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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY - APRIL 2022
MONTH OVER MONTH (Apr-22 vs Mar-22, seasonally adjusted)
In Nova Scotia,
- Labour force increased 3,800 (0.7%) to 512,100
- Employment increased 5,900 (1.2%) to 481,500
- Unemployment decreased 2,200 (-6.7%) to 30,600
- Unemployment Rate decreased 0.5 percentage points to 6.0%
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LABOUR MARKET TRENDS - APRIL 2022
Labour force survey results reflect the period from April 10 to 16. Most capacity limits implemented to contain the Omicron variant of COVID-19 had been lifted, although some masking, vaccination proof, or testing remained in some settings in some provinces. Nova Scotia moved into phase 3 reopening on March 21, 2022, and changes since then are first reflected in the April 2022 results.
Ages 15+ (April 2022 vs March 2022, seasonally adjusted)
Nova Scotia's sea...
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COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES Q1 2022
Nova Scotia’s seasonally adjusted employee compensation (wages and salaries + employers’ social contributions) increased 2.3% in the first quarter of 2022 to $6.872 billion. The wages and salaries portion of employee compensation increased 2.2% to $5.932 billion in the first quarter and employers' social contributions were up 3.2% to $941 million.
Employee compensation in Q1 2022 was up 5.9% in Nova Scotia when compared to the first quarter of 2021 with a 5.8% increase in...
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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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