Table 14
Changes in average log wages in selected industrial groups, full-time jobs, 1981 to 1998

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Changes in average log wages in selected industrial groups, full-time jobs, 1981 to 1998
Table summary
This table displays the changes in average log real wages observed in full-time jobs in selected industries from 1981 to 1998. The row headers describe the industries examined. The headers for columns 1, 2, and 3 identify the types of models estimated in terms of the control variables used. The header for column 4 identifies the sample size in each industry.
Industrial group No controls Controls for gender, age, education, and seniority Column 2 plus controls for two-digit occupations Sample size
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
  number
Forestry and mining 0.030 0.002 -0.025 2,573
Construction -0.045* -0.064*** -0.062*** 3,758
Manufacturing 0.043*** -0.004 -0.007 14,160
Distributive services 0.036** 0.001 -0.005 9,825
Business services 0.148*** 0.075*** 0.056*** 6,571
Finance 0.183*** 0.088*** 0.057*** 1,986
Other business services 0.139*** 0.078*** 0.054** 4,585
Consumer services 0.004 -0.04*** -0.041*** 12,479
Retail trade -0.016 -0.051 -0.051*** 6,794
Other consumer services 0.052** -0.012 -0.034* 5,685
Public services 0.085*** 0.004 -0.006 18,254
Note(s):
†p<0.10; *p<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001 (two-tailed test).
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, authors' calculations based on the 1981 Survey of Work History and the 1998 Labour Force Survey.
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