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Average hourly wages of employees by selected characteristics and profession, unadjusted data, by province (monthly)
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| January 2011 | January 2012 | January 2011 to January 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of employees1 (thousands) | average hourly wage ($) | number of employees1 (thousands) | average hourly wage ($) | % change in hourly wage | |
| N.L. | |||||
| 15 years and over | 192.5 | 21.29 | 191.8 | 23.71 | 11.4 |
| 15 to 24 years | 24.4 | 12.95 | 23.8 | 13.51 | 4.3 |
| 25 to 54 years | 134.9 | 22.80 | 136.3 | 25.69 | 12.7 |
| 55 years and over | 33.2 | 21.27 | 31.7 | 22.87 | 7.5 |
| Men | 92.6 | 23.13 | 92.0 | 25.47 | 10.1 |
| Women | 99.9 | 19.58 | 99.9 | 22.10 | 12.9 |
| Full-time | 162.0 | 22.35 | 165.9 | 24.90 | 11.4 |
| Part-time | 30.5 | 15.64 | 26.0 | 16.15 | 3.3 |
| Union coverage2 | 75.4 | 25.51 | 77.3 | 27.75 | 8.8 |
| No union coverage3 | 117.1 | 18.57 | 114.5 | 20.99 | 13.0 |
| Permanent job4 | 153.9 | 21.94 | 155.7 | 24.41 | 11.3 |
| Temporary job5 | 38.6 | 18.68 | 36.2 | 20.71 | 10.9 |
| Management occupations | 13.5 | 32.46 | 14.0 | 37.04 | 14.1 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 32.2 | 20.00 | 31.4 | 21.37 | 6.9 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 12.4 | 31.53 | 15.1 | 31.32 | -0.7 |
| Health occupations | 17.9 | 24.97 | 20.2 | 27.81 | 11.4 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 17.4 | 29.88 | 21.2 | 32.14 | 7.6 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 3.2 | 20.04 | 2.1 | 23.97 | 19.6 |
| Sales and service occupations | 55.6 | 13.55 | 50.0 | 14.70 | 8.5 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 30.7 | 20.81 | 30.7 | 22.80 | 9.6 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 5.7 | 23.75 | 4.0 | 24.89 | 4.8 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 3.9 | 17.03 | 3.2 | 18.69 | 9.7 |
| 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: 2012-02-03. | |||||
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