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Monday, October 27, 2003
Payroll employment, earnings and hours
August 2003 (preliminary)
The estimated average weekly earnings of payroll employees declined 0.5% in August. The overall decrease offset increases recorded in the two previous months and was driven mainly by declines in the manufacturing sector in Ontario and Quebec.
Average weekly earnings were up 0.8% from August 2002. The strongest year-over-year gains were in New Brunswick (+3.0%), followed by Saskatchewan (+2.7%) and Newfoundland and Labrador (+2.4%).
Average hourly earnings for hourly paid employees edged down $0.07 from July to stand at $17.20. Average hours for hourly employees declined slightly (-0.1 hours) to 32.3 hours per week.
In August, the total payroll employment reported by employers decreased by 31,000 from July. Much of the decrease was recorded in Quebec (-26,200). At the industry level, losses in Quebec were widespread but were led by manufacturing (-12,100).
Employment in Ontario fell by 4,600; there were no significant changes in the other provinces.
Available on CANSIM: tables 281-0023 to 281-0046.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2612.
Detailed industry data, data by size of enterprise based on employment, and other labour market indicators are presented in the monthly publication Employment, earnings and hours (72-002-XIB, $26/$257), available soon.
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| Average weekly earnings for all employees |
| Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
August 2002 |
July 2003r |
August 2003p |
July to August 2003 |
August 2002 to August 2003 |
| |
seasonally adjusted |
| |
$ |
% change |
| Industrial aggregate |
681.85 |
690.87 |
687.09 |
-0.5 |
0.8 |
| Forestry, logging and support |
848.66 |
847.37 |
866.51 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
| Mining and oil and gas |
1,172.68 |
1,193.06 |
1,164.36 |
-2.4 |
-0.7 |
| Utilities |
1,059.68 |
1,074.39 |
1,071.45 |
-0.3 |
1.1 |
| Construction |
803.32 |
820.57 |
826.45 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
| Manufacturing |
834.34 |
849.61 |
830.45 |
-2.3 |
-0.5 |
| Wholesale Trade |
779.63 |
791.75 |
792.75 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
| Retail trade |
434.04 |
454.27 |
445.66 |
-1.9 |
2.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
766.27 |
763.40 |
760.08 |
-0.4 |
-0.8 |
| Information and cultural industries |
815.61 |
810.47 |
808.51 |
-0.2 |
-0.9 |
| Finance and insurance |
848.32 |
857.14 |
861.29 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
594.21 |
595.24 |
595.74 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
894.46 |
914.56 |
903.83 |
-1.2 |
1.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
847.73 |
857.94 |
852.95 |
-0.6 |
0.6 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
539.04 |
545.22 |
539.87 |
-1.0 |
0.2 |
| Educational Services |
734.25 |
732.06 |
750.56 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
| Health care and social assistance |
606.72 |
614.43 |
612.49 |
-0.3 |
1.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
429.89 |
424.29 |
422.29 |
-0.5 |
-1.8 |
| Accommodation and food services |
290.40 |
282.13 |
282.28 |
0.1 |
-2.8 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) |
529.24 |
534.18 |
528.68 |
-1.0 |
-0.1 |
| Public administration |
838.09 |
854.30 |
856.71 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
| Provinces and territories |
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|
|
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| Newfoundland and Labrador |
619.13 |
632.23 |
634.28 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
| Prince Edward Island |
543.29 |
542.42 |
548.56 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| Nova Scotia |
591.24 |
598.66 |
599.16 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
| New Brunswick |
