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Tables

  • Table 23  Labour force characteristics, by sex
  • Table 24  Average weekly earnings, by industry

 

Tables

Table 23  Labour force characteristics, by sex
  1986 1996 2006
  thousands
Labour force 13,272 14,854 17,593
Males 7,585 8,129 9,335
Females 5,687 6,724 8,257
Employed 11,987 13,421 16,484
Males 6,860 7,322 8,727
Females 5,127 6,099 7,757
Unemployed 1,286 1,432 1,108
Males 725 807 608
Females 560 625 500
  %
Unemployment rate 9.7 9.6 6.3
Males 9.6 9.9 6.5
Females 9.9 9.3 6.1
Participation rate 66.1 64.7 67.2
Males 76.8 72.2 72.5
Females 55.7 57.4 62.1
Employment rate 59.7 58.4 63.0
Males 69.5 65.0 67.7
Females 50.2 52.1 58.3

 

Table 24  Average weekly earnings, by industry
  1995 2000 2005
  2001 constant $
Industrial aggregate excluding unclassified enterprises 669.02 672.67 665.82
Goods-producing industries 830.07 845.12 836.47
Forestry, logging and support 779.32 830.85 846.48
Mining and oil and gas extraction 1,104.65 1,166.43 1,197.51
Utilities 1,046.95 1,055.58 974.40
Construction 836.50 828.71 803.21
Manufacturing 796.20 817.25 809.00
Services-producing industries 621.87 619.77 617.56
Trade 541.71 550.59 529.90
Transportation and warehousing 737.30 743.63 709.35
Information and cultural industries 823.46 800.26 805.95
Finance and insurance 803.76 867.14 855.11
Real estate and rental and leasing 569.98 606.03 593.06
Professional, scientific and technical services 828.44 892.62 871.36
Management of companies and enterprises 973.38 851.02 829.53
Administrative and support 518.09 529.74 529.19
Educational services 754.57 691.10 736.59
Health care and social assistance 590.41 576.76 599.28
Arts, entertainment and recreation 427.19 420.32 385.04
Accommodation and food services 287.75 280.28 284.92
Public administration 815.28 801.11 822.94
Other services 508.47 515.77 516.16