Experimental All Employee Hours and Earnings Series from the Current
Employment Statistics Program
Background
The Current Employment Statistics (CES)
program began work in 2005 to add new series on hours and earnings.
New series have been developed to measure the average hourly earnings,
average weekly hours, and gross monthly earnings of all nonfarm private
sector employees. Additionally, CES is adding average overtime hours
in manufacturing. Historically, the CES program has published
average hours and earnings series for production workers in the
goods-producing industries and non-supervisory workers in the
service-providing industries. These workers account for about 80
percent of total private nonfarm employment.
The new hours and earnings series are more comprehensive in coverage,
thereby providing improved information for analyzing economic trends and
improved input to productivity and personal income series.
Experimental designation and future publication plans
- BLS is designating the first release of these new series as experimental
because of the limited experience to date with the editing and review of
the sample reports and the resultant estimates. BLS began the first
collection of the all employee payroll, hours, and gross monthly earnings
data from respondents late in 2005. There is not yet enough
historical information to apply all of the edit and review techniques used
in the published CES data to these new series, nor is there sufficient
data to allow seasonal adjustment of the new series.
The first release of experimental series on April 6, 2007, included
National level estimates at a total private sector level and limited
industry detail from March 2006 through January 2007. Each month the
experimental estimates are released on the same date as the Employment
Situation news release (typically the first Friday of the month).
In April 2008 BLS began releasing some first preliminary estimates.
As BLS and data users gain more experience with
these new experimental data series, additional industry detail may be released, and publication
of second preliminary estimates may be added.
By the end of 2009, BLS should have sufficient historical data to
seasonally adjust the all employee payroll and hours series and is
planning to publish them as official CES data in the Employment Situation
news release and other BLS publications beginning in February
2010.
State series – BLS began publishing experimental estimates of hours and earnings for all employees in limited detail for all States on March 11, 2008; see www.bls.gov/sae/saeaepp.htm. These series include average hourly earnings and average weekly hours. In late 2008, BLS plans to release experimental statewide estimates of total private gross monthly earnings.
Definitions and Methodology - In order to publish
all employee average weekly hours, average hourly earnings, and average
weekly earnings, BLS is collecting all employees total payroll and all
employees total hours from survey respondents. The definitions of
these data items parallel the definitions used for the production worker
payroll and hours data; the only difference is that they cover all
employees rather than just production or non-supervisory workers.
See www.bls.gov/ces/idcf/forme_mp.pdf
for a sample collection form. Additionally, the same estimation
formulas currently used for the published series on production and
non-supervisory workers are used for the all employee hours and earnings
series. More detailed information on current estimation formulas can
be found at www.bls.gov/web/cestn1.htm
.
The gross monthly earnings (GME) data item collected from respondents
is more expansive than the all employee payroll data because it includes
all non-wage cash payments made directly to workers from their employers,
in addition to regular wage and salary payments. GME includes items
such as bonuses, exercised stock options, and lump sum payments. In
addition, the time period covered is more expansive. The all
employee payroll data item covers just employees working the pay period
that includes the 12th of the month, while GME covers all workers who were
paid at any time during the month. The GME is similar to the
definition for total wages used in the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages program, but is not precisely the same because the total wages
definitions vary slightly across States due to differing Unemployment
Insurance coverage (www.bls.gov/cew/cewtnr.htm).
The estimation formula used for the experimental published GME
series is analogous to the weighted link and taper estimator used for
average weekly hours and earnings series. BLS is testing an
alternative estimator for GME that is similar to the estimator currently
used for the CES employment estimates. For more details on
estimators used by BLS for these new series, see www.bls.gov/ces/cesaeforms.pdf
.
Experimental Data Series are presented below in tables
and charts. BLS welcomes user comments and inquiries on these data
series via email.
