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Notes on current labor statistics.

Publication: Monthly Labor Review
Publication Date: 01-NOV-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Notes on current labor statistics.(Statistical table)

Article Excerpt
13. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers on



private nonfarm payrolls, by industry, monthly data seasonally adjusted Annual average Industry 2004 2005 TOTAL PRIVATE 33.7 33.8 GOODS-PRODUCING 40.0 40.1 Natural resources and mining 44.5 45.6 Construction 38.3 38.6 Manufacturing 40.8 40.7 Overtime hours 4.6 4.6 Durable goods 41.3 41.1 Overtime hours 4.7 4.6 Wood products 40.7 40.0 Nonmetallic mineral products 42.3 42.2 Primary metals 43.1 43.1 Fabricated metal products 41.1 41.0 Machinery 41.9 42.1 Computer and electronic products 40.4 40.0 Electrical equipment and appliances 40.7 40.6 Transportation equipment 42.5 42.5 Furniture and related products 39.5 39.2 Miscellaneous manufacturing 38.5 38.7 Nondurable goods 40.0 39.9 Overtime hours 4.4 4.4 Food manufacturing 39.3 39.0 Beverage and tobacco products 39.2 40.0 Textile mills 40.1 40.3 Textile product mills 38.9 39.0 Apparel 36.0 35.7 Leather and allied products 38.4 38.4 Paper and paper products 42.1 42.5 Printing and related support activities 38.4 38.4 Petroleum and coal products 44.9 45.6 Chemicals 42.8 42.3 Plastics and rubber products 40.4 40.0 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 32.3 32.4 Trade, transportation, and utilities 33.5 33.4 Wholesale trade 37.8 37.7 Retail trade 30.7 30.6 Transportation and warehousing 37.2 37.0 Utilities 40.9 41.1 Information 36.3 36.5 Financial activities 35.5 35.9 Professional and business services 34.2 34.2 Education and health services 32.4 32.6 Leisure and hospitality 25.7 25.7 Other services 31.0 30.9 2005 Industry Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. TOTAL PRIVATE 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.8 GOODS-PRODUCING 40.0 40.3 40.4 40.2 Natural resources and mining 45.9 46.0 45.0 45.6 Construction 38.2 38.5 39.2 38.7 Manufacturing 40.7 41.0 40.8 40.8 Overtime hours 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5 Durable goods 41.2 41.6 41.3 41.2 Overtime hours 4.6 4.8 4.7 4.5 Wood products 39.6 40.8 40.5 40.1 Nonmetallic mineral products 41.9 42.6 43.5 42.7 Primary metals 43.4 43.5 43.5 43.5 Fabricated metal products 40.8 41.6 41.2 41.1 Machinery 42.1 42.2 42.0 41.9 Computer and electronic products 40.2 40.5 40.3 40.3 Electrical equipment and appliances 41.3 41.4 41.0 40.9 Transportation equipment 42.7 43.0 42.7 42.6 Furniture and related products 39.3 39.2 38.5 38.3 Miscellaneous manufacturing 38.8 39.0 38.6 38.5 Nondurable goods 39.9 40.1 40.0 40.2 Overtime hours 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.6 Food manufacturing 38.8 38.9 39.0 39.3 Beverage and tobacco products 39.5 40.8 40.1 40.0 Textile mills 39.9 40.2 40.6 41.0 Textile product mills 38.7 38.8 39.6 40.0 Apparel 35.8 36.1 35.9 35.6 Leather and allied products 38.5 38.7 39.5 39.4 Paper and paper products 42.8 42.9 42.5 42.6 Printing and related support activities 38.6 38.5 38.3 38.4 Petroleum and coal products 47.4 47.3 45.8 44.5 Chemicals 42.0 42.9 42.3 42.5 Plastics and rubber products 40.0 40.0 40.1 40.5 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 32.4 32.4 32.4 32.4 Trade, transportation, and utilities 33.3 33.3 33.4 33.4 Wholesale trade 37.7 37.8 37.8 37.9 Retail trade 30.5 30.4 30.6 30.5 Transportation and warehousing 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.7 Utilities 41.2 41.3 41.2 