for hourly paid employees fell 0.3% to 32.2 hours in June.
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 July will be released September 28.
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