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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
Aug.
2022		 June
2023		 July
2023(p)		 Aug.
2023(p)		 Aug.
2022		 June
2023		 July
2023(p)		 Aug.
2023(p)

Total private

 $32.43 $33.60 $33.74 $33.82 $1,118.84 $1,155.84 $1,157.28 $1,163.41

Goods-producing

 32.59 34.03 34.25 34.27 1,300.34 1,354.39 1,363.15 1,367.37

Mining and logging

 36.22 37.98 38.02 37.85 1,673.36 1,728.09 1,695.69 1,714.61

Construction

 34.91 36.35 36.67 36.71 1,351.02 1,414.02 1,426.46 1,435.36

Manufacturing

 31.06 32.43 32.61 32.61 1,251.72 1,300.44 1,307.66 1,307.66

Durable goods

 32.64 33.93 34.13 34.08 1,328.45 1,380.95 1,389.09 1,387.06

Nondurable goods

 28.40 29.83 29.94 30.04 1,130.32 1,166.35 1,170.65 1,174.56

Private service-providing

 32.40 33.50 33.62 33.72 1,085.40 1,115.55 1,119.55 1,122.88

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 27.81 29.00 29.05 29.17 948.32 983.10 984.80 991.78

Wholesale trade

 35.24 36.89 36.91 37.05 1,370.84 1,431.33 1,428.42 1,441.25

Retail trade

 23.05 23.89 23.92 24.01 693.81 714.31 715.21 720.30

Transportation and warehousing

 27.92 29.12 29.23 29.37 1,074.92 1,109.47 1,116.59 1,119.00

Utilities

 47.43 49.91 50.15 50.03 1,987.32 2,111.19 2,121.35 2,116.27

Information

 47.35 48.03 48.14 48.21 1,728.28 1,743.49 1,742.67 1,745.20

Financial activities

 41.79 43.33 43.64 44.11 1,567.13 1,620.54 1,636.50 1,649.71

Professional and business services

 38.92 40.36 40.57 40.54 1,424.47 1,473.14 1,480.81 1,479.71

Private education and health services

 32.13 32.92 33.03 33.12 1,073.14 1,099.53 1,099.90 1,106.21

Leisure and hospitality

 20.29 21.21 21.25 21.30 519.42 536.61 535.50 536.76

Other services

 28.91 29.77 29.80 29.96 930.90 961.57 962.54 967.71

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2022 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: September 01, 2023