Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| February 2022 |
January 2023r |
February 2023p |
January to February 2023 | February 2022 to February 2023 | January to February 2023 | February 2022 to February 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 1,155.53 | 1,181.90 | 1,176.89 | -5.01 | 21.36 | -0.4 | 1.8 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 1,221.50 | 1,364.99 | 1,370.88 | 5.89 | 149.38 | 0.4 | 12.2 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,160.05 | 2,309.86 | 2,293.97 | -15.89 | 133.92 | -0.7 | 6.2 |
| Utilities | 2,004.71 | 2,108.02 | 2,130.23 | 22.21 | 125.52 | 1.1 | 6.3 |
| Construction | 1,414.60 | 1,482.71 | 1,472.98 | -9.73 | 58.38 | -0.7 | 4.1 |
| Manufacturing | 1,251.55 | 1,293.02 | 1,289.08 | -3.94 | 37.53 | -0.3 | 3.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,374.01 | 1,379.95 | 1,406.63 | 26.68 | 32.62 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Retail trade | 698.81 | 684.96 | 687.40 | 2.44 | -11.41 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,227.08 | 1,235.14 | 1,235.71 | 0.57 | 8.63 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,605.55 | 1,639.40 | 1,676.35 | 36.95 | 70.80 | 2.3 | 4.4 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,535.40 | 1,594.70 | 1,482.59 | -112.11 | -52.81 | -7.0 | -3.4 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,141.63 | 1,287.08 | 1,302.82 | 15.74 | 161.19 | 1.2 | 14.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,583.12 | 1,674.12 | 1,675.30 | 1.18 | 92.18 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,537.87 | 1,584.79 | 1,670.35 | 85.56 | 132.48 | 5.4 | 8.6 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 965.30 | 969.09 | 976.19 | 7.10 | 10.89 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Educational services | 1,178.38 | 1,161.09 | 1,166.05 | 4.96 | -12.33 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,031.43 | 1,059.24 | 1,025.27 | -33.97 | -6.16 | -3.2 | -0.6 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 711.05 | 696.17 | 692.48 | -3.69 | -18.57 | -0.5 | -2.6 |
| Accommodation and food services | 455.62 | 468.19 | 473.01 | 4.82 | 17.39 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 977.25 | 998.34 | 1,000.20 | 1.86 | 22.95 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Public administration | 1,481.55 | 1,512.40 | 1,517.38 | 4.98 | 35.83 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,136.14 | 1,187.89 | 1,143.15 | -44.74 | 7.01 | -3.8 | 0.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 960.83 | 1,000.87 | 1,015.97 | 15.10 | 55.14 | 1.5 | 5.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 1,007.54 | 1,031.54 | 1,033.32 | 1.78 | 25.78 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| New Brunswick | 1,045.46 | 1,082.78 | 1,087.87 | 5.09 | 42.41 | 0.5 | 4.1 |
| Quebec | 1,105.88 | 1,137.82 | 1,118.09 | -19.73 | 12.21 | -1.7 | 1.1 |
| Ontario | 1,187.47 | 1,212.90 | 1,210.03 | -2.87 | 22.56 | -0.2 | 1.9 |
| Manitoba | 1,040.21 | 1,088.03 | 1,085.72 | -2.31 | 45.51 | -0.2 | 4.4 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,136.79 | 1,151.43 | 1,151.11 | -0.32 | 14.32 | -0.0 | 1.3 |
| Alberta | 1,243.28 | 1,265.20 | 1,258.93 | -6.27 | 15.65 | -0.5 | 1.3 |
| British Columbia | 1,153.57 | 1,180.04 | 1,175.13 | -4.91 | 21.56 | -0.4 | 1.9 |
| Yukon | 1,321.55 | 1,339.30 | 1,341.03 | 1.73 | 19.48 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,558.86 | 1,571.42 | 1,595.84 | 24.42 | 36.98 | 1.6 | 2.4 |
| Nunavut | 1,525.93 | 1,655.15 | 1,569.23 | -85.92 | 43.30 | -5.2 | 2.8 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Earnings data are based on gross payroll before source deductions.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0223-01.
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2022 North American Industry Classification System Version 1.0.
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