Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
Industry | Average hourly earnings | Average weekly earnings | ||||||
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Aug. 2011 |
June 2012 |
July 2012(p) |
Aug. 2012(p) |
Aug. 2011 |
June 2012 |
July 2012(p) |
Aug. 2012(p) |
|
Total private |
$23.12 | $23.50 | $23.53 | $23.52 | $793.02 | $810.75 | $809.43 | $809.09 |
Goods-producing |
24.43 | 24.73 | 24.76 | 24.74 | 972.31 | 991.67 | 995.35 | 989.60 |
Mining and logging |
28.02 | 28.80 | 28.89 | 28.85 | 1,232.88 | 1,270.08 | 1,274.05 | 1,257.86 |
Construction |
25.48 | 25.72 | 25.75 | 25.72 | 970.79 | 990.22 | 988.80 | 987.65 |
Manufacturing |
23.71 | 23.98 | 24.01 | 24.01 | 955.51 | 973.59 | 977.21 | 972.41 |
Durable goods |
25.25 | 25.37 | 25.42 | 25.43 | 1,027.68 | 1,037.63 | 1,042.22 | 1,035.00 |
Nondurable goods |
21.13 | 21.61 | 21.61 | 21.59 | 840.97 | 866.56 | 868.72 | 865.76 |
Private service-providing |
22.81 | 23.21 | 23.24 | 23.23 | 757.29 | 772.89 | 773.89 | 773.56 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
20.10 | 20.49 | 20.51 | 20.53 | 693.45 | 706.91 | 707.60 | 710.34 |
Wholesale trade |
26.39 | 26.80 | 26.81 | 26.88 | 1,018.65 | 1,037.16 | 1,034.87 | 1,037.57 |
Retail trade |
15.89 | 16.32 | 16.32 | 16.34 | 500.54 | 515.71 | 514.08 | 516.34 |
Transportation and warehousing |
21.83 | 21.98 | 21.97 | 21.99 | 840.46 | 839.64 | 841.45 | 844.42 |
Utilities |
33.69 | 33.99 | 34.53 | 34.10 | 1,398.14 | 1,413.98 | 1,457.17 | 1,421.97 |
Information |
31.50 | 31.73 | 31.67 | 31.35 | 1,149.75 | 1,158.15 | 1,152.79 | 1,141.14 |
Financial activities |
27.91 | 29.07 | 29.20 | 29.33 | 1,038.25 | 1,081.40 | 1,086.24 | 1,091.08 |
Professional and business services |
27.85 | 28.08 | 28.11 | 28.06 | 994.25 | 1,010.88 | 1,011.96 | 1,010.16 |
Education and health services |
23.74 | 24.19 | 24.17 | 24.18 | 778.67 | 795.85 | 795.19 | 795.52 |
Leisure and hospitality |
13.22 | 13.38 | 13.40 | 13.40 | 342.40 | 349.22 | 348.40 | 348.40 |
Other services |
20.57 | 20.64 | 20.70 | 20.74 | 650.01 | 652.22 | 654.12 | 653.31 |
Footnotes |