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
  August
2016		 July
2017r		 August
2017p		 July to August 2017 August 2016 to August 2017 July to August 2017 August 2016 to August 2017
  current dollarscurrent dollarscurrent dollars change in current dollarschange in current dollars % change% change
Sector aggregate1 958.36 966.19 974.61 8.42 16.25 0.9 1.7
Forestry, logging and support 1,112.94 1,193.46 1,113.27 -80.19 0.33 -6.7 0.0
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 2,023.85 2,018.21 2,108.52 90.31 84.67 4.5 4.2
Utilities 1,805.89 1,890.51 1,886.74 -3.77 80.85 -0.2 4.5
Construction 1,209.82 1,204.59 1,210.83 6.24 1.01 0.5 0.1
Manufacturing 1,094.66 1,091.86 1,074.49 -17.37 -20.17 -1.6 -1.8
Wholesale trade 1,149.64 1,195.41 1,213.74 18.33 64.10 1.5 5.6
Retail trade 562.98 553.76 552.10 -1.66 -10.88 -0.3 -1.9
Transportation and warehousing 1,005.48 1,054.91 1,074.59 19.68 69.11 1.9 6.9
Information and cultural industries 1,318.93 1,234.30 1,244.00 9.70 -74.93 0.8 -5.7
Finance and insurance 1,298.26 1,263.75 1,339.29 75.54 41.03 6.0 3.2
Real estate and rental and leasing 937.88 967.46 971.64 4.18 33.76 0.4 3.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 1,314.30 1,335.83 1,314.15 -21.68 -0.15 -1.6 0.0
Management of companies and enterprises 1,410.61 1,625.32 1,663.65 38.33 253.04 2.4 17.9
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 760.30 787.14 786.83 -0.31 26.53 0.0 3.5
Educational services 1,021.67 1,034.95 1,042.36 7.41 20.69 0.7 2.0
Health care and social assistance 868.39 878.34 889.93 11.59 21.54 1.3 2.5
Arts, entertainment and recreation 591.60 564.15 588.64 24.49 -2.96 4.3 -0.5
Accommodation and food services 370.81 383.21 384.60 1.39 13.79 0.4 3.7
Other services (excluding public administration) 780.19 816.22 824.77 8.55 44.58 1.0 5.7
Public administration 1,264.62 1,242.00 1,269.04 27.04 4.42 2.2 0.3
Provinces and territories              
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,013.58 1,014.35 1,030.58 16.23 17.00 1.6 1.7
Prince Edward Island 821.50 815.12 821.33 6.21 -0.17 0.8 0.0
Nova Scotia 848.48 858.81 869.71 10.90 21.23 1.3 2.5
New Brunswick 873.58 870.44 891.85 21.41 18.27 2.5 2.1
Quebec 878.68 896.05 904.90 8.85 26.22 1.0 3.0
Ontario 975.94 978.27 986.45 8.18 10.51 0.8 1.1
Manitoba 890.14 903.65 907.02 3.37 16.88 0.4 1.9
Saskatchewan 986.27 1,000.80 1,011.25 10.45 24.98 1.0 2.5
Alberta 1,121.35 1,126.70 1,133.86 7.16 12.51 0.6 1.1
British Columbia 920.30 936.85 940.31 3.46 20.01 0.4 2.2
Yukon 1,082.29 1,096.30 1,110.55 14.25 28.26 1.3 2.6
Northwest Territories 1,359.43 1,389.51 1,405.00 15.49 45.57 1.1 3.4
Nunavut 1,249.70 1,330.56 1,327.87 -2.69 78.17 -0.2 6.3
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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