Alberta Hourly Wage Distribution by Firm Size and Industry, 2004-2014

Alberta hourly wage distributions for employees are presented by firm size, industry using NAICS 2007 (2 and 3 digits), and population centres versus rural areas. The dataset uses annual averages from 2004 to 2014 and is a customization of Statistics Canada data. It is published by the Government of Alberta.

Use Cases

• Analyze wage inequality across firm sizes based on the firm size variable
• Compare wage distributions between urban and rural Alberta based on the population centres/rural areas classification
• Study industry-specific wage trends using the NAICS 2007 industry codes
• Track changes in Alberta's labor market over a decade based on the 2004-2014 time range

Strengths

• Data spans 11 years from 2004 to 2014
• Industry classification uses the standardized NAICS 2007 system at 2 and 3-digit levels
• Geographic breakdown includes both population centres and rural areas

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is historical, ending in 2014; current trends are not captured

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta, customization of Statistics Canada data

Time Range

2004-2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 14:47:02.446846; freshness should be verified

Geography

Alberta, Canada (population centres and rural areas)