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
Apr.
2017		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018(p)		 Apr.
2018(p)		 Apr.
2017		 Feb.
2018		 Mar.
2018(p)		 Apr.
2018(p)

Total private

 $26.17 $26.74 $26.80 $26.84 $900.25 $922.53 $924.60 $925.98

Goods-producing

 27.44 27.95 27.97 28.06 1,108.58 1,134.77 1,132.79 1,142.04

Mining and logging

 31.86 32.33 32.54 32.54 1,446.44 1,487.18 1,490.33 1,483.82

Construction

 28.62 29.51 29.44 29.63 1,124.77 1,162.69 1,156.99 1,170.39

Manufacturing

 26.55 26.83 26.87 26.91 1,080.59 1,100.03 1,098.98 1,106.00

Durable goods

 27.80 28.10 28.15 28.24 1,145.36 1,166.15 1,162.60 1,171.96

Nondurable goods

 24.43 24.65 24.68 24.64 977.20 993.40 992.14 990.53

Private service-providing

 25.88 26.45 26.52 26.55 861.80 880.79 883.12 884.12

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 22.64 23.08 23.12 23.16 778.82 796.26 797.64 796.70

Wholesale trade

 29.92 30.26 30.27 30.24 1,166.88 1,180.14 1,180.53 1,176.34

Retail trade

 18.06 18.45 18.47 18.57 561.67 573.80 574.42 575.67

Transportation and warehousing

 23.63 24.24 24.30 24.26 914.48 942.94 942.84 943.71

Utilities

 39.47 39.86 40.23 40.34 1,657.74 1,670.13 1,693.68 1,698.31

Information

 38.00 39.05 39.11 39.25 1,379.40 1,405.80 1,411.87 1,416.93

Financial activities

 32.87 34.20 34.35 34.20 1,229.34 1,285.92 1,288.13 1,285.92

Professional and business services

 31.53 32.03 32.14 32.23 1,138.23 1,159.49 1,163.47 1,166.73

Education and health services

 26.19 26.74 26.82 26.80 861.65 882.42 885.06 884.40

Leisure and hospitality

 15.39 15.74 15.80 15.83 401.68 410.81 412.38 413.16

Other services

 23.70 24.26 24.26 24.33 753.66 769.04 771.47 773.69

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: May 04, 2018