CALGARY — Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in Alberta reached $1,109.80 in June, the highest of any province in the country.
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Alberta a leader in salary increases in next two years
CALGARY — Resource-based provinces will lead the country in average salary increases in the next two years with Alberta either at or near the top of the pack.
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10 cities where wages are soaring
The average wage of a U.S. worker was $1,000 per week in the fourth quarter of 2012, or 4.7% higher from the same time in 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In some areas, pay rose than 10%.
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Alberta has highest average weekly earnings among provinces
CALGARY — Alberta continued to have the highest average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees among all provinces in April.
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High salary expectations tough for smaller Alberta businesses
CALGARY — Many smaller businesses in Alberta are having a tough time meeting the salary demands of workers, says ATB Financial.
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Suncor pay goes up over 3% per year after new deal with union
Wages for Suncor’s oilsands workers will go up 10.5% over three years after the oil company’s union ratified a new agreement.
The agreement, ratified by the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union’s national energy committee Tuesday, raises wages by 3.25%, 3.5% and 3.75% for each of the three years of the deal, respectively.
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Alberta tops provinces for average weekly earnings
CALGARY — Alberta topped all provinces for average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees in March and had the second highest year-over-year growth rate in the country, according to Statistics Canada.
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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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Grande Prairie struggles with acute labour shortage
At Stratus Pipelines in booming Grande Prairie, general manager Errol White is posting help wanted ads and bumping up wages, sweetening the pot with extra training and footing the bill for housing and food.
Those are all signs that Alberta’s long-looming labour shortage has arrived in Grande Prairie, and White is on the front lines.
“It’s next to impossible to find people; we’re getting into wage wars at this point,” White said.
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Alberta top province for average weekly earnings
CALGARY — Alberta had the highest average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employees among all provinces in September, according to Statistics Canada.
The federal agency reported Wednesday that average earnings in the province were $1,085.22 for the month, down 0.3 per cent from August but an increase of 4.0 per cent from a year ago.
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