Infographic 1
Largest employment decline from February to April in lowest-paid sector

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Largest employment decline from February to April in lowest-paid sector"

This is a bubble chart.

The vertical axis title is "payroll employment variation (%), February to April 2020" and shows percentages from 0 to -60 by increments of 10.

The horizontal axis title is "average weekly earnings ($) in 2019" and shows dollars from 0 to 1,800 by increments of 200.

There are 9 bubbles in total with each representing one of the selected sectors. The size of the bubble represents the contribution to total employment loss.

The construction bubble shows average weekly earnings in 2019 at $1,283 and a 23.2% decrease in payroll employment between February and April, 2020, with a contribution to total employment loss of 8.8%.

The manufacturing bubble shows average weekly earnings in 2019 at $1,138 and a 15.8% decrease in payroll employment between February and April, 2020, with a contribution to total employment loss of 8.9%.

The retail trade bubble shows average weekly earnings in 2019 at $614 and a 19.9% decrease in payroll employment between February and April, 2020, with a contribution to total employment loss of 14.5%.

The finance and insurance bubble shows average weekly earnings in 2019 at $1,361 and a 3.1% decrease in payroll employment between February and April, 2020, with a contribution to total employment loss of 0.9%.

The professional, scientific and technical services bubble shows average weekly earnings in 2019 at $1,439 and a 7.8% decrease in payroll employment between February and April, 2020, with a contribution to total employment loss of 2.8%.

The educational services bubble shows average weekly earnings in 2019 at $1,069 and a 8.1% decrease in payroll employment between February and April, 2020, with a contribution to total employment loss of 4.0%.

The health care and social assistance bubble shows average weekly earnings in 2019 at $936 and a 10.4% decrease in payroll employment between February and April, 2020, with a contribution to total employment loss of 7.8%.

The arts, entertainment and recreation bubble shows average weekly earnings in 2019 at $621 and a 45.0% decrease in payroll employment between February and April, 2020, with a contribution to total employment loss of 5.1%.

The accommodation and food services bubble shows average weekly earnings in 2019 at $420 and a 49.1% decrease in payroll employment between February and April, 2020, with a contribution to total employment loss of 23.8%.

Note(s): Size of bubble represents contribution to total employment loss.

Source(s): Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours.