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Table 7
Average usual hours and wages of employees by selected
characteristics, Canada, unadjusted for seasonality
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| Employees | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average weekly hours | Average weekly wages | Average hourly wages | Number | Average weekly hours | Average weekly wages | Number | Average weekly hours | Average weekly wages | |
| thousands | dollars | thousands | dollars | thousands | dollars | |||||
| December 2008 | ||||||||||
| 15 years and over | 14,350.1 | 35.1 | 796.28 | 21.82 | 11,617.4 | 39.3 | 920.17 | 2,732.8 | 17.1 | 269.63 |
| 15 to 24 years | 2,408.0 | 26.7 | 365.34 | 12.62 | 1,174.3 | 38.9 | 580.77 | 1,233.6 | 15.0 | 160.27 |
| 25 years and over | 11,942.2 | 36.8 | 883.18 | 23.67 | 10,443.0 | 39.4 | 958.34 | 1,499.1 | 18.8 | 359.61 |
| Men | 7,143.1 | 37.7 | 922.19 | 23.77 | 6,302.6 | 40.5 | 1,013.64 | 840.5 | 16.3 | 236.46 |
| Women | 7,207.0 | 32.5 | 671.49 | 19.89 | 5,314.8 | 37.9 | 809.33 | 1,892.3 | 17.5 | 284.36 |
| Union coverage | ||||||||||
| Union coverage | 4,514.7 | 35.7 | 899.85 | 24.89 | 3,849.9 | 38.6 | 985.15 | 664.8 | 19.0 | 405.93 |
| No union coverage | 9,835.4 | 34.8 | 748.74 | 20.41 | 7,767.5 | 39.7 | 887.97 | 2,067.9 | 16.5 | 225.81 |
| Job permanency | ||||||||||
| Permanent | 12,684.1 | 36.0 | 834.07 | 22.45 | 10,723.1 | 39.3 | 933.31 | 1,961.1 | 18.0 | 291.43 |
| Temporary | 1,666.0 | 27.9 | 508.60 | 17.02 | 894.3 | 39.2 | 762.63 | 771.7 | 14.8 | 214.21 |
| Occupation | ||||||||||
| Management | 1,057.5 | 39.6 | 1,349.56 | 34.10 | 1,018.9 | 40.4 | 1,380.50 | 38.6 | 18.3 | 532.20 |
| Business, finance and administrative | 2,828.3 | 35.0 | 739.85 | 20.63 | 2,397.1 | 38.2 | 822.12 | 431.2 | 17.4 | 282.48 |
| Natural and applied sciences | 1,026.4 | 38.7 | 1,177.93 | 30.49 | 999.1 | 39.2 | 1,197.74 | 27.4 | 18.2 | 454.96 |
| Health | 918.2 | 33.3 | 857.00 | 25.64 | 684.4 | 37.8 | 976.57 | 233.9 | 20.3 | 507.09 |
| Social science, education, government service and religion | 1,365.9 | 33.9 | 952.47 | 27.79 | 1,096.6 | 38.1 | 1,083.02 | 269.4 | 16.7 | 421.01 |
| Art, culture, recreation and sport | 339.9 | 30.4 | 698.79 | 21.32 | 234.1 | 38.2 | 917.71 | 105.8 | 13.0 | 214.36 |
| Sales and service | 3,699.2 | 30.2 | 470.53 | 14.49 | 2,268.8 | 38.6 | 644.83 | 1,430.4 | 16.9 | 194.07 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators | 2,101.4 | 40.1 | 876.68 | 21.63 | 1,970.6 | 41.6 | 916.84 | 130.8 | 17.5 | 271.74 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 219.2 | 41.7 | 887.78 | 20.56 | 193.7 | 45.3 | 979.77 | 25.5 | 14.2 | 188.36 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 794.1 | 38.9 | 749.55 | 19.04 | 754.2 | 40.0 | 776.73 | 39.9 | 17.4 | 236.06 |
| December 2007 | ||||||||||
| 15 years and over | 14,291.8 | 35.2 | 766.72 | 20.93 | 11,594.6 | 39.5 | 885.72 | 2,697.3 | 17.1 | 255.17 |
| 15 to 24 years | 2,457.4 | 26.8 | 347.47 | 12.01 | 1,209.3 | 39.0 | 548.67 | 1,248.1 | 15.0 | 152.53 |
| 25 years and over | 11,834.5 | 37.0 | 853.77 | 22.78 | 10,385.3 | 39.5 | 924.96 | 1,449.2 | 18.8 | 343.58 |
| Men | 7,158.9 | 37.8 | 888.74 | 22.85 | 6,315.2 | 40.7 | 977.77 | 843.7 | 16.2 | 222.35 |
| Women | 7,133.0 | 32.6 | 644.25 | 19.00 | 5,279.4 | 38.0 | 775.60 | 1,853.5 | 17.5 | 270.11 |
| Union coverage | ||||||||||
| Union coverage | 4,547.1 | 35.8 | 868.48 | 23.94 | 3,882.3 | 38.7 | 953.09 | 664.7 | 18.6 | 374.31 |
| No union coverage | 9,744.8 | 35.0 | 719.23 | 19.53 | 7,712.2 | 39.9 | 851.80 | 2,032.5 | 16.5 | 216.21 |
| Job permanency | ||||||||||
| Permanent | 12,660.7 | 36.2 | 801.32 | 21.49 | 10,721.8 | 39.5 | 896.54 | 1,938.9 | 18.0 | 274.78 |
| Temporary | 1,631.1 | 28.0 | 498.15 | 16.59 | 872.8 | 39.7 | 752.84 | 758.3 | 14.6 | 205.04 |
| Occupation | ||||||||||
| Management | 1,021.8 | 39.8 | 1,302.41 | 32.81 | 992.3 | 40.4 | 1,326.29 | 29.5 | 19.4 | 499.25 |
| Business, finance and administrative | 2,804.4 | 35.1 | 715.04 | 19.96 | 2,372.2 | 38.3 | 792.79 | 432.2 | 17.6 | 288.30 |
| Natural and applied sciences | 1,060.7 | 38.6 | 1,137.59 | 29.37 | 1,018.0 | 39.5 | 1,168.83 | 42.7 | 17.5 | 393.33 |
| Health | 872.7 | 33.8 | 820.69 | 24.15 | 669.3 | 37.9 | 925.07 | 203.4 | 20.2 | 477.20 |
| Social science, education, government service and religion | 1,321.7 | 34.1 | 930.16 | 27.08 | 1,058.9 | 38.4 | 1,059.79 | 262.7 | 16.8 | 407.72 |
| Art, culture, recreation and sport | 315.4 | 30.7 | 715.97 | 21.47 | 218.3 | 38.7 | 938.65 | 97.1 | 12.8 | 215.42 |
| Sales and service | 3,730.1 | 30.1 | 452.10 | 13.92 | 2,298.5 | 38.5 | 622.22 | 1,431.6 | 16.7 | 178.96 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators | 2,059.7 | 40.1 | 843.42 | 20.77 | 1,927.4 | 41.7 | 882.98 | 132.3 | 17.7 | 267.07 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 245.8 | 42.9 | 873.59 | 19.69 | 214.6 | 46.8 | 969.60 | 31.2 | 15.7 | 213.74 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 859.5 | 39.3 | 704.28 | 17.82 | 825.0 | 40.1 | 723.04 | 34.5 | 18.5 | 256.06 |
