BLS wage category table

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
HISTORICAL HOURS AND EARNINGS

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
HISTORICAL HOURS AND EARNINGS

B-2. Average hours and earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees1 on private nonfarm payrolls by major industry sector,
1966 to date
Total private
Year and
month

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Goods-producing

Weekly
earnings

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Mining and logging

Weekly
earnings

Construction

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Weekly
earnings

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Weekly
earnings

Annual averages
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

38.5
37.9
37.7
37.5
37.0
36.7

$2.73
2.85
3.02
3.22
3.40
3.63

$105.23
108.07
113.82
120.70
125.79
133.22

40.9
40.3
40.3
40.3
39.6
39.5

$2.74
2.87
3.07
3.29
3.52
3.79

$112.13
115.56
123.70
132.82
139.31
149.65

44.1
43.9
44.0
44.3
43.9
43.7

$3.00
3.14
3.30
3.54
3.77
3.99

$132.50
137.76
145.26
157.11
165.82
174.18

38.1
38.1
37.8
38.4
37.8
37.6

$3.41
3.63
3.92
4.30
4.74
5.17

$130.11
138.55
148.22
164.88
179.11
194.70

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

36.9
36.9
36.4
36.0
36.1
35.9
35.8
35.6
35.2
35.2

3.90
4.14
4.43
4.73
5.06
5.44
5.88
6.34
6.85
7.44

143.87
152.59
161.61
170.29
182.65
195.58
210.29
225.69
241.07
261.53

39.9
40.1
39.6
39.1
39.7
39.9
40.0
39.8
39.5
39.6

4.06
4.34
4.69
5.11
5.49
5.95
6.48
7.04
7.66
8.42

161.93
173.92
185.57
199.78
218.20
237.10
258.82
280.36
302.27
332.83

44.1
43.8
43.7
43.7
44.2
44.7
44.9
44.7
44.9
45.1

4.28
4.59
5.09
5.68
6.19
6.70
7.44
8.20
8.97
9.89

188.76
201.43
222.24
248.38
273.69
299.46
334.27
366.58
402.51
446.10

37.0
37.2
37.1
36.9
37.3
37.0
37.3
37.5
37.5
37.4

5.55
5.89
6.29
6.78
7.17
7.56
8.11
8.71
9.37
10.24

205.04
219.32
233.24
249.70
267.00
279.61
302.27
326.55
351.49
382.75

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

34.7
34.9
35.1
34.9
34.7
34.7
34.6
34.5
34.3
34.1

7.87
8.20
8.49
8.74
8.93
9.14
9.44
9.80
10.20
10.52

273.10
286.43
298.26
304.62
309.78
317.39
326.48
338.34
349.72
358.60

38.8
39.8
40.3
40.1
40.1
40.4
40.4
40.4
40.1
40.1

9.00
9.32
9.67
10.01
10.20
10.39
10.69
11.04
11.46
11.76

349.31
370.71
389.57
401.83
409.29
419.23
432.40
445.72
459.42
471.32

44.1
43.9
44.6
44.6
43.6
43.5
43.3
44.1
45.0
45.3

10.64
11.14
11.54
11.87
12.14
12.17
12.45
12.90
13.40
13.82

469.10
488.89
514.77
529.62
529.20
529.72
539.63
568.55
602.43
625.46

37.2
37.6
38.2
38.2
37.9
38.2
38.2
38.3
38.3
38.1

11.04
11.36
11.56
11.75
11.92
12.15
12.52
12.98
13.42
13.65

410.39
427.00
441.28
448.35
451.22
463.78
478.74
497.43
513.43
520.41

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

34.2
34.3
34.5
34.3
34.3
34.5
34.5
34.3
34.3
34.0

10.77
11.05
11.34
11.65
12.04
12.51
