Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2018 |
July 2019r |
August 2019p |
July to August 2019 | August 2018 to August 2019 | July to August 2019 | August 2018 to August 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 1,006.36 | 1,029.12 | 1,035.21 | 6.09 | 28.85 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 1,210.57 | 1,213.60 | 1,202.91 | -10.69 | -7.66 | -0.9 | -0.6 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,039.19 | 2,053.71 | 2,041.19 | -12.52 | 2.00 | -0.6 | 0.1 |
| Utilities | 1,714.22 | 1,902.98 | 1,877.02 | -25.96 | 162.80 | -1.4 | 9.5 |
| Construction | 1,271.49 | 1,287.97 | 1,321.38 | 33.41 | 49.89 | 2.6 | 3.9 |
| Manufacturing | 1,103.60 | 1,122.72 | 1,145.53 | 22.81 | 41.93 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,229.27 | 1,225.45 | 1,232.92 | 7.47 | 3.65 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Retail trade | 614.94 | 619.61 | 625.05 | 5.44 | 10.11 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,047.79 | 1,104.46 | 1,115.71 | 11.25 | 67.92 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,338.34 | 1,370.47 | 1,311.02 | -59.45 | -27.32 | -4.3 | -2.0 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,333.69 | 1,370.85 | 1,363.54 | -7.31 | 29.85 | -0.5 | 2.2 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,051.07 | 1,080.01 | 1,109.80 | 29.79 | 58.73 | 2.8 | 5.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,415.23 | 1,417.29 | 1,445.85 | 28.56 | 30.62 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,601.06 | 1,541.41 | 1,611.04 | 69.63 | 9.98 | 4.5 | 0.6 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 799.85 | 820.38 | 830.24 | 9.86 | 30.39 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Educational services | 1,053.49 | 1,047.92 | 1,067.61 | 19.69 | 14.12 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| Health care and social assistance | 898.37 | 938.95 | 929.32 | -9.63 | 30.95 | -1.0 | 3.4 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 611.09 | 624.80 | 635.06 | 10.26 | 23.97 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 406.57 | 418.58 | 422.37 | 3.79 | 15.80 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 828.84 | 866.35 | 868.12 | 1.77 | 39.28 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| Public administration | 1,314.48 | 1,347.34 | 1,331.23 | -16.11 | 16.75 | -1.2 | 1.3 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,030.93 | 1,063.58 | 1,077.26 | 13.68 | 46.33 | 1.3 | 4.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 850.15 | 877.56 | 872.93 | -4.63 | 22.78 | -0.5 | 2.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 877.16 | 900.82 | 911.09 | 10.27 | 33.93 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| New Brunswick | 921.80 | 940.13 | 940.41 | 0.28 | 18.61 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Quebec | 936.04 | 963.46 | 969.29 | 5.83 | 33.25 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| Ontario | 1,025.74 | 1,052.73 | 1,062.58 | 9.85 | 36.84 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| Manitoba | 944.06 | 952.50 | 950.60 | -1.90 | 6.54 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,007.75 | 1,033.01 | 1,026.52 | -6.49 | 18.77 | -0.6 | 1.9 |
| Alberta | 1,159.73 | 1,160.89 | 1,170.50 | 9.61 | 10.77 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| British Columbia | 980.02 | 995.36 | 1,001.68 | 6.32 | 21.66 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| Yukon | 1,130.40 | 1,172.04 | 1,158.38 | -13.66 | 27.98 | -1.2 | 2.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,440.67 | 1,456.50 | 1,434.43 | -22.07 | -6.24 | -1.5 | -0.4 |
| Nunavut | 1,394.54 | 1,425.25 | 1,432.95 | 7.70 | 38.41 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Earnings data are based on gross payroll before source deductions.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0223-01 (formerly CANSIM table 281-0063).
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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