610.81 |
630.05 |
628.96 |
-0.2 |
3.0 |
| Quebec |
645.70 |
665.83 |
653.50 |
-1.9 |
1.2 |
| Ontario |
727.59 |
732.35 |
728.36 |
-0.5 |
0.1 |
| Manitoba |
608.19 |
617.75 |
618.95 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
| Saskatchewan |
610.46 |
623.53 |
626.93 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
| Alberta |
699.78 |
707.98 |
709.16 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
| British Columbia |
674.26 |
678.12 |
680.47 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
| Yukon |
753.91 |
775.36 |
772.23 |
-0.4 |
2.4 |
| Northwest Territories1 |
891.21 |
879.36 |
880.40 |
0.1 |
-1.2 |
| Nunavut1 |
810.55 |
800.07 |
781.36 |
-2.3 |
-3.6 |
| r | Revised estimates. |
| p | Preliminary estimates. |
| 1 | Data not seasonally adjusted. |
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| Number of employees |
| Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
June 2003 |
July 2003r |
August 2003p |
June to July 2003 |
July to August 2003 |
| |
seasonally adjusted |
| |
'000 |
% change |
| Industrial aggregate |
13,336.8 |
13,342.9 |
13,311.9 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
| Forestry, logging and support |
56.8 |
55.9 |
54.6 |
-1.6 |
-2.3 |
| Mining and oil and gas |
150.4 |
150.5 |
151.6 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
| Utilities |
116.0 |
115.4 |
115.4 |
-0.5 |
0.0 |
| Construction |
634.4 |
643.0 |
647.5 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
| Manufacturing |
2,058.3 |
2,045.8 |
2,037.1 |
-0.6 |
-0.4 |
| Wholesale Trade |
751.5 |
752.5 |
751.2 |
0.1 |
-0.2 |
| Retail trade |
1,589.6 |
1,597.6 |
1,598.2 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
613.2 |
611.1 |
606.6 |
-0.3 |
-0.7 |
| Information and cultural industries |
352.9 |
354.9 |
353.2 |
0.6 |
-0.5 |
| Finance and insurance |
575.2 |
573.5 |
572.2 |
-0.3 |
-0.2 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
226.6 |
227.8 |
224.7 |
0.5 |
-1.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
647.9 |
652.3 |
651.4 |
0.7 |
-0.1 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
92.1 |
92.1 |
90.8 |
0.0 |
-1.4 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
597.4 |
598.4 |
600.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| Educational Services |
963.4 |
931.6 |
916.6 |
-3.3 |
-1.6 |
| Health care and social assistance |
1,369.5 |
1,368.2 |
1,373.6 |
-0.1 |
0.4 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
244.9 |
248.0 |
247.3 |
1.3 |
-0.3 |
| Accommodation and food services |
918.1 |
929.6 |
925.7 |
1.3 |
-0.4 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) |
494.6 |
500.0 |
499.7 |
1.1 |
-0.1 |
| Public administration |
771.5 |
773.7 |
774.7 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
| Provinces and territories |
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|
|
|
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
187.2 |
188.0 |
188.3 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
| Prince Edward Island |
65.9 |
66.2 |
66.5 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Nova Scotia |
384.6 |
389.4 |
389.1 |
1.2 |
-0.1 |
| New Brunswick |
309.5 |
309.4 |
308.3 |
0.0 |
-0.4 |
| Quebec |
3,162.6 |
3,164.8 |
3,138.6 |
0.1 |
-0.8 |
| Ontario |
5,157.2 |
5,162.5 |
5,157.9 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
| Manitoba |
520.1 |
528.2 |
528.4 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
| Saskatchewan |
395.4 |
396.0 |
395.2 |
0.2 |
-0.2 |
| Alberta |
1,451.3 |
1,453.6 |
1,454.2 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
| British Columbia |
1,645.0 |
1,635.2 |
1,633.4 |
-0.6 |
-0.1 |
| Yukon |
16.4 |
16.5 |
16.3 |
0.6 |
-1.2 |
| Northwest Territories1 |
23.3 |
22.7 |
22.7 |
-2.6 |
0.0 |
| Nunavut1 |
10.8 |
10.7 |
11.0 |
-0.9 |
2.8 |
| r | Revised estimates. |
| p | Preliminary estimates. |
| 1 | Data not seasonally adjusted. |
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