(Ottawa) After reporting a drop of almost 1 million jobs in March, Statistics Canada reports that in April, salaried employment fell in Canada by 1, 83 million more, or 11, 4%, which has brought the total losses since February at 2, 769 million, a tumble of 16, 3%.
Posted on 25 June 2020 at 9 a.m. 26
The Canadian Press
Compared with March, wage employment fell in all provinces in April. The largest relative decline was observed in Quebec, by 13, 1%.
Quebec also recorded the largest cumulative decline in employment since February, by 19, 4%. In this regard, the second smallest drop in Canada was noted in New Brunswick, by 13, 3%.
Statistics Canada reports that the employment declines by province reflect several factors, including the severity of restrictions and mandatory closings in each province, the differences in the share of employment in each sector, as well as the severity COVID pandemic – 19.
As for hours worked, their total fell by 8% in Canada in April, which brought the total decrease recorded since February to 15, 1%.
However, in hospitals, the total number of hours worked increased from February to April and overtime compensation increased by 31, 2% . Nevertheless, the number of salaried employees working in hospitals fell by 2% from February to April, due to the cancellation or postponement of a large number of consultations and non-emergency treatments.
In the goods sector, the most pronounced job losses from February to April were recorded in the manufacturing sector (15, 8%) and that of construction (23, 2%).
