[Economic Report of the President (2006)] [Administration of George W. Bush] [Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Table B-47.--Hours and earnings in private nonagricultural industries, 1959-2005 \1\ [Monthly data seasonally adjusted] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings, total private ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manu- Level Percent change -- Manufacturing------Total private---- fac- ---------------------- from year earlier Year or month Total turing -------------------- private Over- Current 1982 (current Current 1982 Current Total time dollars dollars dollars 1982 dollars \2\ dollars) \2\ dollars dollars --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\2\--- 1959............................................... ....... 40.3 2.7 ....... .......... $2.08 ........ .......... ....... .......... 1960............................................... ....... 39.8 2.5 ....... .......... 2.15 ........ .......... ....... .......... 1961............................................... ....... 39.9 2.4 ....... .......... 2.20 ........ .......... ....... .......... 1962............................................... ....... 40.5 2.8 ....... .......... 2.27 ........ .......... ....... .......... 1963............................................... ....... 40.6 2.8 ....... .......... 2.34 ........ .......... ....... .......... 1964............................................... 38.5 40.8 3.1 $2.53 $7.86 2.41 $97.41 $302.52 ....... .......... 1965............................................... 38.6 41.2 3.6 2.63 8.04 2.49 101.52 310.46 4.2 2.6 1966............................................... 38.5 41.4 3.9 2.73 8.13 2.60 105.11 312.83 3.5 .8 1967............................................... 37.9 40.6 3.3 2.85 8.21 2.71 108.02 311.30 2.8 -.5 1968............................................... 37.7 40.7 3.5 3.02 8.37 2.89 113.85 315.37 5.4 1.3 1969............................................... 37.5 40.6 3.6 3.22 8.45 3.07 120.75 316.93 6.1 .5 1970............................................... 37.0 39.8 2.9 3.40 8.46 3.23 125.80 312.94 4.2 -1.3 1971............................................... 36.8 39.9 2.9 3.63 8.64 3.45 133.58 318.05 6.2 1.6 1972............................................... 36.9 40.6 3.4 3.90 8.99 3.70 143.91 331.59 7.7 4.3 1973............................................... 36.9 40.7 3.8 4.14 8.98 3.97 152.77 331.39 6.2 -.1 1974............................................... 36.4 40.0 3.2 4.43 8.65 4.31 161.25 314.94 5.6 -5.0 1975............................................... 36.0 39.5 2.6 4.73 8.48 4.71 170.28 305.16 5.6 -3.1 1976............................................... 36.1 40.1 3.1 5.06 8.58 5.09 182.67 309.61 7.3 1.5 1977............................................... 35.9 40.3 3.4 5.44 8.66 5.55 195.30 310.99 6.9 .4 1978............................................... 35.8 40.4 3.6 5.87 8.67 6.05 210.15 310.41 7.6 -.2 1979............................................... 35.6 40.2 3.3 6.33 8.40 6.57 225.35 298.87 7.2 -3.7 1980............................................... 35.2 39.7 2.8 6.84 7.99 7.15 240.77 281.27 6.8 -5.9 1981............................................... 35.2 39.8 2.8 7.43 7.88 7.86 261.54 277.35 8.6 -1.4 1982............................................... 34.7 38.9 2.3 7.86 7.86 8.36 272.74 272.74 4.3 -1.7 1983............................................... 34.9 40.1 2.9 8.19 7.95 8.70 285.83 277.50 4.8 1.7 1984............................................... 35.1 40.7 3.4 8.48 7.95 9.05 297.65 279.22 4.1 .6 1985............................................... 34.9 40.5 3.3 8.73 7.91 9.40 304.68 276.23 2.4 -1.1 1986............................................... 34.7 40.7 3.4 8.92 7.96 9.59 309.52 276.11 1.6 -.0 1987............................................... 34.7 40.9 3.7 9.13 7.86 9.77 316.81 272.88 2.4 -1.2 1988............................................... 34.6 41.0 3.8 9.43 7.81 10.05 326.28 270.32 3.0 -.9 1989............................................... 34.5 40.9 3.8 9.80 7.75 10.35 338.10 267.27 3.6 -1.1 1990............................................... 34.3 40.5 3.8 10.19 7.66 10.78 349.29 262.43 3.3 -1.8 1991............................................... 