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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.

Last Modified Date: March 10, 2023