Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                          ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-3.  Average hourly and weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail


                                                       Average hourly earnings                  Average weekly earnings

                  Industry                        Sept.     July      Aug.      Sept.      Sept.     July     Aug.      Sept.
                                                  2003      2004      2004p     2004p      2003      2004     2004p     2004p

        Total private........................... $15.44    $15.59    $15.67    $15.80    $520.33   $528.50   $535.91   $530.88
         Seasonally adjusted....................  15.41     15.71     15.75     15.78     517.78    531.00    532.35    533.36

    Goods-producing.............................  17.01     17.18     17.29     17.41     685.50    687.20    698.52    689.44

Natural resources and mining....................  17.69     18.07     18.09     18.15     780.13    802.31    810.43    800.42

Construction....................................  19.19     19.25     19.33     19.41     752.25    754.60    755.80    727.88

Manufacturing...................................  15.87     16.04     16.18     16.37     647.50    646.41    660.14    662.99

 Durable goods..................................  16.62     16.61     16.85     17.06     684.74    674.37    695.91    697.75
  Wood products.................................  12.83     13.03     13.00     13.13     526.03    531.62    536.90    521.26
  Nonmetallic mineral products..................  15.84     16.38     16.26     16.53     676.37    694.51    700.81    709.14
  Primary metals................................  18.30     18.66     18.59     19.00     777.75    791.18    799.37    813.20
  Fabricated metal products.....................  15.09     15.26     15.26     15.46     617.18    621.08    627.19    630.77
  Machinery.....................................  16.40     16.68     16.72     16.80     672.40    692.22    695.55    697.20
  Computer and electronic products..............  16.77     17.29     17.37     17.38     684.22    696.79    698.27    698.68
  Electrical equipment and appliances...........  14.49     14.88     14.97     15.06     588.29    599.66    610.78    602.40
  Transportation equipment......................  21.56     20.77     21.56     21.89     918.46    841.19    911.99    921.57
  Furniture and related products................  13.10     13.11     13.27     13.41     518.76    515.22    528.15    517.63
  Miscellaneous manufacturing...................  13.42     13.89     13.86     13.95     515.33    527.82    532.22    525.92

 Nondurable goods...............................  14.73     15.14     15.10     15.29     593.62    602.57    607.02    613.13
  Food manufacturing............................  12.90     13.05     12.98     13.17     517.29    512.87    512.71    522.85
  Beverages and tobacco products................  17.73     19.29     19.12     19.03     707.43    760.03    766.71    768.81
  Textile mills.................................  12.07     12.07     12.09     12.20     475.56    481.59    489.65    484.34
  Textile product mills.........................  11.47     11.48     11.46     11.58     467.98    435.09    443.50    444.67
  Apparel.......................................   9.77      9.74      9.72      9.83     341.95    348.69    352.84    347.98
  Leather and allied products...................  11.63     11.68     11.67     11.61     445.43    422.82    441.13    429.57
  Paper and paper products......................  17.41     17.91     17.84     18.19     726.00    750.43    754.63    767.62
  Printing and related support activities.......  15.46     15.71     15.86     15.91     599.85    600.12    610.61    612.54
  Petroleum and coal products...................  23.45     24.35     24.03     24.42    1045.87   1120.10   1095.77   1123.32
  Chemicals.....................................  18.66     19.36     19.30     19.55     793.05    816.99    824.11    834.79
  Plastics and rubber products..................  14.30     14.69     14.69     14.82     583.44    583.19    590.54    592.80

     Private service-providing..................  15.00     15.17     15.24     15.36     483.00    493.03    501.40    496.13

Trade, transportation, and utilities............  14.42     14.62     14.66     14.77     485.95    494.16    498.44    496.27

 Wholesale trade................................  17.41     17.66     17.68     17.66     658.10    665.78    673.61    664.02

 Retail trade...................................  11.99     12.07     12.08     12.20     371.69    376.58    378.10    376.98

 Transportation and warehousing.................  16.31     16.86     16.97     17.06     606.73    627.19    639.77    626.10

 Utilities......................................  25.15     25.43     25.33     25.92    1026.12   1032.46   1030.93   1070.50

Information.....................................  21.35     21.30     21.46     21.78     770.74    773.19    791.87    792.79

Financial activities............................  17.27     17.44     17.58     17.62     607.90    617.38    634.64    620.22

Professional and business services..............  17.11     17.31     17.48     17.43     578.32    590.27    604.81    592.62

Education and health services...................  15.71     16.18     16.15     16.24     505.86    527.47    529.72    527.80

Leisure and hospitality.........................   8.78      8.78      8.80      8.91     222.13    230.91    234.08    225.42

Other services..................................  13.82     13.78     13.85     13.99     431.18    429.94    434.89    432.29


  1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
  p = preliminary.