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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY - APRIL 2020
In Nova Scotia April 2020, (seasonally adjusted, month-over-month and year-over-year):
- Labour force decreased 8.3 per cent (40,600) from March 2020 to 449,600 and decreased 10.1 per cent (50,300) over April 2019
- Employment decreased 11.3 per cent (50,600) from March 2020 to 395,600 and decreased 15.0 per cent (69,600) over April 2019
- Unemployment increased 22.4 per cent (9,900) from March 2020 to 54,000 and increased 55.6 per cen...
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LABOUR MARKET TRENDS - APRIL 2020
Nova Scotia’s labour force survey results reflect the period from April 12-18, when restrictions to manage COVID-19 were generally fully in place
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment level was down 50,600 (-11.3%) in April following on the 24,800 employment decline in March. Employment in April 2020 was 395,600, a level last seen in 1998. Nova Scotia’s employment has declined by 75,400 (-16.0%) since February 2020 as the COIVD-19 pandemic and pub...
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COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES Q1 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, comparisons of year-to-date averages and sums do not show Nova Scotia’s rapidly-changing economic situation. The DailyStats will focus on year-over-year comparisons, comparing one month with the same month in the prior year. Where possible the DailyStats will make comparisons of seasonally adjusted data from the pre-COVID-19 period (January and February 2020) with the period during which COVID-19 measures were in place from March 2020 onwards.
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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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