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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.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)
Oct.
2024(p)
Oct.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)
Oct.
2024(p)

Total private

$34.10 $35.22 $35.33 $35.46 $1,169.63 $1,208.05 $1,211.82 $1,216.28

Goods-producing

34.57 35.97 36.11 36.21 1,379.34 1,431.61 1,437.18 1,437.54

Mining and logging

38.64 39.70 39.88 39.98 1,731.07 1,770.62 1,778.65 1,795.10

Construction

37.01 38.39 38.60 38.72 1,450.79 1,497.21 1,513.12 1,510.08

Manufacturing

32.85 34.25 34.33 34.42 1,314.00 1,373.43 1,373.20 1,373.36

Durable goods

34.47 36.23 36.30 36.43 1,396.04 1,467.32 1,470.15 1,468.13

Nondurable goods

30.06 30.83 30.92 30.97 1,181.36 1,211.62 1,212.06 1,214.02

Private service-providing

33.98 35.05 35.15 35.29 1,131.53 1,163.66 1,166.98 1,171.63

Trade, transportation, and utilities

29.35 30.09 30.12 30.26 992.03 1,020.05 1,021.07 1,028.84

Wholesale trade

37.07 37.75 37.82 37.94 1,430.90 1,483.58 1,482.54 1,487.25

Retail trade

24.08 24.56 24.60 24.76 717.58 729.43 730.62 740.32

Transportation and warehousing

29.81 30.75 30.75 30.90 1,141.72 1,168.50 1,168.50 1,171.11

Utilities

50.24 51.58 51.58 51.96 2,110.08 2,192.15 2,197.31 2,223.89

Information

48.71 50.38 50.47 51.19 1,768.17 1,838.87 1,842.16 1,873.55

Financial activities

44.14 45.83 45.87 46.10 1,646.42 1,718.63 1,724.71 1,728.75

Professional and business services

40.93 42.49 42.77 43.01 1,489.85 1,546.64 1,552.55 1,561.26

Private education and health services

33.56 34.38 34.52 34.55 1,117.55 1,137.98 1,139.16 1,143.61

Leisure and hospitality

21.46 22.17 22.19 22.23 549.38 560.90 563.63 566.87

Other services

30.79 31.69 31.76 31.90 991.44 1,020.42 1,025.85 1,030.37

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2023 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: November 01, 2024