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The ability to find work that pays a living wage is an important attribute of any community.
- Employment Growth
- Unemployment Rate
- Percent of Workers who Work from Home
- Full-Year, Full-Time Individual Earnings
Supplementary Local and National Comparison Information
Employment Growth Growth is an indicator over time of how well a community is doing at absorbing new workers into the workforce, and of how attractive the community is to workers.
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Waterloo Region | 1.16 | 3.09 | 4.69 | 2.17 | 0.95 | 1.21 | 3.5 | 1.45 | 5.31 | 0.6 | -0.44 |
| Ontario | 2.41 | 3.06 | 3.36 | 3.2 | 1.88 | 1.78 | 3.01 | 1.66 | 1.29 | 1.48 | 1.56 |
| Canada | 2.12 | 2.48 | 2.57 | 2.48 | 1.23 | 2.44 | 2.36 | 1.75 | 1.4 | 1.95 | 2.32 |
Source:Statistics Canada, Cansim Table 2820053 and 2820055
Employment Growth Growth is an indicator over time of how well a community is doing at absorbing new workers into the workforce, and of how attractive the community is to workers.
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Apr-'08 | |
| Waterloo Region | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| Ontario | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| Canada | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6 | 6.1 |
Source: Statistics Canada. Cansim Table 282-0053
Percent of Workers who Work from Home is an indicator of the number of workers whose primary workplace is their home and where we fit in this growing trend.
% Employment Change, 1996-2005 |
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Source: Statistics Canada Community Profiles 2001 and 2006
Full-Year, Full-Time Individual Earnings is an indicator of the income levels of those who are fully employed.
% Employment Change, 1996-2005 |
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Source: Statistics Canada http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/highlights/earnings/Table801.cfm?Lang=E&T=801&GH=8&SC=1&SO=0&O=A&RPP=144
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