Table 1
Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees – Seasonally adjusted
| August 2020 |
July 2021r |
August 2021p |
July to August 2021 | August 2020 to August 2021 | July to August 2021 | August 2020 to August 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current dollars | current dollars | current dollars | change in current dollars | change in current dollars | % change | % change | |
| Sector aggregate1 | 1,109.63 | 1,130.41 | 1,138.00 | 7.59 | 28.37 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 1,216.44 | 1,190.02 | 1,320.64 | 130.62 | 104.20 | 11.0 | 8.6 |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 2,052.66 | 2,213.18 | 2,239.97 | 26.79 | 187.31 | 1.2 | 9.1 |
| Utilities | 1,853.83 | 1,868.98 | 1,942.02 | 73.04 | 88.19 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| Construction | 1,331.28 | 1,389.49 | 1,400.51 | 11.02 | 69.23 | 0.8 | 5.2 |
| Manufacturing | 1,155.51 | 1,181.38 | 1,196.33 | 14.95 | 40.82 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| Wholesale trade | 1,372.92 | 1,365.28 | 1,372.30 | 7.02 | -0.62 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Retail trade | 645.43 | 643.73 | 648.47 | 4.74 | 3.04 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1,169.55 | 1,186.48 | 1,195.53 | 9.05 | 25.98 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| Information and cultural industries | 1,409.94 | 1,595.25 | 1,572.28 | -22.97 | 162.34 | -1.4 | 11.5 |
| Finance and insurance | 1,494.62 | 1,430.71 | 1,425.93 | -4.78 | -68.69 | -0.3 | -4.6 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1,136.66 | 1,168.50 | 1,127.82 | -40.68 | -8.84 | -3.5 | -0.8 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 1,502.31 | 1,549.18 | 1,543.79 | -5.39 | 41.48 | -0.3 | 2.8 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1,598.35 | 1,556.19 | 1,503.56 | -52.63 | -94.79 | -3.4 | -5.9 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 873.37 | 946.81 | 957.08 | 10.27 | 83.71 | 1.1 | 9.6 |
| Educational services | 1,130.44 | 1,174.45 | 1,192.69 | 18.24 | 62.25 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,014.01 | 1,013.17 | 1,020.20 | 7.03 | 6.19 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 707.19 | 708.67 | 699.99 | -8.68 | -7.20 | -1.2 | -1.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 424.03 | 465.34 | 473.26 | 7.92 | 49.23 | 1.7 | 11.6 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 920.50 | 966.42 | 973.34 | 6.92 | 52.84 | 0.7 | 5.7 |
| Public administration | 1,458.77 | 1,440.57 | 1,475.67 | 35.10 | 16.90 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1,107.55 | 1,105.33 | 1,129.41 | 24.08 | 21.86 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Prince Edward Island | 961.50 | 960.80 | 949.66 | -11.14 | -11.84 | -1.2 | -1.2 |
| Nova Scotia | 967.43 | 983.78 | 981.14 | -2.64 | 13.71 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| New Brunswick | 996.82 | 1,003.68 | 1,009.72 | 6.04 | 12.90 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Quebec | 1,052.10 | 1,053.36 | 1,074.36 | 21.00 | 22.26 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Ontario | 1,150.00 | 1,163.76 | 1,175.12 | 11.36 | 25.12 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| Manitoba | 989.16 | 1,022.13 | 1,024.40 | 2.27 | 35.24 | 0.2 | 3.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 1,106.04 | 1,109.10 | 1,116.10 | 7.00 | 10.06 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Alberta | 1,204.25 | 1,231.55 | 1,221.50 | -10.05 | 17.25 | -0.8 | 1.4 |
| British Columbia | 1,089.30 | 1,142.63 | 1,143.62 | 0.99 | 54.32 | 0.1 | 5.0 |
| Yukon | 1,286.27 | 1,288.77 | 1,353.99 | 65.22 | 67.72 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Northwest Territories | 1,526.25 | 1,572.21 | 1,511.68 | -60.53 | -14.57 | -3.8 | -1.0 |
| Nunavut | 1,446.71 | 1,510.51 | 1,536.07 | 25.56 | 89.36 | 1.7 | 6.2 |
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Earnings data are based on gross payroll before source deductions.
Source(s):
Table 14-10-0223-01.
Table note 1
Sector breakdown is based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System Version 3.0.
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