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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY - MARCH 2015
In Nova Scotia March 2015 (seasonally-adjusted, month-over-month and year-over-year):
- Labour force increased 0.1% (+600) from February to 491,800 and increased 0.3% (+1,700) over March 2014.
- Employment declined 0.1% ( -500) from February to 446,000 and remained unchanged over March 2014.
- Unemployment increased 2.2% (+1,000) from February to 45,800 and increased 3.6% (+1,600) over March 2014.
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LABOUR MARKET TRENDS - MARCH 2015
TRENDS
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment decreased by 500 in March, 2015. This follows a loss of 4,400 jobs in February and a loss of 100 jobs in January. Except for February, the labour force survey has reported largely insignificant changes to employment in the last five months.
Compared to February, the labour force has increased by 600 to 491,800 moving away from the trend of declining labour force since the beginning of 2013.With labour...
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JOB VACANCIES AND WAGES, Q4 2023
Nova Scotia's job vacancy rate (seasonally adjusted) was 3.6% in Q4 2023, representing 15,940 job vacancies. Nova Scotia's job vacancy rate declined from 4.0% in Q3 2023.
Nationally, the job vacancy rate was 3.8%, down 0.1 percentage points from Q3. The highest job vacancy rate was reported in Saskatchewan while the lowest job vacancy rates were in Newfoundland and Labrador. &nb...
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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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