![Average hourly earnings for all employees and for production and nonsupervisory workers in private, nonfarm industries, not seasonally adjusted](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105032813im_/http://stats.bls.gov/ces/cesaeppahe.gif)
Table 1. Average hourly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, not seasonally adjusted, 2006
EXPERIMENTAL SERIES |
Industry |
Mar. 2006 |
Apr. 2006 |
May 2006 |
Jun. 2006 |
Jul. 2006 |
Aug. 2006 |
Sep. 2006 |
Oct. 2006 |
Nov. 2006 |
Dec. 2006 |
Total private |
20.02 |
20.32 |
20.02 |
20 |
20.24 |
20.09 |
20.31 |
20.46 |
20.39 |
20.55 |
Goods-producing |
21.16 |
21.41 |
21.18 |
21.25 |
21.44 |
21.36 |
21.53 |
21.7 |
21.69 |
21.97 |
Natural resources and mining |
22.91 |
23.64 |
23.21 |
23.47 |
23.77 |
23.39 |
23.63 |
24.32 |
24.85 |
24.81 |
Construction |
21.84 |
22.02 |
21.93 |
22.05 |
22.19 |
22.2 |
22.43 |
22.55 |
22.51 |
22.75 |
Manufacturing |
20.74 |
20.98 |
20.69 |
20.7 |
20.91 |
20.8 |
20.95 |
21.1 |
21.1 |
21.42 |
Durable goods |
21.68 |
21.88 |
21.6 |
21.63 |
21.85 |
21.77 |
21.96 |
22.07 |
22.12 |
22.36 |
Nondurable goods |
19.07 |
19.37 |
19.04 |
19.03 |
19.26 |
19.06 |
19.14 |
19.37 |
19.3 |
19.72 |
Private service-providing |
19.69 |
20.01 |
19.68 |
19.64 |
19.89 |
19.71 |
19.95 |
20.1 |
20.02 |
20.15 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
18.24 |
18.52 |
18.22 |
18.25 |
18.45 |
18.19 |
18.37 |
18.39 |
18.19 |
18.22 |
Wholesale trade |
22.83 |
23.33 |
22.9 |
22.91 |
23.52 |
23.14 |
23.5 |
23.55 |
23.52 |
23.88 |
Retail trade |
15.26 |
15.44 |
15.19 |
15.22 |
15.27 |
15.07 |
15.19 |
15.16 |
14.94 |
14.89 |
Transportation and warehousing |
19.1 |
19.42 |
19.18 |
19.31 |
19.49 |
19.24 |
19.22 |
19.25 |
19.14 |
19.25 |
Utilities |
29.26 |
29.74 |
29.17 |
28.9 |
29.26 |
28.88 |
29.15 |
29.61 |
29.47 |
29.36 |
Information |
26.69 |
27.22 |
26.98 |
26.9 |
27.18 |
27.05 |
27.45 |
27.54 |
27.31 |
27.48 |
Financial activities |
23.92 |
24.85 |
24.28 |
24.21 |
24.9 |
24.69 |
24.71 |
25.14 |
25.12 |
25.11 |
Professional and business services |
23.4 |
23.87 |
23.24 |
23.14 |
23.68 |
23.31 |
23.64 |
23.97 |
23.81 |
24.22 |
Education and health services |
19.9 |
19.99 |
19.91 |
20 |
20.16 |
20.14 |
20.19 |
20.18 |
20.23 |
20.33 |
Leisure and hospitality |
11.54 |
11.59 |
11.65 |
11.55 |
11.54 |
11.58 |
11.78 |
11.93 |
12.01 |
12.17 |
Other services |
17.2 |
17.33 |
17.25 |
17.14 |
17.13 |
17.13 |
17.32 |
17.36 |
17.35 |
17.49 |
Table 1. Average hourly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, not seasonally adjusted, 2007
EXPERIMENTAL SERIES |
Industry |
Jan. 2007 |
Feb. 2007 |
Mar. 2007 |
Apr. 2007 |
May 2007 |
Jun. 2007 |
Jul. 2007 |
Aug. 2007 |
Sep. 2007 |
Oct. 2007 |
Nov. 2007 |
Dec. 2007 |
Total private |
20.64 |
20.73 |
20.82 |
21.05 |
20.83 |
20.82 |
20.98 |
20.84 |
21.17 |
21.06 |
21.12 |
21.36 |
Goods-producing |
21.86 |
21.9 |
21.9 |
22.09 |
