[Economic Report of the President (1997)] [Administration of William J. Clinton] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] [DOCID: f:erp_b45._] Economic Report of the President - - - - - - - - - - - - H. Doc. 105-002 [From the online service of the U.S. Government Printing Office] [wais.access.gpo.gov] Table B-45.--Hours and earnings in private nonagricultural indutries, 1959-96\1\ [Monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings, total private ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Level Percent change -- Manufacturing------Total private---- Manu- ---------------------- from year Year or month fac- earlier\3\ Total Current turing -------------------- private Total Over- 1982 (current Current 1982 Current time dollars dollars\2\ dollars dollars\2\ 1982 dollars) dollars dollars\2\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 11.12 7.40 12.07 385.86 256.73 3.3 .7 1995............................................... 34.5 41.6 4.4 11.44 7.40 12.37 394.68 255.29 2.3 -.6 1996p.............................................. 34.4 41.6 4.5 11.82 7.43 12.78 406.61 255.73 3.0 .2 1995:Jan........................................... 34.7 42.2 4.8 11.30 7.40 12.22 392.11 256.78 2.6 -.3 Feb............................................ 34.5 41.9 4.7 11.31 7.39 12.25 390.20 255.03 3.2 .3 Mar............................................ 34.5 41.8 4.6 11.32 7.37 12.28 390.54 254.42 2.1 -.9 Apr............................................ 34.6 41.5 4.4 11.38 7.39 12.31 393.75 255.68 2.3 -.9 May............................................ 34.2 41.5 4.3 11.36 7.36 12.30 388.51 251.63 .7 -2.5 June........................................... 34.4 41.5 4.2 11.43 7.39 12.33 393.19 254.16 2.2 -.8 July........................................... 34.5 41.3 4.2 11.47 7.41 12.39 395.72 255.80 2.8 -.0 Aug............................................ 34.4 41.5 4.3 11.46 7.39 12.42 394.22 254.34 2.4 -.1 Sept........................................... 34.4 41.5 4.4 11.52 7.42 12.43 396.29 255.34 2.4 -.1 Oct............................................ 34.5 41.4 4.3 11.55 7.42 12.46 398.48 255.93 2.0 -.6 Nov............................................ 34.4 41.5 4.3 11.59 7.44 12.49 398.70 255.91 2.3 -.1 Dec............................................ 34.3 41.2 4.2 11.61 7.44 12.51 398.22 255.11 2.1 -.4 1996:Jan........................................... 33.8 40.0 4.1 11.62 7.41 12.63 392.76 250.48 .2 -2.5 Feb............................................ 34.5 41.4 4.3 11.65 7.42 12.56 401.93 255.84 2.7 .0 Mar............................................ 34.5 41.3 4.3 11.68 7.40 12.55 402.96 255.36 3.1 .3 Apr............................................ 34.3 41.5 4.6 11.72 7.40 12.74 402.00 253.79 2.6 -.3 May............................................ 34.2 41.7 4.6 11.74 7.39 12.73 401.51 252.68 3.6 .6 June........................................... 34.7 41.8 4.6 11.83 7.44 12.77 410.50 258.18 4.6 1.8 July........................................... 34.2 41.6 4.4 11.81 7.41 12.79 403.90 253.55 2.5 -.4 Aug............................................ 34.4 41.7 4.5 11.87 7.45 12.89 408.33 256.17 3.5 .7 Sept........................................... 34.7 41.7 4.5 11.91 7.45 12.87 413.28 258.46 4.4 1.4 Oct............................................ 34.3 41.7 4.4 11.90 7.42 12.88 408.17 254.47 2.5 -.5 Novp........................................... 34.5 41.7 4.5 11.99 7.45 12.93 413.66 257.09 3.8 .5 Decp........................................... 34.8 42.0 4.7 12.05 7.47 13.01 419.34 259.98 5.2 1.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\For production or nonsupervisory workers; total includes private industry groups shown in Table B-44. \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-44. Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.