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Selected Average Hourly Earnings Data, U.S.

(not seasonally adjusted data)
Average Hourly Earnings	Selected Average Hourly Earnings Data
Average Hourly Earnings	Historical data	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total private
2021		25.24	25.27	25.33	25.59	25.76	25.63	25.82	26.09	26.28	26.44	26.47	(p)26.67	(p)25.89
2022		(p)27.16
Mining
2021		30.97	31.06	31.17	31.31	31.45	31.29	31.57	31.93	31.90	31.77	32.05	(p)32.66	(p)31.62
2022
Coal mining
2021
2022
Oil and gas extraction
2021		37.44	37.53	37.71	37.22	37.33	36.88	36.78	36.93	36.77	37.06	37.19	(p)37.01	(p)37.14
2022
Construction
2021		29.47	29.50	29.67	30.11	30.25	30.39	30.66	30.95	31.01	31.18	31.04	(p)31.22	(p)30.48
2022		(p)31.20
Highway, street & bridge constr.
2021		29.73	29.37	29.07	30.88	31.70	32.05	32.15	32.66	33.07	33.22	32.30	(p)31.64	(p)31.66
2022
Manufacturing
2021		23.24	23.32	23.36	23.50	23.61	23.73	23.87	23.96	24.18	24.16	24.24	(p)24.41	(p)23.80
2022		(p)24.55
Food manufacturing
2021		19.36	19.23	19.42	19.54	19.81	19.91	19.99	20.09	20.40	20.40	20.53	(p)20.77	(p)19.96
2022		(p)20.96
Apparel
2021		16.97	17.09	16.79	17.02	16.89	16.80	17.26	17.25	18.34	17.99	18.43	(p)18.65	(p)17.46
2022		(p)18.42
Textile product mills
2021		16.33	16.67	16.55	16.84	16.66	16.36	16.41	16.68	17.07	17.55	17.57	(p)17.85	(p)16.89
2022		(p)17.76
Chemicals
2021		26.51	26.69	26.39	26.80	26.91	26.72	26.83	26.52	27.06	26.73	26.49	(p)26.57	(p)26.68
2022		(p)26.28
Primary metals
2021		28.42	28.25	28.53	28.92	28.90	28.59	28.97	29.11	29.09	29.39	30.00	(p)30.09	(p)29.03
2022		(p)30.15
Aircraft
2021		41.71	41.61	42.35	42.20	42.24	42.51	42.64	42.74	43.02	43.18	43.18	(p)43.79	(p)42.59
2022
Trade, transportation & utilities
2021		21.72	21.64	21.72	22.10	22.33	22.31	22.51	22.65	22.82	22.94	22.96	(p)23.00	(p)22.40
2022		(p)23.33
Electric power generation
2021		42.45	43.58	44.14	44.16	43.89	43.77	44.17	44.99	46.10	46.45	46.49	(p)47.23	(p)44.76
2022
Natural gas distribution
2021		43.07	42.70	43.16	43.92	43.65	44.24	44.17	43.95	44.62	45.01	44.92	(p)46.36	(p)44.14
2022
Water, sewage & other systems
2021		26.79	26.95	27.86	26.67	26.38	26.29	26.43	27.08	27.32	26.83	27.60	(p)27.41	(p)26.97
2022
Food services & drinking places
2021		13.96	14.31	14.52	14.90	15.17	15.37	15.54	15.70	15.89	16.04	16.06	(p)16.31	(p)15.36
2022
Information
2021		36.68	37.01	36.70	37.21	37.07	36.70	36.71	36.83	36.49	37.02	36.57	(p)36.79	(p)36.81
2022		(p)39.28
Data processing, hosting and related services
2021		40.90	41.74	42.35	41.87	41.58	42.06	43.43	43.71	42.46	42.97	42.79	(p)42.68	(p)42.40
2022
Automotive repair & maintenance
2021		20.72	20.94	20.82	20.85	20.86	20.91	21.12	21.30	21.39	21.49	21.83	(p)21.78	(p)21.18
2022
Architectural & engineering services
2021		36.32	36.28	36.51	36.45	36.72	36.32	36.37	37.02	37.29	37.59	37.34	(p)37.75	(p)36.84
2022
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