Table 1. Earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers on private nonfarm payrolls in current and constant dollars by industry
Table 1. Earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls in current and constant dollars(1) by industry and
selected industry detail, not seasonally adjusted
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|
| Average hourly earnings
|_________________________________________________
| | | |
Industry | | | | Percent
| Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | change:
| 2008 | 2009p | 2009p | Mar. 2008-
| | | | Mar. 2009
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| | | |
Total private:(2) | | | |
Current dollars..........| $17.97 | $18.57 | $18.56 | 3.3
Constant (1982) dollars..| 8.33 | 8.71 | 8.68 | 4.2
| | | |
Goods-producing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 19.06 | 19.64 | 19.72 | 3.5
Constant (1982) dollars..| 8.83 | 9.21 | 9.22 | 4.4
| | | |
Mining and logging: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 22.29 | 23.20 | 23.28 | 4.4
Constant (1982) dollars..| 10.33 | 10.88 | 10.89 | 5.4
| | | |
Construction: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 21.44 | 22.26 | 22.48 | 4.9
Constant (1982) dollars..| 9.93 | 10.43 | 10.51 | 5.8
| | | |
Manufacturing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 17.62 | 18.07 | 18.07 | 2.6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 8.16 | 8.47 | 8.45 | 3.6
| | | |
Private service-providing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 17.70 | 18.33 | 18.31 | 3.4
Constant (1982) dollars..| 8.20 | 8.59 | 8.56 | 4.4
| | | |
Trade, transportation, and | | | |
utilities: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 16.14 | 16.47 | 16.43 | 1.8
Constant (1982) dollars..| 7.48 | 7.72 | 7.68 | 2.7
| | | |
Wholesale trade: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 20.08 | 20.64 | 20.63 | 2.7
Constant (1982) dollars..| 9.30 | 9.68 | 9.65 | 3.8
| | | |
Retail trade: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 12.88 | 12.98 | 13.02 | 1.1
Constant (1982) dollars..| 5.97 | 6.08 | 6.09 | 2.0
| | | |
Transportation and | | | |
warehousing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 18.20 | 18.77 | 18.62 | 2.3
Constant (1982) dollars..| 8.43 | 8.80 | 8.71 | 3.3
| | | |
Utilities: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 28.90 | 29.68 | 29.38 | 1.7
Constant (1982) dollars..| 13.39 | 13.91 | 13.74 | 2.6
| | | |
Information: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 24.62 | 25.11 | 25.26 | 2.6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 11.41 | 11.77 | 11.81 | 3.5
| | | |
Financial activities: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 20.17 | 20.67 | 20.69 | 2.6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 9.34 | 9.69 | 9.68 | 3.6
| | | |
Professional and business | | | |
services: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 21.00 | 22.52 | 22.56 | 7.4
Constant (1982) dollars..| 9.73 | 10.56 | 10.55 | 8.4
| | | |
Education and health | | | |
services: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 18.74 | 19.25 | 19.22 | 2.6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 8.68 | 9.02 | 8.99 | 3.6
| | | |
Leisure and hospitality: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 10.77 | 11.07 | 10.99 | 2.0
Constant (1982) dollars..| 4.99 | 5.19 | 5.14 | 3.0
| | | |
Other services: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 16.11 | 16.33 | 16.37 | 1.6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 7.46 | 7.66 | 7.66 | 2.7
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See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers on private
nonfarm payrolls in current and constant dollars(1) by industry and
selected industry detail, not seasonally adjusted - Continued
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|
| Average weekly earnings
|_________________________________________________
| | | |
Industry | | | | Percent
| Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | change:
| 2008 | 2009p | 2009p | Mar. 2008-
| | | | Mar. 2009
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| | | |
Total private:(2) | | | |
Current dollars..........| $607.39 | $616.52 | $616.19 | 1.4
Constant (1982) dollars..| 281.41 | 289.01 | 288.15 | 2.4
| | | |
Goods-producing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 770.02 | 758.10 | 763.16 | -.9
Constant (1982) dollars..| 356.76 | 355.38 | 356.87 | .0
| | | |
Mining and logging: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 1018.65 | 1006.88 | 991.73 | -2.6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 471.95 | 472.00 | 463.76 | -1.7
| | | |
Construction: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 825.44 | 823.62 | 838.50 | 1.6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 382.43 | 386.09 | 392.10 | 2.5
| | | |
Manufacturing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 724.18 | 708.34 | 708.34 | -2.2
Constant (1982) dollars..| 335.52 | 332.05 | 331.24 | -1.3
| | | |
Private service-providing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 575.25 | 592.06 | 589.58 | 2.5
Constant (1982) dollars..| 266.52 | 277.54 | 275.70 | 3.4
| | | |
Trade, transportation, and | | | |
utilities: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 537.46 | 538.57 | 538.90 | .3
Constant (1982) dollars..| 249.01 | 252.47 | 252.00 | 1.2
| | | |
Wholesale trade: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 775.09 | 786.38 | 779.81 | .6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 359.11 | 368.64 | 364.66 | 1.5
| | | |
Retail trade: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 386.40 | 384.21 | 385.39 | -.3
Constant (1982) dollars..| 179.02 | 180.11 | 180.22 | .7
| | | |
Transportation and | | | |
warehousing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 667.94 | 664.46 | 672.18 | .6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 309.46 | 311.48 | 314.33 | 1.6
| | | |
Utilities: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 1242.70 | 1282.18 | 1233.96 | -.7
Constant (1982) dollars..| 575.76 | 601.06 | 577.03 | .2
| | | |
Information: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 903.55 | 931.58 | 932.09 | 3.2
Constant (1982) dollars..| 418.62 | 436.70 | 435.87 | 4.1
| | | |
Financial activities: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 730.15 | 760.66 | 755.19 | 3.4
Constant (1982) dollars..| 338.29 | 356.58 | 353.15 | 4.4
| | | |
Professional and business | | | |
services: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 737.10 | 785.95 | 787.34 | 6.8
Constant (1982) dollars..| 341.51 | 368.44 | 368.18 | 7.8
| | | |
Education and health | | | |
services: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 612.80 | 625.63 | 622.73 | 1.6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 283.92 | 293.28 | 291.20 | 2.6
| | | |
Leisure and hospitality: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 272.48 | 276.75 | 272.55 | .0
Constant (1982) dollars..| 126.24 | 129.73 | 127.45 | 1.0
| | | |
Other services: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 497.80 | 501.33 | 500.92 | .6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 230.64 | 235.01 | 234.24 | 1.6
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1 The deflator for the constant-dollar series presented in this
release is the Consumer Price Index for Urban Earners and
Clerical Workers (CPI-W).
2 Data relate to production workers in mining and logging and
manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and
nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.
These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
p = preliminary.
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