Table 6 Job characteristics by type of region
| Unionization | SME 1 | Average age | Average seniority | Average hourly earnings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | years | $ | |||
| Manufacturing sector | |||||
| Montréal-Toronto-Vancouver (ref.) | 21.7 | 58.6 | 41.9 | 8.7 | 20.09 |
| Large census metropolitan areas | 20.8 | 51.1* | 40.6* | 8.8 | 22.87* |
| Small census metropolitan areas | 30.8* | 44.5* | 41.1* | 10.5* | 22.76* |
| Small towns and rural areas | 32.4* | 50.5* | 41.0* | 10.4* | 19.78* |
| Rest of the economy | |||||
| Montréal-Toronto-Vancouver (ref.) | 27.0 | 48.6 | 39.9 | 7.6 | 18.06 |
| Large census metropolitan areas | 30.6* | 42.7* | 39.0* | 7.4 | 19.93* |
| Small census metropolitan areas | 31.9* | 45.6* | 39.4* | 8.2* | 17.82* |
| Small towns and rural areas | 30.4* | 55.9* | 40.7* | 8.6* | 15.79* |
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* significantly different from the reference group (ref.) at the 0.05 level 1. A small or medium-sized enterprise is defined as a business with less than 500 employees. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2008. |
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