Table 1
Employment gains and average hourly earnings in selected occupations

Table 2
Average hourly wages for hourly paid employees in various manufacturing industries

Table 3
Selected characteristics of employment in the largest gainers and losers by industry

Chart A
From 2002 to 2007 a number of large industries added workers, while manufacturing shed jobs

Chart B
The two highest paid groups saw the biggest influx of workers

Chart C
Hourly earnings outpaced inflation after 2004

Chart D
From 2002 to 2007 many machine operators in the low and mid-wage ranges lost jobs

Chart E
In Ontario, machine operators lost jobs primarily in the mid-wage range; in Quebec, they lost jobs almost equally in the low and mid ranges

Chart F
In Ontario, education added as many workers as retail trade between 2002 and 2007; in Quebec, retail trade trailed several industries

Chart G
Flexible hours more common in many non-manufacturing industries

Chart H
Health care and social assistance, and education reported the most formal training