Average hourly wages of employees by selected characteristics and profession, unadjusted data, by province (monthly) (Canada)
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| May 2012 | May 2013 | May 2012 to May 2013 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of employees1 (thousands) | average hourly wage ($) | number of employees1 (thousands) | average hourly wage ($) | % change in hourly wage | |
| Canada | |||||
| 15 years and over | 14,984.5 | 23.53 | 15,188.1 | 24.08 | 2.3 |
| 15 to 24 years | 2,417.2 | 13.65 | 2,454.9 | 13.94 | 2.1 |
| 25 to 54 years | 10,176.2 | 25.51 | 10,214.4 | 26.08 | 2.2 |
| 55 years and over | 2,391.1 | 25.10 | 2,518.8 | 25.82 | 2.9 |
| Men | 7,567.0 | 25.32 | 7,673.1 | 25.80 | 1.9 |
| Women | 7,417.5 | 21.71 | 7,515.1 | 22.32 | 2.8 |
| Full-time | 12,272.6 | 25.10 | 12,458.9 | 25.62 | 2.1 |
| Part-time | 2,711.8 | 16.44 | 2,729.3 | 17.03 | 3.6 |
| Union coverage2 | 4,711.1 | 26.97 | 4,796.9 | 27.61 | 2.4 |
| No union coverage3 | 10,273.4 | 21.96 | 10,391.2 | 22.45 | 2.2 |
| Permanent job4 | 12,859.6 | 24.37 | 13,069.3 | 24.86 | 2.0 |
| Temporary job5 | 2,124.9 | 18.46 | 2,118.8 | 19.26 | 4.3 |
| Management occupations | 989.5 | 38.37 | 957.5 | 38.15 | -0.6 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 2,804.5 | 22.24 | 2,858.6 | 22.92 | 3.1 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 1,124.7 | 33.09 | 1,202.3 | 33.44 | 1.1 |
| Health occupations | 1,012.5 | 26.91 | 1,016.9 | 28.26 | 5.0 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 1,452.6 | 30.40 | 1,530.9 | 30.88 | 1.6 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 344.5 | 23.74 | 352.4 | 24.23 | 2.1 |
| Sales and service occupations | 3,893.0 | 15.75 | 3,970.7 | 16.22 | 3.0 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 2,247.1 | 23.23 | 2,195.0 | 23.86 | 2.7 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 323.4 | 19.66 | 339.7 | 20.10 | 2.2 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 792.7 | 19.67 | 764.3 | 20.02 | 1.8 |
| 1. Those who work as employees of a private firm or business or the public sector. 2. Employees who are members of a union and employees who are not union members but who are covered by a collective agreement or a union contract. 3. Employees who are not members of a union or not covered by a collective agreement or a union contract. 4. A permanent job is one that is expected to last as long as the employee wants it, given that business conditions permit. That is, there is no pre-determined termination date. 5. A temporary job has a predetermined end date, or will end as soon as a specified project is completed. Includes seasonal jobs; temporary, term or contract jobs including work done through a temporary help agency; casual jobs; and other temporary work. Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 282-0069 and 282-0073. Last modified: 2013-06-07. | |||||
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