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

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Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
  August
2015		 July
2016r		 August
2016p		 July to August 2016 August 2015 to August 2016 July to August 2016 August 2015 to August 2016
  current dollarscurrent dollarscurrent dollars change in current dollarschange in current dollars % change% change
Sector aggregate1 945.45 952.85 960.49 7.64 15.04 0.8 1.6
Forestry, logging and support 1,087.30 1,072.92 1,106.22 33.30 18.92 3.1 1.7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,914.59 2,067.75 2,057.32 -10.43 142.73 -0.5 7.5
Utilities 1,777.68 1,722.77 1,766.55 43.78 -11.13 2.5 -0.6
Construction 1,207.66 1,240.84 1,209.71 -31.13 2.05 -2.5 0.2
Manufacturing 1,051.12 1,086.55 1,096.65 10.10 45.53 0.9 4.3
Wholesale trade 1,167.46 1,151.79 1,129.58 -22.21 -37.88 -1.9 -3.2
Retail trade 548.68 560.81 563.12 2.31 14.44 0.4 2.6
Transportation and warehousing 1,025.57 990.65 1,006.51 15.86 -19.06 1.6 -1.9
Information and cultural industries 1,216.04 1,285.81 1,324.95 39.14 108.91 3.0 9.0
Finance and insurance 1,200.35 1,282.07 1,291.96 9.89 91.61 0.8 7.6
Real estate and rental and leasing 918.94 926.78 909.91 -16.87 -9.03 -1.8 -1.0
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,305.08 1,312.78 1,321.11 8.33 16.03 0.6 1.2
Management of companies and enterprises 1,420.80 1,368.19 1,438.65 70.46 17.85 5.1 1.3
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 758.18 768.76 771.35 2.59 13.17 0.3 1.7
Educational services 1,021.26 1,026.79 1,024.51 -2.28 3.25 -0.2 0.3
Health care and social assistance 868.01 864.01 873.86 9.85 5.85 1.1 0.7
Arts, entertainment and recreation 572.03 577.01 581.74 4.73 9.71 0.8 1.7
Accommodation and food services 365.86 363.61 369.57 5.96 3.71 1.6 1.0
Other services (excluding public administration) 760.17 779.89 789.64 9.75 29.47 1.3 3.9
Public administration 1,230.60 1,228.44 1,259.97 31.53 29.37 2.6 2.4
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 989.69 1,011.35 1,001.31 -10.04 11.62 -1.0 1.2
Prince Edward Island 790.10 819.00 823.21 4.21 33.11 0.5 4.2
Nova Scotia 832.03 844.93 849.66 4.73 17.63 0.6 2.1
New Brunswick 853.81 874.47 876.85 2.38 23.04 0.3 2.7
Quebec 857.86 873.84 879.20 5.36 21.34 0.6 2.5
Ontario 958.88 968.97 978.54 9.57 19.66 1.0 2.1
Manitoba 878.68 889.60 891.15 1.55 12.47 0.2 1.4
Saskatchewan 973.35 984.29 985.21 0.92 11.86 0.1 1.2
Alberta 1,129.18 1,125.25 1,123.48 -1.77 -5.70 -0.2 -0.5
British Columbia 906.46 910.41 923.92 13.51 17.46 1.5 1.9
Yukon 1,042.00 1,058.72 1,085.99 27.27 43.99 2.6 4.2
Northwest Territories 1,386.43 1,382.37 1,371.71 -10.66 -14.72 -0.8 -1.1
Nunavut 1,223.93 1,258.69 1,246.10 -12.59 22.17 -1.0 1.8
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Earnings data are based on gross payroll before source deductions.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 281-0063.

Table note 1

Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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