22.01 |
22.03 |
22.16 |
22.1 |
22.27 |
22.18 |
22.32 |
22.6 |
Natural resources and mining |
24.93 |
25.18 |
25 |
25.17 |
24.71 |
24.87 |
24.86 |
24.58 |
24.63 |
24.76 |
24.79 |
25.31 |
Construction |
22.65 |
22.71 |
22.72 |
22.8 |
22.88 |
22.85 |
23 |
23.04 |
23.26 |
23.21 |
23.33 |
23.68 |
Manufacturing |
21.32 |
21.34 |
21.33 |
21.56 |
21.4 |
21.42 |
21.54 |
21.44 |
21.61 |
21.48 |
21.65 |
21.91 |
Durable goods |
22.28 |
22.34 |
22.34 |
22.54 |
22.41 |
22.42 |
22.52 |
22.47 |
22.65 |
22.5 |
22.64 |
22.94 |
Nondurable goods |
19.59 |
19.56 |
19.52 |
19.8 |
19.58 |
19.63 |
19.82 |
19.63 |
19.77 |
19.66 |
19.89 |
20.1 |
Private service-providing |
20.3 |
20.4 |
20.51 |
20.76 |
20.49 |
20.47 |
20.65 |
20.48 |
20.86 |
20.74 |
20.78 |
21.02 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
18.44 |
18.54 |
18.46 |
18.75 |
18.47 |
18.53 |
18.65 |
18.48 |
18.81 |
18.68 |
18.59 |
18.65 |
Wholesale trade |
23.74 |
23.76 |
23.63 |
24.13 |
23.73 |
23.84 |
24.08 |
23.87 |
24.25 |
24.03 |
24.13 |
24.32 |
Retail trade |
15.11 |
15.16 |
15.12 |
15.3 |
15.11 |
15.13 |
15.15 |
15.02 |
15.3 |
15.17 |
15.03 |
14.98 |
Transportation and warehousing |
19.47 |
19.58 |
19.5 |
19.68 |
19.42 |
19.64 |
19.83 |
19.66 |
19.9 |
19.83 |
19.87 |
20.08 |
Utilities |
29.36 |
29.45 |
29.87 |
30.47 |
30.16 |
29.86 |
30.34 |
30.06 |
30.59 |
30.73 |
30.67 |
31.36 |
Information |
27.91 |
27.93 |
27.88 |
28.33 |
28.06 |
27.79 |
28.06 |
27.92 |
28.32 |
28.26 |
28.09 |
28.29 |
Financial activities |
25.03 |
25.3 |
25.28 |
25.77 |
25.51 |
25.47 |
25.78 |
25.6 |
26.02 |
25.71 |
25.84 |
26.15 |
Professional and business services |
24.42 |
24.56 |
24.45 |
24.83 |
24.44 |
24.43 |
24.81 |
24.4 |
24.86 |
24.59 |
24.74 |
25.26 |
Education and health services |
20.35 |
20.36 |
21.28 |
21.32 |
21.24 |
21.3 |
21.44 |
21.41 |
21.63 |
21.61 |
21.71 |
21.82 |
Leisure and hospitality |
12.21 |
12.3 |
12.24 |
12.3 |
12.35 |
12.26 |
12.28 |
12.27 |
12.45 |
12.52 |
12.6 |
12.88 |
Other services |
17.51 |
17.5 |
17.48 |
17.66 |
17.5 |
17.51 |
17.59 |
17.59 |
17.78 |
17.7 |
17.72 |
17.9 |
Table 1. Average hourly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, not seasonally adjusted, 2008
EXPERIMENTAL SERIES |
Industry |
Jan. 2008 |
Feb. 2008 |
Mar. 2008 |
Apr. 2008 |
May 2008 |
Jun. 2008 |
Jul. 2008 |
Aug. 2008p |
Total private |
21.34 |
21.41 |
21.53 |
21.44 |
21.41 |
21.48 |
21.45 |
21.51 |
Goods-producing |
22.48 |
22.52 |
22.68 |
22.62 |
22.68 |
22.75 |
22.83 |
22.95 |
Natural resources and mining |
25.69 |
25.13 |
26.54 |
25.26 |
25.1 |
25.56 |
26.36 |
26.7 |
Construction |
23.47 |
23.57 |
23.6 |
23.6 |
23.72 |
23.68 |
23.86 |
24.11 |
Manufacturing |
21.82 |
21.87 |
22.01 |
21.97 |
22 |
22.08 |
22.06 |
22.08 |
Durable goods |
22.8 |
22.91 |
23.05 |
23.05 |
23.07 |
23.17 |
23.15 |
23.17 |
Nondurable goods |
20.08 |
20.01 |
20.16 |
20.07 |
20.11 |
20.17 |
20.16 |
20.16 |
Private service-providing |