13.01
13.49
14.02
14.54

368.25
378.91
391.22
400.07
413.28
431.86
448.56
463.15
481.13
493.79

40.2
40.6
41.1
40.8
40.8
41.1
40.8
40.8
40.7
39.9

11.99
12.28
12.63
12.96
13.38
13.82
14.23
14.71
15.27
15.78

482.58
498.82
519.58
528.55
546.41
568.43
580.96
599.99
621.86
630.04

44.6
44.9
45.3
45.3
46.0
46.2
44.9
44.2
44.4
44.6

14.09
14.12
14.41
14.78
15.09
15.57
16.20
16.33
16.55
17.00

628.94
634.77
653.13
670.40
695.04
720.07
727.19
721.77
734.88
757.96

38.0
38.4
38.8
38.8
38.9
38.9
38.8
39.0
39.2
38.7

13.81
14.04
14.38
14.73
15.11
15.67
16.23
16.80
17.48
18.00

525.13
539.81
558.53
571.57
588.48
609.48
629.75
655.11
685.78
695.86

2002 ..................
2003 ..................
2004 ..................
2005 ..................
2006 ..................
2007 ..................
2008 ..................
2009 ..................
2010 ..................
2011 p..................

33.9
33.7
33.7
33.8
33.9
33.9
33.6
33.1
33.4
33.6

14.97
15.37
15.69
16.13
16.76
17.43
18.08
18.63
19.07
19.47

506.75
518.06
529.09
544.33
567.87
590.04
607.95
617.18
636.92
654.87

39.9
39.8
40.0
40.1
40.5
40.6
40.2
39.2
40.4
40.9

16.33
16.80
17.19
17.60
18.02
18.67
19.33
19.90
20.28
20.67

651.55
669.13
688.17
705.31
730.16
757.50
776.63
779.68
818.96
845.04

43.2
43.6
44.5
45.6
45.6
45.9
45.1
43.2
44.6
46.7

17.19
17.56
18.07
18.72
19.90
20.97
22.50
23.29
23.82
24.51

741.97
765.94
804.01
853.87
907.95
962.63
1,014.69
1,006.67
1,063.11
1,145.09

38.4
38.4
38.3
38.6
39.0
39.0
38.5
37.6
38.4
39.0

18.52
18.95
19.23
19.46
20.02
20.95
21.87
22.66
23.22
23.64

711.82
727.00
735.55
750.37
781.59
816.23
842.61
851.76
891.83
921.63

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
2011:
January ...........
February .........
March ..............
April .................
May .................
June ................
July .................
August .............
September ......
October ...........
November .......
December p.......

33.4
33.2
33.3
33.5
33.9
33.7
33.8
33.8
33.7
34.0
33.6
33.7

$19.51
19.40
19.35
19.42
19.46
19.31
19.41
19.37
19.53
19.68
19.59
19.59

$651.63
644.08
644.36
650.57
659.69
650.75
656.06
654.71
658.16
669.12
658.22
660.18

39.7
40.0
40.5
40.7
41.1
41.2
40.9
41.3
41.3
41.3
41.2
41.3

$20.48
20.46
20.48
20.56
20.61
20.62
20.73
20.76
20.81
20.84
20.75
20.84

$813.06
818.40
829.44
836.79
847.07
849.54
847.86
857.39
859.45
860.69
854.90
860.69

45.6
45.2
45.3
46.3
46.6
48.0
46.2
47.1
46.8
48.1
47.1
47.8

$24.38
24.27
24.68
24.09
24.30
24.15
24.56
24.41
24.56
24.71
24.85
25.07

$1,111.73
1,097.00
1,118.00
1,115.37
1,132.38
1,159.20
1,134.67
1,149.71
1,149.41
1,188.55
1,170.44
1,198.35

36.5
37.2
38.1
38.8
39.5
39.8
39.7
40.2
39.8
39.6
39.0
38.8

$23.40
23.43
23.38
23.49
23.48
23.49
23.67
23.91
23.90
23.90
23.73
23.79

$854.10
871.60
890.78
911.41
927.46
934.90
939.70
961.18
951.22
946.44
925.47
923.05

2012:
January p...........

