Average weekly earnings (including overtime) for all employees, November 2013 – seasonally adjusted

Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees were $928 in November, up 0.9 per cent from the previous month.

November 2012

October 2013r

November 2013p

October to November 2013

November 2012 to November 2013

October to November 2013

November 2012 to November 2013

current dollars

change in current dollars

% change

Sector aggregate1

$905.19

$919.64

$927.61

$7.97

$22.42

0.9

2.5

Forestry, logging and support

$1,049.08

$1,040.41

$1,059.92

$19.51

$10.84

1.9

1.0

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

$1,870.40

$1,921.14

$1,957.05

$35.91

$86.65

1.9

4.6

Utilities

$1,605.07

$1,631.08

$1,728.41

$97.33

$123.34

6.0

7.7

Construction

$1,185.65

$1,234.01

$1,221.45

-$12.56

$35.80

-1.0

3.0

Manufacturing

$1,000.45

$1,015.63

$1,027.93

$12.30

$27.48

1.2

2.7

Wholesale trade

$1,056.53

$1,068.02

$1,100.03

$32.01

$43.50

3.0

4.1

Retail trade

$527.21

$530.01

$532.41

$2.40

$5.20

0.5

1.0

Transportation and warehousing

$941.30

$977.58

$969.44

-$8.14

$28.14

-0.8

3.0

Information and cultural industries

$1,125.90

$1,095.23

$1,153.55

$58.32

$27.65

5.3

2.5

Finance and insurance

$1,100.66

$1,122.30

$1,151.91

$29.61

$51.25

2.6

4.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

$867.56

$872.24

$907.50

$35.26

$39.94

4.0

4.6

Professional, scientific and technical services

$1,265.00

$1,290.78

$1,298.80

$8.02

$33.80

0.6

2.7

Management of companies and enterprises

$1,228.25

$1,241.84

$1,304.50

$62.66

$76.25

5.0

6.2

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

$725.34

$763.41

$749.27

-$14.14

$23.93

-1.9

3.3

Educational services

$986.71

$990.04

$995.24

$5.20

$8.53

0.5

0.9

Health care and social assistance

$826.04

$841.19

$858.19

$17.00

$32.15

2.0

3.9

Arts, entertainment and recreation

$540.13

$575.88

$577.45

$1.57

$37.32

0.3

6.9

Accommodation and food services

$370.78

$366.18

$366.72

$0.54

-$4.06

0.1

-1.1

Other services (excluding public administration)

$761.44

$753.53

$767.52

$13.99

$6.08

1.9

0.8

Public administration

$1,169.95

$1,176.71

$1,174.19

-$2.52

$4.24

-0.2

0.4

Provinces and territories

Newfoundland and Labrador

$933.11

$967.37

$959.41

-$7.96

$26.30

-0.8

2.8

Prince Edward Island

$744.61

$757.27

$759.24

$1.97

$14.63

0.3

2.0

Nova Scotia

$810.81

$809.69

$810.92

$1.23

$0.11

0.2

0.0

New Brunswick

$813.59

$811.70

$826.59

$14.89

$13.00

1.8

1.6

Quebec

$836.45

$854.45

$831.34

-$23.11

-$5.11

-2.7

-0.6

Ontario

$913.60

$927.49

$939.83

$12.34

$26.23

1.3

2.9

Manitoba

$835.28

$829.50

$857.06

$27.56

$21.78

3.3

2.6

Saskatchewan

$924.45

$945.74

$967.45

$21.71

$43.00

2.3

4.7

Alberta

$1,091.24

$1,126.96

$1,131.40

$4.44

$40.16

0.4

3.7

British Columbia

$876.80

$877.46

$892.14

$14.68

$15.34

1.7

1.7

Yukon

$993.00

$991.50

$1,009.56

$18.06

$16.56

1.8

1.7

Northwest Territories

$1,295.29

$1,328.61

$1,337.17

$8.56

$41.88

0.6

3.2

Nunavut

$969.81

$989.68

$1,096.53

$106.85

$126.72

10.8

13.1


r revised
p preliminary
1. Sector breakdown is based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System.
Note(s):
Earnings data are based on gross payroll before source deductions.
Source: Statistics Canada

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