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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
  1987 1997 2007
  thousands
Labour force 13,526 15,079 17,946
Males 7,680 8,234 9,493
Females 5,846 6,845 8,453
Employed 12,333 13,706 16,866
Males 7,025 7,471 8,889
Females 5,308 6,235 7,978
Unemployed 1,193 1,373 1,079
Males 655 763 604
Females 538 610 476
  %
Unemployment rate 8.8 9.1 6.0
Males 8.5 9.3 6.4
Females 9.2 8.9 5.6
Participation rate 66.5 64.8 67.6
Males 76.8 72.2 72.7
Females 56.5 57.8 62.7
Employment rate 60.6 58.9 63.5
Males 70.3 65.5 68.0
Females 51.3 52.6 59.1

Table 24  Average weekly earnings, by industry
  1996 2001 2006
  2002 constant $
Industrial aggregate excluding unclassified enterprises 687.58 680.27 684.77
Goods-producing industries 859.36 852.36 860.63
Forestry, logging and support 838.80 849.53 886.07
Mining and oil and gas extraction 1,164.39 1,179.06 1,233.35
Utilities 1,055.04 1,062.20 997.09
Construction 863.40 820.01 820.54
Manufacturing 825.44 827.53 830.05
Services-producing industries 637.08 629.02 636.89
Trade 555.04 554.85 551.00
Transportation and warehousing 754.50 759.22 719.28
Information and cultural industries 835.31 817.25 855.30
Finance and insurance 865.57 870.63 884.45
Real estate and rental and leasing 606.66 624.66 618.79
Professional, scientific and technical services 868.50 906.37 882.73
Management of companies and enterprises 1,041.86 858.55 869.32
Administrative and support 535.34 544.92 551.02
Educational services 751.68 703.23 745.21
Health care and social assistance 603.87 593.72 622.28
Arts, entertainment and recreation 439.64 448.49 400.20
Accommodation and food services 295.79 272.91 278.97
Public administration 815.92 805.59 853.21
Other services 528.20 532.38 534.85