33.7

19.80

667.26

40.8

20.74

846.19

48.5

25.06

1,215.41

37.8

23.57

890.95

See footnotes at end of table.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATA
HISTORICAL HOURS AND EARNINGS

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
HISTORICAL HOURS AND EARNINGS

B-2. Average hours and earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees1 on private nonfarm payrolls by major industry sector,
1966 to date
Continued
Manufacturing
Year and
month

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Hourly
earnings,
excluding
overtime

Durable goods

Weekly
earnings

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Hourly
earnings,
excluding
overtime

Nondurable goods

Weekly
earnings

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Hourly
earnings,
excluding
overtime

Weekly
earnings

Annual averages
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

41.4
40.6
40.7
40.6
39.8
39.9

$2.60
2.71
2.89
3.07
3.24
3.45

$2.48
2.60
2.77
2.94
3.12
3.33

$107.47
109.85
117.73
124.74
128.84
137.59

42.3
41.3
41.5
41.4
40.4
40.4

$2.84
2.94
3.13
3.32
3.49
3.74

$2.70
2.82
3.00
3.18
3.37
3.61

$119.87
121.45
129.94
137.54
141.22
151.07

40.1
39.6
39.7
39.5
39.0
39.1

$2.22
2.34
2.51
2.68
2.85
3.04

$2.13
2.25
2.41
2.57
2.75
2.93

$88.91
92.71
99.66
105.77
111.17
118.91

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

40.6
40.7
40.0
39.5
40.1
40.3
40.4
40.2
39.6
39.8

3.70
3.97
4.31
4.71
5.10
5.55
6.05
6.57
7.15
7.87

3.55
3.79
4.14
4.56
4.91
5.33
5.79
6.31
6.90
7.60

150.23
161.59
172.37
185.69
204.41
224.01
244.49
263.99
283.35
312.74

41.3
41.6
40.8
40.0
40.8
41.1
41.2
40.9
40.2
40.3

4.01
4.29
4.64
5.09
5.51
5.99
6.51
7.05
7.68
8.45

3.84
4.09
4.46
4.93
5.31
5.74
6.22
6.77
7.42
8.17

165.63
178.27
189.11
203.68
224.61
246.24
268.42
288.28
308.86
341.02

39.5
39.4
38.9
38.6
39.2
39.2
39.2
39.1
38.8
38.9

3.25
3.47
3.78
4.14
4.47
4.88
5.30
5.78
6.32
6.95

3.12
3.33
3.64
4.00
4.31
4.69
5.10
5.57
6.10
6.72

128.40
136.87
147.31
159.94
175.31
191.30
207.80
225.71
245.11
270.60

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

38.9
40.1
40.6
40.5
40.7
40.9
41.0
40.9
40.5
40.4

8.36
8.70
9.05
9.40
9.60
9.77
10.05
10.35
10.78
11.13

8.12
8.39
8.69
9.03
9.21
9.35
9.60
9.89
10.28
10.63

325.07
348.89
367.77
380.60
390.46
400.00
412.62
423.58
436.13
449.83

39.4
40.8
41.5
41.3
41.4
41.6
41.9
41.7
41.1
40.9

8.96
9.30
9.65
10.01
10.20
10.35
10.64
10.93
11.40
11.81

8.72
8.98
9.25
9.61
9.79
9.90
10.15
10.45
10.89
11.30

353.11
379.23
400.60
413.16
422.57
430.63
445.15
455.46
468.46
483.28

38.2
39.2
39.4
39.4
39.6
40.0
39.9
39.9
39.6
39.7

7.50
7.84
8.14
8.47
8.71
8.93
9.19
9.50
9.87
10.18

7.26
7.56
7.83
8.15
8.36
8.55
8.80
9.09
9.41
9.70

286.34
307.54
320.97
333.35
345.07
357.24
366.91
378.98
390.65
404.29

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

40.7
41.1
41.7
41.3
41.3
41.7
41.4
41.4
41.3
40.3

11.40
11.70
12.04
12.34
12.75
13.14
13.45
13.85
