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
May
2016		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017(p)		 May
2017(p)		 May
2016		 Mar.
2017		 Apr.
2017(p)		 May
2017(p)

Total private

 $25.59 $26.13 $26.18 $26.22 $880.30 $896.26 $900.59 $901.97

Goods-producing

 26.90 27.35 27.48 27.46 1,084.07 1,096.74 1,107.44 1,106.64

Mining and logging

 32.33 32.60 32.62 32.79 1,393.42 1,457.22 1,467.90 1,472.27

Construction

 28.06 28.56 28.55 28.68 1,097.15 1,105.27 1,119.16 1,124.26

Manufacturing

 25.99 26.39 26.59 26.47 1,057.79 1,071.43 1,082.21 1,077.33

Durable goods

 27.31 27.64 27.85 27.70 1,125.17 1,136.00 1,144.64 1,141.24

Nondurable goods

 23.71 24.24 24.45 24.35 946.03 962.33 978.00 971.57

Private service-providing

 25.28 25.84 25.88 25.93 839.30 857.89 861.80 860.88

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 22.26 22.64 22.65 22.75 763.52 776.55 781.43 782.60

Wholesale trade

 29.46 29.94 29.97 30.04 1,143.05 1,164.67 1,168.83 1,171.56

Retail trade

 17.85 18.03 18.05 18.12 553.35 557.13 563.16 561.72

Transportation and warehousing

 23.06 23.69 23.68 23.84 894.73 912.07 916.42 922.61

Utilities

 38.24 38.88 39.30 38.98 1,613.73 1,644.62 1,650.60 1,637.16

Information

 36.56 37.56 37.96 38.14 1,316.16 1,363.43 1,377.95 1,384.48

Financial activities

 32.15 32.74 32.87 32.96 1,202.41 1,221.20 1,232.63 1,232.70

Professional and business services

 30.75 31.57 31.54 31.49 1,110.08 1,136.52 1,135.44 1,133.64

Education and health services

 25.70 26.08 26.16 26.19 842.96 858.03 860.66 861.65

Leisure and hospitality

 14.81 15.32 15.36 15.43 386.54 398.32 400.90 401.18

Other services

 22.96 23.50 23.57 23.58 732.42 749.65 751.88 749.84

Footnotes
 (p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2016 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: June 02, 2017