Table 2
Select Workplace Survey and Labour Force Survey indicators by provincial grouping, 2011

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Table summary
This table displays the results of Select Workplace Survey and Labour Force Survey indicators by provincial grouping Canada, Oil-producing provinces, Central provinces and Other provinces (appearing as column headers).
  CanadaNote 1 Oil-producing provincesNote 2 Central provincesNote 3 Other provincesNote 4
Workplace Survey  
Employment (thousands) 14,221 2,154 9,431 2,636
Proportion of employment (%) 100.0 15.2 66.3 18.5
Job vacancies (thousands) 389 95 228 66
Proportion of job vacancies (%) 100.0 24.4 58.6 17.0
Job vacancy rate (%) 2.7 4.2 2.4 2.5
Proportion of hard-to-fill positionsNote 5 (%) 2.2 3.7 1.8 2.2
Proportion of full-time jobsNote 6 (%) 69.5 73.3 68.9 68.4
Proportion of permanent jobs (%) 82.0 82.7 81.9 81.7
Labour Force Survey  
Unemployment rate (%) 6.9 5.2 7.4 6.8
Average hourly wageNote 7 ($) 22.59 24.50 21.64 22.41
Change from 2000 to 2011 (%) 8.9 21.3 7.0 6.5
Change from 2006 to 2011 (%) 5.4 9.6 7.2 3.7
Average weekly wageNote 7 ($) 824.69 930.20 785.63 810.12
Change from 2000 to 2011 (%) 7.7 22.2 6.3 4.4
Change from 2006 to 2011 (%) 4.4 8.5 6.4 2.5
Note 1.

Data for the territories are excluded from this table.

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Note 2.

Includes Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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Note 3.

Includes Quebec and Ontario.

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Note 4.

Includes Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, and British Columbia.

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Note 5.

Hard-to-fill positions may be filled or unfilled, which is why they are shown here as part of total employment and job vacancies.

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Note 6.

The highest proportion of full-time jobs in the oil-producing provinces was also seen in the LFS, but the difference was smaller, with the proportions being 84% in the oil-producing provinces and 81% in the central provinces.

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Note 7.

For the wages, the LFS universe has been modified to be comparable to that of the WS. The percentage change in hourly and weekly wages was assessed in real terms using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) at the provincial level.

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Sources: Statistics Canada, Workplace Survey (WS) and Labour Force Survey (LFS).
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