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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
Oct.
2022
Aug.
2023
Sept.
2023(p)
Oct.
2023(p)
Oct.
2022
Aug.
2023
Sept.
2023(p)
Oct.
2023(p)

Total private

$32.66 $33.82 $33.93 $34.00 $1,130.04 $1,163.41 $1,167.19 $1,166.20

Goods-producing

32.86 34.31 34.43 34.51 1,314.40 1,368.97 1,373.76 1,373.50

Mining and logging

36.24 38.21 38.69 38.42 1,677.91 1,727.09 1,733.31 1,709.69

Construction

35.25 36.75 36.83 37.00 1,371.23 1,436.93 1,440.05 1,446.70

Manufacturing

31.29 32.63 32.76 32.79 1,264.12 1,308.46 1,313.68 1,311.60

Durable goods

32.91 34.16 34.31 34.39 1,342.73 1,390.31 1,392.99 1,389.36

Nondurable goods

28.57 29.96 30.07 30.03 1,134.23 1,171.44 1,178.74 1,180.18

Private service-providing

32.62 33.71 33.81 33.88 1,092.77 1,122.54 1,125.87 1,124.82

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28.04 29.14 29.26 29.26 958.97 990.76 991.91 988.99

Wholesale trade

35.56 37.08 37.22 37.09 1,379.73 1,438.70 1,440.41 1,427.97

Retail trade

23.21 23.99 24.06 24.05 700.94 717.30 716.99 714.29

Transportation and warehousing

28.14 29.28 29.46 29.58 1,086.20 1,124.35 1,128.32 1,129.96

Utilities

48.19 49.88 50.03 50.19 2,057.71 2,084.98 2,086.25 2,092.92

Information

47.66 48.26 48.32 48.32 1,739.59 1,756.66 1,754.02 1,758.85

Financial activities

42.06 43.96 44.15 44.21 1,577.25 1,644.10 1,651.21 1,649.03

Professional and business services

39.19 40.62 40.80 40.94 1,438.27 1,478.57 1,489.20 1,486.12

Private education and health services

32.30 33.11 33.19 33.27 1,078.82 1,105.87 1,105.23 1,104.56

Leisure and hospitality

20.44 21.28 21.29 21.36 521.22 538.38 542.90 544.68

Other services

29.17 30.08 30.17 30.33 942.19 968.58 974.49 976.63

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2022 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: November 03, 2023