Table F.2 Business sector - Some related variables for labour markets

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Table F.2 Business sector - Some related variables for labour markets¹
Empty cell	First quarter 2006	Second quarter 2006	Third quarter 2006	Fourth quarter 2006	First quarter 2007	Second quarter 2007	Third quarter 2007	Fourth quarter 2007
1. Source: U.S. data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Productivity and costs, published in NEWS. 2. This is the ratio of labour compensation to GDP at market prices in current dollars. 3. The change at annualized rates corresponds to the annual growth rate that would have been observed if the growth over the quarter had been the same for the whole year. Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-XWE
Empty cell	Percent change from previous quarter
Canada	Empty cell
All jobs	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.7
Hours worked	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.6	0.9	0.6	0.9
Average hours	0.0	0.1	0.3	-0.5	-0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1
Labour share²	1.0	0.0	0.8	1.4	-0.8	-1.0	0.1	0.3
United States	Empty cell
All jobs	0.8	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.2	-0.1	0.0
Hours worked	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.3	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	-0.2
Average hours	-0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	-0.2	-0.0	-0.1	-0.2
Labour share²	0.5	-1.2	0.3	2.3	0.3	-0.9	-0.8	0.1
Empty cell	Percent change from same quarter of previous year
Canada	Empty cell
All jobs	2.0	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.6	2.2	2.5	2.7
Hours worked	1.6	1.4	1.8	1.4	1.4	2.0	2.2	3.1
Average hours	-0.4	0.0	0.4	-0.1	-0.2	-0.1	-0.3	0.3
Labour share²	-0.6	-0.7	1.1	3.3	1.4	0.4	-0.3	-1.4
United States	Empty cell
All jobs	2.0	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.1	1.0	0.4	0.2
Hours worked	2.3	1.8	2.2	2.0	1.1	0.9	0.1	-0.4
Average hours	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	-0.1	-0.3	-0.6
Labour share²	-0.4	-1.1	-0.4	1.8	1.7	2.0	1.0	-1.2
Empty cell	Percent change from previous quarter at annualized rates³
Canada	Empty cell
All jobs	2.3	0.8	0.8	2.3	2.6	3.0	2.2	3.0
Hours worked	2.3	1.5	1.5	0.4	2.3	3.8	2.6	3.7
Average hours	0.0	0.4	1.2	-2.0	-0.4	0.8	0.4	0.4
Labour share²	4.2	0.0	3.3	5.9	-3.2	-4.0	0.4	1.2
United States	Empty cell
All jobs	3.2	1.3	1.5	1.2	0.5	0.6	-0.5	0.2
Hours worked	3.1	1.5	2.3	1.2	-0.4	0.5	-0.9	-0.7
Average hours	-0.1	0.2	0.8	0.0	-0.9	-0.1	-0.3	-0.9
Labour share²	1.9	-4.7	1.1	9.5	1.3	-3.4	-3.1	0.3

Table F.2 Business sector - Some related variables for labour markets¹

Empty cell

First quarter 2006

Second quarter 2006

Third quarter 2006

Fourth quarter 2006

First quarter 2007

Second quarter 2007

Third quarter 2007

Fourth quarter 2007

seasonally adjusted

1. Source: U.S. data are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Productivity and costs, published in NEWS.

2. This is the ratio of labour compensation to GDP at market prices in current dollars.

3. The change at annualized rates corresponds to the annual growth rate that would have been observed if the growth over the quarter had been the same for the whole year.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-XWE

Empty cell

Percent change from previous quarter

Canada

Empty cell

All jobs

0.6

0.2

0.6

0.7

0.6

0.7

Hours worked

0.6

0.4

0.1

0.6

0.9

0.6

0.9

Average hours

0.0

0.1

0.3

-0.5

-0.1

0.2

0.1

Labour share²

1.0

0.0

0.8

1.4

-0.8

-1.0

0.1

0.3

United States

Empty cell

All jobs

0.8

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.2

-0.1

0.0

Hours worked

0.8

0.4

0.6

0.3

-0.1

0.1

-0.2

Average hours

-0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

-0.2

-0.0

-0.1

-0.2

Labour share²

0.5

-1.2

0.3

2.3

0.3

-0.9

-0.8

0.1

Empty cell

Percent change from same quarter of previous year

Canada

Empty cell

All jobs

2.0

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

2.2

2.5

2.7

Hours worked

1.6

1.4

1.8

1.4

2.0

2.2

3.1

Average hours

-0.4

0.0

0.4

-0.1

-0.2

-0.1

-0.3

0.3

Labour share²

-0.6

-0.7

1.1

3.3

1.4

0.4

-0.3

-1.4

United States

Empty cell

All jobs

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.1

1.0

0.4

0.2

Hours worked

2.3

1.8

2.2

2.0

1.1

0.9

0.1

-0.4

Average hours

0.3

0.0

0.3

0.2

0.0

-0.1

-0.3

-0.6

Labour share²

-0.4

-1.1

-0.4

1.8

1.7

2.0

1.0

-1.2

Empty cell

Percent change from previous quarter at annualized rates³

Canada

Empty cell

All jobs

2.3

0.8

2.3

2.6

3.0

2.2

3.0

Hours worked

2.3

1.5

0.4

2.3

3.8

2.6

3.7

Average hours

0.0

0.4

1.2

-2.0

-0.4

0.8

0.4

Labour share²

4.2

0.0

3.3

5.9

-3.2

-4.0

0.4

1.2

United States

Empty cell

All jobs

3.2

1.3

1.5

1.2

0.5

0.6

-0.5

0.2

Hours worked

3.1

1.5

2.3

1.2

-0.4

0.5

-0.9

-0.7

Average hours

-0.1

0.2

0.8

0.0

-0.9

-0.1

-0.3

-0.9

Labour share²

1.9

-4.7

1.1

9.5

1.3

-3.4

-3.1

0.3