Sask. weekly earnings at all-time high: StatsCan
For the first time ever, Saskatchewan workers are averaging slightly more than $1,000 in weekly earnings.
According to Statistics Canada numbers released Thursday, weekly earnings for non-farm payroll employees climbed to an average of $1,010.37 in December 2016.
That’s up 1.8 per cent over the previous year and puts the province’s workers at the third-highest earning rate in Canada.
“Saskatchewan people are taking home more money at the end of the week, and this is a reflection on our economy and the opportunities in our province,” said Economy Minister Jeremy Harrison in a news release. “The increased earnings show our wages are very competitive, and this remains an attraction for skilled workers to our province.”