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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
Oct.
2020		 Aug.
2021		 Sept.
2021(p)		 Oct.
2021(p)		 Oct.
2020		 Aug.
2021		 Sept.
2021(p)		 Oct.
2021(p)

Total private

 $29.52 $30.67 $30.85 $30.96 $1,027.30 $1,061.18 $1,073.58 $1,074.31

Goods-producing

 30.13 31.21 31.38 31.48 1,205.20 1,248.40 1,270.89 1,256.05

Mining and logging

 34.89 35.54 35.57 35.56 1,559.58 1,599.30 1,611.32 1,593.09

Construction

 31.87 33.09 33.26 33.38 1,239.74 1,283.89 1,333.73 1,291.81

Manufacturing

 28.86 29.88 30.02 30.15 1,165.94 1,207.15 1,212.81 1,215.05

Durable goods

 30.37 31.44 31.57 31.67 1,233.02 1,273.32 1,278.59 1,279.47

Nondurable goods

 26.35 27.30 27.45 27.61 1,059.27 1,100.19 1,103.49 1,107.16

Private service-providing

 29.37 30.55 30.72 30.84 992.71 1,026.48 1,032.19 1,039.31

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 25.41 26.50 26.65 26.65 876.65 911.60 916.76 919.43

Wholesale trade

 32.66 33.80 33.93 34.11 1,263.94 1,321.58 1,333.45 1,340.52

Retail trade

 21.11 22.05 22.23 22.05 654.41 679.14 682.46 679.14

Transportation and warehousing

 25.46 26.71 26.79 27.05 992.94 1,033.68 1,031.42 1,044.13

Utilities

 44.33 45.16 45.25 45.20 1,897.32 1,937.36 1,909.55 1,898.40

Information

 44.77 44.27 44.31 44.55 1,643.06 1,637.99 1,630.61 1,639.44

Financial activities

 38.66 40.09 40.29 40.57 1,457.48 1,503.38 1,510.88 1,521.38

Professional and business services

 35.38 36.99 37.14 37.40 1,294.91 1,350.14 1,363.04 1,372.58

Education and health services

 28.72 30.02 30.34 30.41 962.12 999.67 1,013.36 1,015.69

Leisure and hospitality

 17.12 18.79 18.86 19.04 445.12 492.30 494.13 498.85

Other services

 26.51 27.44 27.50 27.58 858.92 878.08 885.50 888.08

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2020 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: November 05, 2021