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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 | |
| Man. | |||||
| 15 years and over | 529.1 | 21.35 | 534.2 | 21.31 | -0.2 |
| 15 to 24 years | 88.4 | 12.69 | 91.8 | 13.17 | 3.8 |
| 25 to 54 years | 356.0 | 22.90 | 356.6 | 23.07 | 0.7 |
| 55 years and over | 84.7 | 23.92 | 85.8 | 22.70 | -5.1 |
| Men | 267.3 | 22.34 | 272.8 | 22.42 | 0.4 |
| Women | 261.8 | 20.35 | 261.4 | 20.15 | -1.0 |
| Full-time | 425.1 | 22.49 | 423.3 | 22.71 | 1.0 |
| Part-time | 104.0 | 16.69 | 111.0 | 15.95 | -4.4 |
| Union coverage2 | 196.4 | 24.85 | 193.2 | 25.15 | 1.2 |
| No union coverage3 | 332.7 | 19.29 | 341.0 | 19.13 | -0.8 |
| Permanent job4 | 480.2 | 21.68 | 479.5 | 21.76 | 0.4 |
| Temporary job5 | 48.9 | 18.19 | 54.8 | 17.32 | -4.8 |
| Management occupations | 30.8 | 33.60 | 31.4 | 31.32 | -6.8 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 99.6 | 20.36 | 104.8 | 20.54 | 0.9 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 29.4 | 28.89 | 28.3 | 30.51 | 5.6 |
| Health occupations | 49.2 | 26.07 | 46.0 | 26.35 | 1.1 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 50.8 | 27.38 | 51.7 | 27.35 | -0.1 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 10.2 | 21.01 | 9.0 | 21.84 | 4.0 |
| Sales and service occupations | 136.9 | 14.94 | 140.6 | 14.73 | -1.4 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 78.7 | 21.28 | 80.8 | 21.03 | -1.2 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 8.5 | 19.16 | 10.0 | 20.30 | 5.9 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 35.0 | 17.59 | 31.6 | 18.57 | 5.6 |
| 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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