Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| April 2020 |
March 2021r |
April 2021p |
March to April 2021 | April 2020 to April 2021 | March to April 2021 | April 2020 to April 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 1,116.30 | 1,120.90 | 1,128.72 | 7.82 | 12.42 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 1,221.79 | 1,298.97 | 1,310.09 | 11.12 | 88.30 | 0.9 | 7.2 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,125.20 | 2,092.34 | 2,096.14 | 3.80 | -29.06 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Utilities | 1,937.19 | 1,801.19 | 1,914.47 | 113.28 | -22.72 | 6.3 | -1.2 |
| Construction | 1,296.62 | 1,360.44 | 1,419.54 | 59.10 | 122.92 | 4.3 | 9.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1,159.75 | 1,174.97 | 1,170.73 | -4.24 | 10.98 | -0.4 | 0.9 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,271.38 | 1,320.77 | 1,329.30 | 8.53 | 57.92 | 0.6 | 4.6 |
| Retail trade | 640.67 | 631.53 | 636.45 | 4.92 | -4.22 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,136.65 | 1,207.93 | 1,171.97 | -35.96 | 35.32 | -3.0 | 3.1 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,400.11 | 1,568.09 | 1,513.44 | -54.65 | 113.33 | -3.5 | 8.1 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,486.42 | 1,450.44 | 1,469.45 | 19.01 | -16.97 | 1.3 | -1.1 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,146.32 | 1,164.19 | 1,186.05 | 21.86 | 39.73 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,451.97 | 1,510.64 | 1,533.68 | 23.04 | 81.71 | 1.5 | 5.6 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,536.41 | 1,560.76 | 1,500.11 | -60.65 | -36.30 | -3.9 | -2.4 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 893.94 | 934.36 | 965.31 | 30.95 | 71.37 | 3.3 | 8.0 |
| Educational services | 1,137.51 | 1,199.69 | 1,171.04 | -28.65 | 33.53 | -2.4 | 2.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 995.00 | 1,006.88 | 999.36 | -7.52 | 4.36 | -0.7 | 0.4 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 787.32 | 729.02 | 758.12 | 29.10 | -29.20 | 4.0 | -3.7 |
| Accommodation and food services | 468.75 | 450.27 | 454.31 | 4.04 | -14.44 | 0.9 | -3.1 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 956.77 | 951.42 | 939.99 | -11.43 | -16.78 | -1.2 | -1.8 |
| Public administration | 1,397.42 | 1,469.26 | 1,470.66 | 1.40 | 73.24 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,121.70 | 1,096.19 | 1,083.53 | -12.66 | -38.17 | -1.2 | -3.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 967.26 | 921.20 | 933.03 | 11.83 | -34.23 | 1.3 | -3.5 |
| Nova Scotia | 996.75 | 948.74 | 953.10 | 4.36 | -43.65 | 0.5 | -4.4 |
| New Brunswick | 1,038.64 | 1,004.77 | 1,009.52 | 4.75 | -29.12 | 0.5 | -2.8 |
| Quebec | 1,051.79 | 1,062.51 | 1,068.81 | 6.30 | 17.02 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Ontario | 1,132.50 | 1,166.21 | 1,170.73 | 4.52 | 38.23 | 0.4 | 3.4 |
| Manitoba | 1,034.46 | 1,004.02 | 1,011.16 | 7.14 | -23.30 | 0.7 | -2.3 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,129.81 | 1,098.19 | 1,100.33 | 2.14 | -29.48 | 0.2 | -2.6 |
| Alberta | 1,241.11 | 1,207.60 | 1,223.18 | 15.58 | -17.93 | 1.3 | -1.4 |
| British Columbia | 1,105.84 | 1,104.90 | 1,110.80 | 5.90 | 4.96 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Yukon | 1,255.60 | 1,290.86 | 1,256.18 | -34.68 | 0.58 | -2.7 | 0.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,597.02 | 1,507.38 | 1,479.35 | -28.03 | -117.67 | -1.9 | -7.4 |
| Nunavut | 1,469.68 | 1,481.19 | 1,418.03 | -63.16 | -51.65 | -4.3 | -3.5 |
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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