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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.
2019		 Nov.
2019		 Dec.
2019(p)		 Jan.
2020(p)		 Jan.
2019		 Nov.
2019		 Dec.
2019(p)		 Jan.
2020(p)

Total private

 $27.58 $28.34 $28.37 $28.44 $951.51 $972.06 $973.09 $975.49

Goods-producing

 28.55 29.34 29.43 29.46 1,161.99 1,176.53 1,180.14 1,181.35

Mining and logging

 32.74 34.57 34.56 34.37 1,519.14 1,579.85 1,579.39 1,567.27

Construction

 30.32 31.09 31.14 31.19 1,209.77 1,215.62 1,214.46 1,219.53

Manufacturing

 27.27 28.02 28.14 28.17 1,112.62 1,132.01 1,136.86 1,138.07

Durable goods

 28.70 29.50 29.62 29.62 1,182.44 1,206.55 1,211.46 1,211.46

Nondurable goods

 24.79 25.46 25.58 25.66 996.56 1,010.76 1,015.53 1,018.70

Private service-providing

 27.34 28.10 28.12 28.20 910.42 932.92 933.58 936.24

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 23.80 24.52 24.51 24.62 816.34 833.68 835.79 834.62

Wholesale trade

 30.83 31.74 31.60 31.75 1,202.37 1,237.86 1,226.08 1,235.08

Retail trade

 19.34 20.00 20.07 20.13 593.74 606.00 614.14 607.93

Transportation and warehousing

 24.37 24.85 24.90 24.94 943.12 949.27 953.67 952.71

Utilities

 41.37 41.89 42.13 42.16 1,749.95 1,780.33 1,786.31 1,804.45

Information

 41.78 42.58 42.55 43.06 1,512.44 1,545.65 1,540.31 1,558.77

Financial activities

 35.39 36.40 36.53 36.70 1,334.20 1,372.28 1,369.88 1,379.92

Professional and business services

 33.07 34.17 34.23 34.31 1,200.44 1,233.54 1,235.70 1,238.59

Education and health services

 27.42 27.87 27.86 27.84 904.86 922.50 919.38 918.72

Leisure and hospitality

 16.28 16.76 16.78 16.83 424.91 432.41 432.92 435.90

Other services

 24.97 25.48 25.55 25.57 796.54 812.81 812.49 818.24

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2019 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: February 07, 2020