Table 2 
Selected characteristics of jobs held by employees aged 17 to 64, 1981 to 2019 

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Selected characteristics of jobs held by employees aged 17 to 64, 1981 to 2019
  Full-time jobs Permanen t jobs Full-time permanent jobs Unionized jobs Registered pension plans (RPPs) Defined- benefit RPPs All jobs Full-time jobs Part-time jobs
  % of employees% of employees% of employees% of employees% of employees% of employees median real hourly wages (2019 dollars)median real hourly wages (2019 dollars)median real hourly wages (2019 dollars)
Both sexes                  
1981 87.4 ... ... 37.6 44.6 41.8 21.17 22.08 15.18
1989 85.8 92.9 79.7 35.9 42.7 38.7 21.40 22.57 14.61
1999 83.6 88.1 75.9 30.1 40.8 34.5 21.47 22.82 13.23
2007 83.9 86.7 74.9 30.3 38.4 29.5 22.05 23.56 13.78
2017 83.5 85.8 74.0 29.2 37.1 24.9 23.64 25.53 14.67
2019 84.3 87.3 76.0 28.6 ... ... 24.04 25.96 15.00
Men                  
1981 94.9 ... ... 42.1 51.4 47.8 24.15 24.84 13.80
1989 94.0 93.6 87.7 39.2 46.9 42.2 24.78 25.57 12.36
1999 91.6 88.6 83.1 30.5 42.0 34.8 24.11 25.00 11.76
2007 91.4 87.3 81.6 30.0 37.8 28.0 24.50 25.32 12.25
2017 89.3 86.0 79.0 27.4 35.1 21.4 25.72 27.08 13.62
2019 89.9 88.0 81.3 26.8 ... ... 25.96 27.15 15.00
Women                  
1981 77.2 ... ... 31.4 34.8 33.0 17.94 18.43 15.45
1989 76.2 92.2 70.6 32.1 37.3 34.2 18.26 19.10 15.07
1999 75.1 87.5 68.2 29.6 39.4 34.2 19.09 20.59 14.69
2007 76.2 86.0 68.1 30.6 39.0 31.1 20.19 21.54 14.70
2017 77.5 85.6 69.0 31.0 39.3 28.7 22.00 24.09 15.71
2019 78.7 86.7 70.7 30.5 ... ... 22.12 24.04 16.00
...
not applicable
Note(s):
Main job held in May. For 1989, columns 2 and 3 refer to employees aged 15 to 64. Columns 5 and 6 refer to all employees, regardless of their age.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, 1981 Survey of Work History, 1989 Labour Market Activity Survey, 1989 General Social Survey, Labour Force Survey (3701), Pension Plans in Canada Database.
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