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This study uses data from the Labour Force Survey to examine whether offshorable service-sector occupations and other comparable occupations have displayed similar wage growth since the late 1990s. The analysis allows results to vary across service-sector occupations and worker characteristics.

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This update provides unionization rates for 2009 and the first half of 2010. It also includes data on earnings, wage settlements, inflation, and strikes and lockouts.

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This article tracks trends in temporary employment since the Labour Force Survey (LFS) began measuring it from 1997 to 2009 with particular attention to the recent economic downturn. It also examines the earnings gap between temporary and permanent positions and looks at whether that gap changed during the recent employment slowdown.

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The gender gap in hourly wages narrowed between the late 1980s and the late 2000s. This article analyses the narrowing wage gap according to the changing characteristics of men and women in paid work, the changes in pay received for those characteristics, and the extent to which who works in each period affects the results.

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Based on data from the Labour Force Survey, this article examines trends in high school dropout rates over the 1990/1991 to 2009/2010 period. The high school dropout rate is defined as the share of 20 to 24 year-olds who are not attending school and who have not graduated from high school. In addition, national data for both Aboriginal people and immigrants are now available from the Labour Force Survey, allowing researchers to assess how dropout rates differ between these groups and the rest of the population. Finally, the article also examines trends in labour market outcomes of dropouts in terms of unemployment rates and median weekly earnings.

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Differences across provinces in the 'typical' age at which students graduate from high school result in an apparent paradox: in some provinces, high school graduation rates and high school dropout rates both are low, while in others, both rates are high. This article addresses this apparent paradox, using data from the Labour Force Survey for 2009/2010. It examines high school status, by age group for 16 to 24 year olds, for Canada and the provinces, showing how the share of graduates, continuers and dropouts changes as students age.

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This article examines long-term trends in employment for postsecondary students. The rate of employment, hours of work and employment earnings of male and female students are covered. How other student characteristics relate to employment is also addressed. Particular attention is paid to student employment during labour market downturns.

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This overview presents data on absences from work for personal reasons (illness or disability and personal or family responsibilities) by various demographic and labour market characteristics, using data from the Labour Force Survey. Only full-time employees have been considered in this analysis.

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This product presents the latest facts and figures on gambling in Canada.

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During the recent employment downturn, self-employment was one source of employment growth. This article uses data from the Labour Force Survey to examine the sources and characteristics of the recent increase in self-employment, the dynamics of entry into and exit out of self-employment, and to assess the extent to which those who lost paid jobs early in the recession might account for the subsequent surge in self-employment.

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This table contains 9450 series, with data for years 1996 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (35 items: St. John's; Newfoundland and Labrador; Saint John; New Brunswick; Moncton; New Brunswick; Halifax; Nova Scotia ...), Labour force characteristics (10 items: Population; Labour force; Full-time employment; Employment ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...), Age group (9 items: 25 to 44 years;15 to 24 years;25 years and over;15 years and over ...).

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This table contains 9450 series, with data for years 1996 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (35 items: St. John's; Newfoundland and Labrador; Moncton; New Brunswick; Saint John; New Brunswick; Halifax; Nova Scotia ...), Labour force characteristics (10 items: Population; Labour force; Full-time employment; Employment ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Males; Females ...), Age group (9 items: 15 years and over;15 to 24 years;25 years and over;25 to 44 years ...).

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This table contains 665 series, with data for years 1996 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (35 items: Saint John; New Brunswick; Halifax; Nova Scotia; Moncton; New Brunswick; St. John's; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (19 items: Goods-producing sector; Total employed; all industries; Agriculture; Forestry; fishing; mining; quarrying; oil and gas ...).

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This table contains 665 series, with data for years 1996 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (35 items: St. John's; Newfoundland and Labrador; Halifax; Nova Scotia; Moncton; New Brunswick; Saint John; New Brunswick ...), North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (19 items: Total employed; all industries; Goods-producing sector; Forestry; fishing; mining; quarrying; oil and gas; Agriculture ...).

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This table contains 1155 series, with data for years 1996 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (35 items: St. John's; Newfoundland and Labrador; Moncton; New Brunswick; Saint John; New Brunswick; Halifax; Nova Scotia ...), National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) (33 items: Total employed; all occupations; Other management occupations; Management occupations; Senior management occupations ...).

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This table contains 1155 series, with data for years 1996 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (35 items: Saint John; New Brunswick; Halifax; Nova Scotia; Moncton; New Brunswick; St. John's; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) (33 items: Total employed; all occupations; Management occupations; Other management occupations; Senior management occupations ...).

