Table 16
Real hourly wages (2010 dollars) in selected industrial groups, full-time jobs, 1998 to 2011
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| Industrial group | Median hourly wages | Average hourly wages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2011 | Change | 1998 | 2011 | Change | |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | |
| dollars | percent | dollars | percent | |||
| All industries | 19.57 | 20.82 | 6.4 | 21.37 | 23.58 | 10.3 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 26.39 | 30.02 | 13.8 | 27.01 | 32.67 | 21.0 |
| Construction | 20.88 | 22.90 | 9.7 | 22.00 | 24.16 | 9.8 |
| Manufacturing | 19.78 | 19.85 | 0.4 | 21.36 | 22.43 | 5.0 |
| Wholesale trade | 17.86 | 19.95 | 11.7 | 20.12 | 23.05 | 14.6 |
| Retail trade | 14.21 | 14.52 | 2.2 | 16.47 | 16.96 | 3.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 21.05 | 21.72 | 3.2 | 21.28 | 23.02 | 8.1 |
| Information and cultural industries | 24.54 | 25.18 | 2.6 | 25.50 | 27.35 | 7.2 |
| Finance | 20.56 | 23.28 | 13.2 | 23.80 | 26.72 | 12.3 |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 22.25 | 25.18 | 13.1 | 24.63 | 28.52 | 15.8 |
| Administrative and support, waste management, and remediation services | 13.84 | 14.52 | 4.9 | 16.12 | 17.07 | 5.9 |
| Accommodation and food services | 11.17 | 12.22 | 9.4 | 12.83 | 14.07 | 9.7 |
| Public services | 22.97 | 24.83 | 8.1 | 24.83 | 27.14 | 9.3 |
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, 1998 to 2011 Labour Force Survey and Consumer Price Index (All-items).
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