Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours

The Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours provides a monthly portrait of the amount of earnings, as well as the number of jobs (i.e., occupied positions) and hours worked by detailed industry at the national, provincial and territorial levels.
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  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X201533113041
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2015-11-27

  • Articles and reports: 75-005-M2015002
    Description:

    This report provides information to users who wish to compare employment and unemployment estimates from the Canadian surveys (LFS and SEPH) and American surveys (CPS and CES). The aspects covered include concepts, methods, seasonal adjustment, timeliness, revisions and main uses.

    Release date: 2015-10-09

  • Stats in brief: 11-629-X2015029
    Description: Discover the importance of retail to the Canadian economy.
    Release date: 2015-06-30

  • Stats in brief: 11-629-X2015030
    Description: Discover the importance of manufacturing to the Canadian economy.
    Release date: 2015-06-30

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X201419710024
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2014-07-16

  • Articles and reports: 75-006-X201400114035
    Description:

    This article provides information on the evolution of the minimum wage since 1975, the average hourly wage, and on the ratio between these two indicators. The article also sheds light on the increase in the proportion of paid workers earning minimum wage between 1997 and 2013, as well as the characteristics of workers most likely to be paid at this minimum rate.

    Release date: 2014-07-16

  • Stats in brief: 11-001-X20131717183
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2013-06-20

  • Articles and reports: 75-001-X201010413247
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In 2009, the labour market contracted after 16 straight years of employment growth. Using a number of sources, this review highlights the trends behind the headline unemployment rate: where jobs were lost, who was most affected and how hours of work changed. The report also identifies some relatively bright spots and draws comparisons with the U.S. and other advanced economies.

    Release date: 2010-06-22

  • Articles and reports: 75-001-X200810913216
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    In 2007, the proportion of employed people in Canada was at its highest level in at least three decades, while the national unemployment rate sank to a 33-year low of 5.8%. However, manufacturing employment in Canada, as in the United States, has been on a downward trend. Between 2002 and 2007 employment rates increased the most in the highest-paying industries and occupations. On the other hand, some job losses were experienced by machine operators and assembly workers. Retail trade had been the largest creator of new jobs but was surpassed in 2007 by construction, and health care and social assistance.

    Release date: 2008-12-18

  • Articles and reports: 75-001-X200710313183
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    A variety of factors contributed to the slowdown of output growth relative to employment growth during 2006. However, 2006 was not unique, gross domestic product and job growth rates have converged frequently in recent years, including most of 2002 and 2003. After reviewing the sources of last year's productivity slowdown by industry, the negative impact of labour shortages on the quality of labour, especially in western Canada, is examined

    Release date: 2007-06-19
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  • Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 72-203-G
    Description: The Guide to the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours contains a dictionary of concepts and definitions and covers topics such as survey methodology, data collection and processing, and data quality. It also provides information on products and services, as well as the survey questionnaire.
    Release date: 2024-03-28
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