Statistics Canada updates and articles on unemployment and weekly earnings…
Not much of a change in the Unemployment rate as indicated by Statistics Canada (Nov 18th)
September’s average weekly earnings rise 4.3% over last year: Statistics Canada
Thu Nov 25, 8:38 AM
The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – September’s average weekly earnings among non-farm payroll employees were up 4.3 per cent from a year earlier, to $864.13.
Statistics Canada reports it was the second straight month with year-over-year growth over four per cent.
The agency attributed some of the growth to a 0.9 per cent increase in the number of hours worked per week.
It says the remainder of the increase is attributable to several other factors, including changes in the composition of employment by industry, changes in occupations within industry, job experience and wage growth.
The pace of growth in earnings has been increasing in recent months.
StatsCan reports September was the sixth straight month in which the year-over-year increase surpassed three per cent, while year-over-year growth was under two per cent for most of 2009.
Average weekly earnings increased in most provinces. It was above the national average in Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Alberta and Quebec
Year-over-year growth was slowest in Manitoba and Prince Edward Island, while earnings declined slightly in New Brunswick.
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