Table 1 
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted 

Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
  January
2016
December
2016r
January
2017p
December 2016 to January 2017 January 2016 to January 2017 December 2016 to January 2017 January 2016 to January 2017
  current dollarscurrent dollarscurrent dollars change in current dollarschange in current dollars % change% change
Sector aggregate1 950.42 971.00 967.15 -3.85 16.73 -0.4 1.8
Forestry, logging and support 1,142.77 1,152.89 1,103.59 -49.30 -39.18 -4.3 -3.4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,987.55 2,096.56 1,974.49 -122.07 -13.06 -5.8 -0.7
Utilities 1,757.34 1,715.98 1,695.92 -20.06 -61.42 -1.2 -3.5
Construction 1,219.41 1,230.36 1,234.64 4.28 15.23 0.3 1.2
Manufacturing 1,065.21 1,112.49 1,114.99 2.50 49.78 0.2 4.7
Wholesale trade 1,138.90 1,140.63 1,173.36 32.73 34.46 2.9 3.0
Retail trade 557.29 564.23 559.37 -4.86 2.08 -0.9 0.4
Transportation and warehousing 1,011.79 1,010.49 1,012.39 1.90 0.60 0.2 0.1
Information and cultural industries 1,257.82 1,324.34 1,276.12 -48.22 18.30 -3.6 1.5
Finance and insurance 1,211.95 1,331.09 1,289.29 -41.80 77.34 -3.1 6.4
Real estate and rental and leasing 953.09 993.67 988.13 -5.54 35.04 -0.6 3.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,316.71 1,369.11 1,316.53 -52.58 -0.18 -3.8 0.0
Management of companies and enterprises 1,411.43 1,461.87 1,542.39 80.52 130.96 5.5 9.3
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 784.62 823.39 788.72 -34.67 4.10 -4.2 0.5
Educational services 1,003.86 1,038.52 1,036.77 -1.75 32.91 -0.2 3.3
Health care and social assistance 855.89 875.46 882.71 7.25 26.82 0.8 3.1
Arts, entertainment and recreation 591.63 607.65 578.12 -29.53 -13.51 -4.9 -2.3
Accommodation and food services 376.68 372.22 369.32 -2.90 -7.36 -0.8 -2.0
Other services (excluding public administration) 775.48 804.93 799.65 -5.28 24.17 -0.7 3.1
Public administration 1,237.64 1,245.65 1,236.21 -9.44 -1.43 -0.8 -0.1
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,012.58 1,027.13 1,027.46 0.33 14.88 0.0 1.5
Prince Edward Island 806.91 832.99 827.81 -5.18 20.90 -0.6 2.6
Nova Scotia 837.77 856.05 851.72 -4.33 13.95 -0.5 1.7
New Brunswick 862.30 883.97 888.51 4.54 26.21 0.5 3.0
Quebec 882.03 887.82 893.08 5.26 11.05 0.6 1.3
Ontario 964.15 993.67 985.72 -7.95 21.57 -0.8 2.2
Manitoba 877.76 897.85 898.19 0.34 20.43 0.0 2.3
Saskatchewan 984.40 1,006.21 1,007.87 1.66 23.47 0.2 2.4
Alberta 1,118.72 1,135.29 1,112.98 -22.31 -5.74 -2.0 -0.5
British Columbia 906.99 931.43 931.42 -0.01 24.43 0.0 2.7
Yukon 1,059.27 1,063.04 1,088.76 25.72 29.49 2.4 2.8
Northwest Territories 1,422.42 1,419.91 1,403.76 -16.15 -18.66 -1.1 -1.3
Nunavut 1,265.02 1,331.48 1,323.21 -8.27 58.19 -0.6 4.6
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Earnings data are based on gross payroll before source deductions.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 281-0063.
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