Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail
Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings
Industry Aug. June July Aug. Aug. June July Aug.
2007 2008 2008p 2008p 2007 2008 2008p 2008p
Total private........................... $17.42 $17.96 $17.99 $18.05 $592.28 $612.44 $606.26 $611.90
Seasonally adjusted.................... 17.51 18.00 18.07 18.14 591.84 606.60 608.96 611.32
Goods-producing............................. 18.81 19.24 19.38 19.53 769.33 783.07 779.08 794.87
Natural resources and mining.................... 20.97 21.74 22.44 23.09 962.52 987.00 1007.56 1050.60
Construction.................................... 21.13 21.69 21.92 22.19 836.75 852.42 859.26 878.72
Manufacturing................................... 17.31 17.71 17.72 17.74 718.37 729.65 719.43 727.34
Durable goods.................................. 18.27 18.67 18.64 18.68 763.69 774.81 760.51 769.62
Wood products................................. 13.61 14.12 14.23 14.21 543.04 564.80 559.24 559.87
Nonmetallic mineral products.................. 16.88 16.98 16.94 16.85 732.59 726.74 726.73 726.24
Primary metals................................ 19.72 20.25 20.47 20.28 844.02 868.73 853.60 861.90
Fabricated metal products..................... 16.58 16.92 16.93 17.07 693.04 698.80 690.74 706.70
Machinery..................................... 17.69 17.87 17.94 17.88 750.06 754.11 749.89 756.32
Computer and electronic products.............. 20.06 21.06 21.16 21.23 812.43 873.99 865.44 868.31
Electrical equipment and appliances........... 16.03 15.75 15.86 15.95 658.83 648.90 640.74 649.17
Transportation equipment...................... 23.33 23.79 23.72 23.93 1012.52 1013.45 977.26 1000.27
Furniture and related products................ 14.31 14.58 14.49 14.59 576.69 571.54 556.42 563.17
Miscellaneous manufacturing................... 14.77 15.15 15.35 15.21 581.94 595.40 597.12 603.84
Nondurable goods............................... 15.69 16.08 16.20 16.18 641.72 652.85 652.86 656.91
Food manufacturing............................ 13.61 13.95 14.01 14.02 556.65 566.37 567.41 572.02
Beverages and tobacco products................ 17.78 18.57 18.80 18.57 739.65 733.52 736.96 742.80
Textile mills................................. 13.21 13.58 13.76 13.66 524.44 529.62 533.89 539.57
Textile product mills......................... 11.74 11.80 11.80 11.75 468.43 468.46 459.02 464.13
Apparel....................................... 11.12 11.36 11.35 11.26 412.55 415.78 414.28 412.12
Leather and allied products................... 12.10 12.88 12.85 12.81 453.75 501.03 485.73 472.69
Paper and paper products...................... 18.30 18.89 19.18 18.99 788.73 804.71 807.48 814.67
Printing and related support activities....... 16.28 16.78 16.79 16.69 638.18 634.28 629.63 639.23
Petroleum and coal products................... 25.43 27.17 27.69 27.74 1106.21 1228.08 1270.97 1226.11
Chemicals..................................... 19.47 19.33 19.43 19.66 819.69 811.86 810.23 817.86
Plastics and rubber products.................. 15.45 15.69 15.86 15.92 635.00 649.57 645.50 654.31
Private service-providing.................. 17.05 17.64 17.64 17.68 554.13 578.59 571.54 574.60
Trade, transportation, and utilities............ 15.81 16.20 16.20 16.22 529.64 545.94 541.08 541.75
Wholesale trade................................ 19.58 20.05 20.11 20.20 747.96 779.95 770.21 773.66
Retail trade................................... 12.78 12.92 12.93 12.96 388.51 394.06 391.78 392.69
Transportation and warehousing................. 17.84 18.44 18.49 18.43 663.65 680.44 673.04 678.22
Utilities...................................... 27.73 29.01 28.41 28.60 1175.75 1247.43 1201.74 1201.20
Information..................................... 23.85 24.73 24.74 24.73 870.53 917.48 910.43 910.06
Financial activities............................ 19.65 20.27 20.22 20.25 699.54 739.86 719.83 726.98
Professional and business services.............. 20.01 21.03 21.01 21.04 696.35 744.46 729.05 738.50
Education and health services................... 18.20 18.68 18.87 18.87 593.32 610.84 615.16 615.16
Leisure and hospitality......................... 10.39 10.77 10.72 10.79 270.14 278.94 276.58 278.38
Other services.................................. 15.43 15.85 15.80 15.81 478.33 492.94 488.22 491.69
1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002.
See http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesnaics07.htm for more details.
Last Modified Date: September 05, 2008
Bureau of Labor Statistics
