Hours and Earnings: The private sector workweek, not seasonally adjusted, averaged 34.2 hours in December 2020, up one-tenth of an hour from December 2019 (0.3%). Average hourly earnings at $34.39, not seasonally adjusted, were up $0.57 (1.7%) from the December 2019 estimate ($33.82). Average private sector weekly pay tallied $1,176.14, up $22.88 from a year ago (2.0%).
AVG WEEKLY EARNINGS
AVG WEEKLY HOURS
AVG HOURLY EARNINGS
Dec
CHG
Nov
Dec
CHG
Nov
Dec
CHG
Nov
(Not seasonally adjusted)
2020
2019
Y/Y
2020
2020
2019
Y/Y
2020
2020
2019
Y/Y
2020
PRODUCTION
WORKER
MANUFACTURING
$1,155.47
$1,220.16
-$64.70
$1,177.74
40.5
43.1
-2.6
40.5
$28.53
$28.31
$0.22
$29.08
DURABLE GOODS
1,242.59
1,336.08
-93.49
1,266.08
41.2
42.7
-1.5
41.0
30.16
31.29
-1.13
30.88
NON-DUR. GOODS
866.35
854.26
12.09
897.39
38.3
44.4
-6.1
39.0
22.62
19.24
3.38
23.01
CONSTRUCTION
1,389.42
1,285.60
103.82
1,376.29
39.8
40.0
-0.2
39.3
34.91
32.14
2.77
35.02
ALL EMPLOYEES
STATEWIDE
TOTAL PRIVATE
1,176.14
1,153.26
22.88
1,192.65
34.2
34.1
0.1
34.4
34.39
33.82
0.57
34.67
GOODS PRODUCING
1,422.02
1,471.01
-48.99
1,411.29
38.8
39.8
-1.0
38.9
36.65
36.96
-0.31
36.28
Construction
1,423.93
1,336.84
87.09
1,444.22
37.7
37.7
0.0
38.4
37.77
35.46
2.31
37.61
Manufacturing
1,432.67
1,558.82
-126.16
1,409.34
39.5
41.0
-1.5
39.4
36.27
38.02
-1.75
35.77
SERVICE PROVIDING
1,129.20
1,097.27
31.94
1,153.49
33.3
33.1
0.2
33.6
33.91
33.15
0.76
34.33
Trade, Transp., Utilities
956.20
961.62
-5.42
988.22
33.8
34.1
-0.3
34.1
28.29
28.20
0.09
28.98
Financial Activities
1,956.99
1,969.59
-12.61
2,135.46
38.2
38.2
0.0
39.7
51.23
51.56
-0.33
53.79
Prof. & Business Serv.
1,292.69
1,287.60
5.09
1,302.84
35.3
34.8
0.5
36.0
36.62
37.00
-0.38
36.19
Education & Health Ser.
1,073.81
964.31
109.50
1,074.16
34.1
32.6
1.5
33.8
31.49
29.58
1.91
31.78
Leisure & Hospitality
459.36
461.34
-1.98
463.96
24.0
25.1
-1.1
24.6
19.14
18.38
0.76
18.86
Other Services
804.97
786.89
18.08
790.20
29.4
30.3
-0.9
30.0
27.38
25.97
1.41
26.34
LABOR MARKET
AREAS: TOTAL PRIVATE
Bridgeport-Stamford
1,282.48
1,224.85
57.63
1,309.23
34.0
34.3
-0.3
34.7
37.72
35.71
2.01
37.73
Danbury
1,074.97
1,072.47
2.50
1,107.68
33.9
33.8
0.1
34.8
31.71
31.73
-0.02
31.83
Hartford
1,203.49
1,240.45
-36.96
1,221.65
35.2
35.2
0.0
35.4
34.19
35.24
-1.05
34.51
New Haven
1,109.27
1,058.60
50.67
1,116.09
34.1
33.5
0.6
34.1
32.53
31.60
0.93
32.73
Norwich-New London
904.98
828.74
76.24
914.29
32.6
30.9
1.7
32.7
27.76
26.82
0.94
27.96
Waterbury
960.32
957.31
3.01
1,015.84
32.0
34.3
-2.3
33.1
30.01
27.91
2.10
30.69
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