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

Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
  May
2016
April
2017r
May
2017p
April to May 2017 May 2016 to May 2017 April to May 2017 May 2016 to May 2017
  current dollarscurrent dollarscurrent dollars change in current dollarschange in current dollars % change% change
Sector aggregate1 953.49 970.40 972.41 2.01 18.92 0.2 2.0
Forestry, logging and support 1,125.05 1,138.69 1,080.67 -58.02 -44.38 -5.1 -3.9
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 1,956.67 1,951.95 1,961.61 9.66 4.94 0.5 0.3
Utilities 1,807.28 1,691.34 1,680.81 -10.53 -126.47 -0.6 -7.0
Construction 1,196.94 1,206.31 1,197.49 -8.82 0.55 -0.7 0.0
Manufacturing 1,081.44 1,105.91 1,087.80 -18.11 6.36 -1.6 0.6
Wholesale trade 1,161.62 1,209.18 1,193.68 -15.50 32.06 -1.3 2.8
Retail trade 569.13 559.71 561.66 1.95 -7.47 0.3 -1.3
Transportation and warehousing 1,021.72 1,041.27 1,074.93 33.66 53.21 3.2 5.2
Information and cultural industries 1,305.26 1,275.53 1,304.99 29.46 -0.27 2.3 0.0
Finance and insurance 1,276.75 1,281.51 1,253.75 -27.76 -23.00 -2.2 -1.8
Real estate and rental and leasing 967.25 915.33 962.35 47.02 -4.90 5.1 -0.5
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,287.98 1,309.22 1,351.18 41.96 63.20 3.2 4.9
Management of companies and enterprises 1,405.89 1,606.14 1,612.42 6.28 206.53 0.4 14.7
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 781.95 813.64 813.15 -0.49 31.20 -0.1 4.0
Educational services 1,015.44 1,048.68 1,043.41 -5.27 27.97 -0.5 2.8
Health care and social assistance 864.08 900.37 894.65 -5.72 30.57 -0.6 3.5
Arts, entertainment and recreation 570.04 574.64 597.34 22.70 27.30 4.0 4.8
Accommodation and food services 367.77 379.92 380.20 0.28 12.43 0.1 3.4
Other services (excluding public administration) 781.49 798.87 803.61 4.74 22.12 0.6 2.8
Public administration 1,219.02 1,245.36 1,258.67 13.31 39.65 1.1 3.3
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,016.74 1,035.49 1,034.05 -1.44 17.31 -0.1 1.7
Prince Edward Island 814.09 819.00 820.56 1.56 6.47 0.2 0.8
Nova Scotia 830.53 862.53 848.60 -13.93 18.07 -1.6 2.2
New Brunswick 875.73 878.56 881.71 3.15 5.98 0.4 0.7
Quebec 874.14 897.16 895.34 -1.82 21.20 -0.2 2.4
Ontario 971.21 985.95 987.11 1.16 15.90 0.1 1.6
Manitoba 887.41 923.44 915.20 -8.24 27.79 -0.9 3.1
Saskatchewan 984.62 1,010.47 1,004.59 -5.88 19.97 -0.6 2.0
Alberta 1,101.51 1,124.71 1,120.19 -4.52 18.68 -0.4 1.7
British Columbia 917.48 935.01 939.99 4.98 22.51 0.5 2.5
Yukon 1,046.44 1,086.45 1,104.46 18.01 58.02 1.7 5.5
Northwest Territories 1,366.53 1,392.07 1,356.20 -35.87 -10.33 -2.6 -0.8
Nunavut 1,266.19 1,343.41 1,319.00 -24.41 52.81 -1.8 4.2
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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