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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 | |
| Canada | |||||
| 15 years and over | 14,254.1 | 23.09 | 14,381.5 | 23.56 | 2.0 |
| 15 to 24 years | 2,207.0 | 13.28 | 2,175.1 | 13.66 | 2.9 |
| 25 to 54 years | 9,880.4 | 24.90 | 9,946.7 | 25.41 | 2.0 |
| 55 years and over | 2,166.7 | 24.81 | 2,259.7 | 24.92 | 0.4 |
| Men | 7,075.3 | 24.91 | 7,134.9 | 25.38 | 1.9 |
| Women | 7,178.8 | 21.30 | 7,246.6 | 21.77 | 2.2 |
| Full-time | 11,415.9 | 24.77 | 11,556.6 | 25.31 | 2.2 |
| Part-time | 2,838.2 | 16.34 | 2,824.9 | 16.39 | 0.3 |
| Union coverage2 | 4,540.3 | 26.56 | 4,546.6 | 26.94 | 1.4 |
| No union coverage3 | 9,713.8 | 21.47 | 9,834.9 | 21.99 | 2.4 |
| Permanent job4 | 12,618.4 | 23.63 | 12,661.4 | 24.15 | 2.2 |
| Temporary job5 | 1,635.7 | 18.93 | 1,720.1 | 19.23 | 1.6 |
| Management occupations | 992.3 | 35.50 | 980.4 | 37.04 | 4.3 |
| Business, finance and administrative occupations | 2,801.6 | 21.82 | 2,771.2 | 22.15 | 1.5 |
| Natural and applied sciences and related occupations | 1,071.9 | 31.62 | 1,105.3 | 33.29 | 5.3 |
| Health occupations | 985.2 | 26.67 | 1,022.2 | 27.00 | 1.2 |
| Occupations in social science, education, government service and religion | 1,440.0 | 29.97 | 1,434.3 | 30.26 | 1.0 |
| Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport | 323.2 | 23.33 | 357.0 | 23.77 | 1.9 |
| Sales and service occupations | 3,697.2 | 15.53 | 3,717.0 | 15.58 | 0.3 |
| Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations | 1,965.4 | 22.84 | 2,043.2 | 23.20 | 1.6 |
| Occupations unique to primary industry | 228.4 | 21.70 | 227.8 | 22.69 | 4.6 |
| Occupations unique to processing, manufacturing and utilities | 749.0 | 19.54 | 722.9 | 19.88 | 1.7 |
| 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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