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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, 2022

$102,730
couple families
$51,620
one-parent families

The gap between couple and one-parent families in 2022 is $51,110 a year. One-parent families earn about 50% 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, 2022

$20,800
median transfers per family
99%
of families receive transfers

155,560 of 157,890 families received some form of government transfer in 2022.

Median government transfers per family, 2000 to 2023
11934.014880.417826.820773.223719.626666.020002010202020160.0

Employment Insurance, 2022

59,430
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, 2022

Median total income of census families by province, 2022. NL ranks 7th.

ProvinceMedian income
Alberta$110,350
Quebec$103,440
Ontario$101,920
British Columbia$101,520
Saskatchewan$100,780
Manitoba$92,980
Newfoundland and Labrador$91,520
Prince Edward Island$91,520
Nova Scotia$88,770
New Brunswick$87,650

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