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Table 3 Characteristics of jobs

	1997	2009	1997	2009
	Gambling		Non-gambling
	thousand
Employees¹	33	41	11,323	14,106
	%
Unionized²	29	30	34	31
Non-unionized	71	70	66	69
Permanent job	91	93	89	87
Temporary job	9	7	11	13
Usually receive tips	27	31	7	7
No tips	73	69	93	93
Paid by the hour	80	85	61	65
Not paid by the hour	20	15	39	35
Average hourly earnings,³ full-time	$
Both sexes	13.30	20.25	16.55	23.55
Men	13.75	21.70	17.85	25.05
Women	12.90	18.60	14.75	21.70
1. More detailed questions on employees were introduced with the 1997 revision of the Labour Force Survey. 2. Includes persons who are not union members, but whose jobs are covered by collective agreements. 3. Includes tips and commissions. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.