Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees, February 2013 — seasonally adjusted

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

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

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