Hours and Earnings: The private sector workweek, not seasonally adjusted, averaged 34.4 hours in August 2020, up four-tenths of an hour from the same month a year ago (1.5%). Average hourly earnings at $33.81, not seasonally adjusted, were up $1.32 (4.1%) from the August 2019 estimate ($32.49). The resultant average private sector weekly pay amounted to $1,163.06, up $61.65 from a year ago (5.6%).
AVG WEEKLY EARNINGS
AVG WEEKLY HOURS
AVG HOURLY EARNINGS
Aug
CHG
Jul
Aug
CHG
Jul
Aug
CHG
Jul
(Not seasonally adjusted)
2020
2019
Y/Y
2020
2020
2019
Y/Y
2020
2020
2019
Y/Y
2020
PRODUCTION
WORKER
MANUFACTURING
$1,183.24
$1,126.53
$56.71
$1,186.30
40.9
41.6
-0.7
40.2
$28.93
$27.08
$1.85
$29.51
DURABLE GOODS
1,252.89
1,240.53
12.36
1,254.54
41.2
41.2
0.0
40.6
30.41
30.11
0.30
30.90
NON-DUR. GOODS
953.61
779.49
174.12
972.16
39.8
42.9
-3.1
39.2
23.96
18.17
5.79
24.80
CONSTRUCTION
1,441.55
1,283.14
158.41
1,347.42
41.4
41.1
0.3
39.9
34.82
31.22
3.60
33.77
ALL EMPLOYEES
STATEWIDE
TOTAL PRIVATE
1,163.06
1,101.41
61.65
1,152.48
34.4
33.9
0.5
34.3
33.81
32.49
1.32
33.60
GOODS PRODUCING
1,439.68
1,396.02
43.65
1,407.12
39.4
38.8
0.6
39.0
36.54
35.98
0.56
36.08
Construction
1,453.68
1,326.57
127.10
1,418.92
38.6
38.8
-0.2
38.0
37.66
34.19
3.47
37.34
Manufacturing
1,422.00
1,459.77
-37.77
1,405.32
39.5
39.4
0.1
39.2
36.00
37.05
-1.05
35.85
SERVICE PROVIDING
1,108.55
1,047.09
61.46
1,103.54
33.4
33.0
0.4
33.4
33.19
31.73
1.46
33.04
Trade, Transp., Utilities
1,009.79
926.85
82.94
1,001.41
34.3
33.4
0.9
33.9
29.44
27.75
1.69
29.54
Financial Activities
1,961.07
1,787.11
173.96
1,878.72
39.3
37.1
2.2
38.0
49.90
48.17
1.73
49.44
Prof. & Business Serv.
1,273.77
1,235.05
38.72
1,244.88
35.6
34.8
0.8
34.9
35.78
35.49
0.29
35.67
Education & Health Ser.
1,017.65
961.67
55.98
1,037.34
33.3
32.9
0.4
33.9
30.56
29.23
1.33
30.60
Leisure & Hospitality
469.65
446.15
23.49
484.65
25.4
25.7
-0.3
26.6
18.49
17.36
1.13
18.22
Other Services
761.63
776.30
-14.67
790.65
30.6
32.4
-1.8
31.4
24.89
23.96
0.93
25.18
LABOR MARKET
AREAS: TOTAL PRIVATE
Bridgeport-Stamford
1,273.74
1,165.86
107.88
1,243.04
34.5
34.0
0.5
34.5
36.92
34.29
2.63
36.03
Danbury
1,066.06
1,067.06
-1.01
1,035.63
34.4
34.6
-0.2
33.8
30.99
30.84
0.15
30.64
Hartford
1,202.53
1,179.21
23.32
1,190.44
35.1
34.5
0.6
34.9
34.26
34.18
0.08
34.11
New Haven
1,099.42
1,034.25
65.17
1,097.18
34.4
33.7
0.7
34.0
31.96
30.69
1.27
32.27
Norwich-New London
890.51
787.19
103.32
888.72
32.3
30.3
2.0
32.2
27.57
25.98
1.59
27.60
Waterbury
937.90
942.44
-4.53
951.96
32.6
35.1
-2.5
33.1
28.77
26.85
1.92
28.76
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