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
2018		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019(p)		 May
2019(p)		 May
2018		 Mar.
2019		 Apr.
2019(p)		 May
2019(p)

Total private

 $26.99 $27.71 $27.77 $27.83 $931.16 $956.00 $955.29 $957.35

Goods-producing

 28.13 28.74 28.81 28.89 1,142.08 1,161.10 1,161.04 1,164.27

Mining and logging

 32.26 33.09 33.44 33.51 1,487.19 1,535.38 1,561.65 1,551.51

Construction

 29.72 30.48 30.60 30.68 1,173.94 1,200.91 1,196.46 1,199.59

Manufacturing

 26.97 27.47 27.49 27.57 1,100.38 1,118.03 1,116.09 1,119.34

Durable goods

 28.32 28.92 28.96 29.04 1,166.78 1,188.61 1,187.36 1,190.64

Nondurable goods

 24.67 24.97 24.96 25.02 991.73 1,001.30 998.40 998.30

Private service-providing

 26.72 27.47 27.52 27.58 889.78 914.75 916.42 918.41

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 23.24 24.03 24.01 24.12 801.78 821.83 823.54 824.90

Wholesale trade

 30.31 31.32 31.17 31.38 1,185.12 1,221.48 1,215.63 1,220.68

Retail trade

 18.70 19.41 19.46 19.47 579.70 593.95 597.42 597.73

Transportation and warehousing

 24.30 24.65 24.70 24.87 945.27 953.96 955.89 957.50

Utilities

 40.25 41.90 41.58 41.84 1,690.50 1,768.18 1,738.04 1,761.46

Information

 39.55 41.69 41.65 41.63 1,423.80 1,509.18 1,507.73 1,515.33

Financial activities

 34.67 35.58 35.80 35.92 1,303.59 1,341.37 1,349.66 1,350.59

Professional and business services

 32.40 33.27 33.36 33.42 1,172.88 1,207.70 1,207.63 1,213.15

Education and health services

 26.95 27.48 27.50 27.48 889.35 906.84 907.50 906.84

Leisure and hospitality

 15.89 16.39 16.43 16.50 414.73 427.78 427.18 427.35

Other services

 24.51 24.84 24.89 24.92 776.97 792.40 791.50 792.46

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2018 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: June 07, 2019