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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, April 2026, seasonally adjusted
Industry Over-the-month-change in employment (in thousands) Average weekly earnings Employment level (in thousands)

Total private

123 1,283.16 135,428

Mining and logging

3 1,879.61 606

Construction

9 1,610.12 8,321

Manufacturing

-2 1,481.87 12,596

Wholesale trade

6.0 1,561.73 6,065.5

Retail trade

21.8 783.30 15,466.3

Transportation and warehousing

30.3 1,236.92 6,584.3

Utilities

1.9 2,351.92 607.6

Information

-13 2,034.19 2,773

Financial activities

-11 1,832.23 9,119

Professional and business services

7 1,664.20 22,445

Private education and health services

46 1,181.10 27,834

Leisure and hospitality

14 600.78 16,978

Other services

10 1,088.04 6,032