Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| January 2020 |
December 2020r |
January 2021p |
December 2020 to January 2021 | January 2020 to January 2021 | December 2020 to January 2021 | January 2020 to January 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 1,047.92 | 1,115.14 | 1,135.41 | 20.27 | 87.49 | 1.8 | 8.3 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 1,231.87 | 1,241.31 | 1,236.49 | -4.82 | 4.62 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,188.66 | 2,059.19 | 2,083.37 | 24.18 | -105.29 | 1.2 | -4.8 |
| Utilities | 2,024.97 | 1,809.75 | 1,880.10 | 70.35 | -144.87 | 3.9 | -7.2 |
| Construction | 1,331.65 | 1,330.55 | 1,352.05 | 21.50 | 20.40 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,154.05 | 1,192.58 | 1,199.40 | 6.82 | 45.35 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,226.74 | 1,347.38 | 1,363.20 | 15.82 | 136.46 | 1.2 | 11.1 |
| Retail trade | 625.55 | 633.80 | 650.30 | 16.50 | 24.75 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,134.70 | 1,176.93 | 1,174.12 | -2.81 | 39.42 | -0.2 | 3.5 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,350.92 | 1,494.32 | 1,559.76 | 65.44 | 208.84 | 4.4 | 15.5 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,356.36 | 1,548.76 | 1,510.80 | -37.96 | 154.44 | -2.5 | 11.4 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,001.34 | 1,121.57 | 1,173.73 | 52.16 | 172.39 | 4.7 | 17.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,468.73 | 1,490.50 | 1,512.31 | 21.81 | 43.58 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,655.25 | 1,534.95 | 1,544.88 | 9.93 | -110.37 | 0.6 | -6.7 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 876.47 | 905.64 | 910.53 | 4.89 | 34.06 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| Educational services | 1,073.77 | 1,181.60 | 1,193.81 | 12.21 | 120.04 | 1.0 | 11.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 956.73 | 1,032.18 | 1,017.27 | -14.91 | 60.54 | -1.4 | 6.3 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 629.79 | 697.11 | 742.22 | 45.11 | 112.43 | 6.5 | 17.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 431.71 | 441.18 | 444.79 | 3.61 | 13.08 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 862.95 | 927.86 | 968.95 | 41.09 | 106.00 | 4.4 | 12.3 |
| Public administration | 1,360.93 | 1,450.09 | 1,451.37 | 1.28 | 90.44 | 0.1 | 6.6 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,069.74 | 1,079.85 | 1,085.55 | 5.70 | 15.81 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Prince Edward Island | 882.33 | 930.97 | 955.37 | 24.40 | 73.04 | 2.6 | 8.3 |
| Nova Scotia | 932.23 | 1,005.03 | 992.38 | -12.65 | 60.15 | -1.3 | 6.5 |
| New Brunswick | 962.39 | 1,007.31 | 1,011.12 | 3.81 | 48.73 | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| Quebec | 994.37 | 1,052.76 | 1,080.44 | 27.68 | 86.07 | 2.6 | 8.7 |
| Ontario | 1,064.01 | 1,148.49 | 1,178.95 | 30.46 | 114.94 | 2.7 | 10.8 |
| Manitoba | 952.21 | 1,019.06 | 1,028.90 | 9.84 | 76.69 | 1.0 | 8.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,047.80 | 1,097.90 | 1,094.22 | -3.68 | 46.42 | -0.3 | 4.4 |
| Alberta | 1,185.29 | 1,201.81 | 1,238.65 | 36.84 | 53.36 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| British Columbia | 1,025.98 | 1,109.54 | 1,115.99 | 6.45 | 90.01 | 0.6 | 8.8 |
| Yukon | 1,199.45 | 1,278.44 | 1,272.35 | -6.09 | 72.90 | -0.5 | 6.1 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,467.33 | 1,503.28 | 1,534.83 | 31.55 | 67.50 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| Nunavut | 1,564.92 | 1,498.25 | 1,505.06 | 6.81 | -59.86 | 0.5 | -3.8 |
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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