21.03 |
21.12 |
21.22 |
21.12 |
21.07 |
21.14 |
21.07 |
21.11 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
18.79 |
18.9 |
18.93 |
18.94 |
18.91 |
19.01 |
18.95 |
18.97 |
Wholesale trade |
24.21 |
24.23 |
24.37 |
24.22 |
24.11 |
24.29 |
24.32 |
24.45 |
Retail trade |
15.11 |
15.21 |
15.21 |
15.3 |
15.29 |
15.29 |
15.21 |
15.24 |
Transportation and warehousing |
20.09 |
20.11 |
20.11 |
20.16 |
20.17 |
20.39 |
20.45 |
20.34 |
Utilities |
31.43 |
32.14 |
31.8 |
31.53 |
31.76 |
32.57 |
31.91 |
31.9 |
Information |
28.3 |
28.29 |
28.81 |
28.52 |
28.43 |
28.58 |
28.6 |
28.62 |
Financial activities |
25.86 |
26.05 |
26.25 |
26.13 |
26.14 |
26.22 |
26.06 |
26.08 |
Professional and business services |
25.25 |
25.38 |
25.62 |
25.35 |
25.36 |
25.62 |
25.49 |
25.54 |
Education and health services |
21.82 |
21.83 |
21.91 |
21.89 |
21.86 |
21.88 |
22.03 |
22.06 |
Leisure and hospitality |
12.75 |
12.83 |
12.78 |
12.76 |
12.75 |
12.63 |
12.55 |
12.61 |
Other services |
17.83 |
17.89 |
17.99 |
17.94 |
17.91 |
17.99 |
17.92 |
17.94 |
p=preliminary |
![Average weekly hours for all employees and for production and nonsupervisory workers in private, nonfarm industries, not seasonally adjusted](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105032813im_/http://stats.bls.gov/ces/cesaeppawh.gif)
Table 2. Average weekly hours of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by major industry sector and selected industry detail, not seasonally adjusted, 2006
EXPERIMENTAL SERIES |
Industry |
Mar. 2006 |
Apr. 2006 |
May 2006 |
Jun. 2006 |
Jul. 2006 |
Aug. 2006 |
Sep. 2006 |
Oct. 2006 |
Nov. 2006 |
Dec. 2006 |
Total private |
34.2 |
34.6 |
34.3 |
34.6 |
34.9 |
34.6 |
34.5 |
34.9 |
34.4 |
34.6 |
Goods-producing |
39 |
38.8 |
39.3 |
39.7 |
39.5 |
39.7 |
39.6 |
39.7 |
39.3 |
39.6 |
Natural resources and mining |
42.1 |
42.9 |
42.5 |
43.2 |
43.2 |
43.3 |
43.2 |
42.6 |
42.2 |
42.6 |
Construction |
37.2 |
37.3 |
37.8 |
38.4 |
38.3 |
38.7 |
38.1 |
38.6 |
37.8 |
38.2 |
Manufacturing |
39.7 |
39.4 |
39.9 |
40.2 |
39.9 |
40.1 |
40.2 |
40.2 |
40 |
40.3 |
Overtime hours |
3.3 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
Durable goods |
40.2 |
39.7 |
40.4 |
40.6 |
40.3 |
40.6 |
40.5 |
40.6 |
40.3 |
40.7 |
Overtime hours |
3.4 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
Nondurable goods |
39 |
38.8 |
39.1 |
39.4 |
39.3 |
39.3 |
39.6 |
39.5 |
39.4 |
39.5 |
Overtime hours |
3.2 |
3 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
Private service-providing |
33 |
33.6 |
33.1 |
33.4 |
33.8 |
33.4 |
33.3 |
33.7 |
33.3 |
33.4 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
33.6 |
34.4 |
34 |
34.3 |
34.8 |
34.4 |
34.4 |
34.7 |
34.3 |
34.7 |
Wholesale trade |
37.3 |
38 |
37.4 |
37.7 |
38.1 |
37.5 |
37.5 |
38.2 |
37.7 |
37.8 |
Retail trade |
30.8 |
31.6 |
31.3 |
31.6 |
32.2 |
31.9 |
31.7 |
31.9 |
31.6 |
32.2 |
Transportation and warehousing |
