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Work and income, by the numbers

The labour force, what people earn, who is in poverty, and who is on income support. Statistics Canada surveys, shown as filed, for Newfoundland and Labrador.

Work and incomeThe labour force, what people earn, who is in poverty, and who is on income support. Statistics Canada surveys compiled by the Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency, plus provincial income support caseloads.

Income

Median family income, government transfers and Employment Insurance since 2000.

$94,420Median total income, all families2023
$54,660Median total income, one-parent families2023
157,160Families receiving government transfers2023
54,340Families receiving EI benefits2023

Median total income, all families

2000 to 2023.

0 23,750 47,500 71,250 95,0002000200420082012201620202023

Family income

Family income2023
Median total income, all families$94,420
Per capita income, all families—

By family type

By family type2023
Median total income, couple families$105,830
Median total income, one-parent families$54,660
Median total income, persons not in families—

Employment income

Employment income2023
Median employment income, families$80,780
Median employment income, dual-earner couples$116,110

Government transfers

Government transfers2023
Average government transfers, families—
Median government transfers, families$20,160
Families receiving government transfers157,160

Family counts

Family counts2023
All families159,780
Couple families132,670
One-parent families27,110
Persons not in census families102,410

Employment Insurance

Employment Insurance2023
Families receiving EI benefits54,340
Average EI benefits, families—

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