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Currently displaying information released on: June, 2019
LABOUR FORCE SURVEY - MAY 2019
In Nova Scotia May 2019, (seasonally adjusted, month-over-month and year-over-year):
- Labour Force increased 0.6 per cent (2,800) from April 2019 to 501,600 and increased 2.3 per cent (11,300) over May 2018.
- Employment increased 1.0 per cent (4,500) from April 2019 to 468,900 and increased 3.2 per cent (14,600) over May 2018.
- Unemployment decreased 4.7 per cent (-1,600) from April 2019 to 32,800 and decreased 8.9 per cent (-3,200) over May 20...
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LABOUR MARKET TRENDS - MAY 2019
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment increased by 4,500 in May, rising to a new high of 468,900. Employment is 14,600 higher than it was last May.
Nova Scotia’s May employment increase more than offset the decline reported in April. Nova Scotia’s employment increased in nine of the past 12 months. Nova Scotia’s labour force also increased by 2,800 in May, rising to 501,600. With a larger employment increase than labour force increase, unemployment decr...
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COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES Q1 2019
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employee compensation (wages+salaries+employer social contributions) increased 1.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2019 to $5.95 billion. Compared to the first quarter of 2018 compensation was up 4.2 per cent, the fastest pace of growth since Q4 2010.
The wages and salaries portion of employee compensation was up 1.5 per cent...
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EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FEBRUARY 2015
In February 2015, the number (seasonally adjusted) of Nova Scotians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits increased by 580 persons (2.2%) from the previous month to 27,190 and increased by 160 persons (0.6%) over February 2014.
In February 2015, the number (seasonally adjusted) of Canadians receiving regular EI benefits increased by 9,940 persons (2.0%) from the previous month to 509,780 and declined by 3,470 (-0.7%) over February ...
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EMPLOYMENT, EARNINGS AND HOURS, FEBRUARY 2015
Nova Scotians' average weekly earnings (including overtime, seasonally adjusted) decreased $3.98 per week (-0.5%) from January to $831.80 in February 2015. This is 1.9 per cent above the level in February of last year. Canadians' average weekly wages increased 0.3 per cent from January to $951.40 in February 2015, a 2.7 percent increase over February 2014.
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