ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

EARNINGS EARNINGS

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

B-18. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees1 on private nonfarm payrolls by major 

industry sector and selected industry detail, in current and constant (1982-1984) dollars

Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings

Industry Dec.

2010

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011 p

Jan.

2012 p

Dec.

2010

Jan.

2011

Nov.

2011

Dec.

2011 p

Jan.

2012 p

Total private:

Current dollars ............................................. $19.24 $19.51 $19.59 $19.59 $19.80 $644.54 $651.63 $658.22 $660.18 $667.26

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 8.94 9.02 8.79 8.82 2 ( ) 299.42 301.12 295.41 297.16 2 ( )

Goods-producing:

Current dollars ............................................. 20.50 20.48 20.75 20.84 20.74 836.40 813.06 854.90 860.69 846.19

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 9.52 9.46 9.31 9.38 2 ( ) 388.55 375.72 383.68 387.41 2 ( )

Mining and logging:

Current dollars ............................................. 24.24 24.38 24.85 25.07 25.06 1,083.53 1,111.73 1,170.44 1,198.35 1,215.41

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 11.26 11.27 11.15 11.28 2 ( ) 503.35 513.74 525.30 539.39 2 ( )

Construction:

Current dollars ............................................. 23.48 23.40 23.73 23.79 23.57 899.28 854.10 925.47 923.05 890.95

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 10.91 10.81 10.65 10.71 2 ( ) 417.76 394.69 415.36 415.48 2 ( )

Manufacturing:

Current dollars ............................................. 18.86 18.97 18.96 19.14 19.17 788.35 773.98 792.53 805.79 797.47

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 8.76 8.77 8.51 8.62 2 ( ) 366.23 357.66 355.69 362.70 2 ( )

Private service-providing:

Current dollars ............................................. 18.97 19.31 19.34 19.33 19.60 612.73 623.71 624.68 626.29 637.00

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 8.81 8.92 8.68 8.70 2 ( ) 284.64 288.22 280.36 281.90 2 ( )

Trade, transportation, and utilities:

Current dollars ............................................. 16.80 17.16 17.18 17.08 17.42 566.16 571.43 577.25 579.01 585.31

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 7.80 7.93 7.71 7.69 2 ( ) 263.01 264.06 259.07 260.62 2 ( )

Wholesale trade:

Current dollars ............................................. 21.88 22.10 21.97 22.01 22.27 833.63 848.64 845.85 847.39 861.85

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 10.16 10.21 9.86 9.91 2 ( ) 387.26 392.16 379.62 381.42 2 ( )

Retail trade:

Current dollars ............................................. 13.20 13.47 13.60 13.51 13.78 405.24 404.10 413.44 418.81 420.29

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 6.13 6.22 6.10 6.08 2 ( ) 188.25 186.74 185.55 188.51 2 ( )

Transportation and warehousing:

Current dollars ............................................. 19.17 19.51 19.49 19.55 19.76 726.54 723.82 740.62 738.99 739.02

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 8.91 9.02 8.75 8.80 2 ( ) 337.51 334.48 332.40 332.63 2 ( )

Utilities:

Current dollars ............................................. 30.19 30.18 31.30 30.96 30.93 1,277.04 1,270.58 1,314.60 1,247.69 1,265.04

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 14.02 13.95 14.05 13.94 2 ( ) 593.25 587.14 590.00 561.60 2 ( )

Information:

Current dollars ............................................. 26.01 26.55 26.73 26.71 26.93 938.96 971.73 967.63 953.55 980.25

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 12.08 12.27 12.00 12.02 2 ( ) 436.19 449.04 434.28 429.21 2 ( )

Financial activities:

Current dollars ............................................. 21.65 21.98 22.20 22.26 22.56 781.57 817.66 803.64 808.04 846.00

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 10.06 10.16 9.96 10.02 2 ( ) 363.08 377.85 360.68 363.71 2 ( )

Professional and business services:

Current dollars ............................................. 22.87 23.50 23.12 23.14 23.67 802.74 824.85 811.51 809.90 833.18

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 10.62 10.86 10.38 10.42 2 ( ) 372.91 381.17 364.21 364.55 2 ( )

Education and health services:

Current dollars ............................................. 20.47 20.54 20.98 21.02 21.04 657.09 665.50 677.65 678.95 685.90

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 9.51 9.49 9.42 9.46 2 ( ) 305.25 307.53 304.13 305.60 2 ( )

Leisure and hospitality:

Current dollars ............................................. 11.43 11.39 11.54 11.61 11.53 277.75 274.50 282.73 283.28 281.33

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 5.31 5.26 5.18 5.23 2 ( ) 129.03 126.85 126.89 127.51 2 ( )

Other services:

Current dollars ............................................. 17.21 17.27 17.37 17.44 17.47 524.91 530.19 531.52 533.66 538.08

Constant (1982-1984) dollars ................... 7.99 7.98 7.80 7.85 2 ( ) 243.85 245.00 238.55 240.21 2 ( )

1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and

manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory

employees in the service-providing industries.

2 Data not available.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical

Workers (CPI-W) is used to deflate these series. Data have

been revised to reflect March 2011 benchmark levels. Unadjusted

data from April 2010 were subject to revision. See

http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesbmart.pdf for additional information.

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