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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 income
The 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.
OverviewLabour forceEarningsIncomeIncome support and hardship
$94,420
median family income, 2023
$105,830
couple families
$54,660
one-parent families
Median family income: NL and Canada, 2000 to 2023
Median family income in the province has grown 143% since 2000, from $38,800 to $94,420.
33474.448918.664362.979807.195251.4110695.620002010202094420.0Newfoundland and LabradorCanada

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By family type, 2010

$70,250
couple families
$31,090
one-parent families

The gap between couple and one-parent families in 2010 is $39,160 a year. One-parent families earn about 44% of what couple families earn.

Median income by family type, 2000 to 2023
11945.632113.452281.172448.992616.6112784.4200020102020105830.0Couple familiesOne-parent families

Government transfers, 2010

$14,440
median transfers per family
90%
of families receive transfers

142,280 of 157,950 families received some form of government transfer in 2010.

Median government transfers per family, 2000 to 2023
11934.014880.417826.820773.223719.626666.020002010202020160.0

Employment Insurance, 2010

66,080
families receiving EI

The number of families receiving Employment Insurance benefits has fallen steadily as the labour force has shrunk and the economy has shifted.

Families receiving EI benefits, 2000 to 2023
53064.056764.460464.864165.267865.671566.020002010202054340.0

Where NL sits, 2010

Median total income of census families by province, 2010. NL ranks 9th.

ProvinceMedian income
Alberta$85,380
Saskatchewan$72,650
Ontario$71,540
British Columbia$66,970
Manitoba$66,530
Quebec$65,900
Nova Scotia$64,100
Prince Edward Island$63,610
Newfoundland and Labrador$62,580
New Brunswick$62,150

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