Table 1
Labour productivity and other related variables for the business sector, 20121
| Real gross domestic product | All jobs | Average hours worked | Volume of hours worked | Labour productivity | Total compensation | Hourly compensation | Unit labour cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| annual % change | annual % change | annual % change | annual % change | annual % change | annual % change | annual % change | annual % change | |
| Canada | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | -2.8 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 3.9 | -6.5 | 13.2 | 8.9 | 16.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Nova Scotia | -0.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -1.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| New Brunswick | -1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.6 | -5.1 | 1.5 | -2.0 | 3.3 |
| Quebec | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
| Ontario | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| Manitoba | 3.0 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.9 | -0.7 | 9.9 | 6.8 | 7.4 |
| Alberta | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
| British Columbia | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.0 | -1.4 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| Yukon | 3.5 | 9.7 | -0.3 | 9.3 | -5.3 | 10.3 | 0.9 | 6.6 |
| Northwest Territories | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 5.3 | -3.4 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| Nunavut | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | -0.8 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
Table note 1
Calculations of productivity growth rates are based on numbers rounded to one decimal place.
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