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| Empty cell | Fourth quarter 2006 | First quarter 2007 | Second quarter 2007 | Third quarter 2007 | Fourth quarter 2007 | First quarter 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seasonally adjusted | ||||||
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2. This is the ratio of labour compensation to GDP at market prices in current dollars. 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 |
0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Hours worked |
0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
Average hours |
-0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
Labour share2 |
1.3 | -0.7 | -1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
United States |
Empty cell | |||||
All jobs |
0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
Hours worked |
0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
Average hours |
0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
Labour share2 |
2.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 | -0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Empty cell | Percent change from same quarter of previous year | |||||
Canada |
Empty cell | |||||
All jobs |
2.0 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Hours worked |
1.4 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
Average hours |
-0.6 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Labour share2 |
3.7 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 0.4 |
United States |
Empty cell | |||||
All jobs |
1.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
Hours worked |
2.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -0.7 |
Average hours |
0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -0.4 |
Labour share2 |
1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| Empty cell | Percent change from previous quarter at annualized rates3 | |||||
Canada |
Empty cell | |||||
All jobs |
3.0 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.8 |
Hours worked |
1.1 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 3.0 | -0.4 |
Average hours |
-1.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -1.6 |
Labour share2 |
5.4 | -2.8 | -4.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
United States |
Empty cell | |||||
All jobs |
1.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
Hours worked |
1.4 | -0.8 | 0.5 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -1.7 |
Average hours |
0.2 | -1.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | -1.0 | -0.3 |
Labour share2 |
9.7 | 1.1 | -3.5 | -2.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 |