Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| December 2019 |
November 2020r |
December 2020p |
November to December 2020 | December 2019 to December 2020 | November to December 2020 | December 2019 to December 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 1,044.19 | 1,109.41 | 1,111.54 | 2.13 | 67.35 | 0.2 | 6.4 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 1,186.30 | 1,186.28 | 1,235.87 | 49.59 | 49.57 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,087.77 | 2,054.99 | 2,070.39 | 15.40 | -17.38 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Utilities | 1,965.23 | 1,927.56 | 1,814.78 | -112.78 | -150.45 | -5.9 | -7.7 |
| Construction | 1,318.06 | 1,338.60 | 1,327.45 | -11.15 | 9.39 | -0.8 | 0.7 |
| Manufacturing | 1,162.74 | 1,180.77 | 1,180.85 | 0.08 | 18.11 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,240.85 | 1,331.22 | 1,333.58 | 2.36 | 92.73 | 0.2 | 7.5 |
| Retail trade | 624.34 | 637.92 | 631.51 | -6.41 | 7.17 | -1.0 | 1.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,114.31 | 1,159.73 | 1,177.85 | 18.12 | 63.54 | 1.6 | 5.7 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,386.19 | 1,526.72 | 1,465.39 | -61.33 | 79.20 | -4.0 | 5.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,431.54 | 1,458.23 | 1,504.59 | 46.36 | 73.05 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,005.38 | 1,120.76 | 1,112.70 | -8.06 | 107.32 | -0.7 | 10.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,443.98 | 1,507.97 | 1,495.88 | -12.09 | 51.90 | -0.8 | 3.6 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,605.40 | 1,580.92 | 1,523.66 | -57.26 | -81.74 | -3.6 | -5.1 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 862.36 | 903.58 | 902.52 | -1.06 | 40.16 | -0.1 | 4.7 |
| Educational services | 1,097.75 | 1,162.33 | 1,180.31 | 17.98 | 82.56 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 960.14 | 1,008.93 | 1,028.60 | 19.67 | 68.46 | 1.9 | 7.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 607.03 | 691.20 | 711.47 | 20.27 | 104.44 | 2.9 | 17.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 427.14 | 433.10 | 442.66 | 9.56 | 15.52 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 841.18 | 933.76 | 923.81 | -9.95 | 82.63 | -1.1 | 9.8 |
| Public administration | 1,356.87 | 1,443.80 | 1,451.23 | 7.43 | 94.36 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,066.37 | 1,082.15 | 1,085.92 | 3.77 | 19.55 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 872.04 | 932.02 | 932.23 | 0.21 | 60.19 | 0.0 | 6.9 |
| Nova Scotia | 920.04 | 953.71 | 948.71 | -5.00 | 28.67 | -0.5 | 3.1 |
| New Brunswick | 959.28 | 993.15 | 1,004.68 | 11.53 | 45.40 | 1.2 | 4.7 |
| Quebec | 987.88 | 1,056.37 | 1,056.01 | -0.36 | 68.13 | -0.0 | 6.9 |
| Ontario | 1,064.51 | 1,147.56 | 1,143.69 | -3.87 | 79.18 | -0.3 | 7.4 |
| Manitoba | 954.25 | 1,001.83 | 1,011.37 | 9.54 | 57.12 | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,047.05 | 1,083.93 | 1,096.16 | 12.23 | 49.11 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| Alberta | 1,171.78 | 1,195.04 | 1,199.93 | 4.89 | 28.15 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| British Columbia | 1,014.52 | 1,098.56 | 1,111.99 | 13.43 | 97.47 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
| Yukon | 1,187.07 | 1,279.37 | 1,277.47 | -1.90 | 90.40 | -0.1 | 7.6 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,465.27 | 1,509.43 | 1,541.98 | 32.55 | 76.71 | 2.2 | 5.2 |
| Nunavut | 1,482.10 | 1,466.58 | 1,495.32 | 28.74 | 13.22 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
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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