14.32
14.76

10.86
11.10
11.36
11.68
12.05
12.37
12.70
13.08
13.55
14.06

464.43
480.93
502.08
509.23
526.59
548.22
557.20
573.14
590.77
595.15

41.3
41.9
42.6
42.1
42.1
42.6
42.1
41.9
41.8
40.6

12.09
12.41
12.78
13.05
13.45
13.83
14.07
14.46
14.92
15.38

11.54
11.78
12.04
12.32
12.69
13.00
13.28
13.65
14.11
14.66

499.60
519.99
544.63
549.45
566.53
589.06
591.80
606.55
624.35
624.51

40.0
40.1
40.5
40.1
40.1
40.5
40.5
40.5
40.3
39.9

10.45
10.70
10.96
11.30
11.68
12.04
12.45
12.85
13.31
13.75

9.94
10.16
10.38
10.72
11.07
11.38
11.78
12.16
12.61
13.09

417.95
429.15
443.76
452.74
467.91
487.04
503.99
520.06
536.85
548.30

2002 ..................
2003 ..................
2004 ..................
2005 ..................
2006 ..................
2007 ..................
2008 ..................
2009 ..................
2010 ..................
2011 p..................

40.5
40.4
40.8
40.7
41.1
41.2
40.8
39.8
41.1
41.4

15.29
15.74
16.14
16.56
16.81
17.26
17.75
18.24
18.61
18.94

14.54
14.96
15.29
15.68
15.96
16.43
16.97
17.59
17.78
18.04

618.62
635.99
658.52
673.34
691.05
711.53
724.46
726.12
765.15
785.02

40.7
40.8
41.3
41.1
41.4
41.5
41.1
39.8
41.4
41.9

16.02
16.45
16.82
17.33
17.68
18.20
18.71
19.36
19.81
20.12

15.23
15.63
15.92
16.41
16.78
17.32
17.90
18.72
18.93
19.15

652.67
671.35
694.06
712.88
731.97
754.77
767.99
771.39
819.06
842.10

40.0
39.8
40.0
39.9
40.6
40.8
40.4
39.8
40.8
40.8

14.15
14.63
15.05
15.26
15.33
15.67
16.15
16.56
16.80
17.08

13.44
13.91
14.28
14.47
14.55
14.91
15.44
15.91
16.05
16.29

566.75
582.48
602.72
608.92
621.97
639.96
652.26
658.68
685.21
696.93

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
2011:
January ...........
February .........
March ..............
April .................
May .................
June ................
July .................
August .............
September ......
October ...........
November .......
December p.......

40.8
41.0
41.3
41.3
41.5
41.5
41.1
41.5
41.7
41.7
41.8
42.1

$18.97
18.93
18.90
18.92
18.92
18.88
18.91
18.83
18.95
18.98
18.96
19.14

$18.13
18.07
18.01
18.05
18.03
17.99
18.03
17.92
18.02
18.05
18.03
18.19

$773.98
776.13
780.57
781.40
785.18
783.52
777.20
781.45
790.22
791.47
792.53
805.79

41.1
41.4
41.9
41.7
41.9
42.0
41.4
41.9
42.0
42.1
42.2
42.6

$20.18
20.18
20.12
20.14
20.10
20.03
20.04
19.97
20.13
20.18
20.14
20.23

$19.29
19.23
19.14
19.20
19.14
19.08
19.12
19.00
19.15
19.20
19.14
19.19

$829.40
835.45
843.03
839.84
842.19
841.26
829.66
836.74
845.46
849.58
849.91
861.80

40.2
40.3
40.5
40.7
40.9
40.8
40.6
40.8
41.2
41.2
41.2
41.2

$17.09
16.98
16.97
17.01
17.05
17.04
17.15
17.04
17.10
17.08
17.08
17.37

$16.34
16.23
16.21
16.23
16.26
16.26
16.34
16.22
16.25
16.25
16.25
16.57

$687.02
684.29
687.29
692.31
697.35
695.23
696.29
695.23
704.52
703.70
703.70
715.64

2012:
January p...........

41.6

19.17

18.29

797.47

42.0

20.22

19.28

849.24

41.0

17.48

16.71

716.68

See footnotes at end of table.

