Alberta weekly earnings top all provinces

CALGARY — Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in Alberta were the highest of any province in the country in January, according to Statistics Canada.

The federal agency reported Wednesday that earnings in the province reached $1,090.33. That was down 0.4 per cent from December. However, it was up 3.6 per cent on a year-over-year basis.

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Highest average weekly earnings in Alberta

CALGARY — Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in Alberta remained the highest of all provinces in the country in December, according to Statistics Canada.

The federal agency reported Tuesday that earnings in the province were $1,093.58, up 1.2 per cent from the previous month and an increase of 4.2 per cent from December 2011.

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