Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees, April 2013 — seasonally adjusted

Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees rose 0.2 per cent from the previous month to $910 in April, according to Statistics Canada

 

April
2012

March
2013

April
2013

March to April 2013

April 2012 to April 2013

March to April 2013

April 2012 to April 2013

 

current dollars

change in current dollars

% change

Sector aggregate

$890.51

$908.20

$910.25

$2.05

$19.74

0.2

2.2

Forestry, logging and support

$953.80

$1,075.85

$1,049.15

-$26.70

$95.35

-2.5

10.0

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

$1,784.19

$1,817.12

$1,841.71

$24.59

$57.52

1.4

3.2

Utilities

$1,648.23

$1,601.91

$1,605.79

$3.88

-$42.44

0.2

-2.6

Construction

$1,139.22

$1,148.97

$1,171.51

$22.54

$32.29

2.0

2.8

Manufacturing

$1,005.97

$1,003.37

$1,012.85

$9.48

$6.88

0.9

0.7

Wholesale trade

$1,075.15

$1,089.87

$1,091.16

$1.29

$16.01

0.1

1.5

Retail trade

$527.15

$524.86

$523.88

-$0.98

-$3.27

-0.2

-0.6

Transportation and warehousing

$915.91

$956.31

$961.14

$4.83

$45.23

0.5

4.9

Information and cultural industries

$1,098.02

$1,122.02

$1,154.23

$32.21

$56.21

2.9

5.1

Finance and insurance

$1,080.44

$1,094.84

$1,106.52

$11.68

$26.08

1.1

2.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

$849.76

$831.52

$853.33

$21.81

$3.57

2.6

0.4

Professional, scientific and technical services

$1,244.76

$1,284.89

$1,291.29

$6.40

$46.53

0.5

3.7

Management of companies and enterprises

$1,235.36

$1,281.81

$1,211.13

-$70.68

-$24.23

-5.5

-2.0

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

$731.70

$753.37

$750.89

-$2.48

$19.19

-0.3

2.6

Educational services

$980.66

$992.91

$1,010.07

$17.16

$29.41

1.7

3.0

Health care and social assistance

$810.87

$836.94

$834.49

-$2.45

$23.62

-0.3

2.9

Arts, entertainment and recreation

$519.00

$554.30

$576.15

$21.85

$57.15

3.9

11.0

Accommodation and food services

$361.05

$369.17

$364.45

-$4.72

$3.40

-1.3

0.9

Other services (excluding public administration)

$738.15

$753.47

$755.96

$2.49

$17.81

0.3

2.4

Public administration

$1,120.69

$1,165.79

$1,162.50

-$3.29

$41.81

-0.3

3.7

Provinces and territories

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newfoundland and Labrador

929.00

950.45

956.46

6.01

$27.46

0.6

3.0

Prince Edward Island

$727.78

$753.44

$757.57

$4.13

$29.79

0.5

4.1

Nova Scotia

$778.85

$788.47

$795.12

$6.65

$16.27

0.8

2.1

New Brunswick

$804.81

$794.46

$807.81

$13.35

$3.00

1.7

0.4

Quebec

$812.56

$811.81

$834.64

$22.83

$22.08

2.8

2.7

Ontario

$905.29

$920.65

$919.20

-$1.45

$13.91

-0.2

1.5

Manitoba

$822.45

$834.12

$841.08

$6.96

$18.63

0.8

2.3

Saskatchewan

$903.92

$964.24

$944.04

-$20.20

$40.12

-2.1

4.4

Alberta

$1,062.37

$1,098.08

$1,098.36

$0.28

$35.99

0.0

3.4

British Columbia

$858.47

$866.50

$874.20

$7.70

$15.73

0.9

1.8

Yukon

$971.52

$1,001.00

$1,003.55

$2.55

$32.03

0.3

3.3

Northwest Territories

$1,295.79

$1,300.03

$1,293.60

-$6.43

-$2.19

-0.5

-0.2

Nunavut

$990.35

$975.95

$973.10

-$2.85

-$17.25

-0.3

-1.7


Source: Statistics Canada

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