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Friday, February 25, 2005
Payroll employment, earnings and hours
December 2004 (preliminary)
The average weekly earnings of payroll employees increased by $3.98 in December to $707.23, up 1.2% compared with December 2003.
Industries showing the largest year-over-year increases were accommodation and food (+6.4%), mining and oil and gas extraction (+4.5%), and miscellaneous services (+4.3%). Arts, entertainment and recreation had the largest decline (-3.3%).
Average hourly earnings for hourly-paid workers increased slightly from November to December (+$0.10) to $18.18 per hour.
Payroll employment showed a substantial increase in December (+45,800 jobs), following a similar increase in November (+56,600). These gains brought the net increase in employment for 2004 to 190,600 jobs (for a growth rate of 1.4%).
Industries adding the most jobs through the year included retail trade (+60,200), administrative and support, waste management and remediation services (+25,600), Transportation and warehousing (+20,000) and educational services (+17,600). Manufacturing showed a net loss of 29,400 jobs for the year.
Available on CANSIM: tables 281-0023 to 281-0046.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2612.
Detailed industry data, data by size of enterprise based on employment, and other labour market indicators are offered in the monthly publication Employment, Earnings and Hours (72-002-XIB, $26/$257), which will soon be available.
Data on payroll employment, earnings and hours for January 2005 will be released March 29.
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| Average weekly earnings for all employees |
| Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
December 2003 |
November 2004r |
December 2004p |
November to December 2004 |
December 2003 to December 2004 |
| |
seasonally adjusted |
| |
$ |
% change |
| Industrial aggregate |
699.02 |
703.25 |
707.23 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
| Forestry, logging and support |
880.66 |
874.02 |
883.86 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
| Mining and oil and gas |
1,211.54 |
1,268.09 |
1,266.02 |
-0.2 |
4.5 |
| Utilities |
1,059.22 |
1,072.00 |
1,069.86 |
-0.2 |
1.0 |
| Construction |
836.42 |
836.63 |
842.26 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
| Manufacturing |
853.92 |
859.88 |
862.69 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
| Wholesale trade |
799.02 |
791.48 |
795.24 |
0.5 |
-0.5 |
| Retail trade |
452.70 |
457.92 |
464.12 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
757.85 |
759.91 |
761.74 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
| Information and cultural industries |
813.61 |
832.43 |
837.55 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
| Finance and insurance |
875.00 |
884.46 |
877.37 |
-0.8 |
0.3 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
619.12 |
617.51 |
636.98 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
937.67 |
911.39 |
932.80 |
2.3 |
-0.5 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
897.97 |
859.86 |
878.44 |
2.2 |
-2.2 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
556.05 |
556.48 |
569.44 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
| Educational services |
746.64 |
774.76 |
773.06 |
-0.2 |
3.5 |
| Health care and social assistance |
628.41 |
644.14 |
651.40 |
1.1 |
3.7 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
428.27 |
407.15 |
414.00 |
1.7 |
-3.3 |
| Accommodation and food services |
278.81 |
285.97 |
296.81 |
3.8 |
6.5 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) |
541.09 |
547.17 |
564.45 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
| Public administration |
882.67 |
872.03 |
878.96 |
0.8 |
-0.4 |
| Provinces and territories |
|
|
|
|
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| Newfoundland and Labrador |
636.22 |
643.39 |
652.20 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
| Prince Edward Island |
557.36 |
558.98 |
561.74 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
| Nova Scotia |
604.87 |
619.37 |
625.93 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
| New Brunswick |
640.75 |
649.68 |
660.36 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
| Quebec |
665.37 |
656.35 |
668.00 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
| Ontario |
741.86 |
739.65 |
743.51 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
| Manitoba |
628.78 |
654.43 |
658.53 |
0.6 |
4.7 |
| Saskatchewan |
636.44 |
651.92 |
655.68 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
| Alberta |
725.09 |
746.20 |
751.53 |
0.7 |
3.6 |
| British Columbia |
684.73 |
697.38 |
699.76 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
| Yukon |
752.08 |
806.65 |
783.90 |
-2.8 |
4.2 |
| Northwest Territories1 |
910.11 |
938.71 |
947.91 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
| Nunavut1 |
775.25 |
758.85 |
784.30 |
3.4 |
1.2 |
| r | Revised estimates. |
| p | Preliminary estimates. |
| 1. | Data not seasonally adjusted. |
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| Number of employees |
| Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) |
October 2004 |
November 2004r |
December 2004p |
October to November 2004 |
November to December 2004 |
| |
seasonally adjusted |
| |
'000 |
% change |
| Industrial aggregate |
13,536.1 |
13,592.7 |
13,638.5 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
| Forestry, logging and support |
51.0 |
50.7 |
51.7 |
-0.6 |
2.0 |
| Mining and oil and gas |
157.7 |
158.7 |
161.2 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
| Utilities |
121.8 |
122.3 |
122.0 |
0.4 |
-0.2 |
| Construction |
671.4 |
676.6 |
680.4 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
| Manufacturing |
1,990.5 |
1,989.2 |
1,992.0 |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
| Wholesale Trade |
737.8 |
739.3 |
739.1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
| Retail trade |
1,657.0 |
1,672.1 |
1,680.0 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
622.5 |
623.0 |
622.5 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
| Information and cultural industries |
343.6 |
344.9 |
345.2 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
| Finance and insurance |
576.7 |
578.3 |
579.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing |
236.6 |
237.5 |
239.1 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
658.5 |
659.7 |
659.1 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
| Management of companies and enterprises |
92.2 |
92.0 |
91.6 |
-0.2 |
-0.4 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
635.8 |
638.5 |
642.3 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
| Educational services |
967.8 |
974.2 |
983.6 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
| Health care and social assistance |
1,378.3 |
1,380.1 |
1,382.8 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation |
245.3 |
245.8 |
245.2 |
0.2 |
-0.2 |
| Accommodation and food services |
943.1 |
946.2 |
944.0 |
0.3 |
-0.2 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) |
505.8 |
508.3 |
509.4 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
| Public administration |
773.7 |
774.7 |
775.9 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Provinces and territories |
|
|
|
|
|
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
187.3 |
189.4 |
190.6 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
| Prince Edward Island |
64.1 |
63.8 |
65.0 |
-0.5 |
1.9 |
| Nova Scotia |
377.2 |
377.8 |
379.0 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
| New Brunswick |
296.0 |
297.0 |
297.4 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
| Quebec |
3,189.4 |
3,193.8 |
3,196.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Ontario |
5,273.0 |
5,298.6 |
5,314.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
| Manitoba |
525.3 |
527.0 |
531.0 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
| Saskatchewan |
407.8 |
408.0 |
410.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
| Alberta |
1,492.3 |
1,505.0 |
1,510.2 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
| British Columbia |
1,679.8 |
1,691.2 |
1,698.8 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
| Yukon |
16.0 |
16.0 |
16.3 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
| Northwest Territories1 |
22.5 |
22.0 |
22.1 |
-2.2 |
0.5 |
| Nunavut1 |
11.7 |
12.2 |
12.0 |
4.3 |
-1.6 |
| r | Revised estimates. |
| p | Preliminary estimates. |
| 1. | Data not seasonally adjusted. |
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