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Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
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
Nov.
2019		 Sept.
2020		 Oct.
2020(p)		 Nov.
2020(p)		 Nov.
2019		 Sept.
2020		 Oct.
2020(p)		 Nov.
2020(p)

Total private

 $28.34 $29.47 $29.49 $29.58 $972.06 $1,025.56 $1,026.25 $1,029.38

Goods-producing

 29.34 30.13 30.12 30.21 1,176.53 1,199.17 1,204.80 1,205.38

Mining and logging

 34.57 35.22 35.22 34.86 1,579.85 1,556.72 1,563.77 1,551.27

Construction

 31.09 31.82 31.86 31.94 1,215.62 1,234.62 1,236.17 1,242.47

Manufacturing

 28.02 28.88 28.83 28.94 1,132.01 1,160.98 1,167.62 1,166.28

Durable goods

 29.50 30.28 30.33 30.38 1,206.55 1,226.34 1,231.40 1,230.39

Nondurable goods

 25.46 26.52 26.33 26.51 1,010.76 1,055.50 1,058.47 1,057.75

Private service-providing

 28.10 29.31 29.34 29.43 932.92 987.75 991.69 991.79

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 24.52 25.57 25.44 25.48 833.68 877.05 875.14 876.51

Wholesale trade

 31.74 32.55 32.67 32.72 1,237.86 1,256.43 1,264.33 1,262.99

Retail trade

 20.00 21.40 21.08 21.09 606.00 661.26 651.37 651.68

Transportation and warehousing

 24.85 25.53 25.55 25.61 949.27 988.01 996.45 993.67

Utilities

 41.89 44.12 44.38 44.60 1,780.33 1,888.34 1,903.90 1,931.18

Information

 42.58 43.90 44.74 44.59 1,545.65 1,602.35 1,646.43 1,640.91

Financial activities

 36.40 38.21 38.66 38.90 1,372.28 1,436.70 1,461.35 1,470.42

Professional and business services

 34.17 35.24 35.26 35.33 1,233.54 1,286.26 1,290.52 1,293.08

Education and health services

 27.87 28.60 28.61 28.74 922.50 958.10 958.44 962.79

Leisure and hospitality

 16.76 17.03 17.06 17.05 432.41 444.48 443.56 439.89

Other services

 25.48 26.40 26.32 26.47 812.81 855.36 855.40 857.63

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2019 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: December 04, 2020