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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY - APRIL 2018
In Nova Scotia April 2018, (seasonally-adjusted, month-over-month and year-over-year):
- Labour force decreased 0.2% (-900) from March 2018 to 490,500 and decreased 0.1% (-700) over April 2017.
- Employment increased 0.6% (2,700) from March 2018 to 457,700 and increased 1.8% (8,000) over April 2017.
- Unemployment decreased 9.9% (-3,600) from March 2018 to 32,800 and decreased 20.8% (-8,600) over April 2017.
- Unemployment rate decreased 0.7 percentage poi...
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LABOUR MARKET TRENDS - APRIL 2018
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment increased by 2,700 to 457,400 in April 2018. This increase follows a decrease of 1,300 in March. Employment has increased in 6 of the last 12 months and gains have substantially outnumbered declines. Nova Scotia’s employment has risen to near all-time highs. The last time the employment stood above 457,000 was in November 2012.
Compared to March, Nova Scotia’s labour force decreased by 900 to 490,500 in April....
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COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES Q1 2018
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employee compensation (wages+salaries+employer social contributions) increased 0.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2018 to $5.77 billion. Compared to the first quarter of 2017 compensation was up 3.3 per cent. Compensation of employees has grown year-over-year by at least 3 per cent in the past four quarters.
The wages and salari...
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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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