Hours and Earnings: The private sector workweek, not seasonally adjusted, averaged 34.2 hours in March 2021, up seven-tenths of an hour from March 2020 (2.1%). Average hourly earnings at $33.52, not seasonally adjusted, were lower by $0.27 (-0.8%) from the March 2020 estimate of $33.79. Average March 2021 private sector weekly wages tallied $1,146.38, up $14.41 from a year ago (1.3%).
AVG WEEKLY EARNINGS
AVG WEEKLY HOURS
AVG HOURLY EARNINGS
Mar
CHG
Feb
Mar
CHG
Feb
Mar
CHG
Feb
(Not seasonally adjusted)
2021
2020
Y/Y
2021
2021
2020
Y/Y
2021
2021
2020
Y/Y
2021
PRODUCTION
WORKER
MANUFACTURING
$1,097.71
$1,192.33
-$94.63
$1,086.23
39.5
41.3
-1.8
39.2
$27.79
$28.87
-$1.08
$27.71
DURABLE GOODS
1,170.18
1,288.46
-118.28
1,146.38
39.6
40.8
-1.2
39.3
29.55
31.58
-2.03
29.17
NON-DUR. GOODS
856.83
889.01
-32.18
888.09
39.0
42.7
-3.7
38.9
21.97
20.82
1.15
22.83
CONSTRUCTION
1,406.20
1,289.54
116.66
1,332.10
40.2
38.9
1.3
38.4
34.98
33.15
1.83
34.69
ALL EMPLOYEES
STATEWIDE
TOTAL PRIVATE
1,146.38
1,131.97
14.42
1,143.79
34.2
33.5
0.7
33.9
33.52
33.79
-0.27
33.74
GOODS PRODUCING
1,397.43
1,404.04
-6.60
1,378.84
39.1
38.7
0.4
38.1
35.74
36.28
-0.54
36.19
Construction
1,422.96
1,323.14
99.82
1,378.47
38.5
36.4
2.1
36.4
36.96
36.35
0.61
37.87
Manufacturing
1,366.46
1,470.61
-104.15
1,361.49
39.3
39.8
-0.5
38.8
34.77
36.95
-2.18
35.09
SERVICE PROVIDING
1,100.57
1,084.28
16.29
1,100.24
33.3
32.6
0.7
33.1
33.05
33.26
-0.21
33.24
Trade, Transp., Utilities
951.29
987.84
-36.55
944.89
33.1
33.6
-0.5
32.9
28.74
29.40
-0.66
28.72
Financial Activities
1,955.09
1,947.44
7.65
1,956.68
38.6
38.2
0.4
38.8
50.65
50.98
-0.33
50.43
Prof. & Business Serv.
1,290.20
1,239.95
50.25
1,289.62
35.7
34.3
1.4
35.4
36.14
36.15
-0.01
36.43
Education & Health Ser.
1,057.73
970.86
86.86
1,053.91
33.6
32.7
0.9
33.5
31.48
29.69
1.79
31.46
Leisure & Hospitality
478.41
439.82
38.58
467.75
25.1
23.8
1.3
24.4
19.06
18.48
0.58
19.17
Other Services
809.78
732.45
77.33
819.56
29.5
29.1
0.4
29.9
27.45
25.17
2.28
27.41
LABOR MARKET
AREAS: TOTAL PRIVATE
Bridgeport-Stamford
1,278.40
1,216.39
62.02
1,292.06
34.0
33.5
0.5
33.7
37.60
36.31
1.29
38.34
Danbury
1,031.43
1,068.81
-37.38
1,036.98
34.6
34.5
0.1
34.1
29.81
30.98
-1.17
30.41
Hartford
1,200.20
1,200.27
-0.07
1,192.80
35.3
34.6
0.7
35.0
34.00
34.69
-0.69
34.08
New Haven
1,139.79
1,045.81
93.98
1,122.43
34.3
32.6
1.7
33.9
33.23
32.08
1.15
33.11
Norwich-New London
889.53
855.19
34.33
878.72
32.5
31.2
1.3
32.0
27.37
27.41
-0.04
27.46
Waterbury
902.89
964.80
-61.91
889.76
30.7
33.5
-2.8
30.1
29.41
28.80
0.61
29.56
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