[Economic Indicators July, 1995]
[Page Number 15]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
       AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS, HOURLY EARNINGS, AND WEEKLY EARNINGS

                   PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES

                                                  [For production or nonsupervisory workers; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]                                                 
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                                          Average weekly hours            Average gross hourly earnings                                 Average gross weekly earnings                           
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                                                     Manufacturing         Total private                          Total private                  Current dollars             Percent change from
                                                 --------------------   nonagricultural\1\                     nonagricultural\1\   ----------------------------------------   a year earlier,  
              Period                    Total                        ------------------------               ------------------------                                            total private   
                                       private                                                Manufacturing                                                                   nonagricultural\3\
                                      nonagri-      Total   Overtime   Current       1982                     Current       1982     Manufacturing  Construction    Retail  --------------------
                                     cultural\1\                       dollars    dollars\2\                  dollars    dollars\2\                                 trade     Current     1982  
                                                                                                                                                                              dollars    dollars
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1985..............................        34.9        40.5       3.3      $8.57       $7.77         $9.54      $299.09     $271.16       $386.37       $464.46     $174.64         2.1      -1.3
1986..............................        34.8        40.7       3.4       8.76        7.81          9.73       304.85      271.94        396.01        466.75      176.08         1.9        .3
1987..............................        34.8        41.0       3.7       8.98        7.73          9.91       312.50      269.16        406.31        480.44      178.70         2.5      -1.0
1988..............................        34.7        41.1       3.9       9.28        7.69         10.19       322.02      266.79        418.81        495.73      183.62         3.0       -.9
1989..............................        34.6        41.0       3.8       9.66        7.64         10.48       334.24      264.22        429.68        513.17      188.72         3.8      -1.0
1990..............................        34.5        40.8       3.6      10.01        7.52         10.83       345.35      259.47        441.86        526.01      194.40         3.3      -1.8
1991..............................        34.3        40.7       3.6      10.32        7.45         11.18       353.98      255.40        455.03        533.40      198.48         2.5      -1.6
1992..............................        34.4        41.0       3.8      10.57        7.41         11.46       363.61      254.99        469.86        537.70      205.06         2.7       -.2
1993..............................        34.5        41.4       4.1      10.83        7.39         11.74       373.64      254.87        486.04        553.63      209.95         2.8       -.0
1994..............................        34.7        42.0       4.7      11.13        7.41         12.06       386.21      256.96        506.52        572.61      216.46         3.4        .8
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1994:June.........................        34.7        42.0       4.7      11.09        7.39         12.03       384.82      256.55        505.26        571.83      216.92         3.1        .6
      July........................        34.7        42.0       4.7      11.13        7.39         12.06       386.21      256.45        506.52        574.16      217.50         3.3        .6
      Aug.........................        34.6        42.0       4.7      11.14        7.37         12.09       385.44      255.09        507.78        571.91      217.04         2.2       -.6
      Sept........................        34.7        42.1       4.8      11.18        7.38         12.12       387.95      256.24        510.25        577.98      217.62         3.7        .7
      Oct.........................        34.9        42.1       4.7      11.25        7.42         12.14       392.63      258.99        511.09        578.12      220.75         4.3       1.7
      Nov.........................        34.6        42.1       4.8      11.24        7.40         12.17       388.90      256.02        512.36        575.79      218.48         3.1        .4
      Dec.........................        34.7        42.1       4.8      11.27        7.40         12.18       391.07      256.94        512.78        579.07      219.64         3.1        .4
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995:Jan..........................        34.8        42.2       4.9      11.29        7.39         12.21       392.89      257.30        515.26        579.28      220.11         2.7       -.2
      Feb.........................        34.6        42.1       4.8      11.32        7.39         12.24       391.67      255.83        515.30        575.86      218.88         3.3        .3
      Mar.........................        34.6        42.0       4.7      11.34        7.38         12.25       392.36      255.44        514.50        578.12      219.17         2.6       -.4
      Apr.........................        34.6        41.5       4.5      11.40        7.40         12.28       394.44      255.96        509.62        566.61      222.03         2.5       -.7
      May.........................        34.2        41.4       4.3      11.38        7.37         12.28       389.20      252.07        508.39        563.62      219.56         1.1      -2.1
      Junep.......................        34.5        41.5       4.2      11.43        7.39         12.32       394.34      255.07        511.28        584.40      220.61         2.4       -.6
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    \1\Also includes other private 
industry groups shown on p. 14.
    \2\Current dollar earnings 
divided by the consumer price index 
for urban wage earners and clerical 
workers (CPI-W) (on a 1982=100 
base).
    \3\Based on seasonally 
unadjusted data.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.