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Overtime work by industry
Among core-age employees (25 to 54), over 2.3 million (or 26%) worked overtime in any typical week in 2007, up from 21% 10 years earlier, according to data from the Labour Force Survey.
Educational services had the highest proportion of overtime workers (almost 38%), followed by utilities, and forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas.
Professional, scientific and technical services (32%) as well as manufacturing (31%) also had high proportions of overtimers.
Core-age employees (25 to 54) working overtime by industry
Not surprisingly, agriculture, and accommodation and food services had the lowest proportion of employees working overtime (14%). This may be because more workers in agriculture tend to be self-employed rather than employees. Also, accommodation and food services tend to have a rather high incidence of part-time workers.
Educational services were also the industry with the highest proportion of overtimers in 1997 (33%), followed by professional, scientific and technical services (28%), and manufacturing (25%).
Core-age employees (25 to 54) working overtime by industry
Related to this topic:
"The labour market: Year-end review 2001", Perspectives on Labour and Income, Statistics Canada, January 2002.
"Working overtime in today's labour market", Perspectives on Labour and Income, Statistics Canada, December 1997.
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