Hours and Earnings: The December 2022 private sector workweek, not seasonally adjusted, averaging 33.5 hours, is lower by nine-tenths of an hour (-0.9%) from the December 2021 average (34.4). Average hourly earnings at $35.22 last month, not seasonally adjusted, were up by $1.23 (3.6%) from the December 2021 estimate of $33.99. The resultant December 2022 private sector weekly wage averaged $1,179.87, higher by $10.16 from a year ago (0.9%, $1,169.26).
AVG WEEKLY EARNINGS
AVG WEEKLY HOURS
AVG HOURLY EARNINGS
Dec
CHG
Nov
Dec
CHG
Nov
Dec
CHG
Nov
(Not seasonally adjusted)
2022
2021
Y/Y
2022
2022
2021
Y/Y
2022
2022
2021
Y/Y
2022
PRODUCTION
WORKER
MANUFACTURING
$1,173.28
$1,116.57
$56.71
$1,187.03
41.4
39.0
2.4
41.9
$28.34
$28.63
-$0.29
$28.33
DURABLE GOODS
1,223.31
1,223.37
-0.06
1,237.28
41.3
39.4
1.9
41.8
29.62
31.05
-1.43
29.60
NON-DUR. GOODS
1,032.51
817.12
215.39
1,045.72
41.6
37.9
3.7
42.2
24.82
21.56
3.26
24.78
CONSTRUCTION
1,351.38
1,405.39
-54.01
1,416.37
37.3
40.2
-2.9
39.3
36.23
34.96
1.27
36.04
ALL EMPLOYEES
STATEWIDE
TOTAL PRIVATE
1,179.87
1,169.26
10.61
1,180.85
33.5
34.4
-0.9
33.7
35.22
33.99
1.23
35.04
GOODS PRODUCING
1,461.96
1,482.95
-20.99
1,498.84
39.3
39.8
-0.5
40.4
37.20
37.26
-0.06
37.10
Construction
1,462.26
1,433.80
28.46
1,531.02
37.6
39.1
-1.5
39.5
38.89
36.67
2.22
38.76
Manufacturing
1,404.08
1,457.28
-53.20
1,416.08
39.1
39.6
-0.5
39.8
35.91
36.80
-0.89
35.58
SERVICE PROVIDING
1,126.87
1,111.89
14.98
1,123.53
32.4
33.4
-1.0
32.5
34.78
33.29
1.49
34.57
Trade, Transp., Utilities
887.68
960.73
-73.05
892.63
32.0
33.9
-1.9
31.8
27.74
28.34
-0.60
28.07
Financial Activities
2,037.88
1,958.02
79.86
2,027.68
37.9
38.4
-0.5
38.0
53.77
50.99
2.78
53.36
Prof. & Business Serv.
1,451.75
1,356.53
95.22
1,459.42
35.4
35.4
0.0
35.7
41.01
38.32
2.69
40.88
Education & Health Ser.
1,102.81
1,091.91
10.90
1,075.17
32.9
33.3
-0.4
32.9
33.52
32.79
0.73
32.68
Leisure & Hospitality
565.25
549.91
15.34
547.09
25.1
26.4
-1.3
24.8
22.52
20.83
1.69
22.06
Other Services
934.83
863.70
71.13
933.10
30.5
30.0
0.5
30.1
30.65
28.79
1.86
31.00
LABOR MARKET
AREAS: TOTAL PRIVATE
Bridgeport-Stamford
1,286.38
1,294.10
-7.72
1,276.67
33.3
34.5
-1.2
33.1
38.63
37.51
1.12
38.57
Danbury
1,212.18
1,203.09
9.09
1,211.47
35.6
35.7
-0.1
35.6
34.05
33.70
0.35
34.03
Hartford
1,214.64
1,211.00
3.64
1,219.72
33.6
34.6
-1.0
33.9
36.15
35.00
1.15
35.98
New Haven
1,105.17
1,122.34
-17.17
1,120.73
33.5
34.0
-0.5
33.9
32.99
33.01
-0.02
33.06
Norwich-New London
975.62
930.97
44.65
1,001.16
31.8
33.5
-1.7
32.4
30.68
27.79
2.89
30.90
Waterbury
957.10
907.81
49.29
972.92
32.8
31.1
1.7
33.7
29.18
29.19
-0.01
28.87
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