加拿大统计局：2023年12月加拿大劳动人口调查报告（英文版）（37页）.pdf

1、Labour Force Survey,December2023Released at 8:30 a.m.Eastern time in The Daily,Friday,January 5,2024Employment was virtually unchanged(+0.0%)in December,and the unemployment rate held steady at5.8%.Theemploymentratefell0.2percentagepointsto61.6%,asthepopulationaged15andoldergrewby74,000(+0.2%).Among

2、 core-aged men(aged25to54),employment rose by25,000(+0.4%).Employment also rose among youngwomen aged15to24(+13,000;+1.0%)but declined among men aged55and older(-27,000;-1.1%).There were more people employed in professional,scientific and technical services(+46,000;+2.4%),health careand social assis

3、tance(+16,000;+0.6%)and other services(which includes personal and repair services)(+12,000;+1.5%)in December.There were declines in five industries,led by wholesale and retail trade(-21,000;-0.7%)and manufacturing(-18,000;-1.0%).Employment increased in four provinces in December,led by British Colu

4、mbia(+18,000;+0.6%),while it declined inOntario(-48,000;-0.6%).Total hours worked rose0.4%in December and were up1.7%on a year-over-year basis.On a year-over-year basis,average hourly wages rose5.4%(+$1.78to$34.45)in December,following an increaseof4.8%in November(not seasonally adjusted).Employment

5、 virtually unchanged in DecemberEmployment held steady in December(+0.0%),following little change in November(+25,000;+0.1%)and October(+18,000;+0.1%).Employment growth slowed in the second half of2023,averaging23,000per month,comparedwith the first six months of2023,when it averaged48,000per month.

6、The population aged15and older in the Labour Force Survey(LFS)grew by74,000(+0.2%)in December,on parwith the average monthly population growth in2023(+79,000per month).The employment ratethe proportion ofthe population aged15and older who are employedfell0.2percentage points to61.6%in December,the f