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Employment and average weekly earnings by industry

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Employment and average weekly earnings by industry for all employees, November 2024, seasonally adjusted
Industry Over-the-month-change in employment (in thousands) Average weekly earnings Employment level (in thousands)

Total private

194 1,221.42 135,798

Mining and logging

2 1,775.47 640

Construction

10 1,506.99 8,313

Manufacturing

22 1,379.20 12,887

Wholesale trade

1.6 1,499.56 6,190.2

Retail trade

-28.0 739.11 15,622.4

Transportation and warehousing

3.4 1,162.13 6,627.2

Utilities

-0.1 2,191.14 591.9

Information

0 1,889.68 2,986

Financial activities

17 1,733.63 9,280

Professional and business services

26 1,574.66 22,954

Private education and health services

79 1,147.91 26,707

Leisure and hospitality

53 572.67 17,069

Other services

8 1,028.11 5,930