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

Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $918 in September, according to Statistics Canada.

September
2012

August
2013r

September
2013p

August to September 2013

September 2012 to September 2013

August to September 2013

September 2012 to September 2013

current dollars

change in current dollars

% change

Sector aggregate1

$901.17

$915.47

$918.15

$2.68

$16.98

0.3

1.9

Forestry, logging and support

$1,024.68

$1,075.96

$1,067.77

-$8.19

$43.09

-0.8

4.2

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

$1,874.38

$1,858.77

$1,875.59

$16.82

$1.21

0.9

0.1

Utilities

$1,642.98

$1,655.73

$1,596.91

-$58.82

-$46.07

-3.6

-2.8

Construction

$1,143.09

$1,206.38

$1,219.51

$13.13

$76.42

1.1

6.7

Manufacturing

$1,020.38

$1,034.70

$1,025.57

-$9.13

$5.19

-0.9

0.5

Wholesale trade

$1,037.31

$1,055.60

$1,051.41

-$4.19

$14.10

-0.4

1.4

Retail trade

$525.04

$531.67

$536.98

$5.31

$11.94

1.0

2.3

Transportation and warehousing

$954.42

$1,007.65

$989.13

-$18.52

$34.71

-1.8

3.6

Information and cultural industries

$1,156.82

$1,136.41

$1,149.20

$12.79

-$7.62

1.1

-0.7

Finance and insurance

$1,117.49

$1,071.17

$1,079.34

$8.17

-$38.15

0.8

-3.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

$836.63

$887.18

$858.44

-$28.74

$21.81

-3.2

2.6

Professional, scientific and technical services

$1,257.37

$1,286.87

$1,290.82

$3.95

$33.45

0.3

2.7

Management of companies and enterprises

$1,196.27

$1,188.70

$1,258.53

$69.83

$62.26

5.9

5.2

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

$743.25

$746.70

$754.60

$7.90

$11.35

1.1

1.5

Educational services

$975.95

$999.51

$993.47

-$6.04

$17.52

-0.6

1.8

Health care and social assistance

$821.91

$823.98

$833.12

$9.14

$11.21

1.1

1.4

Arts, entertainment and recreation

$542.55

$561.96

$586.65

$24.69

$44.10

4.4

8.1

Accommodation and food services

$362.87

$361.31

$360.08

-$1.23

-$2.79

-0.3

-0.8

Other services (excluding public administration)

$724.08

$751.39

$766.24

$14.85

$42.16

2.0

5.8

Public administration

$1,149.24

$1,171.07

$1,171.10

$0.03

$21.86

0.0

1.9

Provinces and territories

Newfoundland and Labrador

$937.85

$946.91

$955.59

$8.68

$17.74

0.9

1.9

Prince Edward Island

$744.15

$763.35

$770.50

$7.15

$26.35

0.9

3.5

Nova Scotia

$799.11

$805.73

$808.41

$2.68

$9.30

0.3

1.2

New Brunswick

$809.57

$813.77

$813.89

$0.12

$4.32

0.0

0.5

Quebec

$829.38

$833.62

$840.59

$6.97

$11.21

0.8

1.4

Ontario

$910.28

$928.26

$924.54

-$3.72

$14.26

-0.4

1.6

Manitoba

$837.72

$833.79

$838.08

$4.29

$0.36

0.5

0.0

Saskatchewan

$926.62

$951.25

$953.49

$2.24

$26.87

0.2

2.9

Alberta

$1,086.56

$1,110.83

$1,114.95

$4.12

$28.39

0.4

2.6

British Columbia

$868.72

$877.08

$877.11

$0.03

$8.39

0.0

1.0

Yukon

$981.58

$938.84

$1,030.02

$91.18

$48.44

9.7

4.9

Northwest Territories

$1,296.10

$1,303.21

$1,326.59

$23.38

$30.49

1.8

2.4

Nunavut

$964.03

$1,021.79

$1,041.40

$19.61

$77.37

1.9

8.0

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p preliminary
1. Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
Note(s):
Earnings data are based on gross payroll before source deductions.
Source: Statistics Canada

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