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Table B-8. Average hourly and weekly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, Seasonally adjusted:
Average Weekly Earnings

   
    Jan 1939    
 
 
    Aug 2019
Dollars per Week
Name Aug 2019 Jul 2019 Aug 2018
Total private 		792.62 786.58 770.64
Goods-producing 		1,019.69 1,013.93 998.08
Mining and logging 		1,417.89 1,406.70 1,339.97
Construction 		1,135.89 1,125.43 1,108.43
Manufacturing 		924.77 920.89 909.41
Durable goods 		970.62 967.05 960.63
Nondurable goods 		851.57 848.70 828.67
Private service-providing 		756.22 750.01 732.23
Trade, transportation, and utilities 		703.38 697.25 680.00
Wholesale trade 		1,019.04 1,007.85 986.70
Retail trade 		508.29 502.53 486.40
Transportation and warehousing 		855.04 851.64 840.96
Utilities 		1,570.38 1,541.92 1,581.89
Information 		1,188.84 1,173.20 1,140.62
Financial activities 		1,025.62 1,018.06 999.85
Professional and business services 		996.80 984.83 952.97
Education and health services 		778.75 779.88 764.75
Leisure and hospitality 		357.44 355.96 347.11
Other services 		656.04 652.04 643.34
   

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