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Table 7 Most minimum-wage jobs are short-term, in both large and small firms, and rarely unionized
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| Total employees | Minimum wage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Incidence | ||
| '000 | '000 | % | |
| Job tenure | 13,658.20 | 586.9 | 4.3 |
| 1 to 3 months | 1,027.60 | 124.4 | 12.1 |
| 4 to 6 months | 909.2 | 96.8 | 10.6 |
| 7 to 12 months | 1,198.00 | 105.7 | 8.8 |
| 13 to 60 months | 4,374.10 | 188.2 | 4.3 |
| 61 months or more | 6,149.30 | 71.7 | 1.2 |
| Firm size | 13,658.20 | 586.9 | 4.3 |
| Less than 20 employees | 2,636.70 | 204.7 | 7.8 |
| 20 to 99 employees | 2,263.70 | 92.7 | 4.1 |
| 100 to 500 employees | 2,043.30 | 56.3 | 2.8 |
| More than 500 employees | 6,714.40 | 233.2 | 3.5 |
| Union membership | 13,658.20 | 586.9 | 4.3 |
| Union member or covered by collective agreement | 4,374.40 | 53.7 | 1.2 |
| Non-member and not covered by collective agreement | 9,283.80 | 533.2 | 5.7 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2005 | |||
