Chart 31. Employment change and average hourly earnings change, by industry, seasonally adjusted, December 2022 to December 2023
Industry Employment change (thousands) Average hourly earnings change Employment (December 2022) Average hourly earnings (December 2022)

Mining and Logging

13 5.6 630,000 36.69

Construction

236 4.7 7,884,000 35.62

Manufacturing

26 5.5 12,934,000 31.49

Wholesale trade

96 3.8 6,063,000 35.86

Utilities

15 3.9 568,000 48.54

Retail trade

118 3.3 15,485,000 23.47

Transportation and warehousing

-68 6.7 6,589,000 28.35

Information

-83 2.8 3,095,000 47.77

Financial activities

88 5.1 9,145,000 42.37

Professional and business services

149 4.2 22,733,000 39.57

Private education and health services

1058 3.3 24,773,000 32.55

Leisure and hospitality

561 4.1 16,255,000 20.74

Other services

95 5.8 5,769,000 29.37

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.