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Fast employment growth among low-wage workers

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employment index (February 2020=100) 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 Feb. June 2020 All other employees, both sexesAll other employees, both sexes All other employees, menAll other employees, men All other employees, womenAll other employees, women Low-wage workers, both sexesLow-wage workers, both sexes Low-wage workers, menLow-wage workers, men Low-wage workers, womenLow-wage workers, women
Note(s):
Employment is expressed as a proportion of February employment. The data are not seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.

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Fast employment growth among low-wage workers, employment index (February 2020=100)
  All other employees, both sexes All other employees, men All other employees, women Low-wage workers, both sexes Low-wage workers, men Low-wage workers, women
February 2020 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
March 2020 96.0 96.6 95.3 84.2 89.0 80.9
April 2020 87.3 86.5 88.3 61.9 65.7 59.4
May 2020 91.2 91.3 91.0 66.1 72.7 61.5
June 2020 96.7 97.7 95.5 78.8 84.7 74.8
Note(s):
Employment is expressed as a proportion of February employment. The data are not seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.
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