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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
  January
2012		 December
2012r		 January
2013p		 December 2012 to January 2013 January 2012 to January 2013 December 2012 to January 2013 January 2012 to January 2013
  current dollarscurrent dollarscurrent dollars change in current dollarschange in current dollars % change% change
Sector aggregate1 884.10 907.27 908.19 0.92 24.09 0.1 2.7
Forestry, logging and support 944.51 1,048.90 1,013.04 -35.86 68.53 -3.4 7.3
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,833.53 1,834.90 1,828.78 -6.12 -4.75 -0.3 -0.3
Utilities 1,653.30 1,585.19 1,608.97 23.78 -44.33 1.5 -2.7
Construction 1,104.23 1,165.46 1,171.64 6.18 67.41 0.5 6.1
Manufacturing 1,002.26 1,024.48 1,020.23 -4.25 17.97 -0.4 1.8
Wholesale trade 1,057.95 1,060.03 1,061.40 1.37 3.45 0.1 0.3
Retail trade 523.95 526.40 523.99 -2.41 0.04 -0.5 0.0
Transportation and warehousing 909.59 960.15 981.19 21.04 71.60 2.2 7.9
Information and cultural industries 1,123.12 1,141.82 1,228.38 86.56 105.26 7.6 9.4
Finance and insurance 1,141.75 1,096.83 1,119.84 23.01 -21.91 2.1 -1.9
Real estate and rental and leasing 844.91 889.58 859.29 -30.29 14.38 -3.4 1.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,218.95 1,259.83 1,256.41 -3.42 37.46 -0.3 3.1
Management of companies and enterprises 1,189.97 1,245.89 1,260.60 14.71 70.63 1.2 5.9
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 717.67 744.09 734.98 -9.11 17.31 -1.2 2.4
Educational services 970.27 988.18 978.27 -9.91 8.00 -1.0 0.8
Health care and social assistance 803.20 845.00 830.99 -14.01 27.79 -1.7 3.5
Arts, entertainment and recreation 533.45 532.08 543.38 11.30 9.93 2.1 1.9
Accommodation and food services 360.28 365.55 365.84 0.29 5.56 0.1 1.5
Other services (excluding public administration) 714.44 762.40 766.32 3.92 51.88 0.5 7.3
Public administration 1,126.62 1,177.15 1,188.77 11.62 62.15 1.0 5.5
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 906.94 933.81 946.78 12.97 39.84 1.4 4.4
Prince Edward Island 728.43 744.04 749.18 5.14 20.75 0.7 2.8
Nova Scotia 775.05 803.48 793.31 -10.17 18.26 -1.3 2.4
New Brunswick 795.30 813.06 815.44 2.38 20.14 0.3 2.5
Quebec 800.45 831.76 835.14 3.38 34.69 0.4 4.3
Ontario 898.12 916.29 920.35 4.06 22.23 0.4 2.5
Manitoba 823.18 841.29 837.12 -4.17 13.94 -0.5 1.7
Saskatchewan 908.79 932.17 923.50 -8.67 14.71 -0.9 1.6
Alberta 1,052.24 1,095.14 1,090.33 -4.81 38.09 -0.4 3.6
British Columbia 854.02 876.11 877.98 1.87 23.96 0.2 2.8
Yukon 961.38 1,004.82 995.90 -8.92 34.52 -0.9 3.6
Northwest Territories 1,275.69 1,275.66 1,292.54 16.88 16.85 1.3 1.3
Nunavut 936.14 962.73 993.10 30.37 56.96 3.2 6.1
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s): 
Earnings data are based on gross payroll before source deductions.

Table note 1

Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
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