[Economic Indicators November, 1999]
[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]
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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
-------------------- nonagricultural \1\ nonagricultural \1\ ---------------------------------------- from a year
Total ------------------------ ------------------------ earlier, total
Period private private
nonagri- Manufacturing 1982 Retail nonagricultural
cultural \1\ Total Overtime Current 1982 Current dollars \2\ Manufacturing Construction trade -------------------
dollars dollars \2\ dollars Current 1982
dollars dollars
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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 13.17 424.89 261.31 553.14 625.56 240.74 4.5 2.2
1998............................... 34.6 41.7 4.6 12.78 7.75 13.49 442.19 268.32 562.53 643.69 253.17 4.1 2.7
1998:Oct........................... 34.6 41.7 4.5 12.91 7.80 13.57 446.69 269.90 565.87 655.42 256.95 3.9 2.6
Nov.......................... 34.6 41.7 4.5 12.94 7.80 13.58 447.72 270.04 566.29 655.32 256.65 3.5 2.1
Dec.......................... 34.6 41.7 4.5 12.98 7.81 13.60 449.11 270.39 567.12 661.92 257.81 3.8 2.3
1999:Jan........................... 34.6 41.6 4.5 13.04 7.83 13.64 451.18 270.98 567.42 663.60 258.97 3.4 1.7
Feb.......................... 34.6 41.6 4.5 13.06 7.84 13.67 451.88 271.40 568.67 659.74 261.34 3.4 1.7
Mar.......................... 34.5 41.5 4.5 13.11 7.86 13.71 452.30 271.33 568.97 651.42 260.42 3.4 1.6
Apr.......................... 34.4 41.6 4.3 13.14 7.83 13.79 452.02 269.22 573.66 655.04 261.87 2.9 .7
May.......................... 34.4 41.7 4.6 13.18 7.85 13.85 453.39 270.04 577.55 664.41 263.06 2.6 .6
June......................... 34.5 41.7 4.7 13.24 7.89 13.95 456.78 272.05 581.72 676.10 263.65 3.5 1.4
July ........................ 34.5 41.9 4.7 13.28 7.88 14.02 458.16 271.91 587.44 668.30 264.81 3.5 1.2
Aug.......................... 34.5 41.8 4.7 13.29 7.87 14.03 458.51 271.47 586.45 668.85 264.77 3.1 .8
Sept r....................... 34.4 41.8 4.7 13.35 7.86 14.04 459.24 270.30 586.87 672.91 263.52 3.3 .5
Oct r........................ 34.5 41.8 4.7 13.39 7.87 14.06 461.96 271.58 587.71 675.26 266.51 3.4 .6
Nov p........................ 34.6 41.7 4.7 13.41 ........... 14.04 463.99 ........... 585.47 695.46 267.09 3.6 ........
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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).
Source: Department of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.