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Tuesday, September 18, 2007


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Autumn 2007

The Autumn 2007 print edition of Perspectives on Labour and Income contains six articles, all of which have appeared previously in the online edition.

"Labour inputs to non-profit organizations" describes and quantifies the multiple labour inputs used by non-profit organizations.

"Trends and seasonality in absenteeism" looks at differences between full- and part-week absences.

"Working at home: An update" analyzes the pervasive fall-off in telework popularity since the turn of the century.

"Life after high tech" looks at permanent layoff rates and earnings of high-tech workers compared with those of workers in other industries.

"Participation of older workers" examines labour market trends within the population aged 55 to 64, and the employment characteristics of workers in this age group vis-à-vis those aged 25 to 54.

"Public pensions and work" reviews take-up rates of Canada Pension Plan / Quebec Pension Plan (CPP/QPP) benefits, co-receipt of CPP/QPP and other benefits, and employment following benefits take-up for taxfilers in their 60s.

This edition also features an update on unionization, while "What's New?" highlights recent studies of interest from Statistics Canada and other organizations.

The Autumn 2007 issue of Perspectives on Labour and Income, Vol. 19, no. 3 (75-001-XPE, $20/$63) is now available. For more information, contact Henry Pold (613-951-4608; henry.pold@statcan.gc.ca), Labour and Household Surveys Analysis Division.