Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| December 2017 |
November 2018r |
December 2018p |
November to December 2018 | December 2017 to December 2018 | November to December 2018 | December 2017 to December 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 994.08 | 1,010.89 | 1,011.72 | 0.83 | 17.64 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 1,104.07 | 1,254.86 | 1,213.93 | -40.93 | 109.86 | -3.3 | 10.0 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,144.76 | 2,077.69 | 2,067.91 | -9.78 | -76.85 | -0.5 | -3.6 |
| Utilities | 1,992.09 | 1,776.13 | 1,745.46 | -30.67 | -246.63 | -1.7 | -12.4 |
| Construction | 1,233.13 | 1,254.09 | 1,244.93 | -9.16 | 11.80 | -0.7 | 1.0 |
| Manufacturing | 1,104.73 | 1,115.70 | 1,139.16 | 23.46 | 34.43 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,210.60 | 1,244.26 | 1,252.65 | 8.39 | 42.05 | 0.7 | 3.5 |
| Retail trade | 586.53 | 616.21 | 610.84 | -5.37 | 24.31 | -0.9 | 4.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,042.03 | 1,054.54 | 1,069.92 | 15.38 | 27.89 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,267.19 | 1,271.99 | 1,292.80 | 20.81 | 25.61 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,370.42 | 1,354.31 | 1,323.01 | -31.30 | -47.41 | -2.3 | -3.5 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,020.62 | 1,051.04 | 1,015.71 | -35.33 | -4.91 | -3.4 | -0.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,414.70 | 1,393.81 | 1,408.82 | 15.01 | -5.88 | 1.1 | -0.4 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,733.67 | 1,698.78 | 1,761.48 | 62.70 | 27.81 | 3.7 | 1.6 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 803.52 | 791.92 | 835.41 | 43.49 | 31.89 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| Educational services | 1,040.40 | 1,057.14 | 1,060.12 | 2.98 | 19.72 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 899.59 | 921.31 | 937.59 | 16.28 | 38.00 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 595.64 | 619.51 | 606.89 | -12.62 | 11.25 | -2.0 | 1.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 394.86 | 413.00 | 411.71 | -1.29 | 16.85 | -0.3 | 4.3 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 812.28 | 840.52 | 834.60 | -5.92 | 22.32 | -0.7 | 2.7 |
| Public administration | 1,294.51 | 1,304.75 | 1,305.76 | 1.01 | 11.25 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,036.23 | 1,036.64 | 1,051.04 | 14.40 | 14.81 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 849.50 | 853.41 | 850.92 | -2.49 | 1.42 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 861.16 | 887.45 | 889.99 | 2.54 | 28.83 | 0.3 | 3.3 |
| New Brunswick | 898.03 | 926.70 | 922.49 | -4.21 | 24.46 | -0.5 | 2.7 |
| Quebec | 922.79 | 937.47 | 945.65 | 8.18 | 22.86 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| Ontario | 1,013.38 | 1,034.70 | 1,034.76 | 0.06 | 21.38 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| Manitoba | 922.94 | 943.22 | 941.95 | -1.27 | 19.01 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,033.52 | 1,027.24 | 1,017.65 | -9.59 | -15.87 | -0.9 | -1.5 |
| Alberta | 1,148.74 | 1,149.78 | 1,148.45 | -1.33 | -0.29 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| British Columbia | 957.62 | 980.81 | 982.21 | 1.40 | 24.59 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Yukon | 1,093.58 | 1,141.11 | 1,154.29 | 13.18 | 60.71 | 1.2 | 5.6 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,420.89 | 1,464.81 | 1,426.37 | -38.44 | 5.48 | -2.6 | 0.4 |
| Nunavut | 1,361.13 | 1,367.01 | 1,274.90 | -92.11 | -86.23 | -6.7 | -6.3 |
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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