34.1 40.4 3.8 10.50 7.58 11.13 358.06 258.34 2.5 -1.6 1992............................................... 34.2 40.7 4.0 10.76 7.55 11.40 367.83 257.95 2.7 -.2 1993............................................... 34.3 41.1 4.4 11.03 7.52 11.70 378.40 258.12 2.9 .1 1994............................................... 34.5 41.7 5.0 11.32 7.53 12.04 390.73 259.97 3.3 .7 1995............................................... 34.3 41.3 4.7 11.64 7.53 12.34 399.53 258.43 2.3 -.6 1996............................................... 34.3 41.3 4.8 12.03 7.57 12.75 412.74 259.58 3.3 .4 1997............................................... 34.5 41.7 5.1 12.49 7.68 13.14 431.25 265.22 4.5 2.2 1998............................................... 34.5 41.4 4.8 13.00 7.89 13.45 448.04 271.87 3.9 2.5 1999 .............................................. 34.3 41.4 4.8 13.47 8.00 13.85 462.49 274.64 3.2 1.0 2000 .............................................. 34.3 41.3 4.7 14.00 8.03 14.32 480.41 275.62 3.9 .4 2001 .............................................. 34.0 40.3 4.0 14.53 8.11 14.76 493.20 275.38 2.7 -.1 2002 .............................................. 33.9 40.5 4.2 14.95 8.24 15.29 506.07 278.83 2.6 1.3 2003 .............................................. 33.7 40.4 4.2 15.35 8.27 15.74 517.30 278.72 2.2 -.0 2004 .............................................. 33.7 40.8 4.6 15.67 8.23 16.14 528.56 277.61 2.2 -.4 2005 p............................................. 33.8 40.7 4.5 16.11 8.17 16.56 543.86 275.93 2.9 -.6 2004: Jan.......................................... 33.8 41.0 4.5 15.48 8.27 15.94 523.22 279.50 1.9 .1 Feb.......................................... 33.8 41.0 4.5 15.51 8.25 15.98 524.24 279.00 1.9 .4 Mar.......................................... 33.7 40.9 4.6 15.54 8.23 16.01 523.70 277.38 1.5 .0 Apr.......................................... 33.7 40.8 4.5 15.58 8.24 16.07 525.05 277.66 2.5 .4 May.......................................... 33.8 41.0 4.6 15.62 8.21 16.08 527.96 277.44 2.6 -.3 June......................................... 33.6 40.7 4.5 15.64 8.20 16.12 525.50 275.42 2.0 -1.1 July......................................... 33.7 40.8 4.6 15.70 8.23 16.16 529.09 277.45 2.3 -.6 Aug.......................................... 33.7 40.9 4.6 15.74 8.25 16.22 530.44 278.01 2.5 -.0 Sept......................................... 33.8 40.8 4.6 15.77 8.25 16.29 533.03 278.93 3.0 .6 Oct.......................................... 33.8 40.7 4.5 15.81 8.22 16.27 534.38 277.89 2.9 -.3 Nov.......................................... 33.7 40.5 4.5 15.82 8.21 16.29 533.13 276.52 2.1 -1.6 Dec.......................................... 33.7 40.5 4.5 15.85 8.23 16.34 534.15 277.19 2.9 -.5 2005: Jan.......................................... 33.7 40.7 4.5 15.90 8.24 16.37 535.83 277.78 2.4 -.6 Feb.......................................... 33.7 40.6 4.6 15.91 8.22 16.42 536.17 276.95 2.3 -.7 Mar.......................................... 33.7 40.4 4.5 15.95 8.19 16.43 537.52 276.08 2.6 -.5 Apr.......................................... 33.8 40.5 4.4 16.00 8.16 16.47 540.80 275.92 3.0 -.6 May.......................................... 33.7 40.4 4.4 16.03 8.19 16.53 540.21 275.90 2.3 -.6 June......................................... 33.7 40.4 4.4 16.07 8.21 16.55 541.56 276.59 3.1 .4 July......................................... 33.7 40.5 4.5 16.14 8.20 16.55 543.92 276.24 2.8 -.4 Aug.......................................... 33.7 40.5 4.5 16.17 8.16 16.65 544.93 275.08 2.7 -1.1 Sept......................................... 33.8 40.7 4.5 16.19 8.06 16.59 547.22 272.38 2.7 -2.3 Oct ......................................... 33.8 41.0 4.6 16.28 8.10 16.70 550.26 273.63 3.0 -1.5 Nov p........................................ 33.8 40.8 4.5 16.29 8.16 16.70 550.60 275.85 3.3 -.2 Dec p........................................ 33.7 40.7 4.5 16.34 8.19 16.71 550.66 276.16 3.1 -.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ For production or nonsupervisory workers; total includes private industry groups shown in Table B-46. \2\ Current dollars divided by the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers on a 1982=100 base. Note.--See Note, Table B-46. Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.