Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)
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 |
$19.50 | $19.74 | $19.76 | $19.75 | $655.20 | $665.24 | $665.91 | $665.58 |
Goods-producing |
20.71 | 20.93 | 20.98 | 20.96 | 844.97 | 860.22 | 860.18 | 857.26 |
Mining and logging |
24.61 | 25.87 | 26.04 | 25.89 | 1,139.44 | 1,202.96 | 1,208.26 | 1,178.00 |
Construction |
23.78 | 23.93 | 24.00 | 23.97 | 927.42 | 935.66 | 936.00 | 932.43 |
Manufacturing |
18.93 | 19.13 | 19.17 | 19.17 | 781.81 | 795.81 | 797.47 | 795.56 |
Durable goods |
20.09 | 20.24 | 20.25 | 20.30 | 837.75 | 852.10 | 852.53 | 848.54 |
Nondurable goods |
17.09 | 17.33 | 17.40 | 17.34 | 693.85 | 708.80 | 711.66 | 710.94 |
Private service-providing |
19.25 | 19.49 | 19.50 | 19.49 | 623.70 | 633.43 | 631.80 | 633.43 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
17.18 | 17.47 | 17.44 | 17.40 | 578.97 | 588.74 | 587.73 | 588.12 |
Wholesale trade |
22.02 | 22.22 | 22.23 | 22.24 | 845.57 | 857.69 | 858.08 | 854.02 |
Retail trade |
13.49 | 13.88 | 13.82 | 13.80 | 411.45 | 423.34 | 421.51 | 422.28 |
Transportation and warehousing |
19.60 | 19.56 | 19.51 | 19.41 | 740.88 | 741.32 | 739.43 | 735.64 |
Utilities |
30.96 | 31.62 | 32.00 | 31.45 | 1,297.22 | 1,293.26 | 1,324.80 | 1,292.60 |
Information |
26.58 | 26.82 | 26.98 | 26.93 | 956.88 | 965.52 | 965.88 | 961.40 |
Financial activities |
21.83 | 22.64 | 22.72 | 22.77 | 794.61 | 833.15 | 833.82 | 835.66 |
Professional and business services |
23.14 | 23.22 | 23.24 | 23.25 | 812.21 | 819.67 | 820.37 | 823.05 |
Education and health services |
20.92 | 21.07 | 21.04 | 21.05 | 675.72 | 682.67 | 677.49 | 679.92 |
Leisure and hospitality |
11.48 | 11.62 | 11.64 | 11.62 | 283.56 | 290.50 | 289.84 | 289.34 |
Other services |
17.36 | 17.44 | 17.47 | 17.48 | 532.95 | 531.92 | 534.58 | 533.14 |
Footnotes |