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The average weekly earnings of employees increased 0.4% from October to $804.58 in November. Compared with November 2007, average weekly earnings rose 2.7%.
Among Canada's largest industrial sectors, between November 2007 and November 2008, earnings increased by 4.8% in educational services, 4.6% in health and social assistance, 1.6% in retail trade, 1.3% in manufacturing, and 1.0% in accommodation and food services.
Among the provinces, the strongest year-over-year earnings growth was reported in Alberta (+5.8%), Saskatchewan (+4.2%), and Newfoundland and Labrador (+4.0%).
The number of employees in November fell by 89,700 or 0.6% from the previous month. Since November 2007, the number of employees has increased by 96,000 (+0.7%).
Available on CANSIM: tables 281-0023 to 281-0046.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2612.
Detailed industry data, data by size of enterprise based on employment, and other labour market indicators will be available soon in the monthly publication Employment, Earnings and Hours (72-002-XIB, free).
Data on payroll employment, earnings and hours for December will be released on February 26.
For more information, or to order data, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-866-873-8788; 613-951-4090; labour@statcan.gc.ca). To enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Peter Lorenz (613-951-4167), Labour Statistics Division.
Table 1
| Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) | November 2007 | October 2008r | November 2008p | October to November 2008 | November 2007 to November 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonally adjusted | |||||
| $ | % change | ||||
| Industrial aggregate | 783.80 | 801.73 | 804.58 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 969.52 | 995.48 | 978.31 | -1.7 | 0.9 |
| Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction | 1,432.26 | 1,537.37 | 1,565.73 | 1.8 | 9.3 |
| Utilities | 1,147.85 | 1,185.30 | 1,207.65 | 1.9 | 5.2 |
| Construction | 959.11 | 1,015.42 | 1,010.05 | -0.5 | 5.3 |
| Manufacturing | 959.04 | 967.92 | 971.36 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 923.79 | 947.19 | 936.52 | -1.1 | 1.4 |
| Retail trade | 495.02 | 500.56 | 503.06 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 803.31 | 823.53 | 827.11 | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Information and cultural industries | 986.72 | 991.48 | 1,019.35 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,019.69 | 999.22 | 1,017.75 | 1.9 | -0.2 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 714.98 | 710.89 | 677.71 | -4.7 | -5.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 996.37 | 1,046.82 | 1,037.66 | -0.9 | 4.1 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 958.55 | 943.36 | 934.84 | -0.9 | -2.5 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 632.90 | 661.83 | 660.02 | -0.3 | 4.3 |
| Educational services | 849.32 | 881.92 | 889.85 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 714.43 | 744.08 | 747.41 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 463.52 | 488.70 | 508.68 | 4.1 | 9.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 331.05 | 345.45 | 334.35 | -3.2 | 1.0 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 619.05 | 611.39 | 608.19 | -0.5 | -1.8 |
| Public administration | 986.63 | 978.70 | 980.46 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 724.34 | 746.81 | 752.99 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 636.04 | 650.02 | 649.18 | -0.1 | 2.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 680.79 | 692.63 | 692.73 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| New Brunswick | 721.02 | 739.90 | 741.61 | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Quebec | 736.13 | 754.51 | 746.68 | -1.0 | 1.4 |
| Ontario | 814.49 | 834.40 | 835.82 | 0.2 | 2.6 |
| Manitoba | 718.04 | 725.33 | 725.17 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Saskatchewan | 739.31 | 763.72 | 770.06 | 0.8 | 4.2 |
| Alberta | 851.59 | 885.84 | 901.12 | 1.7 | 5.8 |
| British Columbia | 770.71 | 776.95 | 780.47 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Yukon | 900.33 | 907.48 | 910.58 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Northwest Territories1 | 1,026.56 | 1,075.14 | 1,086.08 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
| Nunavut1 | 953.96 | 952.82 | 951.66 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Table 2
| Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) | December 2007 | November 2007 | October 2008r | November 2008p | October to November 2008 | November 2007 to November 2008 | December 2007 to November 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
| thousands | % change | ||||||
| Industrial aggregate | 14,427.5 | 14,427.9 | 14,613.6 | 14,523.9 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 54.9 | 56.4 | 49.4 | 47.4 | -4.0 | -16.0 | -13.7 |
| Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction | 195.7 | 194.6 | 208.9 | 206.8 | -1.0 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Utilities | 123.7 | 124.3 | 127.7 | 127.8 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| Construction | 808.1 | 814.8 | 847.8 | 834.9 | -1.5 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Manufacturing | 1,748.9 | 1,769.0 | 1,693.9 | 1,666.5 | -1.6 | -5.8 | -4.7 |
| Wholesale trade | 761.7 | 763.5 | 760.9 | 760.2 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| Retail trade | 1,819.6 | 1,812.1 | 1,857.7 | 1,856.8 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 656.0 | 650.9 | 660.9 | 656.7 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| Information and cultural industries | 354.1 | 355.0 | 363.1 | 361.7 | -0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Finance and insurance | 631.9 | 631.4 | 649.2 | 646.7 | -0.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 253.4 | 254.4 | 253.1 | 250.3 | -1.1 | -1.6 | -1.2 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 730.7 | 730.7 | 747.5 | 739.8 | -1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 100.4 | 98.7 | 103.3 | 102.5 | -0.8 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 723.1 | 723.5 | 714.9 | 707.5 | -1.0 | -2.2 | -2.2 |
| Educational services | 1,085.6 | 1,096.9 | 1,107.1 | 1,109.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,487.4 | 1,486.0 | 1,523.9 | 1,527.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 241.6 | 241.7 | 243.5 | 240.8 | -1.1 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,064.9 | 1,066.9 | 1,090.7 | 1,084.1 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 530.9 | 529.8 | 538.9 | 533.1 | -1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Public administration | 835.4 | 831.8 | 859.2 | 860.2 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 183.8 | 182.9 | 189.3 | 189.0 | -0.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 59.4 | 59.7 | 59.6 | 59.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
| Nova Scotia | 390.7 | 390.5 | 395.6 | 393.1 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| New Brunswick | 302.1 | 305.9 | 308.8 | 305.7 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 1.2 |
| Quebec | 3,281.3 | 3,288.4 | 3,322.0 | 3,310.4 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Ontario | 5,521.7 | 5,517.8 | 5,562.4 | 5,521.4 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Manitoba | 537.0 | 538.1 | 548.0 | 544.1 | -0.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 430.8 | 427.3 | 439.1 | 441.2 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| Alberta | 1,741.5 | 1,746.2 | 1,793.9 | 1,786.8 | -0.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| British Columbia | 1,919.1 | 1,910.8 | 1,940.3 | 1,929.5 | -0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Yukon | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 18.2 | -0.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Northwest Territories1 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 24.2 | 25.3 | 4.5 | 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Nunavut1 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.3 | -4.6 | -6.4 | -1.9 |