37.7 |
38.1 |
37.9 |
38.3 |
38.6 |
38.4 |
38.5 |
38.8 |
38.4 |
38.5 |
Utilities |
40.7 |
41.5 |
41.2 |
41.4 |
41.8 |
41.4 |
41.4 |
41.7 |
41.5 |
41.6 |
Information |
36 |
36.8 |
36 |
36.3 |
37.2 |
36.5 |
36.2 |
36.7 |
35.9 |
36 |
Financial activities |
36.5 |
37.5 |
36.3 |
36.5 |
37.3 |
36.3 |
36.3 |
37.3 |
36.2 |
36.4 |
Professional and business services |
34.9 |
35.4 |
35 |
35.5 |
35.5 |
35.1 |
35.2 |
35.8 |
35.3 |
35.3 |
Education and health services |
33.2 |
33.5 |
33.2 |
33.3 |
33.6 |
33.3 |
33.4 |
33.6 |
33.4 |
33.4 |
Leisure and hospitality |
25.9 |
26.4 |
26.1 |
26.5 |
27.2 |
26.8 |
26 |
26.5 |
25.9 |
26 |
Other services |
33 |
33.3 |
32.9 |
33.1 |
33.3 |
33.2 |
32.9 |
33.1 |
32.8 |
32.9 |
Table 2. Average weekly hours of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by major industry sector and selected industry detail, not seasonally adjusted, 2007
EXPERIMENTAL SERIES |
Industry |
Jan. 2007 |
Feb. 2007 |
Mar. 2007 |
Apr. 2007 |
May 2007 |
Jun. 2007 |
Jul. 2007 |
Aug. 2007 |
Sep. 2007 |
Oct. 2007 |
Nov. 2007 |
Dec. 2007 |
Total private |
34.1 |
34.2 |
34.3 |
34.7 |
34.4 |
34.7 |
34.9 |
34.7 |
35 |
34.5 |
34.5 |
34.9 |
Goods-producing |
38.8 |
38.6 |
39.2 |
39.3 |
39.5 |
39.8 |
39.6 |
39.7 |
40 |
39.7 |
39.6 |
39.8 |
Natural resources and mining |
41.8 |
42.3 |
42.7 |
45 |
44 |
44.4 |
44.3 |
44.4 |
45.4 |
44.5 |
44.2 |
44.1 |
Construction |
37 |
36.5 |
37.6 |
37.5 |
38.3 |
38.5 |
38.4 |
38.6 |
38.6 |
38.6 |
38.2 |
37.8 |
Manufacturing |
39.6 |
39.4 |
39.9 |
40 |
40 |
40.2 |
40 |
40.2 |
40.5 |
40 |
40.2 |
40.6 |
Overtime hours |
3 |
3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
Durable goods |
39.9 |
39.7 |
40.2 |
40.3 |
40.3 |
40.6 |
40.2 |
40.5 |
40.7 |
40.3 |
40.4 |
40.8 |
Overtime hours |
3 |
3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
Nondurable goods |
39 |
39 |
39.3 |
39.4 |
39.3 |
39.5 |
39.5 |
39.6 |
40 |
39.5 |
39.8 |
40.2 |
Overtime hours |
2.9 |
3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
Private service-providing |
33 |
33.1 |
33.2 |
33.6 |
33.2 |
33.5 |
33.8 |
33.5 |
33.8 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
33.8 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
33.9 |
34 |
34.2 |
34.5 |
34.4 |
34.8 |
35 |
34.8 |
35.1 |
34.4 |
34.4 |
35.1 |
Wholesale trade |
37.3 |
37.6 |
37.7 |
38.4 |
38 |
38.1 |
38.5 |
38 |
38.6 |
38 |
38.1 |
38.9 |
Retail trade |
31.2 |
31 |
31.3 |
31.6 |
31.6 |
32 |
32.3 |
32.1 |
32.2 |
31.6 |
31.5 |
32.2 |
Transportation and warehousing |
37.8 |
38 |
38.1 |
38.2 |
38.3 |
38.7 |
38.8 |
38.7 |
39 |
38.3 |
38.6 |
39.2 |
Utilities |
41.1 |
41.7 |
41.4 |
42 |
42 |
42 |
41.8 |
41.9 |
42.4 |
41.4 |
41.6 |
42.1 |
Information |
35.8 |
35.9 |
35.8 |
36.5 |
35.4 |
35.8 |
36.9 |
36.1 |
36.7 |
35.8 |
35.9 |
36.6 |
Financial activities |
36.4 |
36.4 |
36.3 |
37.1 |
36 |
36.4 |
37.2 |
36.3 |
37.1 |
36.2 |
36.1 |
37.3 |
Professional and business services |