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ESTABLISHMENT DATA
HISTORICAL HOURS AND EARNINGS

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
HISTORICAL HOURS AND EARNINGS

B-2. Average hours and earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees1 on private nonfarm payrolls by major industry sector,
1966 to date
Continued
Private
service-providing
Year and
month

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Trade, transportation,
and utilities

Weekly
earnings

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Weekly
earnings

Information

Financial activities

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Weekly
earnings

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Weekly
earnings

Annual averages
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

36.9
36.4
36.1
35.9
35.5
35.3

$2.73
2.84
2.99
3.17
3.34
3.54

$100.81
103.46
107.97
113.69
118.64
124.86

39.1
38.5
38.2
37.9
37.6
37.4

$3.04
3.15
3.32
3.48
3.65
3.86

$118.78
121.57
126.69
132.13
137.15
144.11

38.3
37.6
37.6
37.6
37.2
37.0

$4.56
4.68
4.85
5.05
5.25
5.53

$174.52
176.09
182.65
190.18
195.24
204.50

37.2
36.9
36.8
36.9
36.6
36.4

$2.47
2.58
2.75
2.92
3.07
3.23

$91.83
95.35
101.18
107.91
112.32
117.60

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

35.2
35.1
34.8
34.5
34.4
34.1
33.9
33.7
33.4
33.3

3.82
4.03
4.29
4.55
4.84
5.17
5.56
5.96
6.43
6.95

134.55
141.32
149.40
157.09
166.14
176.26
188.07
200.61
214.72
231.77

37.4
37.2
36.8
36.4
36.3
36.0
35.6
35.4
35.0
35.0

4.23
4.46
4.74
5.01
5.31
5.67
6.11
6.56
7.04
7.55

158.09
165.61
174.18
182.61
192.62
203.87
217.53
232.36
246.60
263.93

37.3
37.3
37.0
36.6
36.7
36.8
36.8
36.6
36.4
36.3

5.87
6.17
6.52
6.92
7.37
7.84
8.34
8.86
9.47
10.21

218.72
230.48
241.07
253.21
270.80
288.29
306.71
324.51
344.38
370.36

36.4
36.4
36.3
36.2
36.2
36.2
36.1
35.9
36.0
36.0

3.37
3.55
3.80
4.08
4.30
4.58
4.93
5.31
5.82
6.34

122.86
129.32
137.71
147.75
155.54
165.47
177.96
190.72
209.21
228.21

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

33.2
33.2
33.2
33.0
32.9
32.9
32.7
32.6
32.5
32.4

7.36
7.71
7.96
8.18
8.39
8.63
8.93
9.33
9.72
10.06

244.08
255.61
264.06
269.83
275.70
283.50
292.13
304.41
316.03
325.87

34.6
34.6
34.7
34.4
34.1
34.1
33.8
33.8
33.7
33.7

7.91
8.23
8.45
8.60
8.74
8.92
9.15
9.46
9.83
10.08

274.09
284.76
292.99
295.81
298.07
304.10
309.58
319.40
331.55
339.19

35.8
36.2
36.6
36.5
36.4
36.5
36.1
36.1
35.8
35.6

10.76
11.18
11.50
11.81
12.08
12.36
12.63
12.99
13.40
13.90

385.82
404.89
420.45
430.86
439.84
450.77
455.59
468.77
479.50
495.14

36.0
35.9
36.2
36.1
36.1
36.0
35.6
35.6
35.5
35.5

6.82
7.32
7.65
7.97
8.37
8.73
9.07
9.54
9.99
10.42

245.16
262.83
276.50
287.66
302.32
314.01
322.87
339.46
354.66
369.54

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

32.5
32.5
32.7
32.6
32.6
32.8
32.8
32.7
32.7
32.5

10.35
10.62
10.89
11.21
11.59
12.07
12.61
13.09
13.62
14.18

336.08
