Table 5-4
Estimates of employment, average hourly earnings and average weekly hours for employees paid by the hour, by industry — Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia


Table summary
This table displays the results of nova scotia. The information is grouped by industry - naics (appearing as row headers), employment, average hourly earnings, average weekly hours (including overtime), including overtime, excluding overtime and may  2011, calculated using may  2011, apr.  2012, may  2012, in thousands, current dollars and hours units of measure (appearing as column headers).

Industry - NAICS Employment Average hourly earnings Average weekly hours (including overtime)
including overtime excluding overtime
May  2011 Apr.  2012Note r: revised May  2012Note p: preliminary May  2011 Apr.  2012Note r: revised May  2012Note p: preliminary May  2011 Apr.  2012Note r: revised May  2012Note p: preliminary May  2011 Apr.  2012Note r: revised May  2012Note p: preliminary
  in thousands current dollars hours
Industrial aggregate excluding
unclassified businesses - 11-91N
230.8A 223.9A 235.7A 19.41A 20.23A 20.34A 19.05A 19.74A 19.91A 30.1A 30.1A 30.5A
Goods producing industries
- 11-33N
42.7A 40.5A 45.1A 22.30A 22.99A 23.05A 21.66A 22.44A 22.48A 37.0A 37.4A 37.2A
Mining and quarrying (except
oil and gas) - 212
Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note x: suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Construction - 23 Note F: too unreliable to be published 16.4A 18.6A Note F: too unreliable to be published 24.71A 23.94A Note F: too unreliable to be published 24.18A 23.46A Note F: too unreliable to be published 37.0A 37.1A
Construction of buildings - 236 Note F: too unreliable to be published 3.7B 4.5A Note F: too unreliable to be published 23.46A 21.82A Note F: too unreliable to be published 23.23A 21.63A Note F: too unreliable to be published 33.4A 34.2A
Heavy and civil engineering construction
- 237
2.8A 2.7B 3.1B 23.72A 24.31A 23.55B 23.03A 23.90A 23.11A 39.7A 44.9B 46.7B
Specialty trade contractors - 238 10.1B 10.0A 11.0A 22.36A 25.27A 24.92A 22.24A 24.59A 24.32A 36.3A 36.3A 35.5A
Manufacturing - 31-33 21.7A 21.2A 23.3A 21.14A 20.76A 21.56A 20.51A 20.34A 21.08A 36.3A 37.2A 36.6A
Non-durable goods - 311N 14.0A 13.3A 14.9A 20.36A 19.92A 21.14A 19.71A 19.57A 20.65A 36.9A 36.8A 36.1A
Food manufacturing - 311 6.4A 5.8A 6.9A 18.17A 17.73A 19.58B 17.71A 17.45A 18.76B 34.5A 34.8B 34.1B
Paper manufacturing - 322 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Printing and related support
activities - 323,3231
Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Plastics and rubber products
manufacturing - 326
3.8A 3.7A Note F: too unreliable to be published 21.52A 21.42A Note F: too unreliable to be published 21.06A 20.92A Note F: too unreliable to be published 40.7A 40.2A Note F: too unreliable to be published
Durable goods - 321N 7.7A 7.9A 8.4A 22.62A 22.13A 22.28A 22.00A 21.58A 21.80A 35.3A 37.9A 37.5A
Wood product manufacturing - 321 1.7B 1.5A 1.6A 20.86C 18.78A 20.02A 20.53C 18.36A 19.86A 30.0C 39.2A 39.1A
Non-metallic mineral product
manufacturing - 327
Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
- 332
1.2A 1.4A 1.6A 20.68A 22.28A 22.62B 20.37A 21.97A 22.35B 38.1A 37.2A 36.7A
Machinery manufacturing - 333 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 0.7B Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 22.16A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 21.13A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 39.9B
Transportation equipment manufacturing
