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
May
2012		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013(p)		 May
2013(p)		 May
2012		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013(p)		 May
2013(p)

Total private

 $23.43 $23.83 $23.88 $23.89 $805.99 $824.52 $823.86 $824.21

Goods-producing

 24.61 24.96 24.98 25.04 986.86 1,008.38 1,006.69 1,011.62

Mining and logging

 28.62 29.08 29.08 29.50 1,247.83 1,259.16 1,256.26 1,286.20

Construction

 25.71 26.02 26.06 26.06 989.84 1,017.38 1,016.34 1,021.55

Manufacturing

 23.80 24.15 24.17 24.22 966.28 985.32 983.72 988.18

Durable goods

 25.15 25.55 25.57 25.64 1,031.15 1,050.11 1,048.37 1,053.80

Nondurable goods

 21.50 21.75 21.76 21.77 860.00 876.53 870.40 875.15

Private service-providing

 23.15 23.56 23.61 23.62 770.90 786.90 786.21 788.91

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 20.40 20.84 20.89 20.91 705.84 723.15 722.79 723.49

Wholesale trade

 26.73 27.51 27.57 27.54 1,034.45 1,064.64 1,066.96 1,068.55

Retail trade

 16.20 16.59 16.62 16.63 511.92 525.90 523.53 525.51

Transportation and warehousing

 22.03 22.06 22.16 22.20 843.75 855.93 855.38 856.92

Utilities

 33.85 34.99 34.74 35.28 1,408.16 1,487.08 1,462.55 1,488.82

Information

 31.73 32.58 32.84 32.67 1,161.32 1,185.91 1,195.38 1,195.72

Financial activities

 29.10 29.96 30.12 30.08 1,079.61 1,114.51 1,120.46 1,121.98

Professional and business services

 28.03 28.41 28.40 28.41 1,006.28 1,025.60 1,022.40 1,025.60

Education and health services

 24.10 24.47 24.52 24.52 792.89 805.06 806.71 806.71

Leisure and hospitality

 13.33 13.43 13.43 13.45 346.58 351.87 350.52 351.05

Other services

 20.76 21.11 21.15 21.22 656.02 671.30 670.46 674.80

Footnotes
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Last Modified Date: June 07, 2013