41.4 Information 36.6 36.7 36.5 36.6 Financial activities 36.0 36.1 35.9 35.9 Professional and business services 34.3 34.3 34.3 34.3 Education and health services 32.7 32.7 32.5 32.5 Leisure and hospitality 25.8 25.7 25.7 25.6 Other services 30.9 30.9 30.9 30.9 2006 Industry Jan. Feb. Mar. TOTAL PRIVATE 33.8 33.8 33.8 GOODS-PRODUCING 40.4 40.4 40.4 Natural resources and mining 46.1 45.2 45.2 Construction 39.1 38.9 38.9 Manufacturing 40.9 41.0 41.1 Overtime hours 4.5 4.6 4.5 Durable goods 41.3 41.4 41.4 Overtime hours 4.5 4.6 4.6 Wood products 40.1 40.3 40.4 Nonmetallic mineral products 43.1 42.9 43.0 Primary metals 43.7 43.6 43.4 Fabricated metal products 41.2 41.3 41.5 Machinery 41.8 42.1 42.1 Computer and electronic products 40.5 40.4 40.5 Electrical equipment and appliances 41.2 41.4 41.3 Transportation equipment 42.6 42.7 42.8 Furniture and related products 38.2 38.5 38.5 Miscellaneous manufacturing 38.5 38.6 38.5 Nondurable goods 40.3 40.4 40.4 Overtime hours 4.4 4.5 4.4 Food manufacturing 39.6 39.7 39.8 Beverage and tobacco products 39.9 39.9 40.2 Textile mills 40.6 40.5 40.3 Textile product mills 40.1 40.4 39.6 Apparel 36.0 35.8 36.0 Leather and allied products 39.4 39.3 39.5 Paper and paper products 42.4 42.5 42.4 Printing and related support activities 38.8 39.0 39.0 Petroleum and coal products 45.0 44.6 45.0 Chemicals 42.6 42.8 42.7 Plastics and rubber products 40.5 40.5 40.8 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 32.4 32.4 32.3 Trade, transportation, and utilities 33.3 33.3 33.3 Wholesale trade 37.8 37.9 37.8 Retail trade 30.5 30.4 30.4 Transportation and warehousing 36.6 36.7 36.7 Utilities 41.0 41.1 41.0 Information 36.6 36.5 36.6 Financial activities 36.0 35.7 35.6 Professional and business services 34.6 34.5 34.4 Education and health services 32.5 32.5 32.5 Leisure and hospitality 25.7 25.6 25.6 Other services 30.9 30.9 30.9 2006 Industry Apr. May June TOTAL PRIVATE 33.9 33.8 33.9 GOODS-PRODUCING 40.6 40.4 40.6 Natural resources and mining 45.5 44.9 46.0 Construction 39.1 38.5 39.0 Manufacturing 41.2 41.2 41.3 Overtime hours 4.6 4.6 4.6 Durable goods 41.6 41.5 41.6 Overtime hours 4.6 4.6 4.6 Wood products 40.4 40.1 39.6 Nonmetallic mineral products 43.3 43.1 43.6 Primary metals 43.4 43.7 43.8 Fabricated metal products 41.7 41.4 41.5 Machinery 42.6 42.5 42.5 Computer and electronic products 40.7 40.5 40.8 Electrical equipment and appliances 41.4 41.2 41.3 Transportation equipment 43.0 43.0 42.9 Furniture and related products 38.5 38.7 38.7 Miscellaneous manufacturing 38.7 38.7 38.9 Nondurable goods 40.5 40.6 40.7 Overtime hours 4.5 4.5 4.5 Food manufacturing 39.7 39.9 39.9 Beverage and tobacco products 40.1 40.9 41.2 Textile mills 40.3 40.4 40.8 Textile product mills 40.2 40.2 40.2 Apparel 36.5 36.7 36.8 Leather and allied products 38.8 39.3 39.1 Paper and paper products 42.9 43.1 43.3 Printing and related support activities 39.3 39.2 39.3 Petroleum and coal products 45.1 45.4 45.6 Chemicals 42.7 42.4 42.6 Plastics and rubber products 40.8 40.7 40.8 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 32.4 32.4 32.4 Trade, transportation, and utilities 33.4 33.3 33.4 Wholesale trade 38.1 37.9 38.0 Retail trade 30.5 30.4 30.4 Transportation and warehousing 36.6 36.7 36.9 Utilities 41.2 41.3 41.3 Information 36.6 36.5 36.6 Financial activities 35.7 35.5 35.6 Professional and business services 34.7 34.4 34.6 Education and health services 32.5 32.6 32.6 Leisure and hospitality 25.6 25.6 25.6 Other services 31.0 30.9 30.9 2006 Industry July Aug. (p) Sept. (p) TOTAL PRIVATE 33.9 33.8 33.8 GOODS-PRODUCING 