Canada - Wage & Salaries

Canada: Wage & Salaries

Mnemonic	YPEWS.ICAN
Unit	Ths. CAD, SA
Adjustments	Seasonally Adjusted
	Monthly	1.54 %
Data	Mar 2022	98,890,873
	Feb 2022	97,387,743

Series Information

Source	Statistics Canada
Release	Wages Salaries and Supplementary Labor Income (CANSIM)
Frequency	Quarterly
Start Date	1/31/1997
End Date	3/31/2022

Canada: Labor

	Reference	Last	Previous	Units	Frequency
Agriculture Employment	May 2022	241.7	245.7	Ths. persons, SA	Monthly
Labor Force	May 2022	20,698	20,686	Ths. #, SA	Monthly
Labor Force Employment	May 2022	19,640	19,600	Ths. #, SA	Monthly
Total Employment	May 2022	19,640	19,600	Ths. #, SA	Monthly
Unemployment	May 2022	1,057	1,085	Ths. #, SA	Monthly
Unemployment Rate	May 2022	5.1	5.2	%, SA	Monthly
Wage & Salaries	Mar 2022	98,890,873	97,387,743	Ths. CAD, SA	Monthly

Release Information

Description

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.

Methodology

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

Revisions

Data is subject to revision.

Notes

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