[Economic Indicators March, 1997]
[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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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
1996..............................        34.4        41.6       4.5      11.82        7.43         12.78       406.61      255.73        531.65        600.23      229.82         3.0        .2
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1996:Feb..........................        34.5        41.4       4.3      11.65        7.41         12.56       401.93      255.68        519.98        604.63      226.08         2.7        .0
      Mar.........................        34.5        41.3       4.3      11.68        7.40         12.55       402.96      255.36        518.31        589.79      227.73         3.1        .3
      Apr.........................        34.3        41.5       4.6      11.72        7.40         12.74       402.00      253.95        528.71        594.39      225.94         2.6       -.3
      May.........................        34.2        41.7       4.6      11.74        7.40         12.73       401.51      253.00        530.84        581.78      228.38         3.6        .6
      June........................        34.7        41.8       4.6      11.83        7.45         12.77       410.50      258.50        533.79        595.98      232.00         4.6       1.8
      July........................        34.2        41.6       4.4      11.81        7.42         12.79       403.90      253.71        532.06        598.30      227.66         2.5       -.4
      Aug.........................        34.4        41.7       4.5      11.87        7.45         12.89       408.33      256.17        537.51        599.46      230.69         3.5        .7
      Sept........................        34.7        41.7       4.5      11.91        7.45         12.87       413.28      258.46        536.68        599.46      231.49         4.4       1.4
      Oct.........................        34.3        41.7       4.4      11.90        7.41         12.88       408.17      254.31        537.10        603.34      232.18         2.5       -.5
      Nov.........................        34.6        41.7       4.5      11.99        7.45         12.94       414.85      257.67        539.60        604.90      235.77         3.9        .6
      Dec r.......................        34.8        42.0       4.6      12.04        7.46         12.99       418.99      259.60        545.58        607.61      235.82         5.1       1.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1997:Jan r........................        34.2        41.7       4.6      12.06        7.46         13.03       412.45      255.23        543.35        594.59      234.77         5.0       1.9
      Feb p.......................        35.0        41.9       4.7      12.09        7.47         13.02       423.15      261.37        545.54        615.43      241.90         5.0       1.9
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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.

    Note.--See Note, p. 14.
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.