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
  October
2015		 September
2016r		 October
2016p		 September to October 2016 October 2015 to October 2016 September to October 2016 October 2015 to October 2016
  current dollarscurrent dollarscurrent dollars change in current dollarschange in current dollars % change% change
Sector aggregate1 953.72 955.21 953.88 -1.33 0.16 -0.1 0.0
Forestry, logging and support 1,128.04 1,138.41 1,112.19 -26.22 -15.85 -2.3 -1.4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,936.95 2,075.48 2,084.78 9.30 147.83 0.4 7.6
Utilities 1,792.22 1,710.24 1,747.37 37.13 -44.85 2.2 -2.5
Construction 1,199.56 1,199.91 1,201.39 1.48 1.83 0.1 0.2
Manufacturing 1,106.82 1,089.15 1,101.82 12.67 -5.00 1.2 -0.5
Wholesale trade 1,124.09 1,146.75 1,148.51 1.76 24.42 0.2 2.2
Retail trade 551.69 568.72 564.79 -3.93 13.10 -0.7 2.4
Transportation and warehousing 1,050.51 1,008.36 1,002.88 -5.48 -47.63 -0.5 -4.5
Information and cultural industries 1,221.53 1,265.61 1,317.41 51.80 95.88 4.1 7.8
Finance and insurance 1,215.94 1,248.05 1,212.40 -35.65 -3.54 -2.9 -0.3
Real estate and rental and leasing 951.25 959.52 949.59 -9.93 -1.66 -1.0 -0.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,312.80 1,310.33 1,310.48 0.15 -2.32 0.0 -0.2
Management of companies and enterprises 1,359.00 1,346.46 1,422.34 75.88 63.34 5.6 4.7
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 777.90 787.39 759.33 -28.06 -18.57 -3.6 -2.4
Educational services 1,017.50 1,018.18 1,016.40 -1.78 -1.10 -0.2 -0.1
Health care and social assistance 864.15 862.01 876.38 14.37 12.23 1.7 1.4
Arts, entertainment and recreation 581.03 578.47 577.42 -1.05 -3.61 -0.2 -0.6
Accommodation and food services 378.82 371.21 368.73 -2.48 -10.09 -0.7 -2.7
Other services (excluding public administration) 799.01 791.77 801.17 9.40 2.16 1.2 0.3
Public administration 1,234.91 1,228.30 1,220.34 -7.96 -14.57 -0.6 -1.2
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,020.48 1,002.58 1,022.08 19.50 1.60 1.9 0.2
Prince Edward Island 815.47 831.36 827.29 -4.07 11.82 -0.5 1.4
Nova Scotia 839.92 850.82 840.16 -10.66 0.24 -1.3 0.0
New Brunswick 863.88 874.94 881.29 6.35 17.41 0.7 2.0
Quebec 878.19 886.36 878.81 -7.55 0.62 -0.9 0.1
Ontario 965.89 969.99 970.73 0.74 4.84 0.1 0.5
Manitoba 887.69 887.30 888.50 1.20 0.81 0.1 0.1
Saskatchewan 990.60 982.14 994.94 12.80 4.34 1.3 0.4
Alberta 1,135.36 1,116.88 1,106.29 -10.59 -29.07 -0.9 -2.6
British Columbia 913.09 919.27 917.99 -1.28 4.90 -0.1 0.5
Yukon 1,046.87 1,038.22 1,054.83 16.61 7.96 1.6 0.8
Northwest Territories 1,426.33 1,401.44 1,372.62 -28.82 -53.71 -2.1 -3.8
Nunavut 1,280.17 1,246.57 1,250.42 3.85 -29.75 0.3 -2.3
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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