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Rail transportation, employment and compensation for employees

  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
  number
Average number of employees 46,479 45,304 43,260 40,983 39,406
Transportation1 17,691 16,908 15,835 15,635 15,717
Track maintenance 10,567 10,630 9,783 9,353 9,177
Equipment maintenance 10,477 9,919 9,605 8,657 7,435
General services 7,744 7,847 8,037 7,338 7,077
 
  $
Average employee compensation per year 53,869 58,185 57,822 59,443 61,550
Transportation1 60,032 68,578 66,932 67,227 69,583
Track maintenance 48,299 49,584 50,836 52,360 53,067
Equipment maintenance 46,099 46,129 46,976 48,206 51,608
General services 57,902 62,683 61,341 65,143 65,156
Average employee compensation per hour 22.6 25.2 24.6 25.2 26.9
Transportation1 22.5 27.1 25.6 25.9 27.2
Track maintenance 20.9 21.7 22.1 22.7 24.4
Equipment maintenance 20.9 21.6 21.8 22.3 24.0
General services 27.4 29.8 28.9 30.1 32.7
Note: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2002 - 482.
1. Represents those employed in scheduling, dispatching and operating trains and other ancillary services, the operation of terminal facilities and the distribution of cars and motive power.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 404-0019 Catalogue no. 52-216-XIE .
Last modified: 2004-09-16.

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