Hours and Earnings: The August 2023 Private Sector workweek, not seasonally adjusted, averaged 33.3 hours. This is lower by four-tenths of an hour (-1.2%) than the August 2022 average of 33.7 hours. Average hourly earnings at $35.65 in August, not seasonally adjusted, were up by $1.04 (3.0%) from the August 2022 estimate of $34.61. The subsequent August 2023 Private Sector weekly wage averaged $1,187.15, higher by $20.79 from a year ago (1.8%, $1,166.36).
AVG WEEKLY EARNINGS
AVG WEEKLY HOURS
AVG HOURLY EARNINGS
Aug
CHG
Jul
Aug
CHG
Jul
Aug
CHG
Jul
(Not seasonally adjusted)
2023
2022
Y/Y
2023
2023
2022
Y/Y
2023
2023
2022
Y/Y
2023
PRODUCTION
WORKER
MANUFACTURING
$1,167.25
$1,139.68
$27.57
$1,169.72
40.6
40.4
0.2
40.1
$28.75
$28.21
$0.54
$29.17
DURABLE GOODS
1,261.30
1,198.40
62.91
1,261.29
41.3
40.5
0.8
40.4
30.54
29.59
0.95
31.22
NON-DUR. GOODS
897.84
967.60
-69.76
920.41
38.6
40.0
-1.4
39.3
23.26
24.19
-0.93
23.42
CONSTRUCTION
1,517.00
1,382.83
134.17
1,498.04
39.9
39.6
0.3
38.9
38.02
34.92
3.10
38.51
ALL EMPLOYEES
STATEWIDE
TOTAL PRIVATE
1,187.15
1,166.36
20.79
1,196.62
33.3
33.7
-0.4
33.5
35.65
34.61
1.04
35.72
GOODS PRODUCING
1,469.02
1,478.09
-9.07
1,471.93
39.8
40.1
-0.3
39.6
36.91
36.86
0.05
37.17
Construction
1,519.02
1,546.13
-27.11
1,507.24
38.8
39.9
-1.1
38.1
39.15
38.75
0.40
39.56
Manufacturing
1,448.34
1,390.27
58.07
1,468.90
39.4
40.1
-0.7
39.7
36.76
34.67
2.09
37.00
SERVICE PROVIDING
1,138.91
1,108.58
30.33
1,146.96
32.2
32.5
-0.3
32.4
35.37
34.11
1.26
35.40
Trade, Transp., Utilities
934.35
907.56
26.79
924.69
31.9
31.9
0.0
31.7
29.29
28.45
0.84
29.17
Financial Activities
2,150.66
1,905.87
244.79
2,161.55
38.2
36.8
1.4
38.8
56.30
51.79
4.51
55.71
Prof. & Business Serv.
1,499.52
1,418.94
80.58
1,517.27
35.5
35.5
0.0
35.6
42.24
39.97
2.27
42.62
Education & Health Ser.
1,100.18
1,075.68
24.50
1,107.86
32.9
33.2
-0.3
33.1
33.44
32.40
1.04
33.47
Leisure & Hospitality
556.29
541.78
14.51
557.02
25.6
25.4
0.2
25.4
21.73
21.33
0.40
21.93
Other Services
878.92
969.63
-90.71
888.25
30.1
31.4
-1.3
30.1
29.20
30.88
-1.68
29.51
LABOR MARKET
AREAS: TOTAL PRIVATE
Bridgeport-Stamford
1,253.20
1,266.30
-13.10
1,260.64
32.5
33.5
-1.0
32.6
38.56
37.80
0.76
38.67
Danbury
1,175.28
1,279.90
-104.62
1,206.24
35.4
36.6
-1.2
35.9
33.20
34.97
-1.77
33.60
Hartford
1,249.92
1,208.36
41.56
1,272.28
33.8
34.0
-0.2
34.0
36.98
35.54
1.44
37.42
New Haven
1,105.23
1,100.53
4.70
1,131.58
33.2
33.8
-0.6
33.9
33.29
32.56
0.73
33.38
Norwich-New London
1,012.11
933.76
78.35
1,013.05
33.0
32.0
1.0
32.7
30.67
29.18
1.49
30.98
Waterbury
887.68
952.71
-65.03
888.90
32.0
33.3
-1.3
32.3
27.74
28.61
-0.87
27.52
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