BLS: Comparing an Industry's Average Hourly Earnings Contribution With Its Employment Share
January 13, 2026
January 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Jan. 12, 2026, from Economics Daily:
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Comparing an industry's average hourly earnings contribution with its employment share
Industries with large contributions to changes in total private hourly earnings tend to have large employment bases. Those contributions to earnings changes are not always proportional to the industries . . .
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Comparing an industry's average hourly earnings contribution with its employment share
Industries with large contributions to changes in total private hourly earnings tend to have large employment bases. Those contributions to earnings changes are not always proportional to the industries . . .
