Average weekly earnings up in Nunavut, Northwest Territories

Employment was up in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut and the neighbouring  Northwest Territories in December 2013, according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada.

Two hundred more people were working in Nunavut compared to December 2012.

The average weekly earnings were up for Nunavut workers too. Employees earned just over $1,109 a week, up 15 per cent from December 2012.

Workers in the Northwest Territories made an average of $1,355 a week, up 6.2 per cent from December 2012, while in Yukon, the average weekly earnings remained steady at $1,007 per week.

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