345.65
355.63
364.80
377.37
395.51
413.50
427.98
445.74
461.08

33.8
34.1
34.3
34.1
34.1
34.3
34.2
33.9
33.8
33.5

10.30
10.55
10.80
11.10
11.46
11.90
12.40
12.82
13.31
13.70

348.60
359.51
370.38
378.79
390.67
407.66
423.33
434.42
449.96
459.53

35.8
36.0
36.0
36.0
36.3
36.3
36.6
36.7
36.8
36.9

14.29
14.86
15.32
15.68
16.30
17.14
17.67
18.40
19.07
19.80

511.95
535.19
551.21
564.92
592.45
622.37
646.52
675.47
700.92
731.18

35.6
35.5
35.5
35.5
35.5
35.7
36.0
35.8
35.9
35.8

10.86
11.36
11.82
12.28
12.71
13.22
13.93
14.47
14.98
15.59

386.01
403.02
419.20
436.12
451.49
472.37
500.98
517.57
537.37
558.05

2002 ..................
2003 ..................
2004 ..................
2005 ..................
2006 ..................
2007 ..................
2008 ..................
2009 ..................
2010 ..................
2011 p..................

32.5
32.3
32.3
32.4
32.4
32.4
32.3
32.1
32.2
32.4

14.59
14.99
15.29
15.73
16.42
17.11
17.77
18.35
18.81
19.21

473.80
484.71
494.22
509.56
532.60
554.89
574.20
588.20
606.12
622.42

33.6
33.6
33.5
33.4
33.4
33.3
33.2
32.9
33.3
33.7

14.02
14.34
14.58
14.92
15.39
15.78
16.16
16.48
16.82
17.15

471.27
481.14
488.51
498.43
514.37
525.91
536.11
541.88
559.63
577.87

36.5
36.2
36.3
36.5
36.6
36.5
36.7
36.6
36.3
36.2

20.20
21.01
21.40
22.06
23.23
23.96
24.78
25.45
25.87
26.61

737.94
760.84
776.72
805.11
850.64
874.45
908.78
931.08
939.85
963.83

35.6
35.5
35.5
35.9
35.7
35.9
35.8
36.1
36.2
36.4

16.17
17.14
17.52
17.94
18.80
19.64
20.28
20.85
21.52
21.91

575.54
609.08
622.87
645.10
672.21
705.13
727.07
752.03
778.43
797.76

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
2011:
January ...........
February .........
March ..............
April .................
May .................
June ................
July .................
August .............
September ......
October ...........
November .......
December p.......

32.3
32.1
32.2
32.3
32.6
32.4
32.5
32.5
32.3
32.8
32.3
32.4

$19.31
19.18
19.12
19.18
19.22
19.02
19.12
19.07
19.25
19.43
19.34
19.33

$623.71
615.68
615.66
619.51
626.57
616.25
621.40
619.78
621.78
637.30
624.68
626.29

33.3
33.1
33.4
33.6
33.9
33.8
34.1
33.8
33.7
34.0
33.6
33.9

$17.16
17.12
17.05
17.16
17.16
17.06
17.16
17.12
17.25
17.35
17.18
17.08

$571.43
566.67
569.47
576.58
581.72
576.63
585.16
578.66
581.33
589.90
577.25
579.01

36.6
36.2
36.0
36.2
36.6
36.1
36.3
35.9
36.1
36.7
36.2
35.7

$26.55
26.37
26.42
26.71
26.83
26.15
26.41
26.44
26.79
27.24
26.73
26.71

$971.73
954.59
951.12
966.90
981.98
944.02
958.68
949.20
967.12
999.71
967.63
953.55

37.2
36.2
35.9
36.1
37.0
36.2
36.2
36.2
36.3
37.2
36.2
36.3

$21.98
21.68
21.79
21.89
21.93
21.59
21.75
21.72
21.94
22.14
22.20
22.26

$817.66
784.82
782.26
790.23
811.41
781.56
787.35
786.26
796.42
823.61
803.64
808.04

2012:
January p...........

32.5

19.60

637.00

33.6

17.42

585.31

36.4

26.93

980.25

37.5

22.56

846.00

See footnotes at end of table.

