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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, MAY 2024
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LABOUR MARKET TRENDS, MAY 2024
May labour force survey results reflect the period from May 12 to 18, 2024.
Ages 15+ (May 2024 vs April 2024, seasonally adjusted)
Nova Scotia's seasonally adjusted employment declined by 900 (-0.2%) to 514,600 in May following a decline of 900 (-0.2%) to 515,500 in the previous month.
The change in employment was attributable to a decrease in full-time employment (-1,400) partially offset by an increase in part-time employmen...
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JOB VACANCIES AND WAGES, Q1 2024
Nova Scotia's job vacancy rate (seasonally adjusted) was 3.5% in Q1 2024, representing 15,685 job vacancies. Nova Scotia's job vacancy rate declined from 3.6% in Q4 2023.
Nationally, the job vacancy rate was 3.6%, down 0.2 percentage points from Q4 2023. The highest job vacancy rate was reported in Saskatchewan while the lowest job vacancy rates were in Newfoundland and Labrador. &nbs...
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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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