Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2018 |
February 2019r |
March 2019p |
February to March 2019 | March 2018 to March 2019 | February to March 2019 | March 2018 to March 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 997.22 | 1,008.69 | 1,016.41 | 7.72 | 19.19 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 1,194.26 | 1,255.05 | 1,152.22 | -102.83 | -42.04 | -8.2 | -3.5 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 1,957.86 | 2,144.76 | 2,205.42 | 60.66 | 247.56 | 2.8 | 12.6 |
| Utilities | 1,895.97 | 1,788.86 | 1,908.05 | 119.19 | 12.08 | 6.7 | 0.6 |
| Construction | 1,268.27 | 1,259.67 | 1,278.96 | 19.29 | 10.69 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Manufacturing | 1,095.36 | 1,125.18 | 1,109.10 | -16.08 | 13.74 | -1.4 | 1.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,266.71 | 1,215.18 | 1,242.28 | 27.10 | -24.43 | 2.2 | -1.9 |
| Retail trade | 604.58 | 591.25 | 584.25 | -7.00 | -20.33 | -1.2 | -3.4 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,025.51 | 1,057.34 | 1,059.95 | 2.61 | 34.44 | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,215.86 | 1,290.30 | 1,298.96 | 8.66 | 83.10 | 0.7 | 6.8 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,344.61 | 1,316.31 | 1,348.63 | 32.32 | 4.02 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,073.98 | 1,070.72 | 1,072.36 | 1.64 | -1.62 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,368.53 | 1,419.92 | 1,427.58 | 7.66 | 59.05 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,801.57 | 1,558.74 | 1,675.80 | 117.06 | -125.77 | 7.5 | -7.0 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 790.50 | 843.45 | 865.71 | 22.26 | 75.21 | 2.6 | 9.5 |
| Educational services | 1,048.14 | 1,070.17 | 1,064.57 | -5.60 | 16.43 | -0.5 | 1.6 |
| Health care and social assistance | 893.85 | 922.69 | 925.82 | 3.13 | 31.97 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 606.14 | 615.40 | 632.01 | 16.61 | 25.87 | 2.7 | 4.3 |
| Accommodation and food services | 402.52 | 407.54 | 407.78 | 0.24 | 5.26 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 832.67 | 840.21 | 851.94 | 11.73 | 19.27 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| Public administration | 1,300.51 | 1,321.66 | 1,325.02 | 3.36 | 24.51 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,030.53 | 1,039.48 | 1,063.17 | 23.69 | 32.64 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
| Prince Edward Island | 842.34 | 843.83 | 847.21 | 3.38 | 4.87 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 866.85 | 886.60 | 892.36 | 5.76 | 25.51 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| New Brunswick | 903.25 | 919.80 | 929.99 | 10.19 | 26.74 | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Quebec | 931.14 | 948.88 | 949.89 | 1.01 | 18.75 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| Ontario | 1,014.01 | 1,028.60 | 1,037.63 | 9.03 | 23.62 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| Manitoba | 931.90 | 953.17 | 958.09 | 4.92 | 26.19 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,009.97 | 1,022.92 | 1,028.70 | 5.78 | 18.73 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Alberta | 1,153.98 | 1,141.15 | 1,159.15 | 18.00 | 5.17 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| British Columbia | 963.49 | 973.42 | 985.00 | 11.58 | 21.51 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Yukon | 1,087.14 | 1,163.24 | 1,174.76 | 11.52 | 87.62 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,403.78 | 1,422.29 | 1,417.92 | -4.37 | 14.14 | -0.3 | 1.0 |
| Nunavut | 1,352.78 | 1,402.35 | 1,412.18 | 9.83 | 59.40 | 0.7 | 4.4 |
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 3.0.
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