Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| March 2020 |
February 2021r |
March 2021p |
February to March 2021 | March 2020 to March 2021 | February to March 2021 | March 2020 to March 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 1,047.79 | 1,134.12 | 1,125.27 | -8.85 | 77.48 | -0.8 | 7.4 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 1,145.61 | 1,253.11 | 1,292.77 | 39.66 | 147.16 | 3.2 | 12.8 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,170.76 | 2,153.15 | 2,094.18 | -58.97 | -76.58 | -2.7 | -3.5 |
| Utilities | 2,005.75 | 1,887.46 | 1,801.39 | -86.07 | -204.36 | -4.6 | -10.2 |
| Construction | 1,253.59 | 1,360.34 | 1,361.60 | 1.26 | 108.01 | 0.1 | 8.6 |
| Manufacturing | 1,118.89 | 1,187.99 | 1,179.48 | -8.51 | 60.59 | -0.7 | 5.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,237.06 | 1,346.60 | 1,332.01 | -14.59 | 94.95 | -1.1 | 7.7 |
| Retail trade | 600.24 | 642.08 | 633.03 | -9.05 | 32.79 | -1.4 | 5.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,127.62 | 1,199.25 | 1,206.38 | 7.13 | 78.76 | 0.6 | 7.0 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,357.67 | 1,642.87 | 1,617.54 | -25.33 | 259.87 | -1.5 | 19.1 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,362.79 | 1,490.12 | 1,455.97 | -34.15 | 93.18 | -2.3 | 6.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,111.32 | 1,175.41 | 1,171.91 | -3.50 | 60.59 | -0.3 | 5.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,442.08 | 1,512.63 | 1,512.08 | -0.55 | 70.00 | -0.0 | 4.9 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,418.73 | 1,548.17 | 1,586.06 | 37.89 | 167.33 | 2.4 | 11.8 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 864.89 | 945.85 | 934.21 | -11.64 | 69.32 | -1.2 | 8.0 |
| Educational services | 1,111.70 | 1,187.05 | 1,201.56 | 14.51 | 89.86 | 1.2 | 8.1 |
| Health care and social assistance | 961.91 | 996.63 | 1,010.27 | 13.64 | 48.36 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 667.31 | 786.61 | 732.09 | -54.52 | 64.78 | -6.9 | 9.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 425.60 | 452.11 | 447.60 | -4.51 | 22.00 | -1.0 | 5.2 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 885.53 | 972.20 | 951.11 | -21.09 | 65.58 | -2.2 | 7.4 |
| Public administration | 1,372.42 | 1,478.79 | 1,470.93 | -7.86 | 98.51 | -0.5 | 7.2 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,083.46 | 1,083.03 | 1,096.33 | 13.30 | 12.87 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Prince Edward Island | 897.33 | 927.42 | 917.35 | -10.07 | 20.02 | -1.1 | 2.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 930.26 | 964.73 | 951.01 | -13.72 | 20.75 | -1.4 | 2.2 |
| New Brunswick | 973.08 | 1,010.29 | 1,014.19 | 3.90 | 41.11 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Quebec | 995.99 | 1,069.88 | 1,065.71 | -4.17 | 69.72 | -0.4 | 7.0 |
| Ontario | 1,065.23 | 1,181.51 | 1,170.74 | -10.77 | 105.51 | -0.9 | 9.9 |
| Manitoba | 937.47 | 1,026.56 | 1,008.73 | -17.83 | 71.26 | -1.7 | 7.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,063.32 | 1,091.69 | 1,101.08 | 9.39 | 37.76 | 0.9 | 3.6 |
| Alberta | 1,169.84 | 1,237.75 | 1,207.53 | -30.22 | 37.69 | -2.4 | 3.2 |
| British Columbia | 1,029.14 | 1,114.34 | 1,111.47 | -2.87 | 82.33 | -0.3 | 8.0 |
| Yukon | 1,228.20 | 1,275.74 | 1,287.70 | 11.96 | 59.50 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,489.22 | 1,481.16 | 1,521.11 | 39.95 | 31.89 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| Nunavut | 1,469.33 | 1,514.75 | 1,483.44 | -31.31 | 14.11 | -2.1 | 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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