34.7 |
35.2 |
35.2 |
35.9 |
35.3 |
35.5 |
35.7 |
35.4 |
35.9 |
35.3 |
35.3 |
35.8 |
Education and health services |
33.3 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
33.7 |
33.4 |
33.4 |
33.7 |
33.5 |
33.8 |
33.5 |
33.6 |
33.9 |
Leisure and hospitality |
25.5 |
25.7 |
25.9 |
26.3 |
26 |
26.4 |
26.9 |
26.6 |
26.2 |
25.9 |
25.7 |
25.9 |
Other services |
32.7 |
32.7 |
32.7 |
32.8 |
32.7 |
32.8 |
33 |
32.9 |
33.2 |
32.8 |
32.8 |
33.1 |
Table 2. Average weekly hours of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by major industry sector and selected industry detail, not seasonally adjusted, 2008
EXPERIMENTAL SERIES |
Industry |
Jan. 2008 |
Feb. 2008 |
Mar. 2008 |
Apr. 2008 |
May 2008 |
Jun. 2008 |
Jul. 2008 |
Aug. 2008p |
Total private |
34.1 |
34.2 |
34.7 |
34.4 |
34.4 |
34.9 |
34.5 |
34.6 |
Goods-producing |
39 |
38.9 |
39.5 |
39.3 |
39.3 |
39.8 |
39.3 |
39.6 |
Natural resources and mining |
43 |
43 |
44.2 |
43.5 |
43.4 |
44 |
43.5 |
44.1 |
Construction |
37.2 |
37 |
37.7 |
37.7 |
37.8 |
38.4 |
38.2 |
38.5 |
Manufacturing |
39.6 |
39.6 |
40.2 |
39.9 |
39.8 |
40.3 |
39.6 |
39.9 |
Overtime hours |
3.1 |
3 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
Durable goods |
39.9 |
39.9 |
40.5 |
40.2 |
40.1 |
40.6 |
39.8 |
40.3 |
Overtime hours |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
Nondurable goods |
39.1 |
39.1 |
39.6 |
39.3 |
39.3 |
39.7 |
39.2 |
39.2 |
Overtime hours |
3.1 |
3 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3 |
3.2 |
3 |
3.2 |
Private service-providing |
33 |
33.2 |
33.6 |
33.2 |
33.2 |
33.8 |
33.3 |
33.5 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
34.1 |
34.2 |
34.7 |
34.3 |
34.4 |
35 |
34.6 |
34.7 |
Wholesale trade |
38 |
38.1 |
38.8 |
38.3 |
38.3 |
39.1 |
38.4 |
38.5 |
Retail trade |
31.1 |
31.1 |
31.6 |
31.3 |
31.4 |
31.9 |
31.7 |
31.8 |
Transportation and warehousing |
38 |
38.1 |
38.6 |
38.3 |
38.3 |
39.2 |
38.5 |
38.8 |
Utilities |
42.4 |
42.2 |
42.6 |
42.4 |
42 |
42.5 |
41.7 |
41.3 |
Information |
36.2 |
36.2 |
37 |
36.3 |
36 |
36.9 |
36.5 |
36.5 |
Financial activities |
36.3 |
36.4 |
37.1 |
36.4 |
36.3 |
37.3 |
36.2 |
36.4 |
Professional and business services |
34.7 |
34.9 |
35.6 |
35.2 |
35.1 |
35.8 |
35.1 |
35.4 |
Education and health services |
33.5 |
33.6 |
33.9 |
33.6 |
33.6 |
33.9 |
33.7 |
33.7 |
Leisure and hospitality |
25.3 |
25.6 |
26 |
25.8 |
25.8 |
26.5 |
26.3 |
26.4 |
Other services |
32.6 |
32.7 |
32.9 |
32.7 |
32.6 |
33.1 |
32.8 |
33.1 |
p=preliminary |
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Table 3. Gross monthly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, not seasonally adjusted, in billions, 2006
EXPERIMENTAL SERIES |
Industry |
Mar. 2006 |
Apr. 2006 |
May 2006 |
Jun. 2006 |
Jul. 2006 |
Aug. 2006 |
Sep. 2006 |
Oct. 2006 |
Nov. 2006 |
Dec. 2006 |
Total private |
393.7 |
356.1 |
359.7 |
384.3 |
360.4 |
370.8 |
384.9 |