- 336
2.4B 2.5A 2.6A 27.03A 25.46A 24.46A 25.93A 24.71A 23.78A 38.2A 37.9A 38.4A
Service producing industries
- 41-91N
188.0A 183.4A 190.6A 18.55A 19.43A 19.51A 18.31A 18.98A 19.14A 28.5A 28.6A 29.0A
Trade - 41-45N 49.8A 50.8A 53.1A 14.90A 15.95A 16.06A 14.79A 15.84A 15.96A 29.3A 28.7A 28.7A
Wholesale trade - 41 7.0B 6.6B 7.0B 18.92A 18.77A 18.84A 18.59A 18.41A 18.56A 38.0A 36.1A 35.6B
Building material and supplies
wholesaler-distributors - 416
1.1D 0.7D 0.8D 21.95C 18.88B 17.89B 21.92C 18.30B 17.67B 36.6A 33.2B 36.2A
Machinery, equipment and supplies
wholesaler-distributors - 417
1.1D 1.4D 1.4D 22.55B 22.64A 22.99A 22.13B 21.83A 22.35A 40.4B 39.2A 35.3A
Miscellaneous wholesaler-distributors
- 418
0.8C Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 14.44C 15.47A 14.62C 14.17C 15.33A 14.14C 33.8A 41.5C 41.3D
Retail trade - 44-45 42.8A 44.2A 46.0A 14.00A 15.40A 15.51A 13.96A 15.35A 15.46A 27.8A 27.5A 27.7A
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
- 441
2.9B 3.4B 3.5B 16.73A 19.46B 18.74C 16.73A 19.45B 18.72C 39.8B 36.6B 37.6B
Furniture and home furnishings
stores - 442
0.7D Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 13.44B Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 13.42B Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 27.1C Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Electronics and appliance stores
- 443,4431
Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Building material and garden
equipment and supplies dealers - 444
3.4A 3.2A 3.8A 15.20A 15.95B 15.70A 15.14A 15.86B 15.62A 34.5A 38.7B 36.5A
Food and beverage stores - 445 14.8A 15.3A 15.7A 12.37B 14.06A 14.25A 12.26B 14.03A 14.18A 27.5A 27.3A 26.6A
Gasoline stations - 447,4471 2.1A 2.2B Note F: too unreliable to be published 12.55A 13.67B Note F: too unreliable to be published 12.53A 13.66B Note F: too unreliable to be published 30.2A 26.5C Note F: too unreliable to be published
Clothing and clothing accessories
stores - 448
4.0A Note F: too unreliable to be published 4.3B 12.50A Note F: too unreliable to be published 15.68C 12.50A Note F: too unreliable to be published 15.67C 20.3B Note F: too unreliable to be published 22.4B
Sporting goods, hobby, book and
music stores - 451
Note F: too unreliable to be published 1.4B 1.5B Note F: too unreliable to be published 13.76A 13.66A Note F: too unreliable to be published 13.75A 13.65A Note F: too unreliable to be published 22.2B 22.6B
General merchandise stores - 452 6.3A 5.7A 6.1A 12.87A 12.65A 13.54A 12.86A 12.61A 13.48A 25.2B 24.6A 27.7A
Transportation and warehousing
- 48-49
7.0B 7.9C 8.3C 20.41A 24.52B 21.91A 20.06A 24.27B 21.66A 34.1A 35.6B 34.6A
Truck transportation - 484 1.8C 1.7C 2.1D 17.63B 18.29B 18.66B 17.03B 17.65B 18.07A 37.8B 37.8B 34.7B
Information and cultural industries
- 51
3.1C 2.4C 2.6C 22.71B 24.96B 23.19A 22.51B 24.63B 22.97A 29.3A 30.1B 32.1A
Broadcasting (except Internet)
- 515
Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 0.3Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published 24.97C 20.01C Note F: too unreliable to be published 24.65C 19.95D Note F: too unreliable to be published 32.0C 33.1B
Telecommunications - 517 2.0C 1.0Note E: Use with caution 1.2Note E: Use with caution 21.59B 28.19B 25.39B 21.30B 27.75B 25.07B 32.4A 37.7B 37.9A
Other information services - 519,5191 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Credit intermediation and related
activities - 522
2.9D 3.5C 4.0B 22.92B 21.15B 20.65A 22.92B 21.16B 20.63A 28.2B 27.2A 27.1A
Insurance carriers and related
activities - 524
