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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
Feb.
2022		 Dec.
2022		 Jan.
2023(p)		 Feb.
2023(p)		 Feb.
2022		 Dec.
2022		 Jan.
2023(p)		 Feb.
2023(p)

Total private

 $31.63 $32.92 $33.01 $33.09 $1,097.56 $1,132.45 $1,142.15 $1,141.61

Goods-producing

 31.89 33.11 33.25 33.28 1,285.17 1,314.47 1,336.65 1,331.20

Mining and logging

 35.55 36.64 36.76 36.87 1,613.97 1,667.12 1,698.31 1,684.96

Construction

 33.97 35.60 35.67 35.76 1,338.42 1,374.16 1,398.26 1,394.64

Manufacturing

 30.48 31.47 31.63 31.62 1,240.54 1,261.95 1,281.02 1,274.29

Durable goods

 31.97 32.96 33.14 33.16 1,310.77 1,338.18 1,358.74 1,356.24

Nondurable goods

 27.99 28.92 29.06 28.98 1,122.40 1,139.45 1,156.59 1,141.81

Private service-providing

 31.57 32.88 32.96 33.04 1,060.75 1,094.90 1,107.46 1,103.54

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 27.26 28.23 28.39 28.55 932.29 962.64 973.78 973.56

Wholesale trade

 34.66 35.87 36.29 36.16 1,358.67 1,388.17 1,411.68 1,403.01

Retail trade

 22.67 23.45 23.54 23.81 689.17 708.19 715.62 716.68

Transportation and warehousing

 27.37 28.17 28.24 28.40 1,040.06 1,081.73 1,090.06 1,093.40

Utilities

 46.25 48.44 48.74 48.84 1,951.75 2,024.79 2,042.21 2,056.16

Information

 45.55 47.74 47.77 48.05 1,680.80 1,742.51 1,748.38 1,749.02

Financial activities

 40.75 42.42 42.47 42.65 1,528.13 1,586.51 1,588.38 1,590.85

Professional and business services

 37.95 39.53 39.70 39.76 1,396.56 1,438.89 1,453.02 1,455.22

Private education and health services

 31.29 32.58 32.68 32.63 1,048.22 1,084.91 1,094.78 1,089.84

Leisure and hospitality

 19.49 20.78 20.77 20.83 504.79 525.73 535.87 531.17

Other services

 28.34 29.37 29.50 29.51 912.55 948.65 952.85 953.17

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2022 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: March 10, 2023