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

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

Table summary
This table displays the results of average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – seasonally adjusted. The information is grouped by industry group (north american industry classification system) (appearing as row headers), september 2010, august 2011, september 2011, august to september 2011 and september 2010 to september 2011, calculated using current dollars and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).

Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) September 2010 August 2011Note r: revised September 2011Note p: preliminary August to September 2011 September 2010 to September 2011
  current dollars % change
Sector aggregate 863.25 875.00 872.75 -0.3 1.1
Forestry, logging and support 965.40 930.44 1,066.06 14.6 10.4
Mining and quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,720.59 1,760.19 1,756.67 -0.2 2.1
Utilities 1,588.18 1,712.54 1,660.05 -3.1 4.5
Construction 1,062.66 1,098.33 1,117.40 1.7 5.2
Manufacturing 975.07 971.99 975.74 0.4 0.1
Wholesale trade 1,042.08 1,057.39 1,052.97 -0.4 1.0
Retail trade 503.53 513.43 508.97 -0.9 1.1
Transportation and warehousing 897.33 928.99 905.89 -2.5 1.0
Information and cultural industries 1,051.19 1,080.76 1,085.58 0.4 3.3
Finance and insurance 1,044.18 1,031.21 989.41 -4.1 -5.2
Real estate and rental and leasing 821.27 834.49 814.63 -2.4 -0.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,192.99 1,182.02 1,247.67 5.6 4.6
Management of companies and enterprises 1,169.05 1,192.01 1,127.22 -5.4 -3.6
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 707.12 747.66 740.92 -0.9 4.8
Educational services 946.15 986.03 921.04 -6.6 -2.7
Health care and social assistance 801.00 793.88 803.38 1.2 0.3
Arts, entertainment and recreation 548.73 531.68 540.54 1.7 -1.5
Accommodation and food services 362.79 356.99 357.69 0.2 -1.4
Other services (excluding public administration) 698.96 699.35 714.36 2.1 2.2
Public administration 1,122.84 1,119.28 1,122.50 0.3 0.0
Provinces and territories          
Newfoundland and Labrador 845.68 872.37 884.66 1.4 4.6
Prince Edward Island 709.32 725.60 745.81 2.8 5.1
Nova Scotia 767.95 768.20 767.05 -0.1 -0.1
New Brunswick 762.20 789.04 790.75 0.2 3.7
Quebec 794.92 793.84 802.01 1.0 0.9
Ontario 901.16 891.53 889.13 -0.3 -1.3
Manitoba 790.39 816.65 811.74 -0.6 2.7
Saskatchewan 847.47 884.98 906.22 2.4 6.9
Alberta 1,005.06 1,044.26 1,042.77 -0.1 3.8
British Columbia 829.44 843.79 843.32 -0.1 1.7
Yukon 922.49 982.11 944.01 -3.9 2.3
Northwest TerritoriesNote 1 1,195.66 1,287.50 1,264.55 -1.8 5.8
NunavutNote 1 884.34 963.97 911.85 -5.4 3.1