Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| October 2017 |
September 2018r |
October 2018p |
September to October 2018 | October 2017 to October 2018 | September to October 2018 | October 2017 to October 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 984.38 | 1,003.17 | 1,008.85 | 5.68 | 24.47 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 1,096.47 | 1,205.82 | 1,222.11 | 16.29 | 125.64 | 1.4 | 11.5 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,028.17 | 2,012.70 | 2,059.78 | 47.08 | 31.61 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Utilities | 1,957.62 | 1,790.70 | 1,812.99 | 22.29 | -144.63 | 1.2 | -7.4 |
| Construction | 1,237.31 | 1,252.62 | 1,257.58 | 4.96 | 20.27 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Manufacturing | 1,098.20 | 1,087.40 | 1,100.99 | 13.59 | 2.79 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,230.68 | 1,230.48 | 1,219.15 | -11.33 | -11.53 | -0.9 | -0.9 |
| Retail trade | 569.86 | 601.26 | 612.89 | 11.63 | 43.03 | 1.9 | 7.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,024.87 | 1,028.17 | 1,046.30 | 18.13 | 21.43 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,232.70 | 1,328.00 | 1,339.77 | 11.77 | 107.07 | 0.9 | 8.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,336.99 | 1,388.15 | 1,361.58 | -26.57 | 24.59 | -1.9 | 1.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,010.21 | 1,036.78 | 1,037.14 | 0.36 | 26.93 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,353.42 | 1,390.50 | 1,402.07 | 11.57 | 48.65 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,667.15 | 1,599.92 | 1,637.97 | 38.05 | -29.18 | 2.4 | -1.8 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 770.31 | 784.12 | 776.09 | -8.03 | 5.78 | -1.0 | 0.8 |
| Educational services | 1,047.37 | 1,041.33 | 1,055.57 | 14.24 | 8.20 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 891.84 | 905.27 | 920.22 | 14.95 | 28.38 | 1.7 | 3.2 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 600.86 | 597.07 | 596.18 | -0.89 | -4.68 | -0.1 | -0.8 |
| Accommodation and food services | 386.60 | 403.88 | 409.99 | 6.11 | 23.39 | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 809.27 | 822.35 | 836.63 | 14.28 | 27.36 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| Public administration | 1,284.20 | 1,312.86 | 1,312.78 | -0.08 | 28.58 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,038.68 | 1,040.55 | 1,039.84 | -0.71 | 1.16 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Prince Edward Island | 821.74 | 841.25 | 850.43 | 9.18 | 28.69 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 856.96 | 872.78 | 884.81 | 12.03 | 27.85 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| New Brunswick | 898.74 | 914.11 | 918.89 | 4.78 | 20.15 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Quebec | 910.09 | 928.48 | 937.37 | 8.89 | 27.28 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Ontario | 1,001.51 | 1,026.26 | 1,030.27 | 4.01 | 28.76 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
| Manitoba | 909.08 | 939.00 | 944.33 | 5.33 | 35.25 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,006.60 | 1,014.06 | 1,029.23 | 15.17 | 22.63 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| Alberta | 1,141.38 | 1,139.53 | 1,143.82 | 4.29 | 2.44 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| British Columbia | 952.38 | 976.11 | 978.29 | 2.18 | 25.91 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
| Yukon | 1,099.22 | 1,137.19 | 1,142.51 | 5.32 | 43.29 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,369.47 | 1,432.63 | 1,431.54 | -1.09 | 62.07 | -0.1 | 4.5 |
| Nunavut | 1,339.24 | 1,401.37 | 1,430.52 | 29.15 | 91.28 | 2.1 | 6.8 |
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 2.0.
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