[Economic Indicators May, 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: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.......................... 33.8 39.9 4.2 11.65 7.43 12.61 393.77 251.13 503.14 583.70 222.44 .5 -2.2
Feb......................... 34.5 41.6 4.5 11.66 7.42 12.56 402.27 256.06 522.50 605.28 227.65 3.0 .3
Marp........................ 34.5 41.4 4.3 11.68 7.40 12.52 402.96 255.36 518.33 586.69 228.81 2.7 -.1
Aprp........................ 34.3 41.5 4.4 11.75 7.42 12.69 403.03 254.44 526.64 595.10 227.02 2.8 -.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.