Selected average hourly earnings data for use with selected PPI data (PDF)

(not seasonally adjusted data)
Average Hourly Earnings	Selected Average Hourly Earnings Data
Average Hourly Earnings	Historical data	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total private
2007		17.16	17.20	17.24	17.36	17.30	17.32	17.44	17.42	17.64	17.60	17.63	17.75	17.42
2008		17.80	17.85	17.92	17.91	17.90	17.96	(P) 17.99	(P) 18.05
Mining
2007		21.25	21.33	21.34	21.39	21.29	21.27	21.33	21.46	21.43	21.43	21.45	22.18	21.43
2008		22.46	22.36	22.77	22.24	21.94	22.20	(P) 23.02
Coal mining
2007		21.71	21.74	21.47	21.89	21.52	21.77	21.74	22.26	22.49	22.24	22.40	22.27	21.96
2008		22.19	22.23	22.85	22.71	23.16	23.27	(P) 22.80
Oil and gas extraction
2007		22.97	23.30	23.62	24.11	24.10	23.90	24.36	24.69	24.73	25.35	24.57	24.48	24.20
2008		25.07	25.59	26.56	26.84	26.89	26.76	(P) 27.53
Construction
2007		20.44	20.47	20.55	20.64	20.85	20.92	21.02	21.13	21.32	21.25	21.26	21.38	20.95
2008		21.24	21.35	21.43	21.48	21.60	21.69	(P) 21.92	(P) 22.19
Highway, Street & bridge constr.
2007		19.70	19.43	20.01	20.42	21.24	21.84	22.10	22.26	22.46	22.36	21.84	21.49	21.45
2008		20.74	20.91	21.12	21.67	22.02	22.26	(P) 23.00
Manufacturing
2007		17.06	17.05	17.09	17.21	17.21	17.28	17.22	17.31	17.39	17.34	17.42	17.51	17.26
2008		17.53	17.55	17.60	17.63	17.63	17.71	(P) 17.72	(P) 17.74
Food manufacturing
2007		13.42	13.34	13.36	13.49	13.52	13.52	13.57	13.61	13.65	13.61	13.63	13.70	13.54
2008		13.87	13.74	13.83	13.86	13.89	13.95	(P) 14.01	(P) 14.02
Apparel
2007		10.96	10.93	10.79	10.92	11.01	10.96	11.15	11.12	11.17	11.16	11.20	11.28	11.05
2008		11.43	11.46	11.35	11.51	11.43	11.36	(P) 11.35	(P) 11.26
Textile product mills
2007		11.89	11.86	11.83	11.72	11.70	11.83	11.89	11.74	11.73	11.75	11.67	11.75	11.78
2008		11.68	11.62	11.78	11.78	11.86	11.80	(P) 11.80	(P) 11.75
Chemicals
2007		19.68	19.56	19.46	19.72	19.53	19.62	19.70	19.47	19.52	19.35	19.52	19.57	19.56
2008		19.46	19.40	19.35	19.39	19.37	19.33	(P) 19.43	(P) 19.66
Iron & steel mills and feroalloy prod.
2007		24.15	23.93	24.35	24.67	24.49	24.64	25.46	24.88	25.52	25.06	24.38	24.87	24.70
2008		26.10	25.51	26.15	25.96	25.81	25.51	(P) 26.07
Aircraft
2007		30.55	30.34	30.83	30.22	30.52	31.01	30.30	30.01	30.42	30.49	30.54	30.93	30.51
2008		30.49	30.66	31.26	31.36	31.29	31.60	(P) 31.67
Trade, transportation & utilities
2007		15.59	15.62	15.63	15.79	15.67	15.74	15.89	15.81	16.00	15.94	15.84	15.89	15.79
2008		16.02	16.08	16.16	16.16	16.14	16.20	(P) 16.20	(P) 16.22
Electric power generation
2007		29.64	29.79	30.29	30.33	30.19	30.07	30.09	30.19	30.40	30.57	30.22	30.75	30.21
2008		30.37	30.55	30.92	31.17	31.44	31.16	(P) 30.53
Natural gas distribution
2007		26.81	26.54	26.50	26.55	26.25	25.76	26.29	26.10	27.68	27.84	27.37	27.40	26.76
2008		27.58	27.45	27.27	26.81	26.59	26.46	(P) 26.32
Water, sewage & other systems
2007		18.28	18.46	18.65	18.66	18.75	18.66	19.12	19.08	19.24	19.30	19.57	20.19	19.01
2008		20.57	20.66	21.26	21.49	21.62	21.40	(P) 20.82
Food services & drinking places
2007		9.02	9.10	9.10	9.11	9.16	9.17	9.24	9.35	9.33	9.37	9.39	9.49	9.24
2008		9.46	9.57	9.51	9.50	9.54	9.54	(P) 9.51
Information
2007		23.84	23.80	23.73	23.95	23.81	23.71	23.77	23.85	24.22	24.15	24.11	24.34	23.94
2008		24.44	24.44	24.58	24.52	24.60	24.73	(P) 24.74	(P) 24.73
Data processing, hosting and related services
2007		21.07	21.27	21.11	21.29	21.33	21.34	21.60	21.52	21.46	21.29	21.48	21.73	21.38
2008		21.86	21.73	22.20	21.93	22.26	22.85	(P) 22.92
Automotive repair & maintenance
2007		14.77	14.68	14.53	14.65	14.53	14.55	14.69	14.64	14.71	14.70	14.90	15.17	14.71
2008		15.24	15.25	15.27	15.25	15.28	15.23	(P) 15.15
Architectural & engineering services
2007		25.60	25.78	26.10	26.28	26.13	25.97	26.43	26.30	26.63	26.45	26.69	26.97	26.29
2008		26.93	27.24	27.32	27.40	27.48	27.33	(P) 27.35
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Last Modified Date: September 17, 2008

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