Hours and Earnings: The August 2022 private sector workweek, not seasonally adjusted, averaged 33.7 hours. This is lower by six-tenths of an hour (-1.8%) from the August 2021 estimate. Average hourly earnings at $34.65, not seasonally adjusted, were up by $0.72 (2.1%) from the August 2021 estimate of $33.93. The resulting August 2022 private sector weekly wage averaged $1,167.71, higher by $3.91 from a year ago (0.3%, $1,163.80).
AVG WEEKLY EARNINGS
AVG WEEKLY HOURS
AVG HOURLY EARNINGS
Aug
CHG
Jul
Aug
CHG
Jul
Aug
CHG
Jul
(Not seasonally adjusted)
2022
2021
Y/Y
2022
2022
2021
Y/Y
2022
2022
2021
Y/Y
2022
PRODUCTION
WORKER
MANUFACTURING
$1,141.70
$1,087.32
$54.38
$1,163.58
40.5
39.0
1.5
41.0
$28.19
$27.88
$0.31
$28.38
DURABLE GOODS
1,197.70
1,161.66
36.04
1,226.01
40.6
39.1
1.5
41.1
29.50
29.71
-0.21
29.83
NON-DUR. GOODS
967.60
859.53
108.07
987.36
40.0
38.7
1.3
40.8
24.19
22.21
1.98
24.20
CONSTRUCTION
1,375.11
1,438.69
-63.58
1,330.18
39.3
41.0
-1.7
39.1
34.99
35.09
-0.10
34.02
ALL EMPLOYEES
STATEWIDE
TOTAL PRIVATE
1,167.71
1,163.80
3.91
1,158.77
33.7
34.3
-0.6
33.5
34.65
33.93
0.72
34.59
GOODS PRODUCING
1,479.76
1,442.94
36.82
1,456.68
40.2
39.5
0.7
39.8
36.81
36.53
0.28
36.60
Construction
1,551.71
1,451.97
99.74
1,479.44
39.9
39.2
0.7
38.8
38.89
37.04
1.85
38.13
Manufacturing
1,387.70
1,384.50
3.20
1,409.11
40.2
39.0
1.2
40.1
34.52
35.50
-0.98
35.14
SERVICE PROVIDING
1,110.20
1,114.56
-4.36
1,105.81
32.5
33.4
-0.9
32.4
34.16
33.37
0.79
34.13
Trade, Transp., Utilities
914.85
972.36
-57.51
935.41
32.1
33.3
-1.2
32.3
28.50
29.20
-0.70
28.96
Financial Activities
1,908.27
2,049.11
-140.84
1,944.44
37.3
40.1
-2.8
37.2
51.16
51.10
0.06
52.27
Prof. & Business Serv.
1,417.42
1,331.80
85.62
1,436.00
35.4
36.2
-0.8
35.3
40.04
36.79
3.25
40.68
Education & Health Ser.
1,074.35
1,077.26
-2.91
1,085.37
33.2
33.3
-0.1
33.0
32.36
32.35
0.01
32.89
Leisure & Hospitality
541.88
519.69
22.19
552.70
25.5
26.3
-0.8
25.6
21.25
19.76
1.49
21.59
Other Services
959.12
854.66
104.46
959.44
31.1
30.6
0.5
31.1
30.84
27.93
2.91
30.85
LABOR MARKET
AREAS: TOTAL PRIVATE
Bridgeport-Stamford
1,267.98
1,273.58
-5.60
1,274.87
33.5
33.8
-0.3
33.7
37.85
37.68
0.17
37.83
Danbury
1,289.10
1,188.54
100.56
1,298.93
36.8
35.5
1.3
36.6
35.03
33.48
1.55
35.49
Hartford
1,207.00
1,214.57
-7.57
1,219.84
34.0
35.4
-1.4
33.8
35.50
34.31
1.19
36.09
New Haven
1,100.53
1,132.26
-31.73
1,082.58
33.8
33.9
-0.1
33.3
32.56
33.40
-0.84
32.51
Norwich-New London
936.27
910.20
26.07
947.32
31.9
32.8
-0.9
32.2
29.35
27.75
1.60
29.42
Waterbury
955.04
893.15
61.89
927.94
33.3
30.4
2.9
32.4
28.68
29.38
-0.70
28.64
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