OTTAWA – Workers in Saskatchewan had the lowest yearly wage increase in Canada according to a new report from Statistics Canada.
The agency reported on Tuesday workers in the province saw weekly earnings rise 1.3 per cent between February 2013 and February 2014.
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The national increase for the same period was 2.3 per cent.
On a monthly basis, weekly earnings rose 1.8 per cent from January 2014, the highest increase among the provinces.
The average weekly take-home pay in Saskatchewan, not including farm employees, was $961.90, trailing only Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador. The national average was $924.83.
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