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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 | |
| Que. | |||||
| 15 years and over | 3,304.5 | 21.60 | 3,264.8 | 22.03 | 2.0 |
| 15 to 24 years | 516.5 | 13.04 | 487.3 | 12.86 | -1.4 |
| 25 to 54 years | 2,311.5 | 23.32 | 2,287.1 | 23.80 | 2.1 |
| 55 years and over | 476.5 | 22.53 | 490.4 | 22.86 | 1.5 |
| Men | 1,641.6 | 23.15 | 1,615.1 | 23.23 | 0.3 |
| Women | 1,662.8 | 20.08 | 1,649.7 | 20.85 | 3.8 |
| Full-time | 2,631.4 | 23.07 | 2,607.8 | 23.69 | 2.7 |
| Part-time | 673.0 | 15.88 | 657.0 | 15.42 | -2.9 |
| Union coverage2 | 1,328.2 | 24.03 | 1,307.0 | 24.47 | 1.8 |
| No union coverage3 | 1,976.3 | 19.97 | 1,957.9 | 20.39 | 2.1 |
| Permanent job4 | 2,852.5 | 22.04 | 2,845.6 | 22.47 | 2.0 |
| Temporary job5 | 452.0 | 18.83 | 419.2 | 19.01 | 1.0 |
| Management occupations | 204.4 | 33.56 | 199.4 | 33.02 | -1.6 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 647.1 | 20.68 | 613.3 | 21.30 | 3.0 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 274.2 | 29.11 | 266.0 | 31.21 | 7.2 |
| Health occupations | 220.0 | 23.46 | 246.3 | 24.42 | 4.1 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 352.6 | 27.48 | 340.2 | 28.04 | 2.0 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 83.2 | 22.64 | 101.2 | 22.95 | 1.4 |
| Sales and service occupations | 847.1 | 15.06 | 838.6 | 15.09 | 0.2 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 440.9 | 21.32 | 449.9 | 21.36 | 0.2 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 36.9 | 16.45 | 29.1 | 17.65 | 7.3 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 198.0 | 18.53 | 180.8 | 18.30 | -1.2 |
| 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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