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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
Jan.
2011		 Nov.
2011		 Dec.
2011(p)		 Jan.
2012(p)		 Jan.
2011		 Nov.
2011		 Dec.
2011(p)		 Jan.
2012(p)

Total private

 $22.86 $23.23 $23.25 $23.29 $784.10 $799.11 $802.13 $803.51

Goods-producing

 24.34 24.48 24.57 24.56 968.73 976.75 987.71 992.22

Mining and logging

 27.89 28.24 28.38 28.20 1,252.26 1,251.03 1,282.78 1,288.74

Construction

 25.39 25.43 25.44 25.42 957.20 968.88 976.90 978.67

Manufacturing

 23.63 23.78 23.89 23.90 954.65 960.71 969.93 977.51

Durable goods

 25.19 25.26 25.30 25.30 1,025.23 1,030.61 1,037.30 1,044.89

Nondurable goods

 21.08 21.28 21.49 21.50 843.20 849.07 859.60 864.30

Private service-providing

 22.51 22.93 22.94 22.98 747.33 763.57 766.20 767.53

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 19.82 20.21 20.22 20.23 685.77 699.27 701.63 701.98

Wholesale trade

 26.24 26.53 26.50 26.47 1,010.24 1,029.36 1,028.20 1,027.04

Retail trade

 15.71 16.02 16.03 16.06 496.44 507.83 511.36 510.71

Transportation and warehousing

 21.22 21.89 22.03 21.96 823.34 840.58 845.95 847.66

Utilities

 33.21 33.74 33.73 33.69 1,384.86 1,406.96 1,386.30 1,398.14

Information

 31.34 31.53 31.64 31.55 1,147.04 1,160.30 1,161.19 1,157.89

Financial activities

 27.56 28.27 28.30 28.46 1,022.48 1,057.30 1,058.42 1,067.25

Professional and business services

 27.44 27.95 27.90 27.90 979.61 1,000.61 998.82 998.82

Education and health services

 23.34 23.89 23.90 24.04 763.22 783.59 783.92 788.51

Leisure and hospitality

 13.17 13.31 13.32 13.29 339.79 347.39 347.65 346.87

Other services

 20.36 20.61 20.65 20.65 643.38 653.34 652.54 652.54

Footnotes
 (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