Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| December 2018 |
November 2019r |
December 2019p |
November to December 2019 | December 2018 to December 2019 | November to December 2019 | December 2018 to December 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 1,008.45 | 1,040.77 | 1,042.39 | 1.62 | 33.94 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 1,215.20 | 1,172.52 | 1,173.39 | 0.87 | -41.81 | 0.1 | -3.4 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,074.56 | 2,138.51 | 2,082.13 | -56.38 | 7.57 | -2.6 | 0.4 |
| Utilities | 1,747.29 | 1,947.93 | 1,943.73 | -4.20 | 196.44 | -0.2 | 11.2 |
| Construction | 1,246.35 | 1,274.26 | 1,310.44 | 36.18 | 64.09 | 2.8 | 5.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,129.60 | 1,152.25 | 1,158.68 | 6.43 | 29.08 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,253.36 | 1,261.88 | 1,238.06 | -23.82 | -15.30 | -1.9 | -1.2 |
| Retail trade | 609.53 | 630.22 | 626.29 | -3.93 | 16.76 | -0.6 | 2.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,065.65 | 1,102.54 | 1,113.49 | 10.95 | 47.84 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,290.83 | 1,353.01 | 1,350.12 | -2.89 | 59.29 | -0.2 | 4.6 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,265.85 | 1,360.96 | 1,394.07 | 33.11 | 128.22 | 2.4 | 10.1 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,014.42 | 978.20 | 1,000.52 | 22.32 | -13.90 | 2.3 | -1.4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,409.58 | 1,465.74 | 1,444.93 | -20.81 | 35.35 | -1.4 | 2.5 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,764.58 | 1,617.69 | 1,612.03 | -5.66 | -152.55 | -0.3 | -8.6 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 831.24 | 849.86 | 872.37 | 22.51 | 41.13 | 2.6 | 4.9 |
| Educational services | 1,059.74 | 1,087.07 | 1,099.89 | 12.82 | 40.15 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 937.12 | 949.06 | 958.62 | 9.56 | 21.50 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 594.14 | 619.75 | 605.47 | -14.28 | 11.33 | -2.3 | 1.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 409.86 | 430.06 | 423.77 | -6.29 | 13.91 | -1.5 | 3.4 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 839.33 | 852.57 | 843.34 | -9.23 | 4.01 | -1.1 | 0.5 |
| Public administration | 1,315.33 | 1,359.71 | 1,362.68 | 2.97 | 47.35 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,049.96 | 1,059.19 | 1,068.35 | 9.16 | 18.39 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 845.08 | 881.75 | 873.78 | -7.97 | 28.70 | -0.9 | 3.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 889.44 | 924.52 | 919.77 | -4.75 | 30.33 | -0.5 | 3.4 |
| New Brunswick | 920.44 | 956.25 | 963.60 | 7.35 | 43.16 | 0.8 | 4.7 |
| Quebec | 945.51 | 979.87 | 986.67 | 6.80 | 41.16 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
| Ontario | 1,031.76 | 1,061.61 | 1,062.80 | 1.19 | 31.04 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Manitoba | 939.93 | 960.34 | 953.69 | -6.65 | 13.76 | -0.7 | 1.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,009.96 | 1,058.85 | 1,051.60 | -7.25 | 41.64 | -0.7 | 4.1 |
| Alberta | 1,141.83 | 1,170.00 | 1,165.99 | -4.01 | 24.16 | -0.3 | 2.1 |
| British Columbia | 975.70 | 1,011.84 | 1,011.93 | 0.09 | 36.23 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
| Yukon | 1,146.27 | 1,170.53 | 1,178.75 | 8.22 | 32.48 | 0.7 | 2.8 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,423.32 | 1,493.53 | 1,467.41 | -26.12 | 44.09 | -1.7 | 3.1 |
| Nunavut | 1,298.32 | 1,437.31 | 1,479.22 | 41.91 | 180.90 | 2.9 | 13.9 |
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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