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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY - NOVEMBER 2017
In Nova Scotia November 2017 (seasonally-adjusted, month-over-month and year-over-year):
- Labour force increased 0.4% (+2,000) from October 2017 to 492,200 and increased 1.0% (+5,100) over November 2016.
- Employment increased 0.3% (+1,300) from October 2017 to 448,900 and increased 0.2% (+800) over November 2016.
- Unemployment increased 1.6% (+700) from October 2017 to 43,300 and increased 11.0% (+4,300) over November 2016.
- Unempl...
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LABOUR MARKET TRENDS - NOVEMBER 2017
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment increased by 1,300 to 448,900 in November 2017. This is the third consecutive month of modest employment gains.
Compared to October, Nova Scotia’s labour force creased by 2,000 to 492,200 in November. With labour supply growing at a faster pace than labour demand, the net result was a 0.1 percentage point rise in the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to 8.8 per cent in November. With labour supply increasing combined w...
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COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES Q3 2017
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employee compensation (wages+salaries+employer social contributions) was unchanged in the third quarter 2017 at $5.71 billion. Compared to the third quarter of 2016 compensation was up 3.1 per cent, after growing 3.3 per cent year over year in Q2. Consecutive quarters with growth of 3.0 per cent or more previously occurred in 2011.
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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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