BLS Employment Situation Jan. 2017 Table B8

$21.32
22.22
26.84
25.41
20.16
21.23
18.42
21.13
18.88
23.97
14.98
20.93
34.64
29.61
25.85
25.13
22.32
12.66
19.19

Total private. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goods-producing...................................... .
Mining and logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction......................................... .
Manufacturing....................................... .
Durable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nondurable goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Private service-providing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities................ .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and warehousing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities. . ................................ .
Professional and business services. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services.................... .
Leisure and hospitality.. . .. . .. .. . .................. .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$21.74
22.79
27.07
26.24
20.60
21.62
18.96
21.52
19.13
24.36
15.18
20.98
35.58
30.31
26.28
25.72
22.73
13.01
19.55

Nov.
2016
$21.80
22.81
27.41
26.23
20.64
21.64
19.01
21.59
19.19
24.45
15.29
20.83
35.80
30.44
26.35
25.79
22.77
13.04
19.56

Dec.
2016p

Average hourly earnings

$21.84
22.86
27.61
26.30
20.65
21.70
18.95
21.63
19.19
24.46
15.26
20.93
35.98
30.41
26.38
25.83
22.83
13.13
19.71

Jan.
2017p
$718.48
917.69
1,237.32
1,011.32
844.70
898.03
757.06
686.73
636.26
922.85
449.40
816.27
1,486.06
1,060.04
959.04
894.63
718.70
315.23
589.13

Jan.
2016
$730.46
938.95
1,231.69
1,044.35
861.08
912.36
779.26
697.25
640.86
945.17
450.85
807.73
1,494.36
1,072.97
969.73
907.92
731.91
326.55
602.14

Nov.
2016
$732.48
935.21
1,244.41
1,028.22
862.75
915.37
781.31
697.36
642.87
948.66
454.11
806.12
1,535.82
1,089.75
977.59
910.39
733.19
323.39
602.45

Dec.
2016p

Average weekly earnings

$733.82
937.26
1,247.97
1,030.96
863.17
915.74
782.64
700.81
642.87
949.05
453.22
809.99
1,547.14
1,094.76
973.42
914.38
735.13
326.94
607.07

Jan.
2017p

Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory
employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm
payrolls.
p Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2016 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Jan.
2016

Industry

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private
nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted1