Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| February 2020 |
January 2021r |
February 2021p |
January to February 2021 | February 2020 to February 2021 | January to February 2021 | February 2020 to February 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 1,045.53 | 1,132.59 | 1,140.02 | 7.43 | 94.49 | 0.7 | 9.0 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 1,207.72 | 1,232.79 | 1,248.65 | 15.86 | 40.93 | 1.3 | 3.4 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,139.73 | 2,077.16 | 2,151.92 | 74.76 | 12.19 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| Utilities | 2,025.42 | 1,894.27 | 1,897.55 | 3.28 | -127.87 | 0.2 | -6.3 |
| Construction | 1,314.98 | 1,360.73 | 1,375.97 | 15.24 | 60.99 | 1.1 | 4.6 |
| Manufacturing | 1,151.91 | 1,181.58 | 1,187.32 | 5.74 | 35.41 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,243.17 | 1,363.00 | 1,365.31 | 2.31 | 122.14 | 0.2 | 9.8 |
| Retail trade | 626.00 | 649.98 | 641.73 | -8.25 | 15.73 | -1.3 | 2.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,133.61 | 1,171.46 | 1,206.60 | 35.14 | 72.99 | 3.0 | 6.4 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,389.88 | 1,537.48 | 1,686.22 | 148.74 | 296.34 | 9.7 | 21.3 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,360.33 | 1,536.56 | 1,488.63 | -47.93 | 128.30 | -3.1 | 9.4 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,096.44 | 1,184.17 | 1,169.90 | -14.27 | 73.46 | -1.2 | 6.7 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,463.14 | 1,501.31 | 1,511.92 | 10.61 | 48.78 | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,623.47 | 1,553.31 | 1,577.73 | 24.42 | -45.74 | 1.6 | -2.8 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 850.88 | 913.96 | 949.67 | 35.71 | 98.79 | 3.9 | 11.6 |
| Educational services | 1,090.06 | 1,193.36 | 1,195.91 | 2.55 | 105.85 | 0.2 | 9.7 |
| Health care and social assistance | 954.62 | 999.83 | 993.54 | -6.29 | 38.92 | -0.6 | 4.1 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 615.08 | 728.49 | 793.31 | 64.82 | 178.23 | 8.9 | 29.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 428.87 | 448.08 | 458.62 | 10.54 | 29.75 | 2.4 | 6.9 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 876.02 | 964.22 | 972.01 | 7.79 | 95.99 | 0.8 | 11.0 |
| Public administration | 1,367.76 | 1,468.08 | 1,478.06 | 9.98 | 110.30 | 0.7 | 8.1 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,060.39 | 1,085.48 | 1,084.58 | -0.90 | 24.19 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 889.85 | 952.71 | 927.55 | -25.16 | 37.70 | -2.6 | 4.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 929.33 | 993.77 | 969.95 | -23.82 | 40.62 | -2.4 | 4.4 |
| New Brunswick | 965.47 | 1,012.86 | 1,012.70 | -0.16 | 47.23 | -0.0 | 4.9 |
| Quebec | 988.51 | 1,076.15 | 1,075.73 | -0.42 | 87.22 | -0.0 | 8.8 |
| Ontario | 1,063.87 | 1,175.16 | 1,188.29 | 13.13 | 124.42 | 1.1 | 11.7 |
| Manitoba | 957.54 | 1,027.47 | 1,035.36 | 7.89 | 77.82 | 0.8 | 8.1 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,058.28 | 1,094.24 | 1,098.09 | 3.85 | 39.81 | 0.4 | 3.8 |
| Alberta | 1,179.64 | 1,237.67 | 1,241.91 | 4.24 | 62.27 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| British Columbia | 1,024.80 | 1,115.13 | 1,118.42 | 3.29 | 93.62 | 0.3 | 9.1 |
| Yukon | 1,208.80 | 1,275.89 | 1,276.95 | 1.06 | 68.15 | 0.1 | 5.6 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,489.55 | 1,506.82 | 1,486.63 | -20.19 | -2.92 | -1.3 | -0.2 |
| Nunavut | 1,460.50 | 1,504.57 | 1,518.29 | 13.72 | 57.79 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Earnings data are based on gross payroll before source deductions.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0223-01 (formerly CANSIM table 281-0063).
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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