Hours worked and labour productivity in the provinces and territories, 2019
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Released: 2021-02-12
Revised data on provincial and territorial labour productivity and related measures from 2016 to 2019 are now available.
These revisions are consistent with those incorporated in the provincial and territorial economic accounts and the provincial and territorial gross domestic product (GDP) by industry (released on November 9, 2020). They are also consistent with those incorporated in the national GDP by industry (released on December 1, 2020).
Revised estimates also take into account historical revisions to the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (released on March 27, 2020). They also incorporate the new 2017 benchmark provincial and territorial supply and use tables as well as revised data on interprovincial flows from 2016 to 2019 in order to harmonize data on the mobility of workers between provinces with tax data.
It should be noted that this release does not take into account recent revisions from the Labour Force Survey (released on January 25, 2021). The incorporation of the historical revisions of the LFS is scheduled for February 2022, with the next release of revised data.
New data on hours worked and labour productivity in the provinces and territories for 2020 will be released on May 20, 2021.
Statistics Canada is closely monitoring the impacts of COVID-19 and will continue to report on the provincial and territorial labour productivity and related measures as new information becomes available.
The data in this release will constitute the baseline for comparisons with 2020 and for assessments of the impact of COVID-19 on provincial and territorial productivity.
Note to readers
Provincial and territorial measures of labour productivity and related variables are consistent with the concepts of the Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts and with the Input–Output Industry Codes.
It is important to note that real output (used to measure productivity) is based on the value added measured at basic prices, not at market prices, which is consistent with the detailed framework by industry. As well, the real estate, rental and leasing industry, part of the service-producing business sector, excludes the imputed rent for owner-occupied dwellings because there are no data on the number of hours that homeowners spend on dwelling maintenance services.
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