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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Sept. 2011 |
July 2012 |
Aug. 2012(p) |
Sept. 2012(p) |
Sept. 2011 |
July 2012 |
Aug. 2012(p) |
Sept. 2012(p) |
|
Total private |
$19.53 | $19.77 | $19.76 | $19.81 | $656.21 | $666.25 | $665.91 | $667.60 |
Goods-producing |
20.71 | 20.97 | 20.94 | 20.95 | 844.97 | 861.87 | 858.54 | 858.95 |
Mining and logging |
24.66 | 25.99 | 25.82 | 25.75 | 1,151.62 | 1,216.33 | 1,185.14 | 1,189.65 |
Construction |
23.76 | 24.00 | 23.97 | 23.98 | 926.64 | 938.40 | 934.83 | 940.02 |
Manufacturing |
18.94 | 19.16 | 19.15 | 19.15 | 782.22 | 798.97 | 794.73 | 794.73 |
Durable goods |
20.12 | 20.24 | 20.26 | 20.24 | 841.02 | 852.10 | 848.89 | 846.03 |
Nondurable goods |
17.06 | 17.40 | 17.35 | 17.38 | 694.34 | 713.40 | 711.35 | 712.58 |
Private service-providing |
19.28 | 19.51 | 19.51 | 19.57 | 624.67 | 632.12 | 632.12 | 634.07 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
17.21 | 17.45 | 17.41 | 17.46 | 579.98 | 588.07 | 586.72 | 588.40 |
Wholesale trade |
22.02 | 22.21 | 22.19 | 22.25 | 849.97 | 857.31 | 854.32 | 861.08 |
Retail trade |
13.51 | 13.83 | 13.80 | 13.86 | 412.06 | 421.82 | 420.90 | 421.34 |
Transportation and warehousing |
19.66 | 19.56 | 19.49 | 19.45 | 741.18 | 739.37 | 736.72 | 735.21 |
Utilities |
31.20 | 32.02 | 31.62 | 31.78 | 1,319.76 | 1,325.63 | 1,296.42 | 1,309.34 |
Information |
26.71 | 27.03 | 27.00 | 27.16 | 964.23 | 967.67 | 966.60 | 975.04 |
Financial activities |
21.95 | 22.71 | 22.73 | 22.83 | 803.37 | 833.46 | 836.46 | 840.14 |
Professional and business services |
23.11 | 23.26 | 23.29 | 23.38 | 813.47 | 821.08 | 822.14 | 825.31 |
Education and health services |
20.94 | 21.06 | 21.07 | 21.12 | 678.46 | 678.13 | 680.56 | 682.18 |
Leisure and hospitality |
11.48 | 11.62 | 11.62 | 11.60 | 283.56 | 289.34 | 288.18 | 287.68 |
Other services |
17.38 | 17.48 | 17.50 | 17.52 | 535.30 | 534.89 | 533.75 | 536.11 |
Footnotes |