Employment & Wages in the Canadian Furniture Industry

发布时间：2007.2

研究公司：Aktrin Research Institute

内容介绍

The study analyzes employment and wages in the Canadian furniture industry. The report is finely segregated by geographical regions, industry segments, and employment categories. A special chapter is reserve to describe the role and impact of unions in the Canadian furniture industry.

摘要

As of 2004 the furniture industry in Canada employed some 92,810 persons, more than 44% higher than 10 years ago, but almost unchanged since the beginning of this century. The improvement from its 1993 recession low of just 59,559 is truly remarkable. In other words furniture industry employment has exhibited much resiliency, especially considering the impacts the industry faced since the early 1980s from Canada’s free trade agreement. The more recent employment decline is a reflection of the industry’s slowdown due to the strengthening Canadian dollar and more Asian competition.  

目录及图表

Table of Contents
 
1 Employment 1
 
2 Wages, Salaries and Working Conditions 19
2.1 All Furniture Workers 20
2.2 Furniture Production Workers 25
2.3 Furniture Salaried Employees 35
 
3 Unions 37
3.1 Degree of Unionization and Trends 38
3.2 Unions in the Furniture Industry 42
3.3 Strikes, Lockouts and the Bargaining Process 48
3.4 The Impact of Unions on Wages and Productivity 52
 
 Index 55


Table of Exhibits

1. Furniture Employment as a % Share of Manufacturing Employment
2. Furniture Employment as a % Share of Total Employment
3. Furniture Employment by Worker Type 
4. Furniture Productive Employment by Occupation 2005
5. Furniture Employment by Industry Segment 
6. Furniture Employment by Industry Segment, 2005
7. Furniture Employment shares by Province, 2005  
8. Furniture Employment shares of total Provincial Manufacturing Employment Employment Shares by Province, by Segment, 2005
9. Average Number of Employees per Firm, by Segment, 2005 
10. Furniture Firms by Employment Size, 2005, in %  
11. Average Weekly Earnings for Total Manufacturing and Furniture Manufacturing  (in current and constant $).  
12. Average Weekly Earnings for Furniture Manufacturing by Segment, 2005
13. Average Weekly Earnings for Furniture Manufacturing by Major Segments
14. Average Hourly Earnings of Manufacturing and Furniture Manufacturing Production Workers, 1995 – 2005
15. Average Hourly Earnings of Furniture Production Workers by Segment, 1995 – 2005  
16. Average Hourly Earnings of Furniture Production Workers, 2005
17. Selected Furniture Occupation Wages  
18. Average Weekly Earnings in Furniture Manufacturing by Province, 2005
19. Average Weekly Hours in Manufacturing and Furniture Manufacturing  1995 – 2005
20. Average Weekly Hours in the Furniture Industry, 1995 – 2005
21. Average Weekly Salaries in Furniture, by Segment, 2005  
22. Time Lost due to Industrial Disputes in % of the Total Amount of Time Actually Worked in the Furniture and Total Manufacturing, 1995 - 2005
23. Furniture Work Stoppage Incidents, 1995 - 2005