Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2019 |
July 2020r |
August 2020p |
July to August 2020 | August 2019 to August 2020 | July to August 2020 | August 2019 to August 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 1,032.70 | 1,113.90 | 1,114.37 | 0.47 | 81.67 | 0.0 | 7.9 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 1,190.27 | 1,148.38 | 1,204.25 | 55.87 | 13.98 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,041.13 | 2,104.10 | 2,082.05 | -22.05 | 40.92 | -1.0 | 2.0 |
| Utilities | 1,850.36 | 1,726.23 | 1,842.47 | 116.24 | -7.89 | 6.7 | -0.4 |
| Construction | 1,319.20 | 1,325.22 | 1,336.37 | 11.15 | 17.17 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| Manufacturing | 1,141.21 | 1,159.59 | 1,158.62 | -0.97 | 17.41 | -0.1 | 1.5 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,219.97 | 1,342.61 | 1,341.54 | -1.07 | 121.57 | -0.1 | 10.0 |
| Retail trade | 619.46 | 650.97 | 647.09 | -3.88 | 27.63 | -0.6 | 4.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,119.25 | 1,178.76 | 1,199.54 | 20.78 | 80.29 | 1.8 | 7.2 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,295.92 | 1,413.30 | 1,442.01 | 28.71 | 146.09 | 2.0 | 11.3 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,364.22 | 1,488.99 | 1,519.76 | 30.77 | 155.54 | 2.1 | 11.4 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,100.55 | 1,190.13 | 1,139.82 | -50.31 | 39.27 | -4.2 | 3.6 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,448.24 | 1,491.78 | 1,506.07 | 14.29 | 57.83 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,608.73 | 1,572.30 | 1,604.23 | 31.93 | -4.50 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 827.36 | 906.61 | 881.39 | -25.22 | 54.03 | -2.8 | 6.5 |
| Educational services | 1,069.38 | 1,152.26 | 1,124.99 | -27.27 | 55.61 | -2.4 | 5.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 925.72 | 1,002.08 | 1,012.34 | 10.26 | 86.62 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 633.02 | 732.99 | 716.23 | -16.76 | 83.21 | -2.3 | 13.1 |
| Accommodation and food services | 424.51 | 444.67 | 435.57 | -9.10 | 11.06 | -2.0 | 2.6 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 866.64 | 914.32 | 918.68 | 4.36 | 52.04 | 0.5 | 6.0 |
| Public administration | 1,330.46 | 1,433.65 | 1,456.65 | 23.00 | 126.19 | 1.6 | 9.5 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,073.37 | 1,121.83 | 1,133.04 | 11.21 | 59.67 | 1.0 | 5.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 873.00 | 963.46 | 963.96 | 0.50 | 90.96 | 0.1 | 10.4 |
| Nova Scotia | 908.04 | 952.66 | 962.38 | 9.72 | 54.34 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| New Brunswick | 941.26 | 1,001.33 | 994.66 | -6.67 | 53.40 | -0.7 | 5.7 |
| Quebec | 967.94 | 1,050.11 | 1,055.79 | 5.68 | 87.85 | 0.5 | 9.1 |
| Ontario | 1,058.53 | 1,155.30 | 1,153.36 | -1.94 | 94.83 | -0.2 | 9.0 |
| Manitoba | 948.33 | 1,003.38 | 988.83 | -14.55 | 40.50 | -1.5 | 4.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,028.86 | 1,082.75 | 1,100.32 | 17.57 | 71.46 | 1.6 | 6.9 |
| Alberta | 1,166.27 | 1,210.26 | 1,214.07 | 3.81 | 47.80 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| British Columbia | 1,003.60 | 1,095.66 | 1,094.20 | -1.46 | 90.60 | -0.1 | 9.0 |
| Yukon | 1,168.23 | 1,248.38 | 1,281.67 | 33.29 | 113.44 | 2.7 | 9.7 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,441.84 | 1,548.63 | 1,550.20 | 1.57 | 108.36 | 0.1 | 7.5 |
| Nunavut | 1,436.27 | 1,468.06 | 1,450.23 | -17.83 | 13.96 | -1.2 | 1.0 |
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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