0.3Note E: Use with caution 0.7D 0.8Note E: Use with caution 20.49C 21.67B 21.50B 20.45C 21.62B 21.37B 28.7B 31.0A 33.8A
Rental and leasing services - 532 1.2B Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 17.40B Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 17.13B Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 29.1A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Professional, scientific and
technical services - 54,541
4.9C 4.4C 4.6C 23.46B 24.82A 25.31A 23.07B 24.51A 24.90A 32.8A 33.1A 32.1A
Administrative and support,
waste management and remediation services - 56
16.8A 14.7A 14.8A 15.38A 16.17A 16.59A 15.25A 16.03A 16.45A 30.2A 30.9A 30.1A
Administrative and support services
- 561
15.9A 13.5A 13.7A 15.26A 15.86A 16.16A 15.13A 15.76A 16.07A 29.7A 30.1A 29.2A
Waste management and remediation
services - 562
0.8C 1.2A 1.1B 17.08B 18.87A 20.28B 17.03B 18.50A 19.85B 39.7A 39.9B 41.1A
Educational services - 61,611 1.0B 1.2Note E: Use with caution 1.2Note E: Use with caution 18.89B 20.96A 22.43B 18.83B 20.96A 22.43B 23.1B 21.8C 25.3D
Education special - 611N 16.8A 15.8A 14.6A 19.85B 22.36A 23.07B 19.81B 22.25A 23.00B 29.8A 28.8A 29.3A
Health care and social assistance
- 62
48.8A 49.9A 50.2A 24.04A 24.18A 24.78A 24.00A 24.03A 24.61A 30.2A 30.4A 31.0A
Ambulatory health care services
- 621
10.1B 10.5B 10.6B 21.75A 25.00A 25.52A 21.64A 24.92A 25.36A 27.9A 26.8B 29.1A
Hospitals - 622 Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 18.9A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 31.12A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 30.90A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 31.4A
Nursing and residential care
facilities - 623
15.0A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 19.56A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 19.52A Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published 28.8B Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Arts, entertainment and recreation
- 71
3.8A 3.2B 4.0A 15.12A 14.29A 13.46A 15.09A 14.25A 13.31A 23.3A 22.4B 26.8B
Amusement, gambling and recreation
industries - 713
3.2A 2.8B 3.4A 15.12A 13.95A 13.35A 15.09A 13.90A 13.19A 23.9B 22.7B 27.5B
Accommodation and food services
- 72
26.0A 24.4A 26.1A 12.03A 12.72A 12.97A 12.01A 12.68A 12.94A 23.7A 24.1A 25.0A
Accommodation services - 721 4.4A 3.9A Note F: too unreliable to be published 14.34A 14.19B Note F: too unreliable to be published 14.30A 14.12B Note F: too unreliable to be published 26.9A 27.0A Note F: too unreliable to be published
Food services and drinking places
- 722
21.6A 20.5A 21.4A 11.49A 12.41A 12.46A 11.48A 12.37A 12.42A 23.1A 23.5A 24.7A
Other services (except public
administration) - 81
7.7B 7.4A 7.3B 18.41A 17.68A 18.90A 18.24A 17.18B 18.43A 27.7A 28.2A 29.3A
Repair and maintenance - 811 3.0B 2.6B 2.7B 20.18A 19.69B 20.15A 19.86A 18.78B 19.24B 33.8B 38.0A 35.5A
Personal and laundry services
- 812
1.8Note E: Use with caution 2.1B 2.2B 14.30A 14.59B 17.33B 14.29A 14.58B 17.19B 24.5B 23.9A 25.4A
Grant-making, civic, and professional
and similar organizations excluding religion - 813
2.9C 2.6C Note F: too unreliable to be published 18.46B 16.98B Note F: too unreliable to be published 18.45B 16.97B Note F: too unreliable to be published 23.3B 21.9C Note F: too unreliable to be published
Public administration - 91 9.6A 8.6A 9.1A 24.17A 26.09A 26.66A 20.74A 18.02A 20.90A 23.3A 22.3A 22.8A
Local, municipal and regional
public administration - 913
5.2B 5.3B 5.6A 21.79A 23.20A 22.10A 21.55A 23.01A 21.96A 26.9A 24.5A 25.7A
Note(s):
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