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Table 3 Characteristics of jobs

	1997	2007	1997	2007
	Gambling		Non-gambling
	thousand
Employees¹	33	45	11,323	14,206
	%
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	80	61	65
Not paid hourly	20	20	39	35
Average hourly earnings³	$
Men: full-time	13.51	20.57	17.83	23.25
Women: full-time	13.04	17.42	14.79	19.9
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