[Economic Indicators October, 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      11.82        7.43         12.77       406.61      255.73        531.23        603.33      230.11         3.1        .3
1997 .............................        34.6        42.0       4.8      12.28        7.55         13.17       424.89      261.31        553.14        623.57      241.03         4.5       2.2
 
1997:Oct  ........................        34.6        42.0       4.8      12.43        7.60         13.30       430.08      262.89        558.60        629.01      245.34         4.7       2.7
      Nov  .......................        34.7        42.1       4.9      12.47        7.62         13.34       432.71      264.33        561.61        620.37      246.21         5.2       3.5
      Dec  .......................        34.7        42.2       4.9      12.50        7.63         13.37       433.75      264.80        564.21        637.26      245.94         3.5       2.0
 
1998:Jan  ........................        34.8        42.1       4.9      12.54        7.66         13.38       436.39      266.42        563.30        647.55      248.24         4.9       3.5
      Feb  .......................        34.7        42.0       4.8      12.59        7.69         13.42       436.87      266.71        563.64        640.53      249.11         4.4       3.3
      Mar  .......................        34.6        41.8       4.8      12.63        7.72         13.46       437.00      266.95        562.63        631.40      249.70         3.8       2.7
      Apr ........................        34.5        41.4       4.5      12.70        7.74         13.44       438.15      267.00        556.42        636.62      252.30         3.6       2.3
      May ........................        34.7        41.8       4.6      12.73        7.73         13.47       441.73      268.37        563.05        635.36      253.75         4.6       3.0
      June .......................        34.6        41.8       4.6      12.76        7.75         13.47       441.50      268.06        563.05        633.98      253.17         3.3       1.8
      July .......................        34.6        41.7       4.6      12.79        7.75         13.42       442.53      268.20        559.61        652.29      255.50         4.0       2.5
      Aug r.......................        34.6        41.7       4.6      12.85        7.78         13.52       444.61      269.30        563.78        651.80      256.07         4.6       3.1
      Sept r......................        34.4        41.6       4.5      12.87        7.79         13.59       442.73      268.00        565.34        630.94      256.94         2.4       1.2
      Oct p.......................        34.6        41.8       4.5      12.88  ...........        13.56       445.65  ...........       566.81        650.91      256.37         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).
    \3\ Based on seasonally 
unadjusted data.

    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.