Bureau of Labor Statistics
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
| Sept. | Aug. | Sept. | change:
| 2007 | 2008p | 2008p | Sept.2007-
| | | | Sept.2008
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| | | |
Total private:(2) | | | |
Current dollars..........| $17.64 | $18.05 | $18.20 | 3.2
Constant (1982) dollars..| 8.38 | 8.13 | 8.21 | -2.0
| | | |
Goods-producing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 18.91 | 19.50 | 19.58 | 3.5
Constant (1982) dollars..| 8.99 | 8.78 | 8.83 | -1.8
| | | |
Natural resources and | | | |
mining: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 20.93 | 23.02 | 23.17 | 10.7
Constant (1982) dollars..| 9.95 | 10.36 | 10.45 | 5.0
| | | |
Construction: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 21.32 | 22.15 | 22.28 | 4.5
Constant (1982) dollars..| 10.13 | 9.97 | 10.04 | -.9
| | | |
Manufacturing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 17.39 | 17.74 | 17.82 | 2.5
Constant (1982) dollars..| 8.26 | 7.99 | 8.03 | -2.8
| | | |
Private service-providing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 17.31 | 17.68 | 17.86 | 3.2
Constant (1982) dollars..| 8.23 | 7.96 | 8.05 | -2.2
| | | |
Trade, transportation, and | | | |
utilities: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 16.00 | 16.25 | 16.29 | 1.8
Constant (1982) dollars..| 7.60 | 7.32 | 7.34 | -3.4
| | | |
Wholesale trade: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 19.85 | 20.23 | 20.21 | 1.8
Constant (1982) dollars..| 9.43 | 9.11 | 9.11 | -3.4
| | | |
Retail trade: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 12.91 | 12.96 | 13.02 | .9
Constant (1982) dollars..| 6.14 | 5.83 | 5.87 | -4.4
| | | |
Transportation and | | | |
warehousing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 17.96 | 18.52 | 18.51 | 3.1
Constant (1982) dollars..| 8.54 | 8.34 | 8.34 | -2.3
| | | |
Utilities: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 28.27 | 28.61 | 28.80 | 1.9
Constant (1982) dollars..| 13.44 | 12.88 | 12.98 | -3.4
| | | |
Information: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 24.22 | 24.75 | 24.97 | 3.1
Constant (1982) dollars..| 11.51 | 11.14 | 11.26 | -2.2
| | | |
Financial activities: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 19.88 | 20.28 | 20.41 | 2.7
Constant (1982) dollars..| 9.45 | 9.13 | 9.20 | -2.6
| | | |
Professional and business | | | |
services: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 20.34 | 21.05 | 21.27 | 4.6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 9.67 | 9.48 | 9.59 | -.8
| | | |
Education and health | | | |
services: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 18.33 | 18.84 | 18.93 | 3.3
Constant (1982) dollars..| 8.71 | 8.48 | 8.53 | -2.1
| | | |
Leisure and hospitality: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 10.53 | 10.80 | 10.89 | 3.4
Constant (1982) dollars..| 5.00 | 4.86 | 4.91 | -1.8
| | | |
Other services: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 15.58 | 15.84 | 15.99 | 2.6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 7.40 | 7.13 | 7.21 | -2.6
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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
| Sept. | Aug. | Sept. | change:
| 2007 | 2008p | 2008p | Sept.2007-
| | | | Sept.2008
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| | | |
Total private:(2) | | | |
Current dollars..........| $603.29 | $611.90 | $613.34 | 1.7
Constant (1982) dollars..| 286.72 | 275.47 | 276.51 | -3.6
| | | |
Goods-producing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 777.20 | 793.65 | 791.03 | 1.8
Constant (1982) dollars..| 369.37 | 357.29 | 356.62 | -3.5
| | | |
Natural resources and | | | |
mining: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 979.52 | 1052.01 | 1038.02 | 6.0
Constant (1982) dollars..| 465.52 | 473.59 | 467.97 | .5
| | | |
Construction: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 842.14 | 874.93 | 866.69 | 2.9
Constant (1982) dollars..| 400.23 | 393.88 | 390.73 | -2.4
| | | |
Manufacturing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 725.16 | 729.11 | 730.62 | .8
Constant (1982) dollars..| 344.64 | 328.23 | 329.39 | -4.4
| | | |
Private service-providing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 567.77 | 574.60 | 576.88 | 1.6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 269.84 | 258.67 | 260.08 | -3.6
| | | |
Trade, transportation, and | | | |
utilities: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 542.40 | 542.75 | 545.72 | .6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 257.78 | 244.34 | 246.03 | -4.6
| | | |
Wholesale trade: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 768.20 | 774.81 | 770.00 | .2
Constant (1982) dollars..| 365.09 | 348.80 | 347.14 | -4.9
| | | |
Retail trade: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 396.34 | 392.69 | 395.81 | -.1
Constant (1982) dollars..| 188.36 | 176.78 | 178.44 | -5.3
| | | |
Transportation and | | | |
warehousing: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 668.11 | 679.68 | 677.47 | 1.4
Constant (1982) dollars..| 317.52 | 305.98 | 305.43 | -3.8
| | | |
Utilities: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 1215.61 | 1204.48 | 1244.16 | 2.3
Constant (1982) dollars..| 577.73 | 542.23 | 560.91 | -2.9
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Information: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 896.14 | 913.28 | 923.89 | 3.1
Constant (1982) dollars..| 425.90 | 411.14 | 416.52 | -2.2
| | | |
Financial activities: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 721.64 | 726.02 | 726.60 | .7
Constant (1982) dollars..| 342.97 | 326.84 | 327.58 | -4.5
| | | |
Professional and business | | | |
services: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 715.97 | 736.75 | 742.32 | 3.7
Constant (1982) dollars..| 340.27 | 331.67 | 334.66 | -1.6
| | | |
Education and health | | | |
services: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 603.06 | 614.18 | 615.23 | 2.0
Constant (1982) dollars..| 286.61 | 276.49 | 277.37 | -3.2
| | | |
Leisure and hospitality: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 269.57 | 278.64 | 271.16 | .6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 128.12 | 125.44 | 122.25 | -4.6
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Other services: | | | |
Current dollars..........| 484.54 | 492.62 | 492.49 | 1.6
Constant (1982) dollars..| 230.28 | 221.77 | 222.03 | -3.6
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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 natural resources and
mining 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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Last Modified Date: October 16, 2008
