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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
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.