Table 13
Real hourly wages (2010 dollars) in selected industrial groups, full-time jobs, 1981 to 1998

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Real hourly wages (2010 dollars) in selected industrial groups, full-time jobs, 1981 to 1998
Table summary
This table displays median and average real hourly wages of full-time workers aged 17 to 64, by industry, from 1981 to 1998. The row headers describe the industries examined. The column headers identify the wage measure used (median wage, average wage), the years 1981 and 1998, and the percentage change in wages from 1981 to 1998.
Industrial group Median hourly wages Average hourly wages
1981 1998 Change 1981 1998 Change
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6
  dollars percent dollars percent
All industries 18.83 19.46 3.3 20.62 21.32 3.4
Forestry and mining 23.54 24.54 4.3 24.57 25.45 3.6
Construction 22.08 20.42 -7.5 23.00 21.54 -6.3
Manufacturing 18.95 19.74 4.2 20.41 21.38 4.8
Distributive services 20.26 21.27 5.0 21.61 22.32 3.3
Business services 17.02 20.29 19.2 20.12 22.83 13.5
Finance 17.09 20.56 20.3 19.85 23.83 20.1
Other business services 16.92 20.05 18.5 20.26 22.48 11.0
Consumer services 13.53 12.76 -5.7 15.57 15.31 -1.7
Retail trade 14.71 14.04 -4.6 16.57 16.22 -2.1
Other consumer services 11.77 12.28 4.3 14.20 14.40 1.4
Public services 21.18 22.97 8.5 23.29 24.66 5.9
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, 1981 Survey of Work History, 1998 Labour Force Survey, and Consumer Price Index (All-items).
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