53

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
HISTORICAL HOURS AND EARNINGS

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
HISTORICAL HOURS AND EARNINGS

B-2. Average hours and earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees1 on private nonfarm payrolls by major industry sector,
1966 to date
Continued
Professional and
business services
Year and
month

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Weekly
earnings

Education and
health services
Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Leisure and
hospitality

Weekly
earnings

Other services

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Weekly
earnings

Weekly
hours

Hourly
earnings

Weekly
earnings

Annual averages
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

37.0
36.6
36.3
36.3
35.9
35.5

$3.39
3.51
3.65
3.84
4.04
4.26

$125.53
128.34
132.47
139.37
144.76
151.51

34.9
34.5
34.1
34.1
33.8
33.3

$2.23
2.36
2.49
2.68
2.88
3.11

$78.04
81.34
85.02
91.46
97.23
103.57

31.9
31.3
30.8
30.4
30.0
29.9

$1.26
1.37
1.53
1.69
1.82
1.95

$40.34
43.06
47.07
51.29
54.57
58.39

35.8
35.4
35.0
35.0
34.7
34.2

$1.37
1.49
1.62
1.81
2.01
2.24

$48.94
52.69
56.81
63.44
69.67
76.58

1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

35.5
35.5
35.3
35.1
34.9
34.7
34.6
34.4
34.3
34.3

4.50
4.72
5.01
5.29
5.60
5.95
6.32
6.71
7.22
7.80

159.88
167.40
176.47
185.81
195.61
206.78
218.42
231.16
247.64
267.46

33.3
33.3
33.1
33.0
32.7
32.5
32.3
32.2
32.1
32.1

3.33
3.54
3.82
4.09
4.39
4.72
5.07
5.44
5.93
6.49

111.12
117.85
126.50
134.83
143.47
153.38
163.48
174.80
190.16
208.06

29.7
29.4
29.1
28.8
28.5
28.1
27.7
27.4
27.0
26.9

2.08
2.20
2.40
2.58
2.78
3.03
3.33
3.63
3.98
4.36

61.78
64.92
69.90
74.49
79.47
85.20
92.16
99.47
107.52
117.49

34.2
34.1
33.9
33.8
33.6
33.4
33.2
33.0
33.0
33.0

2.46
2.67
2.95
3.21
3.51
3.84
4.19
4.56
5.05
5.61

84.14
91.06
99.98
108.67
117.85
128.12
138.74
150.47
166.32
184.77

1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

34.2
34.4
34.3
34.2
34.3
34.3
34.2
34.2
34.2
34.0

8.30
8.70
8.98
9.28
9.55
9.85
10.22
10.69
11.14
11.50

284.11
298.74
308.24
317.41
327.30
337.57
349.89
365.93
380.61
391.06

32.1
32.1
32.0
31.9
32.0
32.0
32.0
32.0
31.9
31.9

7.00
7.39
7.67
7.98
8.25
8.57
8.96
9.46
10.00
10.49

224.53
237.50
245.48
254.50
263.73
273.81
286.89
303.02
319.27
334.55

26.8
26.8
26.7
26.4
26.2
26.3
26.3
26.1
26.0
25.6

4.63
4.89
4.99
5.10
5.20
5.30
5.50
5.76
6.02
6.22

124.14
130.82
133.49
134.71
136.34
139.45
144.51
150.29
156.32
159.20

33.0
33.0
32.9
32.8
32.9
32.8
32.9
32.9
32.8
32.7

6.11
6.51
6.79
7.10
7.38
7.69
8.08
8.58
9.08
9.39

201.49
214.87
223.33
232.81
242.33
252.58
265.83
282.09
297.88
306.75

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001

..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

34.0
34.0
34.1
34.0
34.1
34.3
34.3
34.4
34.5
34.2

11.78
11.96
12.15
12.53
13.00
13.57
14.27
14.85
15.52
16.33

400.64
406.20
414.16
426.57
442.81
465.51
490.10
510.99
535.07
557.84

32.0
32.0
32.0
32.0
31.9
32.2
32.2
32.1
32.2
32.3

