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| Table 2 Labour force characteristics |
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| All industries |
Oil and gas related |
Non oil and gas |
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| 1997 | 2006 | 1997 | 2006 | 1997 | 2006 | |||
’000 |
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| Employed | 13,706.00 | 16,484.30 | 244.7 | 297.6 | 13,461.30 | 16,186.80 | ||
| Self-employed | 2,349.40 | 2,498.00 | 28.6 | 34.9 | 2,321.40 | 2,463.10 | ||
| % |
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| Sex | ||||||||
| Men | 54.5 | 52.9 | 74.6 | 71.8 | 54.1 | 52.6 | ||
| Women | 45.5 | 47.1 | 25.4 | 28.2 | 45.9 | 47.4 | ||
| Age | ||||||||
| 15 to 34 | 40.1 | 36.8 | 48.8 | 44.8 | 40 | 36.6 | ||
| 35 to 54 | 50.1 | 49.1 | 45.4 | 46 | 50.2 | 49.1 | ||
| 55 and over | 9.7 | 14.1 | 5.8 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 14.2 | ||
| Union coverage1 | ||||||||
| Yes | 33.7 | 31.7 | 13.8 | 12.3 | 34.1 | 32 | ||
| No | 66.3 | 68.3 | 86.2 | 87.7 | 65.9 | 68 | ||
| Work schedule | ||||||||
| Full-time | 80.9 | 82 | 85.5 | 88.3 | 80.8 | 81.8 | ||
| Part-time | 19.1 | 18 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 19.2 | 18.2 | ||
| $ |
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| Average hourly earnings | 12.92 | 16.73 | 14.8 | 20.64 | 12.88 | 16.66 | ||
1 Excludes self-employed |
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| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey | ||||||||