Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2019 |
December 2019r |
January 2020p |
December 2019 to January 2020 | January 2019 to January 2020 | December 2019 to January 2020 | January 2019 to January 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 1,010.14 | 1,044.19 | 1,050.59 | 6.40 | 40.45 | 0.6 | 4.0 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 1,234.81 | 1,186.30 | 1,240.65 | 54.35 | 5.84 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,121.19 | 2,087.77 | 2,157.70 | 69.93 | 36.51 | 3.3 | 1.7 |
| Utilities | 1,811.32 | 1,965.23 | 2,018.31 | 53.08 | 206.99 | 2.7 | 11.4 |
| Construction | 1,241.77 | 1,318.06 | 1,329.90 | 11.84 | 88.13 | 0.9 | 7.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,126.34 | 1,162.74 | 1,176.35 | 13.61 | 50.01 | 1.2 | 4.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,219.96 | 1,240.85 | 1,246.52 | 5.67 | 26.56 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| Retail trade | 604.45 | 624.34 | 626.06 | 1.72 | 21.61 | 0.3 | 3.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,047.40 | 1,114.31 | 1,124.52 | 10.21 | 77.12 | 0.9 | 7.4 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,284.45 | 1,386.19 | 1,350.37 | -35.82 | 65.92 | -2.6 | 5.1 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,325.96 | 1,431.54 | 1,345.31 | -86.23 | 19.35 | -6.0 | 1.5 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,024.15 | 1,005.38 | 1,036.62 | 31.24 | 12.47 | 3.1 | 1.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,410.04 | 1,443.98 | 1,476.40 | 32.42 | 66.36 | 2.2 | 4.7 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,658.40 | 1,605.40 | 1,674.38 | 68.98 | 15.98 | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 822.81 | 862.36 | 869.68 | 7.32 | 46.87 | 0.8 | 5.7 |
| Educational services | 1,061.95 | 1,097.75 | 1,072.28 | -25.47 | 10.33 | -2.3 | 1.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 917.64 | 960.14 | 954.96 | -5.18 | 37.32 | -0.5 | 4.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 621.65 | 607.03 | 621.91 | 14.88 | 0.26 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 405.91 | 427.14 | 438.30 | 11.16 | 32.39 | 2.6 | 8.0 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 842.73 | 841.18 | 864.17 | 22.99 | 21.44 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Public administration | 1,322.39 | 1,356.87 | 1,356.61 | -0.26 | 34.22 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,043.04 | 1,066.37 | 1,067.46 | 1.09 | 24.42 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 851.97 | 872.04 | 882.92 | 10.88 | 30.95 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| Nova Scotia | 893.75 | 920.04 | 932.11 | 12.07 | 38.36 | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| New Brunswick | 925.51 | 959.28 | 952.14 | -7.14 | 26.63 | -0.7 | 2.9 |
| Quebec | 949.39 | 987.88 | 994.90 | 7.02 | 45.51 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| Ontario | 1,028.87 | 1,064.51 | 1,067.77 | 3.26 | 38.90 | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| Manitoba | 954.13 | 954.25 | 955.03 | 0.78 | 0.90 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,026.35 | 1,047.05 | 1,045.59 | -1.46 | 19.24 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Alberta | 1,146.50 | 1,171.78 | 1,189.72 | 17.94 | 43.22 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| British Columbia | 973.10 | 1,014.52 | 1,027.23 | 12.71 | 54.13 | 1.3 | 5.6 |
| Yukon | 1,132.60 | 1,187.07 | 1,188.70 | 1.63 | 56.10 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,417.60 | 1,465.27 | 1,494.03 | 28.76 | 76.43 | 2.0 | 5.4 |
| Nunavut | 1,399.10 | 1,482.10 | 1,679.91 | 197.81 | 280.81 | 13.3 | 20.1 |
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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