Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $909 in February, up 0.9 per cent from the previous month, according to Statistics Canada
February 2012 |
January 2013r |
February 2013p |
January to February 2013 |
February 2012 to February 2013 |
January to February 2013 |
February 2012 to February 2013 | |
current dollars |
change in current dollars |
% change | |||||
Sector aggregate |
$881.59 |
$900.49 |
$908.87 |
$8.38 |
$27.28 |
0.9 |
3.1 |
Forestry, logging and support |
$949.36 |
$1,025.41 |
$1,054.68 |
$29.27 |
$105.32 |
2.9 |
11.1 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
$1,842.82 |
$1,845.50 |
$1,879.77 |
$34.27 |
$36.95 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
Utilities |
$1,659.03 |
$1,634.24 |
$1,604.92 |
-$29.32 |
-$54.11 |
-1.8 |
-3.3 |
Construction |
$1,114.92 |
$1,152.63 |
$1,166.17 |
$13.54 |
$51.25 |
1.2 |
4.6 |
Manufacturing |
$992.33 |
$1,010.23 |
$1,018.60 |
$8.37 |
$26.27 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
Wholesale trade |
$1,091.21 |
$1,057.77 |
$1,097.78 |
$40.01 |
$6.57 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
Retail trade |
$518.41 |
$521.23 |
$527.63 |
$6.40 |
$9.22 |
1.2 |
1.8 |
Transportation and warehousing |
$886.1 |
$965.93 |
$966.8 |
$0.87 |
$80.7 |
0.1 |
9.1 |
Information and cultural industries |
$1,114.65 |
$1,194.47 |
$1,164.28 |
-$30.19 |
$49.63 |
-2.5 |
4.5 |
Finance and insurance |
$1,072.09 |
$1,105.43 |
$1,140.20 |
$34.77 |
$68.11 |
3.1 |
6.4 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
$851.73 |
$838.34 |
$853.69 |
$15.35 |
$1.96 |
1.8 |
0.2 |
Professional, scientific and technical services |
$1,215.42 |
$1,256.08 |
$1,264.64 |
$8.56 |
$49.22 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
Management of companies and enterprises |
$1,197.76 |
$1,233.43 |
$1,217.19 |
-$16.24 |
$19.43 |
-1.3 |
1.6 |
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services |
$732.85 |
$724.34 |
$762.93 |
$38.59 |
$30.08 |
5.3 |
4.1 |
Educational services |
$981.08 |
$976.76 |
$992.77 |
$16.01 |
$11.69 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
Health care and social assistance |
$808.32 |
$827.54 |
$825.3 |
-$2.24 |
$16.98 |
-0.3 |
2.1 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation |
$536.35 |
$540.94 |
$552.7 |
$11.76 |
$16.35 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
Accommodation and food services |
$361.73 |
$361.97 |
$360.44 |
-$1.53 |
-$1.29 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
Other services (excluding public administration) |
$724.12 |
$757.09 |
$741.66 |
-$15.43 |
$17.54 |
-2.0 |
2.4 |
Public administration |
$1,124.62 |
$1,182.34 |
$1,173.05 |
-$9.29 |
48.43 |
-0.8 |
4.3 |
Provinces and territories |
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Newfoundland and Labrador |
$912.86 |
$934.94 |
$946.27 |
$11.33 |
$33.41 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
Prince Edward Island |
$733.33 |
$743.22 |
$748.3 |
$5.08 |
$14.97 |
0.7 |
2 |
Nova Scotia |
$771.20 |
$787.63 |
$796.45 |
$8.82 |
$25.25 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
New Brunswick |
$800.20 |
$810.66 |
$810.58 |
-$0.08 |
$10.38 |
0 |
1.3 |
Quebec |
$810.75 |
$824.72 |
$833.71 |
$8.99 |
$22.96 |
1.1 |
2.8 |
Ontario |
$892.55 |
$913.3 |
$917.43 |
$4.13 |
$24.88 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
Manitoba |
$807.77 |
$831.97 |
$832.68 |
$0.71 |
$24.91 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
Saskatchewan |
$906.37 |
$923.75 |
$941.2 |
$17.45 |
$34.83 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
Alberta |
$1,051.91 |
$1,083.82 |
$1,099.77 |
$15.95 |
$47.86 |
1.5 |
4.5 |
British Columbia |
$858.54 |
$873.14 |
$875.45 |
$2.31 |
$16.91 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
Yukon |
$962.39 |
$1,002.24 |
$1,018.31 |
$16.07 |
$55.92 |
1.6 |
5.8 |
Northwest Territories |
$1,270.22 |
$1,297.67 |
$1,319.22 |
$21.55 |
$49.00 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
Nunavut |
$942.1 |
$1,005.45 |
$1,032.62 |
$27.17 |
$90.52 |
2.7 |
9.6 |