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| Characteristics of jobs |
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Gambling |
Non-gambling |
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| 1997 | 2006 | 1997 | 2006 | |
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| Employees1 | 33 | 40 | 11,323 | 13,947 |
% |
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| Unionized2 | 29 | 26 | 34 | 32 |
| Non-unionized | 71 | 74 | 66 | 68 |
| Permanent job | 91 | 92 | 89 | 87 |
| Temporary job | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 |
| Usually receive tips | 27 | 30 | 7 | 7 |
| No tips | 73 | 70 | 93 | 93 |
| Paid by the hour | 80 | 79 | 61 | 65 |
| Not paid hourly | 20 | 21 | 39 | 35 |
| Average hourly earnings3 | $ |
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| Men: full-time | 13.51 | 20.37 | 17.83 | 22.44 |
| Women: full-time | 13.04 | 17.40 | 14.79 | 19.20 |
1 More detailed questions on employees were introduced |
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| 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. |
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3 Includes tips and commissions. |
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| Source: Labour Force Survey | ||||