[Economic Indicators May, 2002]
[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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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      -0.2
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        646.13      253.46       4.1       2.7
1999................................        34.5        41.7       4.6      13.24        7.86         13.90       456.78      271.25        579.63        672.13      263.61       3.3       1.1
2000r ..............................        34.5        41.6       4.6      13.76        7.89         14.37       474.72      272.36        597.79        702.68      273.39       3.9        .4
2001r ..............................        34.2        40.7       3.9      14.32        8.00         14.83       489.74      273.45        603.58        720.76      282.35       3.2        .4
 
2001:Apr r .........................        34.2        40.9       3.9      14.21        7.94         14.72       485.98      271.65        602.05        713.44      279.07       3.3       -.0
      May r.........................        34.2        40.8       3.9      14.24        7.93         14.78       487.01      271.16        603.02        722.30      279.07       3.6       -.1
      June r........................        34.2        40.7       3.9      14.29        7.94         14.81       488.72      271.66        602.77        721.02      280.80       3.5        .3
      July r .......................        34.2        40.8       3.9      14.33        7.99         14.86       490.09      273.34        606.29        720.63      281.38       3.5        .9
      Aug r.........................        34.1        40.7       4.0      14.38        8.02         14.91       490.36      273.49        606.84        721.94      281.95       3.2        .5
      Sept r........................        34.1        40.6       3.9      14.43        8.01         14.95       492.06      273.06        606.97        720.89      282.53       3.2        .7
      Oct r.........................        34.0        40.5       3.8      14.46        8.06         14.99       491.64      273.89        607.10        717.60      283.39       2.6        .6
      Nov r.........................        34.1        40.4       3.8      14.52        8.10         15.03       495.13      276.15        607.21        725.87      285.12       3.0       1.4
      Dec r.........................        34.1        40.6       3.8      14.56        8.14         15.08       496.50      277.68        612.25        727.26      285.82       3.5       2.3
 
2002:Jan r..........................        34.1        40.6       3.9      14.59        8.14         15.13       497.52      277.63        614.28        736.68      286.11       2.9       2.1
      Feb r.........................        34.2        40.7       3.9      14.62        8.14         15.17       500.00      278.40        617.42        735.99      287.68       3.5       2.7
      Mar r.........................        34.2        41.0       4.1      14.65        8.13         15.19       501.03      278.04        622.79        732.73      289.55       3.4       2.2
      Apr r.........................        34.2        40.9       4.2      14.67        8.10         15.19       501.71      276.88        621.27        735.47      290.42       3.2       1.9
      May p ........................        34.2        40.9       4.3      14.70  ...........        15.27       502.74  ...........       624.54        725.63      291.42       3.2  ........
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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).
    Note.--Data reflect annual 
benchmarking and updating of 
seasonal adjustment factors, as well 
as other technical revisions. 
Seasonally adjusted data revised 
beginning 1997; unadjusted data 
revised beginning April 2000. See 
June 2002 Employment and Earnings 
for details on the revisions.
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.