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Sask average earnings jump

The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting. Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings jumped by 2.

The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.

Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings jumped by 2.7 per cent in January compared to a year prior, according to a report from Statistics Canada. Average weekly earnings in the province were $907.44, the highest on record for Saskatchewan. The increase in wages was above the national increase of two per cent. Saskatchewan's wages in January 2012 were the third highest among provinces. Alberta had the highest average earnings at $1,065.46. Saskatchewan's earnings have exceeded the national average since August 2011. Saskatchewan also recorded an increase of 2.8 per cent in the number of occupied payroll jobs compared to a year ago, above the national increase of 1.5 per cent. Saskatchewan's percentage increase in the number of payroll jobs ranked second among the provinces.

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