US Data: Employment - Average Hourly Earnings>

Release for:  July 2017

Source:  U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted

                                     yr-ago

Industry                             Jul-16 Apr-17 May-17 Jun-17 Jul-17

Total private:                         21.59  26.18  21.99  22.04  22.10

Goods producing                        22.64  27.48  23.04  23.11  23.22

 Mining and logging                    27.07  32.45  27.50  27.69  27.97

 Construction                          26.12  28.58  26.52  26.66  26.76

 Manufacturing                         20.47  26.58  20.80  20.82  20.94

  Durable goods                        21.52  27.83  21.77  21.78  21.91

  Nondurable goods                     18.78  24.44  19.23  19.28  19.39

Private service providing              21.37  25.88  21.77  21.82  21.87

 Trade, transportation, and utilities  19.01  22.64  19.28  19.36  19.38

  Wholesale trade                      24.27  29.95  24.64  24.77  24.83

  Retail trade                         15.03  18.05  15.26  15.31  15.34

  Transportation and warehousing       20.93  23.66  21.24  21.29  21.22

  Utilities                            35.53  39.32  36.17  36.44  36.25

 Information                           30.14  37.95  30.72  30.86  30.95

 Financial activities                  26.15  32.89  26.49  26.56  26.67

 Professional and business services    25.50  31.53  25.98  26.01  26.07

 Education and health services         22.54  26.17  22.98  23.00  23.06

 Leisure and hospitality               12.90  15.35  13.34  13.35  13.35

 Other services                        19.37  23.55  19.80  19.85  19.95

-- Percent change from prev. month:

Total private:                         -15.7    0.2  -16.0    0.2    0.3

Goods producing                        -15.9    0.5  -16.2    0.3    0.5

 Natural resources and mining          -15.8   -0.5  -15.3    0.7    1.0

 Construction                           -7.1    0.1   -7.2    0.5    0.4

 Manufacturing                         -21.2    0.7  -21.7    0.1    0.6

  Durable goods                        -21.1    0.7  -21.8    0.0    0.6

  Nondurable goods                     -20.8    0.8  -21.3    0.3    0.6

Private service providing              -15.6    0.2  -15.9    0.2    0.2

 Trade, transportation, and utilities  -14.9    0.0  -14.8    0.4    0.1

  Wholesale trade                      -17.7    0.0  -17.7    0.5    0.2

  Retail trade                         -16.1    0.1  -15.5    0.3    0.2

  Transportation and warehousing       -10.0   -0.1  -10.2    0.2   -0.3

  Utilities                             -7.6    1.1   -8.0    0.7   -0.5

 Information                           -17.6    1.0  -19.1    0.5    0.3

 Financial activities                  -18.6    0.5  -19.5    0.3    0.4

 Professional and business services    -17.2   -0.1  -17.6    0.1    0.2

 Education and health services         -12.3    0.3  -12.2    0.1    0.3

 Leisure and hospitality               -13.1    0.2  -13.1    0.1    0.0

 Other services                        -15.7    0.2  -15.9    0.3    0.5

-- Percent change from year ago:

Total private:                         -13.7    2.5  -14.1  -14.0    2.4

Goods producing                        -13.6    2.6  -14.3  -14.1    2.6

 Natural resources and mining          -13.5    1.0  -14.9  -13.8    3.3

 Construction                           -4.6    2.2   -5.5   -5.2    2.5

 Manufacturing                         -18.9    2.7  -20.0  -19.8    2.3

  Durable goods                        -19.0    2.4  -20.3  -20.2    1.8

  Nondurable goods                     -18.1    3.5  -18.9  -18.6    3.2

Private service providing              -13.6    2.5  -13.9  -13.8    2.3

 Trade, transportation, and utilities  -12.9    1.8  -13.4  -13.4    1.9

  Wholesale trade                      -15.3    1.9  -16.4  -16.0    2.3

  Retail trade                         -14.2    1.3  -14.5  -14.5    2.1

  Transportation and warehousing        -8.5    2.5   -7.9   -8.5    1.4

  Utilities                             -4.5    2.9   -5.4   -5.3    2.0

 Information                           -14.0    4.6  -16.0  -15.6    2.7

 Financial activities                  -16.9    2.3  -17.6  -17.3    2.0

 Professional and business services    -15.3    2.8  -15.5  -15.6    2.2

 Education and health services         -10.8    1.9  -10.6  -10.5    2.3

 Leisure and hospitality                -9.9    4.0   -9.9  -10.0    3.5

 Other services                        -13.7    2.7  -13.8  -13.6    3.0

  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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