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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY - JULY 2017
In Nova Scotia July 2017 (seasonally-adjusted, month-over-month and year-over-year):
- Labour force decreased 0.6% (-3,100) from June 2017 to 488,700 and increased 0.6% (+3,000) over July 2016.
- Employment increased 0.4% (+1,900) from June 2017 to 450,200 and increased 1.1% (+4,800) over July 2016.
- Unemployment decreased 11.3% (-4,900) from June 2017 to 38,600 and decreased 4.2% (-1,700) over July 2016.
- Unemployment rate decreased...
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LABOUR MARKET TRENDS - JULY 2017
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment increased by 1,900 to 450,200 in July 2017. This gain reverses the 1,900 decline in June bringing employment back to the same level as was observed in May.
Compared to June, Nova Scotia’s labour force decreased by 3,100 to 488,700 in July . With labour supply falling and employment growing, the net result was a 0.9 percentage point decrease in the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to 7.9 per cent in July, also the same as was obs...
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COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES Q2 2017
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employee compensation (wages+salaries+employer social contributions) increased 1.3 per cent in the second quarter 2017 to $5.68 billion. Compared to the second quarter of 2016 compensation was up 2.7 per cent.
The wages and salaries portion of employee compensation was up 1.3 per cent to $4.86 billion; an increase of 2.8 per...
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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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