40.7 40.6 40.3 Natural resources and mining 46.0 45.3 45.1 Construction 38.8 39.0 38.5 Manufacturing 41.4 41.3 41.1 Overtime hours 4.5 4.4 4.3 Durable goods 41.8 41.6 41.3 Overtime hours 4.6 4.4 4.3 Wood products 40.1 39.9 39.6 Nonmetallic mineral products 43.6 43.3 43.2 Primary metals 44.0 43.7 43.6 Fabricated metal products 41.6 41.7 41.4 Machinery 42.9 42.7 42.4 Computer and electronic products 40.6 40.5 40.4 Electrical equipment and appliances 41.5 41.0 40.7 Transportation equipment 43.5 42.9 42.5 Furniture and related products 38.6 39.0 38.7 Miscellaneous manufacturing 38.7 38.7 38.5 Nondurable goods 40.8 40.7 40.7 Overtime hours 4.4 4.3 4.2 Food manufacturing 40.1 39.8 40.2 Beverage and tobacco products 41.7 41.1 40.8 Textile mills 40.8 41.1 40.7 Textile product mills 40.3 40.4 39.6 Apparel 36.7 36.6 36.6 Leather and allied products 39.2 39.6 38.8 Paper and paper products 43.5 43.4 42.9 Printing and related support activities 39.1 39.1 39.2 Petroleum and coal products 45.6 45.4 45.1 Chemicals 42.8 42.7 43.1 Plastics and rubber products 41.0 40.9 40.5 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 32.4 32.4 32.4 Trade, transportation, and utilities 33.4 33.4 33.4 Wholesale trade 38.0 38.0 38.0 Retail trade 30.4 30.3 30.4 Transportation and warehousing 36.9 37.0 36.7 Utilities 41.6 41.7 41.4 Information 36.8 36.8 36.9 Financial activities 35.7 35.5 35.7 Professional and business services 34.6 34.7 34.7 Education and health services 32.5 32.4 32.5 Leisure and hospitality 25.6 25.6 25.8 Other services 30.8 30.9 30.8 (1) Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. NOTE: See "Notes on the data" for a description of the most recent benchmark revision. (p) = preliminary. 14. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls, by industry, monthly data seasonally adjusted Annual average Industry 2004 2005 TOTAL PRIVATE Current dollars $15.67 $16.11 Constant (1982) dollars 8.23 8.17 GOODS-PRODUCING 17.19 17.60 Natural resources and mining 18.07 18.73 Construction 19.23 19.46 Manufacturing 16.15 16.56 Excluding overtime 15.29 15.69 Durable goods 16.82 17.34 Nondurable goods 15.05 15.27 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 15.26 15.71 Trade, transportation, and utilities 14.58 14.93 Wholesale trade 17.65 18.16 Retail trade 12.08 12.36 Transportation and warehousing 16.52 16.71 Utilities 25.61 26.70 Information 21.40 22.07 Financial activities 17.52 17.94 Professional and business services 17.48 18.07 Education and health services 16.15 16.72 Leisure and hospitality 8.91 9.14 Other services 13.98 14.33 2005 Industry Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. TOTAL PRIVATE Current dollars $16.19 $16.28 $16.28 $16.35 Constant (1982) dollars 8.05 8.09 8.15 8.20 GOODS-PRODUCING 17.66 17.74 17.74 17.77 Natural resources and mining 19.03 19.04 18.95 19.12 Construction 19.54 19.58 19.59 19.65 Manufacturing 16.60 16.71 16.68 16.70 Excluding overtime 15.73 15.82 15.79 15.83 Durable goods 17.38 17.51 17.50 17.52 Nondurable goods 15.30 15.35 15.29 15.31 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 15.80 15.89 15.89 15.97 Trade, transportation, and utilities 14.98 15.05 15.04 15.10 Wholesale trade 18.26 18.32 18.45 18.56 Retail trade 12.35 12.43 12.35 12.39 Transportation and warehousing 16.82 16.82 16.85 16.87 Utilities 26.95 27.17 27.15 27.34 Information 22.32 22.65 22.40 22.60 Financial activities 18.01 18.09 18.20 18.27 Professional and business services 18.15 18.30 18.29 18.42 Education and health services 16.84 16.90 16.95 17.00 Leisure and hospitality 9.22 9.22 9.24 9.27 Other