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
  December
2014		 November
2015r		 December
2015p		 November to December 2015 December 2014 to December 2015 November to December 2015 December 2014 to December 2015
  current dollarscurrent dollarscurrent dollars change in current dollarschange in current dollars % change% change
Sector aggregate1 943.68 951.14 959.32 8.18 15.64 0.9 1.7
Forestry, logging and support 1,083.38 1,125.93 1,176.82 50.89 93.44 4.5 8.6
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 2,025.39 1,950.50 2,022.96 72.46 -2.43 3.7 -0.1
Utilities 1,860.04 1,767.66 1,673.27 -94.39 -186.77 -5.3 -10.0
Construction 1,226.82 1,206.83 1,201.63 -5.20 -25.19 -0.4 -2.1
Manufacturing 1,043.58 1,086.86 1,104.61 17.75 61.03 1.6 5.8
Wholesale trade 1,184.14 1,133.24 1,194.87 61.63 10.73 5.4 0.9
Retail trade 544.53 554.01 568.86 14.85 24.33 2.7 4.5
Transportation and warehousing 1,077.86 1,031.53 1,070.42 38.89 -7.44 3.8 -0.7
Information and cultural industries 1,177.20 1,238.02 1,218.53 -19.49 41.33 -1.6 3.5
Finance and insurance 1,147.92 1,215.20 1,224.10 8.90 76.18 0.7 6.6
Real estate and rental and leasing 984.56 952.29 1,008.78 56.49 24.22 5.9 2.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,340.61 1,340.33 1,351.57 11.24 10.96 0.8 0.8
Management of companies and enterprises 1,357.70 1,427.48 1,451.31 23.83 93.61 1.7 6.9
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 747.85 783.93 805.87 21.94 58.02 2.8 7.8
Educational services 983.22 1,004.96 1,016.45 11.49 33.23 1.1 3.4
Health care and social assistance 867.62 864.35 871.16 6.81 3.54 0.8 0.4
Arts, entertainment and recreation 587.70 589.96 597.70 7.74 10.00 1.3 1.7
Accommodation and food services 381.96 377.62 382.47 4.85 0.51 1.3 0.1
Other services (excluding public administration) 776.10 775.22 779.39 4.17 3.29 0.5 0.4
Public administration 1,204.56 1,228.63 1,231.91 3.28 27.35 0.3 2.3
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,006.98 1,023.14 1,036.42 13.28 29.44 1.3 2.9
Prince Edward Island 790.19 806.13 813.54 7.41 23.35 0.9 3.0
Nova Scotia 829.20 834.50 841.15 6.65 11.95 0.8 1.4
New Brunswick 847.51 864.37 869.20 4.83 21.69 0.6 2.6
Quebec 862.12 860.18 877.64 17.46 15.52 2.0 1.8
Ontario 946.10 968.24 976.56 8.32 30.46 0.9 3.2
Manitoba 879.18 883.71 891.14 7.43 11.96 0.8 1.4
Saskatchewan 991.30 982.91 997.92 15.01 6.62 1.5 0.7
Alberta 1,157.93 1,133.68 1,146.56 12.88 -11.37 1.1 -1.0
British Columbia 895.30 906.15 921.08 14.93 25.78 1.6 2.9
Yukon 1,036.03 1,058.20 1,053.19 -5.01 17.16 -0.5 1.7
Northwest Territories 1,428.13 1,441.15 1,465.02 23.87 36.89 1.7 2.6
Nunavut 1,265.07 1,283.41 1,285.31 1.90 20.24 0.1 1.6
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Earnings data are based on gross payroll before source deductions.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 281-0063.

Table note 1

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