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.
2017		 Aug.
2018		 Sept.
2018(p)		 Oct.
2018(p)		 Oct.
2017		 Aug.
2018		 Sept.
2018(p)		 Oct.
2018(p)

Total private

 $26.47 $27.17 $27.25 $27.30 $910.57 $937.37 $937.40 $941.85

Goods-producing

 27.72 28.29 28.39 28.40 1,119.89 1,145.75 1,144.12 1,144.52

Mining and logging

 32.13 32.75 33.06 32.85 1,455.49 1,506.50 1,514.15 1,507.82

Construction

 29.09 30.00 30.17 30.21 1,134.51 1,176.00 1,173.61 1,175.17

Manufacturing

 26.72 27.07 27.11 27.11 1,092.85 1,107.16 1,108.80 1,106.09

Durable goods

 27.99 28.46 28.51 28.49 1,158.79 1,175.40 1,174.61 1,173.79

Nondurable goods

 24.58 24.68 24.71 24.74 983.20 994.60 993.34 992.07

Private service-providing

 26.18 26.91 26.98 27.04 869.18 896.10 898.43 900.43

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 22.86 23.48 23.56 23.61 784.10 807.71 810.46 809.82

Wholesale trade

 29.98 30.66 30.82 30.83 1,169.22 1,195.74 1,198.90 1,196.20

Retail trade

 18.24 18.84 18.89 18.96 563.62 582.16 583.70 583.97

Transportation and warehousing

 24.01 24.45 24.45 24.50 929.19 953.55 951.11 955.50

Utilities

 39.62 40.78 41.08 41.00 1,668.00 1,712.76 1,733.58 1,726.10

Information

 38.39 39.86 40.31 40.39 1,393.56 1,438.95 1,463.25 1,458.08

Financial activities

 33.66 34.93 35.03 35.03 1,262.25 1,313.37 1,310.12 1,324.13

Professional and business services

 31.77 32.65 32.70 32.76 1,143.72 1,178.67 1,180.47 1,185.91

Education and health services

 26.47 27.09 27.10 27.19 870.86 893.97 894.30 897.27

Leisure and hospitality

 15.58 16.03 16.07 16.11 406.64 418.38 417.82 420.47

Other services

 24.10 24.42 24.50 24.55 763.97 776.56 779.10 783.15

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: November 02, 2018