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Table 3 Characteristics of jobs

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	1997	2008	1997	2008
	Gambling		Non-gambling
	thousand
Employees¹	33	41	11,323	14,456
	%
Unionized²	29	26	34	31
Non-unionized	71	74	66	69
Permanent job	91	91	89	88
Temporary job	9	9	11	12
Usually receive tips	27	33	7	7
No tips	73	67	93	93
Paid by the hour	80	81	61	65
Not paid hourly	20	19	39	35
Average hourly earnings³	$
Men: full-time	13.50	23.00	17.85	24.30
Women: full-time	13.05	18.70	14.80	20.80
1. More detailed questions on employees were introduced with the 1997 revision of the Labour Force Survey. 2. Includes persons who are not union members, but whose jobs are covered by collective agreements. 3. Includes tips and commissions. Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.