362.9 |
370.3 |
423.6 |
Goods-producing |
93.1 |
81.4 |
83.8 |
91.5 |
84.3 |
88.3 |
89.5 |
84.2 |
85.6 |
96.1 |
Natural resources and mining |
3.9 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
Construction |
30.1 |
26.8 |
28.7 |
31.8 |
29.4 |
31.8 |
32.2 |
30.2 |
29.6 |
32.9 |
Manufacturing |
59.1 |
51.4 |
51.9 |
56.2 |
51.4 |
53.1 |
53.9 |
50.6 |
52.7 |
59.3 |
Durable goods |
40.2 |
35.2 |
35.5 |
38.1 |
34.9 |
35.9 |
36 |
34.2 |
35.8 |
39.9 |
Nondurable goods |
18.9 |
16.2 |
16.4 |
18.1 |
16.5 |
17.3 |
17.8 |
16.4 |
16.9 |
19.4 |
Private service-providing |
300.6 |
274.6 |
275.8 |
292.9 |
276.2 |
282.5 |
295.3 |
278.7 |
284.7 |
327.5 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
89.7 |
80.6 |
80.2 |
85.7 |
79.7 |
80.4 |
84.4 |
78.3 |
81 |
92.7 |
Wholesale trade |
34.9 |
31.1 |
30.5 |
31.8 |
29.7 |
29.7 |
30.6 |
28.5 |
29.4 |
34.2 |
Retail trade |
33.6 |
31.7 |
31.4 |
33.8 |
31.9 |
32.3 |
34.5 |
31.5 |
32.9 |
37.9 |
Transportation and warehousing |
16 |
14.4 |
14.8 |
16.4 |
14.9 |
15.1 |
15.8 |
15 |
15.3 |
16.8 |
Utilities |
5.1 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
Information |
14.3 |
12.3 |
12.3 |
13.1 |
12.5 |
12.8 |
13.5 |
12.5 |
12.9 |
14.1 |
Financial activities |
42.6 |
39.5 |
38.5 |
39.1 |
38.6 |
39.5 |
41.2 |
38.9 |
38.8 |
43 |
Professional and business services |
70.5 |
63.7 |
65.8 |
70.2 |
65.6 |
68.2 |
71.3 |
68.3 |
69.6 |
84.7 |
Education and health services |
52.5 |
49.4 |
48.9 |
52.5 |
48.9 |
50 |
53.2 |
50.4 |
52.1 |
59.9 |
Leisure and hospitality |
18.3 |
17.2 |
18.1 |
19.3 |
18.8 |
19.4 |
19.2 |
18.3 |
18 |
19.6 |
Other services |
12.8 |
11.9 |
12.1 |
12.9 |
12.1 |
12.3 |
12.6 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
13.5 |
Table 3. Gross monthly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, not seasonally adjusted, in billions, 2007
EXPERIMENTAL SERIES |
Industry |
Jan. 2007 |
Feb. 2007 |
Mar. 2007 |
Apr. 2007 |
May 2007 |
Jun. 2007 |
Jul. 2007 |
Aug. 2007 |
Sep. 2007 |
Oct. 2007 |
Nov. 2007 |
Dec. 2007 |
Total private |
361.2 |
371.2 |
420.4 |
367.8 |
389.8 |
409.1 |
387 |
422.7 |
381.6 |
389.2 |
417.8 |
457.9 |
Goods-producing |
80.9 |
82.3 |
94.8 |
82.6 |
88.1 |
92 |
85.2 |
96.9 |
85.1 |
86.6 |
93.6 |
98.4 |
Natural resources and mining |
3.2 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
4 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
4 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
Construction |
26.3 |
25.3 |
30.1 |
27.6 |
30.4 |
32.6 |
30.6 |
34.7 |
30.5 |
30.9 |
32 |
36.6 |
Manufacturing |
51.4 |
52.9 |
60.2 |
51 |
53.6 |
55.2 |
50.6 |
57.6 |
50.4 |
51.7 |
57.5 |
57.4 |
Durable goods |
34.8 |
35.4 |
40.4 |
34.4 |
36.3 |
36.8 |
33.4 |
38.1 |
33.2 |
34.4 |
38.3 |
38.1 |
Nondurable goods |
16.7 |
17.6 |
19.7 |
16.6 |
17.3 |
18.5 |
17.3 |
19.4 |
17.2 |
17.3 |
19.2 |
19.3 |
Private service-providing |
280.2 |
288.9 |
325.6 |
285.3 |
301.8 |
317.1 |
