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Labour Market Report
The Labour Market Report is the Department of Finance & Treasury Board's monthly analytical publication, comprised of the latest information from Statistics Canada's Labour Force Survey, as well as other indicators which describe labour-related trends in Canada, such as Employment Insurance, Average weekly earnings, and total wages and salaries. Some indicators are measured at the national and provincial level, while others are reported at the level of the economic region.
For the latest information and historical data, please contact the individual listed below:

Thomas Storring
Director of Economics/Statistics
Tel:902-424-2410
Email: Thomas.Storring@novascotia.ca


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Currently displaying information released on: August, 2018

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY - JULY 2018

In Nova Scotia July 2018, (seasonally-adjusted, month-over-month and year-over-year):

  • Labour Force increased 0.3% (1,500) from June 2018 to 492,600 and increased 0.8% (4,000) over July 2017.
  • Employment increased 0.2% (1,000) from June 2018 to 453,400 and increased 0.9% (4,100) over July 2017.
  • Unemployment increased 1.0% (400) from June 2018 to 39,200 and decreased 0.3% (-100) over July 2017.
  • Unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points from Ju...

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LABOUR MARKET TRENDS - JULY 2018

Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment increased by 1,000 to 453,400 in July 2018.  This increase follows back-to-back declines in seasonally adjusted employment.  The employment level has remained over 450,000 since December 2017.

Compared to June, Nova Scotia’s labour force increased by 1,500 to 492,600 in July. With labour supply growing at a slightly faster pace than labour demand, the result was a 0.1 percentage point increase in the seasonally adjusted une...

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COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES Q2 2018

Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employee compensation (wages+salaries+employer social contributions) increased 0.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2018 to $5.81 billion. Compared to the second quarter of 2017 compensation was up 2.0 per cent. Growth rates for the previous four quarters were faster than Q2 2018.

The wages and salaries portion of employee compensat...

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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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