[Economic Report of the President (1996)]
[Administration of William J. Clinton]
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Table B-43.--Hours and earnings in private nonagricultural industries, 1959-95/1/
[Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]
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Average weekly hours           Average hourly earnings         Average weekly earnings, total private
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Level            Percent change
--- Manufacturing------Total private----               ----------------------  from year  earlier
Year or month                                                                   Manufacturing                                \3\
Total                      Current                 (current                         --------------------
private   Total   Overtime              1982        dollars)     Current     1982     Current
dollars    dollars                   dollars    dollars               1982
\2\                                  \2\     dollars    dollars
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1959.........................................     39.0     40.3       2.7    $2.02      $6.69        $2.19       $78.78    $260.86       4.9        4.2

1960.........................................     38.6     39.7       2.5     2.09       6.79         2.26        80.67     261.92       2.4         .4
1961.........................................     38.6     39.8       2.4     2.14       6.88         2.32        82.60     265.59       2.4        1.4
1962.........................................     38.7     40.4       2.8     2.22       7.07         2.39        85.91     273.60       4.0        3.0
1963.........................................     38.8     40.5       2.8     2.28       7.17         2.45        88.46     278.18       3.0        1.7
1964.........................................     38.7     40.7       3.1     2.36       7.33         2.53        91.33     283.63       3.2        2.0
1965.........................................     38.8     41.2       3.6     2.46       7.52         2.61        95.45     291.90       4.5        2.9
1966.........................................     38.6     41.4       3.9     2.56       7.62         2.71        98.82     294.11       3.5         .8
1967.........................................     38.0     40.6       3.4     2.68       7.72         2.82       101.84     293.49       3.1        -.2
1968.........................................     37.8     40.7       3.6     2.85       7.89         3.01       107.73     298.42       5.8        1.7
1969.........................................     37.7     40.6       3.6     3.04       7.98         3.19       114.61     300.81       6.4         .8

1970.........................................     37.1     39.8       3.0     3.23       8.03         3.35       119.83     298.08       4.6        -.9
1971.........................................     36.9     39.9       2.9     3.45       8.21         3.57       127.31     303.12       6.2        1.7
1972.........................................     37.0     40.5       3.5     3.70       8.53         3.82       136.90     315.44       7.5        4.1
1973.........................................     36.9     40.7       3.8     3.94       8.55         4.09       145.39     315.38       6.2        -.0
1974.........................................     36.5     40.0       3.3     4.24       8.28         4.42       154.76     302.27       6.4       -4.2
1975.........................................     36.1     39.5       2.6     4.53       8.12         4.83       163.53     293.06       5.7       -3.0
1976.........................................     36.1     40.1       3.1     4.86       8.24         5.22       175.45     297.37       7.3        1.5
1977.........................................     36.0     40.3       3.5     5.25       8.36         5.68       189.00     300.96       7.7        1.2
1978.........................................     35.8     40.4       3.6     5.69       8.40         6.17       203.70     300.89       7.8        -.0
1979.........................................     35.7     40.2       3.3     6.16       8.17         6.70       219.91     291.66       8.0       -3.1

1980.........................................     35.3     39.7       2.8     6.66       7.78         7.27       235.10     274.65       6.9       -5.8
1981.........................................     35.2     39.8       2.8     7.25       7.69         7.99       255.20     270.63       8.5       -1.5
1982.........................................     34.8     38.9       2.3     7.68       7.68         8.49       267.26     267.26       4.7       -1.2
1983.........................................     35.0     40.1       3.0     8.02       7.79         8.83       280.70     272.52       5.0        2.0
1984.........................................     35.2     40.7       3.4     8.32       7.80         9.19       292.86     274.73       4.3         .8
1985.........................................     34.9     40.5       3.3     8.57       7.77         9.54       299.09     271.16       2.1       -1.3
1986.........................................     34.8     40.7       3.4     8.76       7.81         9.73       304.85     271.94       1.9         .3
1987.........................................     34.8     41.0       3.7     8.98       7.73         9.91       312.50     269.16       2.5       -1.0
1988.........................................     34.7     41.1       3.9     9.28       7.69        10.19       322.02     266.79       3.0        -.9
1989.........................................     34.6     41.0       3.8     9.66       7.64        10.48       334.24     264.22       3.8       -1.0