services 14.40 14.46 14.46 14.47 2006 Industry Jan. Feb. Mar. TOTAL PRIVATE Current dollars $16.40 $16.47 $16.51 Constant (1982) dollars 8.17 8.20 8.19 GOODS-PRODUCING 17.79 17.80 17.82 Natural resources and mining 19.33 19.40 19.52 Construction 19.63 19.66 19.65 Manufacturing 16.71 16.72 16.74 Excluding overtime 15.84 15.83 15.87 Durable goods 17.53 17.54 17.57 Nondurable goods 15.33 15.33 15.33 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 16.03 16.11 16.16 Trade, transportation, and utilities 15.13 15.19 15.20 Wholesale trade 18.53 18.61 18.66 Retail trade 12.44 12.46 12.47 Transportation and warehousing 16.91 16.99 16.98 Utilities 27.48 27.54 27.53 Information 22.98 22.82 23.00 Financial activities 18.33 18.45 18.49 Professional and business services 18.54 18.66 18.80 Education and health services 17.04 17.13 17.16 Leisure and hospitality 9.27 9.36 9.42 Other services 14.48 14.50 14.48 2006 Industry Apr. May June TOTAL PRIVATE Current dollars $16.61 $16.62 $16.69 Constant (1982) dollars 8.18 8.15 8.17 GOODS-PRODUCING 17.87 17.92 17.99 Natural resources and mining 19.71 19.79 19.85 Construction 19.70 19.86 20.02 Manufacturing 16.78 16.79 16.80 Excluding overtime 15.89 15.90 15.91 Durable goods 17.60 17.65 17.68 Nondurable goods 15.37 15.33 15.30 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 16.27 16.27 16.34 Trade, transportation, and utilities 15.30 15.30 15.38 Wholesale trade 18.69 18.79 18.84 Retail trade 12.58 12.54 12.60 Transportation and warehousing 17.10 17.04 17.19 Utilities 27.44 27.34 27.47 Information 23.13 23.16 23.24 Financial activities 18.64 18.64 18.69 Professional and business services 18.98 18.93 18.98 Education and health services 17.22 17.26 17.33 Leisure and hospitality 9.49 9.54 9.57 Other services 14.49 14.52 14.56 2006 Industry Aug. Sept. July (p) (p) TOTAL PRIVATE Current dollars $16.76 $16.81 $16.85 Constant (1982) dollars 8.16 8.16 8.24 GOODS-PRODUCING 18.00 18.06 18.08 Natural resources and mining 19.89 20.06 20.17 Construction 20.06 20.11 20.17 Manufacturing 16.80 16.85 16.86 Excluding overtime 15.93 16.00 16.02 Durable goods 17.69 17.74 17.77 Nondurable goods 15.28 15.32 15.30 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 16.43 16.47 16.52 Trade, transportation, and utilities 15.48 15.49 15.53 Wholesale trade 18.94 19.00 19.10 Retail trade 12.66 12.65 12.67 Transportation and warehousing 17.36 17.34 17.40 Utilities 27.57 27.47 27.33 Information 23.34 23.40 23.45 Financial activities 18.79 18.86 19.03 Professional and business services 19.15 19.17 19.29 Education and health services 17.36 17.44 17.45 Leisure and hospitality 9.61 9.67 9.69 Other services 14.60 14.61 14.67 (1) Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. NOTE: See "Notes on the data" for a description of the most recent benchmark revision. (p) = preliminary. 15. Average hourly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls, by industry Annual average Industry 2004 2005 TOTAL PRIVATE $15.67 $16.11 Seasonally adjusted -- -- GOODS-PRODUCING 17.19 17.60 Natural resources and mining 18.07 18.73 Construction 19.23 19.46 Manufacturing 16.15 16.56 Durable goods 16.82 17.34 Wood products 13.03 13.16 Nonmetallic mineral products 16.25 16.61 Primary metals 18.57 18.94 Fabricated metal products 15.31 15.80 Machinery 16.68 17.03 Computer and electronic products 17.27 18.40 Electrical equipment and appliances 14.90 15.25 Transportation equipment 21.49 22.10 Furniture and related products 13.16 13.44 Miscellaneous manufacturing 13.84 14.08 Nondurable goods 15.05 15.27 Food manufacturing 12.98 13.04 Beverages