ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

EARNINGS EARNINGS

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

B-17. Average hourly earnings, excluding overtime1 of production employees on manufacturing payrolls

Industry Sept.

2010

Oct.

2010

Aug.

2011

Sept.

2011 p

Oct.

2011 p

Manufacturing ............................................................................. $17.87 $17.82 $17.92 $18.02 $18.08

Durable goods .......................................................................... 19.06 18.96 19.00 19.15 19.21

Wood products ........................................................................ 14.36 14.18 14.28 14.27 2 ( )

Nonmetallic mineral products ............................................... 16.59 16.44 17.29 17.20 2 ( )

Primary metals ........................................................................ 19.00 18.84 18.45 18.36 2 ( )

Fabricated metal products ..................................................... 17.18 17.15 17.16 17.30 2 ( )

Machinery ................................................................................. 18.17 18.15 18.46 18.60 2 ( )

Computer and electronic products ....................................... 22.12 21.95 22.31 22.46 2 ( )

Electrical equipment and appliances ................................... 16.25 16.31 17.06 17.00 2 ( )

Transportation equipment ..................................................... 24.29 24.13 23.63 23.98 2 ( )

Furniture and related products ............................................. 14.85 14.70 14.60 14.67 2 ( )

Miscellaneous manufacturing ............................................... 16.10 16.21 16.19 16.10 2 ( )

Nondurable goods ................................................................... 16.13 16.07 16.20 16.26 16.26

Food manufacturing ............................................................... 13.58 13.58 13.76 13.80 2 ( )

Beverages and tobacco products ......................................... 20.79 19.80 18.86 18.75 2 ( )

Textile mills .............................................................................. 13.25 13.09 13.04 13.14 2 ( )

Textile product mills ................................................................ 11.38 11.38 11.82 11.89 2 ( )

Apparel ..................................................................................... 11.47 11.38 11.49 11.71 2 ( )

Leather and allied products ................................................... 12.18 12.39 13.13 13.33 2 ( )

Paper and paper products ..................................................... 19.17 18.95 19.23 19.44 2 ( )

Printing and related support activities ................................. 16.47 16.48 16.71 16.75 2 ( )

Petroleum and coal products ................................................ 29.25 29.19 29.19 29.09 2 ( )

Chemicals ................................................................................ 20.86 20.56 20.57 20.52 2 ( )

Plastics and rubber products ................................................ 15.01 15.02 15.20 15.33 2 ( )

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1 Derived by assuming that overtime hours are paid at the rate of

time and one-half.

2 Data not available.

p = preliminary.

NOTE: Data are currently projected from March 2010 benchmark

levels. When more recent benchmark data are introduced with

the release of January 2012 estimates, all unadjusted data from

April 2010 forward are subject to revision.