1990.........................................     34.5     40.8       3.6    10.01       7.52        10.83       345.35     259.47       3.3       -1.8
1991.........................................     34.3     40.7       3.6    10.32       7.45        11.18       353.98     255.40       2.5       -1.6
1992.........................................     34.4     41.0       3.8    10.57       7.41        11.46       363.61     254.99       2.7        -.2
1993.........................................     34.5     41.4       4.1    10.83       7.39        11.74       373.64     254.87       2.8        -.0
1994.........................................     34.7     42.0       4.7    11.13       7.41        12.06       386.21     256.96       3.4         .8
1995 p.......................................     34.5     41.5       4.4    11.46       7.42        12.35       395.37     255.90       2.4        -.4

1994: Jan....................................     34.7     41.7       4.4    11.00       7.41        11.94       381.70     257.21       4.0        1.6
Feb....................................     34.4     41.3       4.5    11.02       7.41        12.00       379.09     254.94       2.5         .1
Mar....................................     34.7     42.2       4.7    11.03       7.40        11.99       382.74     256.87       3.5        1.2
Apr....................................     34.7     42.1       4.7    11.05       7.40        12.00       383.44     256.83       3.5        1.3
May....................................     34.7     42.0       4.6    11.08       7.41        12.00       384.48     257.18       2.8         .7
June...................................     34.7     42.0       4.7    11.09       7.39        12.03       384.82     256.55       3.1         .6

July...................................     34.7     42.0       4.7    11.13       7.39        12.06       386.21     256.45       3.3         .6
Aug....................................     34.6     42.0       4.7    11.14       7.37        12.09       385.44     255.09       2.2        -.6
Sept...................................     34.7     42.1       4.8    11.18       7.38        12.12       387.95     256.24       3.7         .7
Oct....................................     34.9     42.1       4.7    11.25       7.42        12.14       392.63     258.99       4.3        1.7
Nov....................................     34.6     42.1       4.8    11.24       7.40        12.17       388.90     256.02       3.1         .4
Dec....................................     34.7     42.1       4.8    11.27       7.40        12.18       391.07     256.94       3.1         .4

1995: Jan....................................     34.8     42.2       4.9    11.29       7.39        12.21       392.89     257.30       2.7        -.2
Feb....................................     34.6     42.1       4.8    11.32       7.39        12.24       391.67     255.83       3.3         .3
Mar....................................     34.6     42.0       4.7    11.34       7.38        12.25       392.36     255.44       2.6        -.4
Apr....................................     34.6     41.5       4.5    11.40       7.40        12.28       394.44     255.96       2.5        -.7
May....................................     34.2     41.4       4.4    11.37       7.36        12.28       388.85     251.85       1.1       -2.1
June...................................     34.4     41.5       4.2    11.43       7.39        12.32       393.19     254.33       2.4        -.6

July...................................     34.6     41.3       4.3    11.50       7.43        12.40       397.90     257.21       3.0         .2
Aug....................................     34.4     41.5       4.3    11.48       7.41        12.41       394.91     254.95       2.5        -.0
Sept...................................     34.5     41.7       4.5    11.54       7.44        12.43       398.13     256.53       2.5         .0
Oct....................................     34.6     41.5       4.4    11.59       7.45        12.45       401.01     257.72       2.0        -.6
Nov p..................................     34.4     41.5       4.4    11.58       7.44        12.47       398.35     256.01       2.3        -.1
Dec p..................................     34.3     41.2       4.3    11.62       7.45        12.49       398.57     255.49       2.2        -.3
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\1\ For production or nonsupervisory workers; total includes private industry groups shown in Table B-42.
\2\ Current dollars divided by the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers on a 1982=100 base.
\3\ Percent changes are based on data that are not seasonally adjusted.

Note.--See Note, Table B-42.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.