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Total employees | Minimum wage | General adult minimum wage | Average hourly wage | Unemployment rate | |||
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Total | Incidence | ||||||
'000 | '000 | % | $/hour | Date | $/hour | % | |
Province | |||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 187.1 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 6.25 | Jun-05 | 16.09 | 15.2 |
British Columbia | 1,714.80 | 95.6 | 5.6 | 8 | Nov-01 | 19.36 | 5.9 |
Nova Scotia | 382.5 | 19.7 | 5.2 | 6.8 | Oct-05 | 16.24 | 8.4 |
Prince Edward Island | 57.7 | 2.9 | 5 | 6.8 | Jan-05 | 15.15 | 10.8 |
Manitoba | 491 | 23.9 | 4.9 | 7.25 | Apr-05 | 17.17 | 4.8 |
Quebec | 3,213.50 | 148 | 4.6 | 7.6 | May-05 | 18.43 | 8.3 |
Ontario | 5,470.00 | 237.6 | 4.3 | 7.45 | Feb-05 | 20.06 | 6.6 |
Canada | 13,658.20 | 586.9 | 4.3 | … | 19.09 | 6.8 | |
Saskatchewan | 385.5 | 15.1 | 3.9 | 7.05 | Sep-05 | 17.28 | 5.1 |
New Brunswick | 309.3 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 6.3 | Jan-05 | 15.63 | 9.7 |
Alberta | 1,446.80 | 21.7 | 1.5 | 7 | Sep-05 | 19.76 | 3.9 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2005 |