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October 14 , 2014
Average hourly earnings across Canada
Source: Statistics Canada
Job Vacancies
reported job vacancies in June
2014, up 15,000 compared with
12 months earlier
unemployed people for every
job vacancy Canada-wide,
down from 6.2 in June 2013
national job vacancy rate
among Canadian businesses,
little changed from the rate of
1.5% recorded in June 2013
Source: Statistics Canada
235,000
5.8
1.6
%
Illness and Employment
Cancer survivors' probability of working in
the year following diagnosis was found to be:
percentage points lower compared
with individuals who have not been
diagnosed with cancer
percentage points lower in the second
year following diagnosis
percentage points lower in the third
year following diagnosis
percentage points lower for survivors
diagnosed with cancers associated with
low survival
rates
Source: Statistics Canada
3
3.7
4.8
11
1.5% recorded in June 2013
Source: Statistics Canada
Industry Average Hourly Wage
2011 2012 2013
Mining and oil and gas extraction $35.07 $37.80 $40.91
Construction $28.26 $29.02 $30.26
Forestry, logging and support $24.50 $24.54 $26.81
Public administration $24.79 $25.46 $26.75
Health care and social assistance $25.95 $26.22 $26.23
Transportation and warehousing $22.67 $23.25 $24.42
Finance and Insurance $22.20 $22.91 $23.30
Manufacturing $22.57 $23.22 $23.19
Wholesale trade $21.05 $21.49 $21.87
Other services $19.72 $19.87 $20.86
Real estate and rental and leasing $21.24 $21.28 $20.59
Administrative and support, waste management
and remediation services $18.50 $18.78 $19.68
Arts, entertainment and recreation $16.26 $16.03 $17.58
Retail trade $15.51 $15.79 $15.94
Accommodation and food services $13.12 $13.42 $13.54
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