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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)

Table 19. Median usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers by industry and sex, 2008 annual averages
IndustryTotal, both sexesWomenMenWomen's earnings as percent of men's
Total employedMedian weekly earningsTotal employedMedian weekly earningsTotal employedMedian weekly earnings

Total, 16 years and over

106,648$72247,209$63859,439$79879.9

Agriculture and related industries

94446217143677346993.0

Mining

7641,007888146761,04278.1

Construction

7,4897156796726,81071993.5

Manufacturing

14,5487434,11260110,43781174.1

Durable goods

9,4357742,3226337,11383475.9

Nondurable goods

5,1146861,7905633,32476473.7

Wholesale and retail trade

14,2046035,6375108,56668374.7

Wholesale trade

3,3647419426742,42276987.6

Retail trade

10,8405654,6954866,14464275.7

Transportation and utilities

6,3778111,3876844,99085979.6

Transportation and warehousing

5,1787751,1556624,02381281.5

Utilities

1,1991,0052328209671,06676.9

Information

2,8228911,1307611,69299976.2

Financial activities

7,9888144,4957123,4931,01570.1

Finance and insurance

6,1638563,6697262,4951,17162.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,82570482665399975087.1

Professional and business services

10,7338394,4377246,29695475.9

Professional and technical services

6,6471,0652,8678593,7801,26867.7

Management, administrative, and waste services

4,0855501,5695212,51656991.6

Education and health services

23,32473917,2646906,06091075.8

Educational services

10,1088286,9637753,14593982.5

Health care and social assistance

13,21666710,3016282,91586972.3

Leisure and hospitality

7,0364773,2144213,82251082.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,61359464552296764780.7

Accomodation and food services

5,4234362,5694002,85548382.8

Other services

4,0586101,7985162,26069873.9

Other services, except private households

3,6606291,4445552,21570079.3

Private households

39841935340645(1)(1)

Public administration

6,3628872,7987563,56399376.1

Footnotes:
(1) Data not shown where the employment base is less than 50,000.

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.