Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted
ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-4. Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail, seasonally adjusted
Percent
Industry June Feb. Mar. Apr. May June change from:
2008 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2009p May 2009-
June 2009p
Total private:
Current dollars........................ $18.04 $18.46 $18.50 $18.50 $18.53 $18.53 0.0
Constant (1982) dollars(2)............. 8.20 8.61 8.64 8.65 8.65 N.A. (3)
Goods-producing............................. 19.27 19.78 19.85 19.82 19.84 19.84 .0
Mining and logging.............................. 22.04 23.14 23.33 23.38 23.31 23.51 .9
Construction.................................... 21.77 22.42 22.59 22.55 22.60 22.59 .0
Manufacturing................................... 17.73 18.07 18.10 18.11 18.11 18.10 -.1
Excluding overtime(4)........................ 16.94 17.47 17.52 17.51 17.49 17.48 -.1
Durable goods.................................. 18.70 19.09 19.17 19.18 19.22 19.16 -.3
Nondurable goods............................... 16.11 16.49 16.46 16.49 16.46 16.55 .5
Private service-providing.................. 17.74 18.17 18.20 18.21 18.24 18.24 .0
Trade, transportation, and utilities............ 16.16 16.38 16.38 16.38 16.41 16.35 -.4
Wholesale trade................................ 20.11 20.52 20.59 20.70 20.87 20.75 -.6
Retail trade................................... 12.87 12.96 12.97 12.96 12.96 12.96 .0
Transportation and warehousing................. 18.41 18.67 18.68 18.62 18.61 18.47 -.8
Utilities...................................... 29.12 29.67 29.31 29.29 29.40 29.11 -1.0
Information..................................... 24.78 25.09 25.31 25.28 25.44 25.45 .0
Financial activities............................ 20.24 20.55 20.62 20.64 20.74 20.82 .4
Professional and business services.............. 21.08 22.17 22.26 22.26 22.27 22.35 .4
Education and health services................... 18.84 19.24 19.24 19.33 19.35 19.40 .3
Leisure and hospitality......................... 10.85 10.97 10.98 10.97 10.98 10.95 -.3
Other services.................................. 16.09 16.25 16.23 16.22 16.25 16.25 .0
1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
2 The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate this series.
3 Change was .0 percent from Apr. 2009 to May 2009, the latest month available.
4 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of time and one-half.
N.A. = not available.
p = preliminary.
Last Modified Date: July 02, 2009
