Alberta Employment, Wages, and Hours by Education and Occupation, 2014-2018

From January 2014 to December 2018, this dataset contains information on employment, average hourly earnings, and average actual hours worked in Alberta, categorized by education level and detailed occupational codes. It is a customized version of Statistics Canada data published by the Government of Alberta. The data is structured by 2 and 3-digit National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes.

Use Cases

• Analyzing wage disparities based on education level and occupation.
• Modeling labor market trends in Alberta over a five-year period.
• Comparing average hours worked across different occupational classifications.
• Studying the relationship between education, occupation, and hourly earnings.

Strengths

• Data covers a five-year period from 2014 to 2018.
• Includes breakdowns by education level and detailed occupational codes (2 and 3-digit NOC).
• Published under the OGL-CA-2.0 license, allowing for open use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to its Alberta-specific, historical scope.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta, based on Statistics Canada data.

Collection Method

Customization of official Statistics Canada labor force data.

Time Range

January 2014 to December 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:38:27.444326; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Canada