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Average weekly hours for employees paid by the hour

hours 29.6 29.8 30.0 30.2 30.4 30.6 30.8 31.0 Jan. 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Oct. 2016 Average weekly hours (including overtime)Average weekly hours (including overtime) Trend-cycleTrend-cycle
Source(s):
CANSIM table 281-0049 and custom tabluations.

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This is a line chart.

Average weekly hours for employees paid by the hour, hours
  Average weekly hours (including overtime) Trend-cycle
January 2008 30.4 30.34
February 2008 30.4 30.34
March 2008 30.2 30.33
April 2008 30.3 30.33
May 2008 30.4 30.36
June 2008 30.4 30.40
July 2008 30.4 30.42
August 2008 30.4 30.43
September 2008 30.5 30.42
October 2008 30.6 30.36
November 2008 30.3 30.27
December 2008 29.9 30.19
January 2009 30.1 30.12
February 2009 30.1 30.09
March 2009 30.1 30.08
April 2009 30.1 30.09
May 2009 30.1 30.11
June 2009 30.1 30.12
July 2009 30.2 30.10
August 2009 30.1 30.07
September 2009 30.0 30.02
October 2009 30.0 29.98
November 2009 29.9 29.96
December 2009 29.9 29.97
January 2010 29.9 30.01
February 2010 30.1 30.09
March 2010 30.2 30.18
April 2010 30.5 30.24
May 2010 30.2 30.28
June 2010 30.2 30.30
July 2010 30.4 30.31
August 2010 30.3 30.31
September 2010 30.3 30.32
October 2010 30.3 30.35
November 2010 30.4 30.39
December 2010 30.4 30.43
January 2011 30.5 30.47
February 2011 30.5 30.49
March 2011 30.6 30.49
April 2011 30.4 30.47
May 2011 30.5 30.44
June 2011 30.4 30.42
July 2011 30.3 30.41
August 2011 30.4 30.42
September 2011 30.5 30.44
October 2011 30.4 30.47
November 2011 30.6 30.49
December 2011 30.5 30.51
January 2012 30.5 30.53
February 2012 30.5 30.54
March 2012 30.6 30.57
April 2012 30.6 30.60
May 2012 30.6 30.61
June 2012 30.7 30.66
July 2012 30.6 30.68
August 2012 30.8 30.69
September 2012 30.6 30.69
October 2012 30.7 30.67
November 2012 30.9 30.62
December 2012 30.3 30.57
January 2013 30.6 30.52
February 2013 30.4 30.45
March 2013 30.4 30.43
April 2013 30.3 30.40
May 2013 30.7 30.41
June 2013 30.2 30.40
July 2013 30.4 30.40
August 2013 30.4 30.41
September 2013 30.5 30.43
October 2013 30.4 30.44
November 2013 30.4 30.44
December 2013 30.5 30.46
January 2014 30.5 30.46
February 2014 30.5 30.45
March 2014 30.4 30.44
April 2014 30.3 30.44
May 2014 30.5 30.44
June 2014 30.5 30.45
July 2014 30.5 30.45
August 2014 30.4 30.45
September 2014 30.4 30.45
October 2014 30.5 30.45
November 2014 30.4 30.46
December 2014 30.5 30.47
January 2015 30.6 30.48
February 2015 30.3 30.51
March 2015 30.6 30.53
April 2015 30.6 30.53
May 2015 30.5 30.53
June 2015 30.5 30.50
July 2015 30.7 30.49
August 2015 30.2 30.47
September 2015 30.4 30.45
October 2015 30.5 30.45
November 2015 30.4 30.46
December 2015 30.8 30.45
January 2016 30.2 30.43
February 2016 30.4 30.44
March 2016 30.4 30.40
April 2016 30.4 30.39
May 2016 30.3 30.34
June 2016 30.6 30.29
July 2016 30.1 30.25
August 2016 30.1 30.18
September 2016 30.2 30.12
October 2016 29.9 30.07
Source(s):
CANSIM table 281-0049 and custom tabluations.
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