[Economic Indicators February, 1998]
[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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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      -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      11.43        7.39         12.37       394.34      255.07        514.59        587.00      221.47         2.2       -.6
1996..............................        34.4        41.6       4.5      11.81        7.43         12.78       406.26      255.51        531.65        602.94      230.11         3.0        .2
1997 p............................        34.6        42.0       4.8      12.26        7.54         13.17       424.20      260.89        553.14        622.40      241.03         4.4       2.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1997:Jan..........................        34.4        41.8       4.7      12.05        7.46         13.02       414.52    r 256.67        544.24        607.18      235.87         5.1       2.0
      Feb.........................        34.8        41.9       4.7      12.10      r 7.48         13.03       421.08    r 260.25        545.96        612.65      238.91         5.2       2.1
      Mar.........................        34.8        42.1       4.9      12.14      r 7.50         13.07       422.47    r 260.95        550.25        614.62      240.08         5.4       2.7
      Apr  .......................        34.5        42.1       4.9      12.14        7.49         13.07       418.83      258.54        550.25        616.95      238.71         4.6       2.2
      May  .......................        34.5        42.0       4.8      12.19        7.52         13.11       420.56    r 259.44        550.62        626.85      239.29         4.4       2.3
      June........................        34.6        41.8       4.6      12.23        7.54         13.12       423.16    r 260.73        548.42        617.27      239.87         3.6       1.4
      July........................        34.4        41.8       4.7      12.24        7.53         13.11       421.06      259.11        548.00        622.44      239.62         3.9       1.8
      Aug.........................        34.6        41.8       4.7      12.31        7.56         13.20       425.93    r 261.47        551.76        618.76      243.28         4.4       2.2
      Sept........................        34.5        41.9       4.7      12.35        7.56         13.22       426.08      260.92        553.92        625.51      242.50         3.1       1.0
      Oct.........................        34.5        42.0       4.8      12.40        7.58         13.35       427.80      261.49        560.70        625.46      244.49         4.3       2.3
      Nov.........................        34.8        42.1       4.9      12.48        7.62         13.37       434.30      265.30        562.88        617.98      245.65         5.2       3.4
      Dec p.......................        34.6        42.2       4.9      12.47        7.61         13.39       431.46      263.41        565.06        634.77      245.65         3.1       1.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1998:Jan p........................        34.8        42.1       4.9      12.51        7.64         13.39       435.35      265.78        563.72        644.73      247.95         4.8       3.4
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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). Seasonally adjusted data 
revised beginning 1993 to reflect 
annual CPI-W seasonal adjustment 
revisions.
    \3\ Based on seasonally 
unadjusted data.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.