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Quarterly Employment Survey: June 2008 quarter
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Highlights


For the June 2008 year:

  • Full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) increased 2.5 percent.
  • Filled jobs increased 2.2 percent.
  • Average total hourly earnings increased 5.2 percent.
Measure June
2008 qtr		 Percentage change from previous qtr Percentage change from previous year
Full-time equivalent employees 1.4 million 0.8 2.5
Filled jobs 1.8 million 1.7 2.2
Seasonally adjusted (SA) total gross earnings $1,274.8 million 1.8 7.4
SA total paid hours 53.2 million 0.5 2.0
Average total hourly earnings (private sector) $22.46 2.0 5.4



Geoff Bascand
Government Statistician

4 August 2008
ISSN 1178-0649


There is a companion Media Release published  – Quarterly Employment Survey and Labour Cost Index: June 2008 quarter.

 



  Quarterly Employment Survey: June 2008 quarter (pdf)



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