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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.
| February 2009 | February 2010 | February 2009 to February 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number of employees1 (thousands) | average hourly wage ($) | number of employees1 (thousands) | average hourly wage ($) | % change in hourly wage | |
| P.E.I. | |||||
| 15 years and over | 54.8 | 18.35 | 55.5 | 18.43 | 0.4 |
| 15 to 24 years | 9.2 | 11.37 | 9.3 | 10.58 | -6.9 |
| 25 to 54 years | 37.1 | 19.61 | 36.8 | 20.36 | 3.8 |
| 55 years and over | 8.5 | 20.42 | 9.4 | 18.70 | -8.4 |
| Men | 24.9 | 18.69 | 24.7 | 18.53 | -0.9 |
| Women | 29.9 | 18.08 | 30.8 | 18.36 | 1.5 |
| Full-time | 44.8 | 19.33 | 42.6 | 19.90 | 2.9 |
| Part-time | 10.0 | 13.98 | 12.9 | 13.58 | -2.9 |
| Union coverage2 | 17.8 | 24.04 | 18.1 | 24.33 | 1.2 |
| No union coverage3 | 37.0 | 15.62 | 37.3 | 15.57 | -0.3 |
| Permanent job4 | 44.4 | 18.83 | 47.0 | 19.08 | 1.3 |
| Temporary job5 | 10.5 | 16.33 | 8.5 | 14.82 | -9.2 |
| Management occupations | 3.4 | 27.37 | 3.5 | 28.57 | 4.4 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 11.0 | 18.50 | 12.3 | 18.51 | 0.1 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 3.2 | 21.32 | 2.7 | 24.30 | 14.0 |
| Health occupations | 4.6 | 22.77 | 4.4 | 25.11 | 10.3 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 6.3 | 25.69 | 5.9 | 23.90 | -7.0 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 1.5 | 20.96 | 0.8 | 20.72 | -1.1 |
| Sales and service occupations | 12.8 | 11.90 | 14.6 | 12.44 | 4.5 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 7.7 | 17.01 | 7.9 | 16.68 | -1.9 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 1.8 | 13.21 | 1.4 | 12.11 | -8.3 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 2.4 | 14.16 | 2.0 | 16.05 | 13.3 |
| 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: 2010-03-12. | |||||
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