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Table 7
Average usual hours and wages of employees by selected
characteristics, Canada, unadjusted for seasonality
| 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 | current dollars | thousands | current dollars | thousands | current dollars | |||||
| April 2010 | ||||||||||
| 15 years and over | 14,188.7 | 34.8 | 814.38 | 22.48 | 11,401.2 | 39.2 | 946.83 | 2,787.5 | 16.9 | 272.62 |
| 15 to 24 years | 2,210.9 | 25.6 | 354.90 | 12.90 | 1,014.6 | 38.5 | 579.30 | 1,196.4 | 14.6 | 164.61 |
| 25 years and over | 11,977.8 | 36.5 | 899.19 | 24.25 | 10,386.6 | 39.2 | 982.73 | 1,591.1 | 18.6 | 353.83 |
| Men | 7,018.0 | 37.3 | 937.40 | 24.41 | 6,144.0 | 40.3 | 1,036.21 | 874.0 | 16.0 | 242.78 |
| Women | 7,170.7 | 32.4 | 693.97 | 20.60 | 5,257.2 | 37.8 | 842.38 | 1,913.5 | 17.3 | 286.25 |
| Union coverage | ||||||||||
| Union coverage | 4,501.9 | 35.4 | 927.74 | 25.85 | 3,814.4 | 38.4 | 1,022.11 | 687.5 | 18.6 | 404.13 |
| No union coverage | 9,686.8 | 34.5 | 761.69 | 20.92 | 7,586.8 | 39.6 | 908.98 | 2,100.0 | 16.3 | 229.57 |
| Job permanency | ||||||||||
| Permanent | 12,440.8 | 35.7 | 853.25 | 23.10 | 10,423.3 | 39.2 | 962.48 | 2,017.5 | 17.8 | 288.90 |
| Temporary | 1,747.9 | 28.2 | 537.68 | 18.07 | 977.9 | 39.0 | 779.99 | 770.0 | 14.4 | 229.97 |
| Occupation | ||||||||||
| Management | 1,016.7 | 39.6 | 1,372.46 | 34.69 | 986.3 | 40.3 | 1,401.85 | 30.4 | 18.7 | 419.39 |
| Business, finance and administrative | 2,733.2 | 34.8 | 748.91 | 21.00 | 2,297.8 | 38.1 | 835.26 | 435.4 | 17.3 | 293.12 |
| Natural and applied sciences | 1,078.4 | 38.4 | 1,198.38 | 31.23 | 1,037.8 | 39.1 | 1,223.88 | 40.6 | 19.5 | 546.34 |
| Health | 947.4 | 32.9 | 846.95 | 25.57 | 699.5 | 37.6 | 977.33 | 247.9 | 19.5 | 479.00 |
| Social science, education, government service and religion | 1,427.8 | 34.0 | 990.64 | 28.93 | 1,157.7 | 38.0 | 1,121.82 | 270.1 | 16.6 | 428.50 |
| Art, culture, recreation and sport | 329.0 | 30.3 | 740.59 | 22.79 | 222.4 | 38.4 | 985.13 | 106.5 | 13.2 | 230.11 |
| Sales and service | 3,751.5 | 29.9 | 494.10 | 15.24 | 2,295.9 | 38.5 | 683.83 | 1,455.7 | 16.5 | 194.86 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators | 1,965.1 | 39.6 | 900.08 | 22.45 | 1,829.2 | 41.2 | 945.97 | 135.8 | 17.8 | 282.22 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 219.8 | 41.9 | 852.44 | 19.92 | 190.3 | 46.0 | 949.42 | 29.6 | 15.1 | 228.29 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 719.7 | 39.0 | 764.22 | 19.39 | 684.2 | 40.1 | 789.77 | 35.5 | 18.0 | 271.65 |
| April 2009 | ||||||||||
| 15 years and over | 13,960.2 | 34.9 | 800.33 | 22.04 | 11,257.6 | 39.2 | 926.43 | 2,702.6 | 17.0 | 275.07 |
| 15 to 24 years | 2,242.9 | 26.3 | 366.22 | 12.82 | 1,091.9 | 38.7 | 586.91 | 1,151.0 | 14.5 | 156.88 |
| 25 years and over | 11,717.3 | 36.6 | 883.42 | 23.81 | 10,165.7 | 39.3 | 962.89 | 1,551.6 | 18.8 | 362.76 |
| Men | 6,885.6 | 37.4 | 921.17 | 23.91 | 6,035.7 | 40.4 | 1,017.15 | 849.9 | 16.0 | 239.63 |
| Women | 7,074.6 | 32.5 | 682.71 | 20.22 | 5,221.9 | 37.9 | 821.57 | 1,852.7 | 17.5 | 291.33 |
| Union coverage | ||||||||||
| Union coverage | 4,453.4 | 35.5 | 906.07 | 25.17 | 3,772.8 | 38.5 | 996.14 | 680.6 | 18.9 | 406.78 |
| No union coverage | 9,506.9 | 34.6 | 750.80 | 20.57 | 7,484.8 | 39.6 | 891.29 | 2,022.0 | 16.4 | 230.74 |
| Job permanency | ||||||||||
| Permanent | 12,423.3 | 35.8 | 834.49 | 22.57 | 10,417.1 | 39.2 | 938.87 | 2,006.2 | 17.9 | 292.50 |
| Temporary | 1,536.9 | 27.8 | 524.22 | 17.76 | 840.5 | 39.0 | 772.23 | 696.4 | 14.4 | 224.88 |
| Occupation | ||||||||||
| Management | 1,021.1 | 39.5 | 1,329.42 | 33.68 | 986.5 | 40.3 | 1,361.31 | 34.6 | 18.1 | 418.89 |
| Business, finance and administrative | 2,810.0 | 35.2 | 755.96 | 21.02 | 2,390.1 | 38.2 | 835.88 | 419.9 | 17.8 | 301.01 |
| Natural and applied sciences | 1,010.6 | 38.4 | 1,189.93 | 30.99 | 970.2 | 39.2 | 1,218.07 | 40.3 | 18.3 | 513.02 |
| Health | 901.5 | 33.6 | 870.81 | 25.84 | 687.9 | 37.8 | 980.80 | 213.6 | 20.1 | 516.56 |
| Social science, education, government service and religion | 1,393.3 | 33.7 | 954.72 | 27.95 | 1,101.8 | 38.0 | 1,089.61 | 291.5 | 17.4 | 444.97 |
| Art, culture, recreation and sport | 301.9 | 30.3 | 709.99 | 21.78 | 204.7 | 38.4 | 935.22 | 97.2 | 13.1 | 235.81 |
| Sales and service | 3,624.3 | 29.9 | 477.61 | 14.75 | 2,223.8 | 38.5 | 659.10 | 1,400.5 | 16.4 | 189.41 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators | 1,927.0 | 39.6 | 881.77 | 22.00 | 1,792.2 | 41.3 | 926.46 | 134.7 | 17.5 | 287.23 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 237.8 | 41.2 | 784.77 | 18.43 | 204.7 | 45.4 | 881.24 | 33.1 | 14.8 | 189.02 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 732.8 | 38.6 | 739.92 | 18.93 | 695.7 | 39.8 | 766.99 | 37.1 | 17.0 | 232.60 |
