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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.
| 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 | |
| P.E.I. | |||||
| 15 years and over | 55.4 | 19.33 | 57.0 | 20.10 | 4.0 |
| 15 to 24 years | 9.6 | 11.39 | 9.3 | 10.92 | -4.1 |
| 25 to 54 years | 36.2 | 20.99 | 37.9 | 21.95 | 4.6 |
| 55 years and over | 9.6 | 21.05 | 9.9 | 21.67 | 2.9 |
| Men | 25.6 | 19.79 | 27.4 | 20.66 | 4.4 |
| Women | 29.8 | 18.93 | 29.6 | 19.59 | 3.5 |
| Full-time | 44.2 | 20.71 | 45.6 | 21.60 | 4.3 |
| Part-time | 11.2 | 13.90 | 11.4 | 14.13 | 1.7 |
| Union coverage2 | 18.7 | 25.40 | 19.1 | 26.23 | 3.3 |
| No union coverage3 | 36.7 | 16.24 | 37.9 | 17.02 | 4.8 |
| Permanent job4 | 43.8 | 19.89 | 45.9 | 20.83 | 4.7 |
| Temporary job5 | 11.6 | 17.20 | 11.1 | 17.13 | -0.4 |
| Management occupations | 4.1 | 29.42 | 3.9 | 30.16 | 2.5 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 10.3 | 19.66 | 10.3 | 19.87 | 1.1 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 3.8 | 24.45 | 3.8 | 29.40 | 20.2 |
| Health occupations | 4.8 | 24.78 | 4.4 | 25.60 | 3.3 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 6.2 | 24.29 | 5.9 | 27.02 | 11.2 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 1.0 | 20.74 | 1.5 | 19.98 | -3.7 |
| Sales and service occupations | 14.5 | 13.20 | 14.9 | 13.72 | 3.9 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 7.2 | 17.16 | 7.6 | 18.17 | 5.9 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 1.5 | 13.98 | 2.5 | 14.32 | 2.4 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 2.1 | 14.78 | 2.1 | 13.73 | -7.1 |
| 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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