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This table contains 368 series, with data for years 1996 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (46 items: Corner Brook; Newfoundland and Labrador; Charlottetown; Prince Edward Island; Summerside; Prince Edward Island; Truro; Nova Scotia ...), Labour force characteristics (8 items: Population; Employment; Unemployment; Labour force ...).

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This table contains 644 series, with data for years 1996 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (46 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; St. John's; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Labour force characteristics (7 items: Unemployment; Population; Labour force; Employment ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Seasonally adjusted; Unadjusted ...).

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This table contains 42 series, with data for years 1996 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (3 items: Montréal; Quebec; Toronto; Ontario; Vancouver; British Columbia ...), Labour force characteristics (7 items: Population; Unemployment; Employment; Labour force ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Seasonally adjusted; Unadjusted ...).

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This table contains 23760 series, with data for years 2011 - 2014 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (11 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia ...), Labour force characteristics (10 items: Population; Labour force; Employment; Full-time employment ...), Urban and rural areas (8 items: Total urban and rural areas; Urban fringe; Urban core; Census metropolitan area and census agglomeration ...), Sex (3 items: Both sexes; Females; Males ...), Age group (9 items: 15 years and over;15 to 24 years;25 years and over;25 to 44 years ...).

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: This article uses annual data from the Job Vacancy and Wage Survey (JVWS) and the Labour Force Survey (LFS) to examine unmet labour demand in 2024 for health care occupations with a focus on specific occupations such as regulated nurses (including registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses, nurse practitioners, and licensed practical nurses) and personal support workers. It provides an overview of job vacancy trends in healthcare over time in Canada as well as vacancy rates and offered wages for the selected occupations by regional remoteness.

Description: Using data from the Labour Force Survey and the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours, this study examines the impacts of tariff-related trade uncertainty on the Canadian labour market. The characteristics of jobs and workers most vulnerable to U.S. tariffs are explored. Impacts on employment in industries dependent on U.S. demand for Canadian exports, as well as Canadian regions with a higher share of jobs in industries dependent on U.S. demand, are also examined. In addition, this study uses adjusted concepts to compare the unemployment rates in Canada and the United States.

Description: The fact sheets in this series provide an "at-a-glance" overview of particular aspects of education in Canada and summarize key data trends in selected tables published as part of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP).

The PCEIP mission is to publish a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada for policy makers, practitioners and the general public to monitor the performance of education systems across jurisdictions and over time. PCEIP is a joint venture of Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC).

Description: Since 2010, engaging Canadians to participate in the LFS has become more challenging due to a variety of social and technological changes. The decline in the LFS response rate accelerated in 2020, exacerbated by public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. This technical paper presents preliminary results of two collection initiatives implemented using an online first strategy to improve the LFS response rates by confirming respondent contact information and expanding the availability of online response. Through these and other planned initiatives, Statistics Canada is working to ensure that the LFS estimates continue to provide an accurate and representative portrait of the Canadian labour market.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the average earnings indicator measures the usual average hourly wages of employees at their main job in 2024 constant dollars.

Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the employees with low pay indicator measures the proportion of employees earning less than two-thirds of the median hourly earnings (before tax and other deductions) at their main job, which is considered by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Expert Group framework to be the low pay threshold.

Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the medical or dental benefits coverage indicator is the number of employees aged 15 and older who report having access to supplemental medical or dental care through their main job, expressed as a percentage of all employees.

Description: In the publication Quality of Employment in Canada, the paid leave entitlement indicator is the number of employees aged 15 and older who report having access to paid vacation leave in their main job, expressed as a percentage of all employees.

Description: This catalogue briefly describes all Labour Force Survey products offered on a monthly, annual and occasional basis. It includes products, uses, general release dates, formats available and prices, as well as special request services and Internet services. It also introduces any changes to products.

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This paper introduces and explains modifications made to the Labour Force Survey estimates in January 2011. Some of these modifications include the adjustment of all LFS estimates to reflect population counts based on the 2006 Census and updates to industry, occupation and geography classification systems.

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This reference document presents an overview of the different questions used by Statistics Canada to identify Aboriginal peoples. It is divided into three parts. Part one is a brief description of the data sources and their limitations. Part 2 deals with the 2006 census questions used to identify Aboriginal peoples while Part 3 deals with the identification questions used in the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (APS) and the Aboriginal Children's Survey (ACS).

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This paper is an overview of the activities undertaken by Statistics Canada over the past several decades in the field of measuring and valuing unpaid work in all of its many forms. It was first prepared in the early 1990s when the Agency's accomplishments in the field of unpaid work were not as widely known as Statistics Canada would have liked. With each significant new achievement of the Agency, this note has been updated and further updates will be produced in step with the Agency's continuing outputs in this important area.