[Economic Indicators March, 1996]
[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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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       0.3
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
1995..............................        34.5        41.5       4.4      11.46        7.41         12.35       395.37      255.74        512.53        583.55      221.76         2.4       -.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995:Feb..........................        34.6        42.1       4.8      11.32        7.40         12.24       391.67      255.99        515.30        575.86      218.88         3.3        .3
      Mar.........................        34.6        42.0       4.7      11.34        7.39         12.25       392.36      255.61        514.50        578.12      219.17         2.6       -.4
      Apr.........................        34.6        41.5       4.5      11.40        7.40         12.28       394.44      256.13        509.62        566.61      222.03         2.5       -.7
      May.........................        34.2        41.4       4.4      11.37        7.36         12.28       388.85      251.85        508.39        563.62      219.56         1.1      -2.1
      June........................        34.4        41.5       4.2      11.43        7.39         12.32       393.19      254.16        511.28        582.86      220.90         2.4       -.6
      July........................        34.6        41.3       4.3      11.50        7.43         12.40       397.90      257.21        512.12        590.02      223.11         3.0        .2
      Aug.........................        34.4        41.5       4.3      11.48        7.41         12.41       394.91      254.78        515.02        583.98      222.14         2.5       -.0
      Sept........................        34.5        41.7       4.5      11.54        7.44         12.43       398.13      256.53        518.33        588.95      223.49         2.5        .0
      Oct.........................        34.6        41.5       4.4      11.59        7.44         12.45       401.01      257.55        516.68        593.49      224.26         2.0       -.6
      Nov.........................        34.4        41.5       4.4      11.58        7.43         12.47       398.35      255.68        517.51        588.60      224.06         2.3       -.1
      Dec.........................        34.3        41.2       4.3      11.61        7.44         12.49       398.22      255.11        514.59        577.95      224.43         2.2       -.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996:Jan..........................        33.7        39.9       4.1      11.66        7.44         12.63       392.94      250.60        503.94        573.30      221.65          .3      -2.4
      Febp........................        34.5        41.6       4.5      11.65        7.42         12.58       401.93      255.84        523.33        592.86      226.98         2.6       -.1
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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.