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August 25, 2016EMPLOYMENT, EARNINGS AND HOURS, JUNE 2016 Nova Scotians' average weekly earnings (including overtime, seasonally adjusted) increased $13.19 per week (1.6 per cent) from May to $845.16 in June 2016. The current level is 0.9 per cent above the level in June of last year. Canadians' average weekly wages increased 0.4 per cent from May to $958.14 in June 2016, a 0.5 per cent increase over June 2015.
The increase in June follows two months of decline in April and May. Average weekly wages reached a historic peak of $870.35 in March 2016, 5.2 per cent higher than the same level in March 2015.
In June 2016, all provinces showed monthly increases in average weekly wages, the largest increase was in Alberta (1.7 per cent) and the smallest was in New Brunswick (0.03 per cent). On a year-to-date basis, all provinces with the exception of Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador experienced average wage increases. Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island tied for the second highest increase (2.0 per cent) behind New Brunswick (2.7 per cent) compared to the same period last year.
In June 2016, earnings in goods producing industries in Nova Scotia increased 2.9 per cent on a month-to-month basis. Goods producing industries average wages increased 1.9 per cent year-over-year.
Service producing industries wages increased 1.2 per cent month-to-month, and increased 0.6 per cent year-over-year.
On a year-to-date basis, average weekly earnings are 2.0 per cent higher in the first half of 2016, with a 0.8 per cent increase in goods sector and a 2.1 per cent increase in the services-producing sector.
EMPLOYMENT
In June 2016, Nova Scotia had 402,579 payroll employees, a 0.1 per cent decrease month-to-month, and 0.3 per cent decrease compared to June of last year. Canada had 16.0 million employees, 0.3 per cent increase from May, and 1.2 percent compared with June 2015.
On a year-to-date basis, Nova Scotia had 401,990 payroll employees, a 0.1 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2015.
REFERENCE TABLES - YEAR TO DATE FIGURES
Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payroll, and Hours. CANSIM Table 281-0063