Table 1 Average hourly earnings by province

Table 2 Hourly earnings distribution by province (2002 $)

Table 3 Hourly earnings by industry (2002 $)

Table 4 Hourly earnings in manufacturing by region (2002 $)

Table 5 Hourly earnings in selected occupations in the private sector

Table 6 Hourly earnings by education

Chart A Average earnings in Alberta's private sector grew sharply after 2004

Chart B Earnings growth was strongest at the top of the wage distribution

Chart C Earnings growth by vingtile differed markedly across regions

Chart D Earnings growth at the top was strong in most industries

Chart E Despite recent decreases in employment, average earnings held steady in Quebec and Ontario manufacturing

Chart F Earnings in the private sector increased more for managers than other employees in all industries and firm sizes

Chart G At least one-third of the earnings growth among the top 5% in the private sector can be accounted for by the strong growth for managers

Chart H The earnings gap between newly hired employees and others widened during the 1990s for the 35- to 44-year-olds