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Average hourly wages of employees by selected characteristics and profession, unadjusted data, by province (monthly)
Related tables: Wages, salaries and other earnings, Employment and unemployment, Occupations.
| October 2008 | October 2009 | October 2008 to October 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of employees1 (thousands) | average hourly wage ($) | number of employees1 (thousands) | average hourly wage ($) | % change in hourly wage | |
| Canada | |||||
| 15 years and over | 14,615.2 | 21.64 | 14,138.9 | 22.35 | 3.3 |
| 15 to 24 years | 2,446.1 | 12.74 | 2,224.3 | 13.04 | 2.4 |
| 25 to 54 years | 10,150.3 | 23.47 | 9,905.4 | 24.18 | 3.0 |
| 55 years and over | 2,018.9 | 23.27 | 2,009.2 | 23.61 | 1.5 |
| Men | 7,389.3 | 23.47 | 7,060.5 | 24.14 | 2.9 |
| Women | 7,225.9 | 19.78 | 7,078.4 | 20.56 | 3.9 |
| Full-time | 11,902.3 | 23.13 | 11,530.7 | 23.83 | 3.0 |
| Part-time | 2,712.9 | 15.11 | 2,608.2 | 15.82 | 4.7 |
| Union coverage2 | 4,549.7 | 24.76 | 4,471.3 | 25.47 | 2.9 |
| No union coverage3 | 10,065.5 | 20.24 | 9,667.6 | 20.90 | 3.3 |
| Permanent job4 | 12,808.5 | 22.30 | 12,318.9 | 22.95 | 2.9 |
| Temporary job5 | 1,806.8 | 16.99 | 1,820.0 | 18.25 | 7.4 |
| Management occupations | 1,075.9 | 34.15 | 1,048.8 | 34.15 | 0.0 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 2,845.2 | 20.61 | 2,707.5 | 21.14 | 2.6 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 1,049.9 | 29.98 | 1,035.9 | 31.18 | 4.0 |
| Health occupations | 901.7 | 25.51 | 931.0 | 26.60 | 4.3 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 1,365.5 | 27.62 | 1,416.4 | 28.42 | 2.9 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 336.5 | 21.21 | 341.2 | 22.78 | 7.4 |
| Sales and service occupations | 3,668.0 | 14.38 | 3,555.2 | 15.05 | 4.7 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 2,234.2 | 21.28 | 2,084.8 | 21.60 | 1.5 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 280.5 | 18.85 | 258.8 | 18.56 | -1.5 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 857.9 | 18.68 | 759.2 | 19.13 | 2.4 |
| 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 (for fee) 282-0069 and 282-0073. Last modified: 2009-11-06. | |||||
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