Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted

Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $911 in November, up 0.5 per cent from October, according to Statistics Canada

 

November 2011

October 2012r

November 2012p

October to November 2012

November 2011 to November 2012

October to November 2012

November 2011 to November 2012

   

current dollars

change in current dollars

% change

Sector aggregate

$882.11

$906.67

$910.77

$4.10

$28.66

0.5

3.2

Forestry, logging and support

$998.53

$1,082.35

$1,092.90

$10.55

$94.37

1

9.5

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

$1,787.79

$1,879.26

$1,875.82

-$3.44

$88.03

-0.2

4.9

Utilities

$1,747.86

$1,611.54

$1,615.78

$4.24

-$132.08

0.3

-7.6

Construction

$1,099.17

$1,153.55

$1,171.99

$18.44

$72.82

1.6

6.6

Manufacturing

$994.69

$1,014.09

$1,024.28

$10.19

$29.59

1.0

3.0

Wholesale trade

$1,046.57

$1,053.23

$1,069.97

$16.74

$23.40

1.6

2.2

Retail trade

$521.19

$523.46

$531.69

$8.23

$10.50

1.6

2.0

Transportation and warehousing

$929.72

$934.56

$936.12

$1.56

$6.40

0.2

0.7

Information and cultural industries

$1,069.53

$1,129.48

$1,132.78

$3.30

$63.25

0.3

5.9

Finance and insurance

$1,080.37

$1,119.72

$1,118.29

-$1.43

$37.92

-0.1

3.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

$838.90

$862.12

$865.05

$2.93

$26.15

0.3

3.1

Professional, scientific and technical services

$1,219.80

$1,271.64

$1,274.26

$2.62

$54.46

0.2

4.5

Management of companies and enterprises

$1,160.58

$1,208.07

$1,271.04

$62.97

$110.46

5.2

9.5

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

$735.05

$737.81

$734.91

-$2.90

-$0.14

-0.4

0

Educational services

$952.48

$986.36

$989.25

$2.89

$36.77

0.3

3.9

Health care and social assistance

$808.32

$821.72

$825.74

$4.02

$17.42

0.5

2.2

Arts, entertainment and recreation

$533.35

$551.54

$565.67

$14.13

$32.32

2.6

6.1

Accommodation and food services

$356.18

$370.94

$372.74

$1.80

$16.56

0.5

4.6

Other services (excluding public administration)

$730.47

$736.53

$762.02

$25.49

$31.55

3.5

4.3

Public administration

$1,120.97

$1,174.02

$1,167.30

-$6.72

$46.33

-0.6

4.1

Provinces and territories

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newfoundland and Labrador

$893.02

$938.32

$941.04

$2.72

$48.02

0.3

5.4

Prince Edward Island

$738.91

$735.47

$749.64

$14.17

$10.73

1.9

1.5

Nova Scotia

$781.07

$800.39

$817.16

$16.77

$36.09

2.1

4.6

New Brunswick

$800.49

$15.26

$817.43

$2.17

$16.94

0.3

2.1

Quebec

$813.21

$833.53

$841.85

$8.32

$28.64

1.0

3.5

Ontario

$896.77

$913.97

$921.45

$7.48

$24.68

0.8

2.8

Manitoba

$811.88

$836.36

$839.45

$3.09

$27.57

0.4

3.4

Saskatchewan

$897.69

$929.32

$930.97

$1.65

$33.28

0.2

3.7

Alberta

$1,049.93

$1,095.42

$1,085.89

-$9.53

$35.96

-0.9

3.4

British Columbia

$850.42

$871.39

$878.42

$7.03

$28.00

0.8

3.3

Yukon

$961.31

$975.16

$984.38

$9.22

$23.07

0.9

2.4

Northwest Territories

$1,258.05

$1,288.35

$1,277.31

-$11.04

$19.26

-0.9

1.5

Nunavut

$924.83

$960.40

$967.45

$7.05

$42.62

0.7

4.6

r — revised

p — preliminary

1 — Sector breakdown is based on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System.

Source: Statistics Canada

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