Stats Canada reported yesterday that Saskatchewan had the highest increase in average weekly earnings among the provinces during the month of May.
Wages were up 5.8 per cent year-over-year. The national increase was just 3.4 per cent.
May’s average weekly earnings in the province were $1,070.11 (seasonally adjusted), the second highest in the nation.
The industries with the highest year-over-year earnings growth were mining, oil and gas (up 24.5 per cent), health care and social assistance (up 14.3 per cent) and arts, entertainment and recreation (up 6.1 per cent).
“In spite of the external headwinds facing our provincial economy, it is very encouraging to see the growth in earnings,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said in a press release. “The hard working men and women of our province benefit from the rise in wages, which supports a better quality of life for Saskatchewan people.”
The province also previously announced the minimum wage would increase to $11.32 an hour, as of Oct. 1.
