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Index numbers of employment, by industrial group and by month, 1945 and 1946, with yearly averages since 1929

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Index numbers of employment, by industrial group and by month, 1945 and 1946, with yearly averages since 1929
  All Industries1 Manufacturing Logging Mining Communications
  number
Average, 1929 119.0 117.1 125.8 120.1 120.6
Average, 1930 113.4 109.0 108.0 117.8 119.8
Average, 1931 102.5 95.3 60.1 107.7 104.7
Average, 1932 87.5 81.4 42.6 99.2 93.5
Average, 1933 83.4 80.9 66.5 97.5 83.9
Average, 1934 96 0 90.2 124.7 110.8 79.1
Average, 1935 99.4 97.1 126.9 123 3 79.8
Average, 1936 103.7 103.4 138.7 136.5 81.0
Average, 1937 114.1 114.4 189.3 153.2 85.4
Average, 1938 111.8 111 0 142.8 155.9 85.0
Average, 1939 113.9 112.3 119.1 163.8 84.4
Average, 1940 124.2 131.3 166 9 168.4 87.2
Average, 1941 152.3 168.4 187.8 176.6 96.7
Average, 1942 173.7 206.5 196.5 171.3 103.7
Average, 1943 184.1 226.2 180.4 158.5 104.5
Average, 1944 183.0 224.5 215.8 154.5 108.6
1945          
January 1 180.4 212.7 313.0 146.4 110.7
February 1 178.9 215.0 312.3 151.5 110.2
March 1 178.2 214.3 309.9 150.7 111.2
April 1 176.9 212.9 267.6 149.5 112.1
May 1 175.5 210.6 205.8 145.7 112.6
June 1 175.3 209.0 201.1 144.6 115.5
July 1 175.4 207.2 184.6 146.5 118.7
August 1 175.0 204.1 183.2 144.9 121.8
September 1 172.8 198.6 181.4 143.9 123.4
October 1 168.7 188.3 205.2 143.6 123.4
November 1 171.2 186.3 277.1 144.7 125.2
December 1 173.2 184.2 326.8 150.5 126.7
Averages, 1945 175.1 203.6 247.3 146.9 117.6
Relative weights, by industry, as of December 1, 1945 100.0 54.7 5.5 4.0 1.9
1946          
January 1 168.2 179.9 344.4 149.1 127.1
February 1 167.2 182.8 343.5 150.8 127.3
March 1 167.0 182.6 339.5 152.9 128.4
April 1 168.9 184.9 303.6 153.8 132.4
May 1 169.3 186.2 223.9 155.9 135.4
June 1 169.9 184.7 193.7 157.5 141.4
July 1 173.6 187.2 197.0 159.5 146.4
August 1 172.8 184.2 188.5 156.6 151.1
September 1 175.5 187.2 193.5 155.7 152.9
October 1 178.1 188.4 241.7 154.5 151.9
November 1 182.7 192.8 298.5 156.5 153.6
December 1 185.7 194.2 353.9 159.8 154.7
Averages, 1946 173.2 186.3 268.5 155.2 141.9
Relative weights, bv industry, as of December 1, 1946 100.0 53.7 5.5 3.9 2.2
Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book 1947.