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Annual growth of labour productivity and other related variables for the overall economy, 2007 
  Real gross domestic product All jobs Average hours worked Volume of hours worked Labour productivity Total compensation Hourly compensation Unit labour cost
  %
Canada 2.7 2.1 -0.1 2.0 0.7 6.1 4.0 3.4
Newfoundland and Labrador 9.1 0.5 -0.5 0.0 9.2 -5.0 -5.0 -12.9
Prince Edward Island 2.0 0.5 -2.0 -1.5 3.5 4.0 5.5 2.0
Nova Scotia 1.6 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.1 4.1 2.7 2.6
New Brunswick 1.6 1.3 -0.9 0.4 1.2 4.6 4.2 3.0
Quebec 2.4 1.6 -0.7 0.9 1.5 6.0 5.0 3.5
Ontario 2.1 1.6 -0.2 1.3 0.8 4.7 3.3 2.5
Manitoba 3.3 1.0 0.6 1.6 1.6 7.8 6.0 4.3
Saskatchewan 2.8 1.5 0.2 1.7 1.0 8.0 6.1 5.1
Alberta 3.3 4.8 0.5 5.3 -1.9 11.2 5.5 7.6
British Columbia 3.1 3.3 -0.1 3.2 -0.2 6.0 2.7 2.9
Yukon 3.8 -1.2 -1.1 -2.3 6.3 7.4 9.9 3.4
Northwest Territories 13.1 1.7 4.9 6.7 6.1 8.9 2.0 -3.8
Nunavut 13.0 11.9 2.8 15.0 -1.7 9.9 -4.4 -2.8


Selected labour market components by province and territory, 2007 
  Total number of jobs Annual hours
  Working age population Ratio job / population Province of residence Net flow of workers Province of employment Volume of hours worked per job per population aged 15+
  thousands % thousands    
Canada 27,363 62.5 17,111 ... 17,111 29,700,653 1,736 1,085
Newfoundland and Labrador 430 49.6 213 -4 209 382,947 1,828 891
Prince Edward Island 115 60.2 69 -1 69 121,105 1,763 1,052
Nova Scotia 789 57.7 455 -1 454 789,110 1,737 1,000
New Brunswick 634 57.8 367 -3 364 644,603 1,772 1,016
Quebec 6,470 59.1 3,823 -47 3,776 6,284,420 1,664 971
Ontario 10,563 63.4 6,692 43 6,735 11,764,002 1,747 1,114
Manitoba 959 64.5 619 -2 617 1,061,920 1,722 1,107
Saskatchewan 807 64.7 522 -6 516 914,864 1,774 1,134
Alberta 2,826 70.9 2,003 25 2,028 3,741,469 1,845 1,324
British Columbia 3,691 62.0 2,289 -6 2,282 3,883,364 1,702 1,052
Yukon 26 65.6 17 0 17 29,821 1,780 1,164
Northwest Territories 33 78.3 25 1 26 52,077 1,976 1,598
Nunavut 21 65.5 14 1 14 25,663 1,779 1,234
...not applicable
Note:The number of jobs is consistent with the System of National Accounts concept. It reflects the province of employment, accounts for individuals that hold more than one job and removes all persons that have a job but were absent or idle and were not paid during their absence. In addition to the sum of the provinces and territories, total Canada includes the Canadian embassy and military personnel that are working outside of the country.