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

Total private

 $28.58 $29.64 $29.72 $29.79 $968.86 $995.90 $1,004.54 $1,009.88

Goods-producing

 29.14 30.57 30.68 30.84 1,180.17 1,219.74 1,239.47 1,255.19

Mining and logging

 33.71 36.11 36.55 36.21 1,607.97 1,693.56 1,739.78 1,723.60

Construction

 33.76 35.30 35.24 35.42 1,336.90 1,373.17 1,395.50 1,420.34

Manufacturing

 25.95 27.21 27.36 27.48 1,053.57 1,093.84 1,110.82 1,118.44

Durable goods

 27.08 28.53 28.74 28.93 1,107.57 1,152.61 1,175.47 1,183.24

Nondurable goods

 24.12 25.05 25.11 25.11 972.04 999.50 1,006.91 1,009.42

Private service-providing

 28.46 29.45 29.53 29.57 930.64 957.13 965.63 966.94

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 25.01 25.78 25.88 25.96 850.34 871.36 877.33 882.64

Wholesale trade

 30.17 30.94 31.05 31.17 1,170.60 1,200.47 1,217.16 1,218.75

Retail trade

 20.38 20.75 20.81 20.92 617.51 624.58 628.46 631.78

Transportation and warehousing

 27.45 28.94 29.10 29.06 1,037.61 1,088.14 1,091.25 1,098.47

Utilities

 43.71 44.88 44.64 44.96 1,866.42 1,902.91 1,888.27 1,910.80

Information

 39.16 40.55 40.40 40.72 1,409.76 1,451.69 1,442.28 1,465.92

Financial activities

 33.38 35.03 35.24 35.41 1,241.74 1,289.10 1,300.36 1,310.17

Professional and business services

 33.82 34.96 35.03 35.19 1,227.67 1,262.06 1,271.59 1,280.92

Private education and health services

 29.97 30.83 30.96 30.86 977.02 998.89 1,006.20 1,002.95

Leisure and hospitality

 18.33 19.22 19.27 19.28 443.59 461.28 468.26 470.43

Other services

 25.68 26.99 27.00 26.83 801.22 839.39 845.10 842.46

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 2023 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: April 05, 2024