and tobacco products 19.14 18.79 Textile mills 12.13 12.38 Textile product mills 11.39 11.66 Apparel 9.75 10.24 Leather and allied products 11.63 11.50 Paper and paper products 17.91 17.98 Printing and related support activities 15.71 15.75 Petroleum and coal products 24.39 24.54 Chemicals 19.17 19.67 Plastics and rubber products 14.59 14.82 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 15.26 15.71 Trade, transportation, and utilities 14.58 14.93 Wholesale trade 17.65 18.16 Retail trade 12.08 12.36 Transportation and warehousing 16.52 16.71 Utilities 25.61 26.70 Information 21.40 22.07 Financial activities 17.52 17.94 Professional and business services 17.48 18.07 Education and health services 16.15 16.72 Leisure and hospitality 8.91 9.14 Other services 13.98 14.33 2005 Industry Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. TOTAL PRIVATE $16.22 $16.35 $16.30 $16.37 Seasonally adjusted 16.19 16.28 16.28 16.35 GOODS-PRODUCING 17.78 17.82 17.76 17.82 Natural resources and mining 18.93 19.01 18.90 19.23 Construction 19.69 19.75 19.61 19.68 Manufacturing 16.66 16.70 16.70 16.81 Durable goods 17.45 17.52 17.54 17.67 Wood products 13.08 13.28 13.32 13.23 Nonmetallic mineral products 16.76 16.71 16.55 16.53 Primary metals 19.07 19.08 19.21 19.16 Fabricated metal products 15.91 15.93 16.01 16.18 Machinery 17.02 17.06 17.01 17.07 Computer and electronic products 18.65 18.61 18.60 18.72 Electrical equipment and appliances 15.32 15.39 15.42 15.56 Transportation equipment 22.31 22.54 22.55 22.71 Furniture and related products 13.55 13.45 13.45 13.52 Miscellaneous manufacturing 14.06 14.08 14.12 14.20 Nondurable goods 15.34 15.31 15.28 15.35 Food manufacturing 13.08 13.00 13.06 13.13 Beverages and tobacco products 18.67 18.57 18.76 18.59 Textile mills 12.39 12.31 12.48 12.45 Textile product mills 11.70 11.71 11.78 11.89 Apparel 10.36 10.28 10.41 10.47 Leather and allied products 11.70 11.49 11.57 11.33 Paper and paper products 17.97 17.94 17.87 17.91 Printing and related support activities 15.95 15.89 15.73 15.92 Petroleum and coal products 24.39 24.59 24.64 24.62 Chemicals 19.84 19.88 19.68 19.85 Plastics and rubber products 14.87 14.80 14.78 14.84 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 15.79 15.95 15.90 15.98 Trade, transportation, and utilities 15.00 15.09 15.00 14.96 Wholesale trade 18.23 18.42 18.46 18.58 Retail trade 12.37 12.42 12.28 12.25 Transportation and warehousing 16.82 16.83 16.88 16.86 Utilities 27.19 27.26 27.37 27.44 Information 22.40 22.80 22.45 22.61 Financial activities 18.02 18.22 18.17 18.23 Professional and business services 18.04 18.38 18.25 18.44 Education and health services 16.87 16.90 16.94 17.04 Leisure and hospitality 9.23 9.26 9.29 9.39 Other services 14.39 14.45 14.46 14.52 2006 Industry Jan. Feb. Mar. TOTAL PRIVATE $16.52 $16.51 $16.51 Seasonally adjusted 16.40 16.47 16.51 GOODS-PRODUCING 17.73 17.72 17.72 Natural resources and mining 19.47 19.41 19.61 Construction 19.50 19.57 19.53 Manufacturing 16.76 16.71 16.71 Durable goods 17.56 17.54 17.54 Wood products 13.17 13.16 13.17 Nonmetallic mineral products 16.51 16.55 16.61 Primary metals 19.37 19.22 19.18 Fabricated metal products 16.12 16.06 16.09 Machinery 17.07 17.01 16.99 Computer and electronic products 18.71 18.75 18.61 Electrical equipment and appliances 15.47 15.48 15.42 Transportation equipment 22.33 22.30 22.32 Furniture and related products 13.53 13.48 13.50 Miscellaneous manufacturing 14.08 14.08 14.30 Nondurable goods 15.39 15.31 15.29 Food manufacturing 13.08 13.01 13.02 Beverages and tobacco products 18.41 