[Economic Indicators September, 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      11.12        7.40         12.07       385.86      256.73        506.94        573.00      216.46         3.3        .7
1995..............................        34.5        41.6       4.4      11.44        7.40         12.37       394.68      255.29        514.59        585.10      221.47         2.3       -.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995:Aug..........................        34.4        41.5       4.3      11.46        7.39         12.42       394.22      254.34        515.43        585.92      221.56         2.4       -.1
      Sept........................        34.4        41.5       4.4      11.52        7.42         12.43       396.29      255.34        515.85        587.08      223.49         2.4       -.1
      Oct.........................        34.5        41.4       4.3      11.55        7.42         12.46       398.48      255.93        515.84        593.54      223.49         2.0       -.6
      Nov.........................        34.4        41.5       4.3      11.59        7.44         12.49       398.70      255.91        518.34        589.76      224.84         2.3       -.1
      Dec.........................        34.3        41.2       4.2      11.61        7.44         12.51       398.22      255.11        515.41        583.28      224.15         2.1       -.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996:Jan..........................        33.8        40.0       4.1      11.62        7.41         12.63       392.76      250.48        505.20        582.55      221.59          .2      -2.5
      Feb.........................        34.5        41.4       4.3      11.65        7.42         12.56       401.93      255.84        519.98        604.63      226.08         2.7        .0
      Mar.........................        34.5        41.4       4.3      11.68        7.40         12.55       402.96      255.36        519.57        589.79      227.73         3.1        .3
      Apr.........................        34.3        41.5       4.6      11.72        7.40         12.74       402.00      253.79        528.71        594.39      225.94         2.6       -.3
      May.........................        34.2        41.7       4.6      11.73        7.38         12.72       401.17      252.47        530.42        583.31      228.38         3.6        .6
      Juner.......................        34.7        41.8       4.6      11.83        7.44         12.77       410.50      258.18        533.79        595.98      232.00         4.6       1.8
      Julyr.......................        34.3        41.6       4.4      11.81        7.41         12.80       405.08      254.29        532.48        598.69      229.03         2.5       -.4
      Augp........................        34.4        41.7       4.4      11.87        7.45         12.93       408.33      256.17        539.18        599.08      230.98         3.5        .7
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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.