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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, October 2023, seasonally adjusted
Industry Over-the-month-change in employment (in thousands) Average weekly earnings Employment level (in thousands)

Total private

99 1,166.20 134,031

Mining and logging

1 1,709.69 646

Construction

23 1,446.70 8,033

Manufacturing

-35 1,311.60 12,960

Wholesale trade

9.4 1,427.97 6,090.7

Retail trade

0.7 714.29 15,546.1

Transportation and warehousing

-12.1 1,129.96 6,686.2

Utilities

0.8 2,092.92 560.7

Information

-9 1,758.85 3,027

Financial activities

-2 1,649.03 9,153

Professional and business services

15 1,486.12 23,027

Private education and health services

89 1,104.56 25,692

Leisure and hospitality

19 544.68 16,722

Other services

-1 976.63 5,887