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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 | |
| Sask. | |||||
| 15 years and over | 421.5 | 22.81 | 428.0 | 23.57 | 3.3 |
| 15 to 24 years | 74.5 | 14.28 | 76.9 | 15.12 | 5.9 |
| 25 to 54 years | 277.4 | 24.76 | 279.6 | 25.72 | 3.9 |
| 55 years and over | 69.6 | 24.14 | 71.4 | 24.25 | 0.5 |
| Men | 209.9 | 24.35 | 216.1 | 25.45 | 4.5 |
| Women | 211.6 | 21.28 | 211.9 | 21.65 | 1.7 |
| Full-time | 343.0 | 24.20 | 346.9 | 25.15 | 3.9 |
| Part-time | 78.5 | 16.73 | 81.10 | 16.82 | 0.5 |
| Union coverage2 | 150.3 | 26.15 | 148.0 | 27.29 | 4.4 |
| No union coverage3 | 271.2 | 20.96 | 280.0 | 21.60 | 3.1 |
| Permanent job4 | 374.8 | 23.31 | 376.9 | 23.92 | 2.6 |
| Temporary job5 | 46.7 | 18.76 | 51.0 | 20.96 | 11.7 |
| Management occupations | 23.2 | 35.60 | 26.1 | 37.50 | 5.3 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 78.5 | 21.56 | 79.3 | 21.63 | 0.3 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 23.9 | 29.93 | 25.7 | 32.01 | 6.9 |
| Health occupations | 34.9 | 27.24 | 33.8 | 29.09 | 6.8 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 39.6 | 28.39 | 41.2 | 30.15 | 6.2 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 7.6 | 20.99 | 7.2 | 20.65 | -1.6 |
| Sales and service occupations | 112.2 | 15.56 | 116.8 | 15.49 | -0.4 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 72.5 | 23.12 | 72.1 | 23.66 | 2.3 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 16.2 | 24.79 | 12.1 | 27.01 | 9.0 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 12.8 | 24.87 | 13.7 | 25.92 | 4.2 |
| 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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