$925.00 was the average weekly earnings in BC for June.
Jeremy Weekes with Stats Canada’s Labour Division says the past 12 months paint a favourable picture for the province. “That compared to $910.00 in June of 2015 which is a 1.7% change year-over-year. That is higher than the national aver of 0.5%.”
Canada’s weekly earnings average came in at $958.00
61,000 more people work in BC over the past year mainly in the Arts Entertainment and Recreation sector followed by Public Administration due to the this year’s Census.
The highest average weekly earnings in Canada belongs to Nunavut at $1408.13.