10.87
11.21
11.50
11.80
12.17
12.56
13.00
13.44
13.95
14.64

348.29
359.08
368.14
377.73
388.30
404.65
418.82
431.35
449.29
473.39

25.7
25.9
26.0
25.9
25.9
26.1
26.2
26.1
26.1
25.8

6.36
6.48
6.62
6.79
6.99
7.32
7.67
7.96
8.32
8.57

163.70
167.54
172.27
175.74
181.02
190.66
200.82
208.05
217.20
220.73

32.6
32.6
32.7
32.6
32.5
32.7
32.6
32.5
32.5
32.3

9.66
9.90
10.18
10.51
10.85
11.29
11.79
12.26
12.73
13.27

315.08
322.69
332.44
342.36
352.68
368.63
384.25
398.77
413.30
428.64

2002 ..................
2003 ..................
2004 ..................
2005 ..................
2006 ..................
2007 ..................
2008 ..................
2009 ..................
2010 ..................
2011 p..................

34.2
34.1
34.2
34.2
34.6
34.8
34.8
34.7
35.1
35.2

16.80
17.21
17.48
18.08
19.13
20.15
21.18
22.35
22.78
23.12

574.60
587.02
597.39
618.66
662.27
700.64
737.70
775.81
798.54
813.74

32.4
32.3
32.4
32.6
32.5
32.6
32.5
32.2
32.1
32.3

15.21
15.64
16.15
16.71
17.38
18.11
18.87
19.49
20.12
20.78

492.74
505.69
523.78
544.59
564.94
590.09
613.73
628.45
646.65
670.80

25.8
25.6
25.7
25.7
25.7
25.5
25.2
24.8
24.8
24.8

8.81
9.00
9.15
9.38
9.75
10.41
10.84
11.12
11.31
11.45

227.31
230.49
234.86
241.36
250.34
265.54
273.39
275.95
280.87
283.74

32.1
31.4
31.0
30.9
30.9
30.9
30.8
30.5
30.7
30.7

13.72
13.84
13.98
14.34
14.77
15.42
16.09
16.59
17.06
17.32

439.87
434.41
433.04
443.40
456.50
477.06
495.57
506.26
523.70
532.48

Monthly data, not seasonally adjusted
2011:
January ...........
February .........
March ..............
April .................
May .................
June ................
July .................
August .............
September ......
October ...........
November .......
December p.......

35.1
34.9
34.9
35.3
35.7
35.3
35.0
35.2
35.1
35.7
35.1
35.0

$23.50
23.23
23.00
23.08
23.24
22.95
23.09
22.87
22.95
23.31
23.12
23.14

$824.85
810.73
802.70
814.72
829.67
810.14
808.15
805.02
805.55
832.17
811.51
809.90

32.4
32.0
32.0
32.1
32.4
32.2
32.5
32.3
32.3
32.6
32.3
32.3

$20.54
20.49
20.55
20.60
20.67
20.69
20.93
20.89
20.96
21.00
20.98
21.02

$665.50
655.68
657.60
661.26
669.71
666.22
680.23
674.75
677.01
684.60
677.65
678.95

24.1
24.4
24.7
24.7
25.0
25.0
25.4
25.3
24.6
25.1
24.5
24.4

$11.39
11.46
11.42
11.42
11.51
11.38
11.36
11.37
11.45
11.51
11.54
11.61

$274.50
279.62
282.07
282.07
287.75
284.50
288.54
287.66
281.67
288.90
282.73
283.28

30.7
30.6
30.6
30.7
30.9
30.8
30.8
30.9
30.7
31.0
30.6
30.6

$17.27
17.18
17.34
17.37
17.38
17.28
17.23
17.21
17.37
17.41
17.37
17.44

$530.19
525.71
530.60
533.26
537.04
532.22
530.68
531.79
533.26
539.71
531.52
533.66

2012:
January p...........

35.2

23.67

833.18

32.6

21.04

685.90

24.4

11.53

281.33

30.8

17.47

538.08

1 Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and
manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory
employees in the service-providing industries.
p = preliminary.

NOTE: 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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