Canada - Wage & Salaries





Canada: Wage & Salaries

Mnemonic YPEWS.ICAN
Unit Ths. CAD, SA
Adjustments Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly 0.5 %
Data Dec 2022 102,675,981
Nov 2022 102,169,134

Series Information

Source Statistics Canada
Release Wages Salaries and Supplementary Labor Income (CANSIM)
Frequency Quarterly
Start Date 1/31/1997
End Date 12/31/2022

Canada: Labor

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Agriculture Employment Feb 2023 263.6 263.8 Ths. persons, SA Monthly
Labor Force Feb 2023 21,120 21,078 Ths. #, SA Monthly
Labor Force Employment Feb 2023 20,054 20,032 Ths. #, SA Monthly
Total Employment Feb 2023 20,054 20,032 Ths. #, SA Monthly
Unemployment Feb 2023 1,066 1,046 Ths. #, SA Monthly
Unemployment Rate Feb 2023 5 5 %, SA Monthly
Wage & Salaries Dec 2022 102,675,981 102,169,134 Ths. CAD, SA Monthly

Release Information

Statistics Canada provides statistics that help Canadians better understand their country, with data on population, resources, economy, society and culture. In short, they are often referred to as Statcan. Statcan is legislated to serve as Canada's central statistical agency for the whole of Canada and each of the provinces. Statcan's key socioeconomic database is called CANSIM. CANSIM is updated daily, but the data in the table here are only updated annually.

The data listed here in the Wages, Salaries, and Supplementary Labor Income comes from Table 382-0006, Survey 2602.

Statcan has various forms of obtaining information. A census is conducted every five years and there are about 350 active surveys on virtually all aspects of Canadian life.

Click the link below for detailed information on the methodology of survey 7502 from the source:

Survey 2602

Data is subject to revision.

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