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Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees

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Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) October 2007 September 2008r October 2008p September to October 2008 October 2007 to October 2008
  Seasonally adjusted
  $ % change
Industrial Aggregate 777.64 798.49 801.24 0.3 3.0
Forestry, logging and support 957.48 1,022.18 1,033.44 1.1 7.9
Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction 1,421.16 1,490.77 1,482.58 -0.5 4.3
Utilities 1,148.76 1,177.22 1,182.52 0.5 2.9
Construction 955.30 1,019.49 1,024.04 0.4 7.2
Manufacturing 946.27 958.06 962.32 0.4 1.7
Wholesale trade 921.43 953.18 948.23 -0.5 2.9
Retail trade 491.28 506.02 500.14 -1.2 1.8
Transportation and warehousing 802.06 818.06 825.21 0.9 2.9
Information and cultural industries 982.28 1,014.71 998.12 -1.6 1.6
Finance and insurance 1,017.03 1,017.27 1,019.28 0.2 0.2
Real estate and rental and leasing 707.53 701.39 720.08 2.7 1.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 989.60 1,026.54 1,053.13 2.6 6.4
Management of companies and enterprises 972.66 912.43 894.63 -2.0 -8.0
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 626.21 645.86 657.80 1.8 5.0
Educational services 841.89 868.11 871.36 0.4 3.5
Health care and social assistance 710.63 745.60 742.75 -0.4 4.5
Arts, entertainment and recreation 461.84 483.28 478.99 -0.9 3.7
Accommodation and food services 325.15 348.55 353.77 1.5 8.8
Other services (excluding public administration) 618.55 612.23 615.64 0.6 -0.5
Public administration 981.05 971.73 973.80 0.2 -0.7
Provinces and territories          
Newfoundland and Labrador 723.19 744.73 749.38 0.6 3.6
Prince Edward Island 632.78 647.57 654.72 1.1 3.5
Nova Scotia 671.29 687.13 698.58 1.7 4.1
New Brunswick 714.71 733.28 740.87 1.0 3.7
Quebec 726.77 740.18 755.03 2.0 3.9
Ontario 809.17 830.34 830.83 0.1 2.7
Manitoba 711.93 723.58 727.73 0.6 2.2
Saskatchewan 736.42 762.91 765.75 0.4 4.0
Alberta 852.37 894.19 888.73 -0.6 4.3
British Columbia 768.35 782.93 777.98 -0.6 1.3
Yukon 897.89 927.22 888.50 -4.2 -1.0
Northwest Territories1 1,037.79 1,071.10 1,067.61 -0.3 2.9
Nunavut1 965.42 958.00 944.27 -1.4 -2.2
rrevised
ppreliminary
1.Data not seasonally adjusted.

Date Modified: 2008-12-22

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