[Economic Indicators April, 2010]
[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 from
                                                  -------------------   nonagricultural \1\                    nonagricultural \1\  ---------------------------------------    a year earlier,
           Period                                                    ------------------------               ------------------------                                            total private
                                 Total private                                                Manufacturing                                                                    nonagricultural
                              nonagricultural \1\   Total   Overtime   Current     1982-84                     Current     1982-84   Manufacturing  Construction    Retail ---------------------
                                                                       dollars   dollars \2\                  dollars   dollars \2\                                trade     Current    1982-84
                                                                                                                                                                             dollars    dollars
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2000  ......................            34.3          41.3       4.7     $14.02       $8.30        $14.32      $481.01     $284.79       $590.77       $685.78     $333.38        3.9        0.4
2001 .......................            34.0          40.3       4.0      14.54        8.38         14.76       493.79      284.61        595.19        695.89      346.16        2.7        -.1
2002 .......................            33.9          40.5       4.2      14.97        8.51         15.29       506.75      288.09        618.75        711.82      360.81        2.6        1.2
2003 .......................            33.7          40.4       4.2      15.37        8.55         15.74       518.06      288.13        635.99        726.83      367.15        2.2         .0
2004 .......................            33.7          40.8       4.6      15.69        8.50         16.14       529.09      286.77        658.49        735.55      371.13        2.1        -.5
2005 .......................            33.8          40.7       4.6      16.13        8.45         16.56       544.33      284.99        673.30        750.22      377.58        2.9        -.6
2006 .......................            33.9          41.1       4.4      16.76        8.50         16.81       567.87      288.11        691.02        781.21      383.02        4.3        1.1
2007 .......................            33.9          41.2       4.2      17.43        8.60         17.26       590.04      290.99        711.56        816.66      385.11        3.9        1.0
2008 .......................            33.6          40.8       3.7      18.08        8.57         17.75       607.95      288.06        724.46        842.61      386.21        3.0       -1.0
2009 .......................            33.1          39.8       2.9      18.62        8.88         18.23       617.11      294.38        725.87        852.45      388.72        1.5        2.2
2009:Mar ...................            33.1          39.4       2.6      18.52        8.93         18.14       613.01      295.66        714.72        850.14      384.62        1.4        2.4
      Apr ..................            33.1          39.6       2.8      18.53        8.93         18.15       613.34      295.56        718.74        846.75      385.91        1.2        2.4
      May ..................            33.1          39.5       2.8      18.55        8.93         18.15       614.01      295.53        716.93        850.89      387.50        1.2        2.9
      June .................            33.0          39.5       2.8      18.57        8.86         18.17       612.81      292.37        717.72        848.25      386.21         .7        2.5
      July .................            33.1          39.9       3.0      18.62        8.87         18.26       616.32      293.67        728.57        857.68      387.50        1.2        3.9
      Aug ..................            33.1          40.0       3.0      18.69        8.86         18.31       618.64      293.28        732.40        862.60      388.59         .9        2.9
      Sept .................            33.1          39.9       3.0      18.71        8.85         18.39       619.30      293.02        733.76        843.00      389.49        1.5        3.3
      Oct ..................            33.0          40.0       3.2      18.78        8.86         18.41       619.74      292.47        736.40        845.38      390.20        1.2        1.5
      Nov ..................            33.2          40.5       3.4      18.80        8.85         18.38       624.16      293.84        744.39        865.24      393.60        2.0        -.3
      Dec ..................            33.2          40.5       3.4      18.85        8.85         18.38       625.82      293.92        744.39        860.63      394.80        2.2       -1.2
 
2010:Jan ...................            33.3          40.9       3.6      18.90        8.85         18.42       629.37      294.60        753.38        874.73      396.72        2.6        -.8
      Feb r.................            33.2          40.5       3.5      18.92        8.86         18.47       628.14      294.01        748.04        855.81      396.00        2.4        -.5
      Mar r.................            33.3          41.0       3.7      18.91        8.85         18.49       629.70      294.56        758.09        874.69      396.72        2.7        -.4
      Apr p.................            33.4          41.2       3.9      18.96  ...........        18.51       633.26  ...........       762.61        896.28      398.64        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 1982-84=100 
base).
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.