In November, the average weekly Canadian earnings of all payroll employees ( full and part-time) increased $7.65 from October to $784.83. Compared with a year earlier, average weekly earnings were up 4.0 percent.

In Canada’s largest industrial sectors in November, earnings were up 6.2 percent in health and social assistance, 4.5 percent in manufacturing, 3.0 percent in retail trade, and 2.8 percent in educational services compared with a year earlier.

Saskatchewan (+6.9 percent) and Alberta (+5.6 percent) posted the strongest year-over-year earnings growth among the provinces.

The number of occupied payroll jobs edged down 11,600 in November to 14,408,500. Among the provinces, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan had the largest month-to-month movements.

The industrial sector showing the strongest employment growth in November was utilities.

Overall, payroll employment has grown by 190,800, or 1.3 percent, since the beginning of 2007.

Employment in the construction sector continues to have the highest year-to-date growth (+7.1 percent), followed by mining, oil and gas extraction (+4.5 percent).

Canadian Average Weekly Earnings By Province
November 2007

Canadian Average Weekly Earnings By Industry
November 2007

30 Jan 2008