[Economic Indicators October, 2008]
[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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1998 ...............................        34.5        41.4       4.9     $13.01       $7.89        $13.45      $448.56     $272.18       $557.09       $629.75     $310.34       3.9       2.5
1999 ...............................        34.3        41.4       4.9      13.49        8.01         13.85       463.15      275.03        573.25        655.11      321.63       3.3       1.0
2000  ..............................        34.3        41.3       4.7      14.02        8.04         14.32       481.01      275.97        590.77        685.78      333.38       3.9        .3
2001 ...............................        34.0        40.3       4.0      14.54        8.12         14.76       493.79      275.71        595.19        695.89      346.16       2.7       -.1
2002 ...............................        33.9        40.5       4.2      14.97        8.25         15.29       506.75      279.20        618.75        711.82      360.81       2.6       1.3
2003 ...............................        33.7        40.4       4.2      15.37        8.28         15.74       518.06      279.13        635.99        726.83      367.15       2.2       -.0
2004 ...............................        33.7        40.8       4.6      15.69        8.24         16.14       529.09      277.88        658.49        735.55      371.13       2.1       -.4
2005 ...............................        33.8        40.7       4.6      16.13        8.18         16.56       544.33      276.17        673.33        750.22      377.58       2.9       -.6
2006 ...............................        33.9        41.1       4.4      16.76        8.24         16.81       567.87      279.19        691.02        781.21      383.02       4.3       1.1
2007 ...............................        33.8        41.2       4.2      17.42        8.32         17.26       589.72      281.82        711.36        816.06      385.20       3.8        .9
 
2007:Sept ..........................        33.8        41.4       4.2      17.57        8.35         17.34       593.87      282.20        717.88        821.57      387.47       4.1       1.2
      Oct ..........................        33.8        41.2       4.1      17.59        8.34         17.34       594.54      281.72        714.41        821.73      387.09       3.5       -.3
      Nov ..........................        33.8        41.3       4.1      17.64        8.27         17.40       596.23      279.67        718.62        828.92      386.86       3.8       -.8
      Dec ..........................        33.8        41.1       4.0      17.70        8.27         17.41       598.26      279.53        715.55        830.70      385.58       3.4      -1.0
 
2008:Jan ...........................        33.7        41.1       4.0      17.75        8.26         17.49       598.18      278.27        718.84        829.54      386.56       3.4      -1.4
      Feb ..........................        33.7        41.1       4.0      17.81        8.29         17.55       600.20      279.21        721.31        830.89      386.48       3.7       -.8
      Mar ..........................        33.8        41.2       4.0      17.87        8.28         17.61       604.01      279.96        725.53        838.68      388.37       3.3       -.9
      Apr ..........................        33.8        41.0       4.0      17.89        8.27         17.62       604.68      279.62        722.42        840.24      388.07       3.5       -.7
      May ..........................        33.7        41.0       3.9      17.95        8.24         17.65       604.92      277.75        723.65        835.45      388.29       3.2      -1.1
      June .........................        33.7        41.0       3.8      18.00        8.17         17.71       606.60      275.18        726.11        842.50      388.29       2.8      -2.5
      July .........................        33.7        41.0       3.8      18.06        8.12         17.78       608.62      273.66        728.98        845.21      387.00       3.1      -2.8
      Aug r.........................        33.7        40.9       3.7      18.14        8.17         17.76       611.32      275.35        726.38        851.79      387.90       3.3      -2.5
      Sept r........................        33.6        40.6       3.6      18.17        8.19         17.80       610.51      275.23        722.68        848.64      388.59       2.8      -2.5
      Oct p.........................        33.6        40.6       3.6      18.21  ...........        17.85       611.86  ...........       724.71        847.96      385.41       2.9  ........
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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).
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.