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 _______________________________________________________________________________ | | Average hourly earnings |_________________________________________________ | | | | Industry | | | | Percent | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | change: | 2008 | 2009p | 2009p | Mar. 2008- | | | | Mar. 2009 _____________________________|___________|___________|___________|_____________ | | | | 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 _____________________________|___________|___________|___________|_____________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________________ | | Average weekly earnings |_________________________________________________ | | | | Industry | | | | Percent | Mar. | Feb. | Mar. | change: | 2008 | 2009p | 2009p | Mar. 2008- | | | | Mar. 2009 _____________________________|___________|___________|___________|_____________ | | | | 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 _____________________________|___________|___________|___________|_____________ 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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