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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
Jan.
2023		 Nov.
2023		 Dec.
2023(p)		 Jan.
2024(p)		 Jan.
2023		 Nov.
2023		 Dec.
2023(p)		 Jan.
2024(p)

Total private

 $33.07 $34.23 $34.36 $34.55 $1,144.22 $1,177.51 $1,178.55 $1,178.16

Goods-producing

 33.30 34.77 34.95 35.02 1,338.66 1,383.85 1,387.52 1,383.29

Mining and logging

 36.96 38.63 38.78 39.10 1,689.07 1,746.08 1,764.49 1,743.86

Construction

 35.70 37.21 37.34 37.55 1,399.44 1,462.35 1,456.26 1,449.43

Manufacturing

 31.68 33.06 33.26 33.26 1,283.04 1,319.09 1,323.75 1,323.75

Durable goods

 33.16 34.70 34.96 34.96 1,356.24 1,398.41 1,408.89 1,401.90

Nondurable goods

 29.14 30.21 30.29 30.32 1,159.77 1,184.23 1,181.31 1,188.54

Private service-providing

 33.01 34.10 34.23 34.45 1,105.84 1,135.53 1,139.86 1,136.85

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 28.51 29.43 29.62 29.74 975.04 997.68 1,001.16 993.32

Wholesale trade

 36.29 37.12 37.22 37.30 1,411.68 1,436.54 1,447.86 1,443.51

Retail trade

 23.56 24.10 24.27 24.29 711.51 723.00 718.39 706.84

Transportation and warehousing

 28.49 30.01 30.20 30.38 1,099.71 1,143.38 1,159.68 1,154.44

Utilities

 48.88 50.43 50.50 50.77 2,057.85 2,113.02 2,105.85 2,137.42

Information

 47.76 49.15 49.23 49.24 1,752.79 1,779.23 1,782.13 1,777.56

Financial activities

 42.50 44.36 44.52 44.77 1,589.50 1,659.06 1,665.05 1,665.44

Professional and business services

 39.72 41.12 41.29 41.56 1,453.75 1,500.88 1,502.96 1,508.63

Private education and health services

 32.65 33.58 33.63 33.85 1,090.51 1,114.86 1,119.88 1,120.44

Leisure and hospitality

 20.78 21.53 21.60 21.69 531.97 551.17 557.28 548.76

Other services

 29.56 30.89 31.06 31.22 954.79 997.75 1,000.13 1,005.28

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2023 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: February 02, 2024