P.E.I. wages see late summer recovery
A months-long downward trend in wages on P.E.I. appears to have turned around in the late summer months.
Wages still lowest in the country
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A months-long downward trend in wages on P.E.I. appears to have turned around in the late summer months.
A report late last week from Statistics Canada listed the seasonally-adjusted average, including overtime, at $839.40 per week. That's up from $815.52 in July.
Wages surged at the end of 2017, peaking at $849.50 in December before going into a seven-month slide.
P.E.I. wages remain the lowest in the country.
The next lowest wage was in Nova Scotia, at $878.51. The Canadian average in September was $1004.09.