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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY - FEBRUARY 2018
In Nova Scotia February 2018, (seasonally-adjusted, month-over-month and year-over-year):
- Labour force increased 0.3% (1,300) from January 2018 to 495,300 and increased 2.1% (10,100) over February 2017.
- Employment increased 0.6% (2,800) from January 2018 to 456,300 and increased 2.3% (10,300) over February 2017.
- Unemployment decreased -3.7% (-1,500) from January 2018 to 39,000 and decreased -0.5% (-200) over February 2017.
- Unemployment rate decreas...
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LABOUR MARKET TRENDS - FEBRUARY 2018
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment increased by 2,800 to 456,300 in February 2018. This increase follows a drop of 700 in January. Nova Scotia’s employment is at its highest level since April 2013.
Compared to January, Nova Scotia’s labour force increased by 1,300 to 495,300 in February, its highest level since September 2013.
With labour demand growing at a faster pace than labour supply, the net result was a 0.3 percentage point fall in the...
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COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES Q4 2017 & ANNUAL
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employee compensation (wages+salaries+employer social contributions) increased 0.7 per cent in the fourth quarter 2017 to $5.79 billion. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2016 compensation was up 4.2 per cent. The fourth quarter is the third consecutive quarter in which employee compensation grew by at least 3 per cent year over year, the la...
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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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