301.8 |
325.8 |
296.6 |
302.7 |
324.2 |
359.5 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
78.2 |
76.8 |
91.4 |
78.9 |
81.5 |
86.5 |
81.9 |
89.4 |
81.1 |
81.8 |
89.7 |
93 |
Wholesale trade |
28.4 |
28 |
32.3 |
28.1 |
28.8 |
29.9 |
30 |
32.1 |
28.6 |
28.8 |
31.3 |
33.7 |
Retail trade |
31.8 |
30.2 |
36.3 |
32.3 |
33.4 |
35.8 |
33 |
36.7 |
33.5 |
33.5 |
37.1 |
38.6 |
Transportation and warehousing |
14.5 |
15.2 |
17.5 |
15.3 |
16 |
17.6 |
15.8 |
17.2 |
16 |
16.5 |
17.7 |
17.4 |
Utilities |
3.5 |
3.4 |
5.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
Information |
12.9 |
13.6 |
14.5 |
12.3 |
12.7 |
13.9 |
13.1 |
14.2 |
12.4 |
12.8 |
13.8 |
13.7 |
Financial activities |
40.8 |
49.8 |
52.2 |
41.4 |
44.7 |
46.9 |
46.9 |
48.2 |
43.5 |
43.7 |
44.6 |
50.6 |
Professional and business services |
67.3 |
69 |
78.5 |
70.3 |
77.4 |
80.2 |
74.2 |
81.5 |
74.6 |
76 |
81.9 |
95.9 |
Education and health services |
50.7 |
50.1 |
56.1 |
51.4 |
52.6 |
55.3 |
51.7 |
56 |
52 |
53.8 |
58.7 |
61.9 |
Leisure and hospitality |
18.3 |
17.5 |
19.7 |
18.7 |
20.3 |
21.1 |
21 |
22.5 |
20.1 |
21.2 |
21.6 |
30.2 |
Other services |
12.1 |
12 |
13.1 |
12.2 |
12.6 |
13.2 |
13 |
14.1 |
13 |
13.3 |
13.9 |
14.3 |
Table 3. Gross monthly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, not seasonally adjusted, in billions, 2008
EXPERIMENTAL SERIES |
Industry |
Jan. 2008 |
Feb. 2008 |
Mar. 2008 |
Apr. 2008 |
May 2008 |
Jun. 2008 |
Jul. 2008p |
Total private |
397.2 |
433.4 |
412 |
396.3 |
427.6 |
394.9 |
406.1 |
Goods-producing |
84.7 |
89.7 |
86.2 |
87.7 |
93.8 |
86.6 |
90.7 |
Natural resources and mining |
3.7 |
6 |
4.9 |
5 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5 |
Construction |
27.9 |
28.3 |
28.3 |
29 |
31.6 |
29.4 |
31.3 |
Manufacturing |
53.1 |
55.3 |
52.9 |
53.7 |
57.3 |
52.4 |
54.4 |
Durable goods |
35.2 |
36.8 |
35 |
36.8 |
38.5 |
35.4 |
36.7 |
Nondurable goods |
17.9 |
18.6 |
17.9 |
16.9 |
18.8 |
17 |
17.7 |
Private service-providing |
312.6 |
343.8 |
325.8 |
308.5 |
333.8 |
308.2 |
315.4 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
83.4 |
86.9 |
85.2 |
82 |
88.4 |
81.4 |
83.6 |
Wholesale trade |
29.9 |
30.8 |
30.4 |
28.6 |
30.4 |
28.6 |
29.1 |
Retail trade |
34.4 |
35.2 |
34.6 |
34.2 |
37.1 |
33.7 |
34.8 |
Transportation and warehousing |
15.5 |
16.4 |
15.8 |
15.9 |
17.3 |
15.7 |
16.2 |
Utilities |
3.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
Information |
13.7 |
14.8 |
13.6 |
13.5 |
14.2 |
13 |
13.6 |
Financial activities |
48.4 |
67.6 |
54.3 |
45 |
47.3 |
42.9 |
43.6 |
Professional and business services |
79.7 |
82.9 |
82.4 |
78.3 |
85.5 |
77.6 |
79.4 |
Education and health services |
53.3 |
56.4 |
56.1 |
55.2 |
61 |
54.6 |
57.7 |
Leisure and hospitality |
21 |
21.4 |
20.8 |
21.3 |
23.1 |
25.3 |
23.5 |
Other services |
13.1 |
13.8 |
13.3 |
13.3 |
14.3 |
13.5 |
13.9 |
p=preliminary |
Last Modified Date: October 3, 2008