Hours and Earnings: The March 2022 private sector workweek, not seasonally adjusted, averaged 33.9 hours. This is down three-tenths from the March 2021 estimate (34.2). Average hourly earnings at $33.98, not seasonally adjusted, were up by $0.48 (1.4%) from the March 2021 estimate of $33.50. The combined March 2022 private sector weekly wage averaged $1,151.92, higher by $6.22 from a year ago (0.5%, $1,145.70).
AVG WEEKLY EARNINGS
AVG WEEKLY HOURS
AVG HOURLY EARNINGS
Mar
CHG
Feb
Mar
CHG
Feb
Mar
CHG
Feb
(Not seasonally adjusted)
2022
2021
Y/Y
2022
2022
2021
Y/Y
2022
2022
2021
Y/Y
2022
PRODUCTION
WORKER
MANUFACTURING
$1,109.97
$1,098.50
$11.46
$1,109.92
40.1
39.6
0.5
40.2
$27.68
$27.74
-$0.06
$27.61
DURABLE GOODS
1,168.67
1,171.55
-2.88
1,180.54
39.9
39.7
0.2
40.1
29.29
29.51
-0.22
29.44
NON-DUR. GOODS
943.43
866.41
77.02
901.73
40.7
39.4
1.3
40.6
23.18
21.99
1.19
22.21
CONSTRUCTION
1,310.64
1,407.51
-96.87
1,343.16
38.1
40.1
-2.0
39.0
34.40
35.10
-0.70
34.44
ALL EMPLOYEES
STATEWIDE
TOTAL PRIVATE
1,151.92
1,145.70
6.22
1,160.08
33.9
34.2
-0.3
34.0
33.98
33.50
0.48
34.12
GOODS PRODUCING
1,446.37
1,393.47
52.90
1,458.98
39.4
39.0
0.4
39.7
36.71
35.73
0.98
36.75
Construction
1,414.50
1,422.72
-8.22
1,410.70
37.5
38.4
-0.9
37.8
37.72
37.05
0.67
37.32
Manufacturing
1,434.40
1,362.53
71.87
1,441.19
40.0
39.3
0.7
40.1
35.86
34.67
1.19
35.94
SERVICE PROVIDING
1,098.20
1,099.90
-1.70
1,107.15
32.9
33.3
-0.4
33.0
33.38
33.03
0.35
33.55
Trade, Transp., Utilities
926.58
949.52
-22.94
933.79
32.5
33.2
-0.7
32.1
28.51
28.60
-0.09
29.09
Financial Activities
1,927.66
1,948.14
-20.48
1,928.25
37.3
38.6
-1.3
37.5
51.68
50.47
1.21
51.42
Prof. & Business Serv.
1,382.70
1,296.27
86.43
1,402.61
35.3
35.7
-0.4
35.5
39.17
36.31
2.86
39.51
Education & Health Ser.
1,056.09
1,057.39
-1.30
1,064.60
33.2
33.6
-0.4
33.3
31.81
31.47
0.34
31.97
Leisure & Hospitality
541.24
477.50
63.74
546.27
25.7
25.0
0.7
26.2
21.06
19.10
1.96
20.85
Other Services
878.53
816.45
62.08
841.40
29.6
29.7
-0.1
29.7
29.68
27.49
2.19
28.33
LABOR MARKET
AREAS: TOTAL PRIVATE
Bridgeport-Stamford
1,278.32
1,276.02
2.30
1,284.89
33.8
34.0
-0.2
34.1
37.82
37.53
0.29
37.68
Danbury
1,232.24
1,026.72
205.52
1,248.56
35.8
34.5
1.3
35.3
34.42
29.76
4.66
35.37
Hartford
1,175.90
1,198.44
-22.54
1,188.87
33.8
35.3
-1.5
33.9
34.79
33.95
0.84
35.07
New Haven
1,125.06
1,132.70
-7.64
1,115.99
34.0
34.2
-0.2
33.9
33.09
33.12
-0.03
32.92
Norwich-New London
919.51
888.41
31.10
929.88
32.4
32.4
0.0
32.8
28.38
27.42
0.96
28.35
Waterbury
897.12
907.49
-10.37
882.50
31.5
30.7
0.8
30.9
28.48
29.56
-1.08
28.56
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