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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
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Feb.
2024(p)
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Feb.
2024(p)

Total private

$33.15 $34.34 $34.52 $34.57 $1,143.68 $1,181.30 $1,180.58 $1,185.75

Goods-producing

33.39 34.92 35.07 35.11 1,335.60 1,386.32 1,381.76 1,393.87

Mining and logging

37.13 38.76 39.15 39.32 1,700.55 1,763.58 1,746.09 1,769.40

Construction

35.86 37.31 37.56 37.53 1,398.54 1,455.09 1,446.06 1,459.92

Manufacturing

31.71 33.23 33.33 33.40 1,277.91 1,322.55 1,326.53 1,332.66

Durable goods

33.22 34.93 35.10 35.19 1,352.05 1,407.68 1,411.02 1,421.68

Nondurable goods

29.13 30.25 30.26 30.27 1,150.64 1,179.75 1,183.17 1,183.56

Private service-providing

33.10 34.20 34.39 34.44 1,105.54 1,138.86 1,138.31 1,146.85

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28.65 29.61 29.71 29.71 974.10 1,003.78 998.26 1,007.17

Wholesale trade

36.22 37.21 37.24 37.39 1,405.34 1,447.47 1,448.64 1,461.95

Retail trade

23.77 24.25 24.22 24.17 713.10 720.23 712.07 720.27

Transportation and warehousing

28.67 30.24 30.51 30.57 1,100.93 1,164.24 1,162.43 1,161.66

Utilities

49.02 50.43 50.77 50.75 2,078.45 2,102.93 2,142.49 2,146.73

Information

47.98 49.11 49.08 48.85 1,751.27 1,782.69 1,781.60 1,778.14

Financial activities

42.57 44.51 44.81 45.06 1,592.12 1,664.67 1,671.41 1,685.24

Professional and business services

39.83 41.24 41.43 41.53 1,457.78 1,501.14 1,503.91 1,511.69

Private education and health services

32.68 33.64 33.83 33.91 1,091.51 1,120.21 1,123.16 1,125.81

Leisure and hospitality

20.82 21.59 21.67 21.79 532.99 557.02 550.42 557.82

Other services

29.70 31.06 31.20 31.26 959.31 1,003.24 1,004.64 1,009.70

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

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

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024