Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings
Jan.
2011		 Nov.
2011		 Dec.
2011(p)		 Jan.
2012(p)		 Jan.
2011		 Nov.
2011		 Dec.
2011(p)		 Jan.
2012(p)

Total private

 $19.33 $19.58 $19.60 $19.62 $645.62 $659.85 $660.52 $663.16

Goods-producing

 20.53 20.73 20.80 20.80 825.31 847.86 856.96 859.04

Mining and logging

 24.09 24.87 24.82 24.82 1,110.55 1,168.89 1,193.84 1,198.81

Construction

 23.49 23.68 23.73 23.69 885.57 921.15 930.22 926.28

Manufacturing

 18.88 18.98 19.06 19.08 775.97 787.67 792.90 799.45

Durable goods

 20.10 20.15 20.13 20.15 834.15 844.29 847.47 852.35

Nondurable goods

 16.99 17.11 17.34 17.35 686.40 698.09 709.21 714.82

Private service-providing

 19.07 19.34 19.34 19.37 615.96 628.55 628.55 629.53

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 17.05 17.26 17.25 17.30 571.18 583.39 583.05 586.47

Wholesale trade

 21.92 22.00 21.98 22.06 839.54 849.20 850.63 851.52

Retail trade

 13.40 13.69 13.67 13.70 407.36 420.28 419.67 421.96

Transportation and warehousing

 19.43 19.55 19.62 19.67 728.63 738.99 739.67 743.53

Utilities

 30.25 31.15 31.02 31.07 1,282.60 1,298.96 1,256.31 1,280.08

Information

 26.35 26.76 26.83 26.78 959.14 968.71 965.88 966.76

Financial activities

 21.79 22.20 22.28 22.34 793.16 810.30 815.45 819.88

Professional and business services

 23.03 23.21 23.14 23.18 810.66 816.99 814.53 815.94

Education and health services

 20.50 20.98 20.99 21.03 658.05 679.75 680.08 681.37

Leisure and hospitality

 11.33 11.48 11.49 11.47 279.85 284.70 286.10 285.60

Other services

 17.23 17.39 17.42 17.43 528.96 533.87 536.54 536.84

Footnotes
 (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2011 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: February 03, 2012