Hours and Earnings: The June 2024 private sector workweek, not seasonally adjusted, averaged 33.7 hours. This is higher by a large seven-tenths of an hour from the June 2023 average of 33.0 hours (2.1%). Average hourly earnings at $37.76 in June 2024, not seasonally adjusted, were up by $2.52 (7.2%) from the June 2023 estimate of $35.24. The June 2024 private sector weekly wage averaged $1,272.51, higher by $109.59 (9.42%) from a year ago.
AVG WEEKLY EARNINGS
AVG WEEKLY HOURS
AVG HOURLY EARNINGS
Jun
CHG
May
Jun
CHG
May
Jun
CHG
May
(Not seasonally adjusted)
2024
2023
Y/Y
2024
2024
2023
Y/Y
2024
2024
2023
Y/Y
2024
PRODUCTION
WORKER
MANUFACTURING
$1,213.20
$1,126.45
$86.75
$1,206.14
38.6
39.4
-0.8
38.4
$31.43
$28.59
$2.84
$31.41
DURABLE GOODS
1,283.64
1,216.40
67.24
1,279.84
38.0
40.0
-2.0
38.0
33.78
30.41
3.37
33.68
NON-DUR. GOODS
1,012.64
862.17
150.47
999.11
40.2
37.6
2.6
39.6
25.19
22.93
2.26
25.23
CONSTRUCTION
1,535.07
1,531.95
3.12
1,499.52
39.1
40.7
-1.6
38.4
39.26
37.64
1.62
39.05
ALL EMPLOYEES
STATEWIDE
TOTAL PRIVATE
1,272.51
1,162.92
109.59
1,258.51
33.7
33.0
0.7
33.4
37.76
35.24
2.52
37.68
GOODS PRODUCING
1,521.74
1,469.30
52.44
1,498.46
39.2
39.7
-0.5
38.7
38.82
37.01
1.81
38.72
Construction
1,553.52
1,555.91
-2.39
1,533.40
37.9
39.4
-1.5
37.3
40.99
39.49
1.50
41.11
Manufacturing
1,456.28
1,442.40
13.88
1,444.52
38.7
39.1
-0.4
38.8
37.63
36.89
0.74
37.23
SERVICE PROVIDING
1,227.56
1,108.23
119.33
1,217.45
32.7
31.8
0.9
32.5
37.54
34.85
2.69
37.46
Trade, Transp., Utilities
984.75
895.75
89.00
968.63
31.9
31.2
0.7
31.8
30.87
28.71
2.16
30.46
Financial Activities
2,213.14
2,016.61
196.53
2,201.63
37.6
37.2
0.4
37.5
58.86
54.21
4.65
58.71
Prof. & Business Serv.
1,633.55
1,487.37
146.18
1,579.85
36.8
35.6
1.2
35.8
44.39
41.78
2.61
44.13
Education & Health Ser.
1,139.37
1,091.58
47.79
1,137.74
32.6
32.8
-0.2
32.6
34.95
33.28
1.67
34.90
Leisure & Hospitality
594.11
541.20
52.91
610.17
25.4
24.6
0.8
25.8
23.39
22.00
1.39
23.65
Other Services
921.36
871.49
49.87
919.59
30.1
28.8
1.3
30.2
30.61
30.26
0.35
30.45
LABOR MARKET
AREAS: TOTAL PRIVATE
Bridgeport-Stamford
1,299.54
1,220.18
79.36
1,280.20
32.8
31.9
0.9
32.6
39.62
38.25
1.37
39.27
Danbury
1,193.23
1,201.09
-7.86
1,193.93
34.9
35.8
-0.9
34.9
34.19
33.55
0.64
34.21
Hartford
1,306.96
1,237.46
69.50
1,292.17
34.0
33.7
0.3
33.8
38.44
36.72
1.72
38.23
New Haven
1,172.95
1,096.60
76.35
1,175.23
32.6
33.2
-0.6
32.6
35.98
33.03
2.95
36.05
Norwich-New London
1,096.96
1,005.71
91.25
1,091.08
32.0
32.6
-0.6
32.1
34.28
30.85
3.43
33.99
Waterbury
978.20
915.09
63.11
989.40
33.5
33.0
0.5
34.0
29.20
27.73
1.47
29.10
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