18.24 18.19 Textile mills 12.50 12.38 12.41 Textile product mills 11.75 11.74 11.74 Apparel 10.62 10.59 10.61 Leather and allied products 11.25 11.00 11.11 Paper and paper products 17.87 17.74 17.78 Printing and related support activities 15.90 15.69 15.77 Petroleum and coal products 24.74 24.78 24.81 Chemicals 19.95 19.92 19.63 Plastics and rubber products 15.00 14.89 14.90 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 16.20 16.19 16.19 Trade, transportation, and utilities 15.20 15.23 15.23 Wholesale trade 18.64 18.65 18.60 Retail trade 12.47 12.47 12.50 Transportation and warehousing 16.92 16.95 16.96 Utilities 27.53 27.60 27.60 Information 23.08 22.84 22.89 Financial activities 18.45 18.45 18.46 Professional and business services 18.85 18.77 18.82 Education and health services 17.10 17.14 17.16 Leisure and hospitality 9.33 9.41 9.43 Other services 14.55 14.54 14.49 2006 Industry Apr. May June TOTAL PRIVATE $16.68 $16.58 $16.60 Seasonally adjusted 16.61 16.62 16.69 GOODS-PRODUCING 17.82 17.89 17.99 Natural resources and mining 19.82 19.79 19.77 Construction 19.61 19.78 19.99 Manufacturing 16.76 16.76 16.78 Durable goods 17.56 17.60 17.64 Wood products 13.27 13.35 13.49 Nonmetallic mineral products 16.72 16.60 16.56 Primary metals 19.34 19.10 19.12 Fabricated metal products 16.04 16.09 16.13 Machinery 16.95 17.03 17.03 Computer and electronic products 18.76 18.71 18.81 Electrical equipment and appliances 15.37 15.42 15.47 Transportation equipment 22.28 22.40 22.50 Furniture and related products 13.70 13.66 13.65 Miscellaneous manufacturing 14.37 14.40 14.29 Nondurable goods 15.38 15.31 15.29 Food manufacturing 13.08 13.11 13.13 Beverages and tobacco products 18.39 18.24 17.99 Textile mills 12.42 12.42 12.55 Textile product mills 11.90 11.97 11.98 Apparel 10.61 10.58 10.63 Leather and allied products 11.25 11.45 11.72 Paper and paper products 17.98 17.88 17.93 Printing and related support activities 15.72 15.77 15.65 Petroleum and coal products 24.74 24.32 23.91 Chemicals 19.76 19.51 19.34 Plastics and rubber products 14.93 14.93 15.00 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 16.38 16.23 16.21 Trade, transportation, and utilities 15.44 15.29 15.35 Wholesale trade 18.86 18.71 18.73 Retail trade 12.70 12.57 12.61 Transportation and warehousing 17.11 16.97 17.17 Utilities 27.69 27.33 27.19 Information 23.19 23.10 23.00 Financial activities 18.76 18.59 18.57 Professional and business services 19.20 18.86 18.84 Education and health services 17.23 17.21 17.27 Leisure and hospitality 9.48 9.55 9.49 Other services 14.58 14.55 14.51 2006 Industry Aug. Sept July (p) (p) TOTAL PRIVATE $16.71 $16.70 $16.88 Seasonally adjusted 16.76 16.81 16.85 GOODS-PRODUCING 18.02 18.12 18.20 Natural resources and mining 19.83 19.93 20.04 Construction 20.13 20.23 20.36 Manufacturing 16.72 16.81 16.91 Durable goods 17.54 17.71 17.84 Wood products 13.46 13.48 13.56 Nonmetallic mineral products 16.58 16.73 16.52 Primary metals 19.14 19.32 19.63 Fabricated metal products 16.18 16.10 16.20 Machinery 17.13 17.14 17.26 Computer and electronic products 19.06 19.12 19.34 Electrical equipment and appliances 15.55 15.65 15.61 Transportation equipment 21.92 22.45 22.61 Furniture and related products 13.74 13.82 13.95 Miscellaneous manufacturing 14.53 14.52 14.52 Nondurable goods 15.33 15.27 15.33 Food manufacturing 13.09 13.14 13.15 Beverages and tobacco products 18.19 17.96 18.23 Textile mills 12.54 12.65 12.57 Textile product mills 12.07 11.90 11.97 Apparel 10.68 10.56 10.60 Leather and allied products 11.58 11.66 11.44 Paper and paper products 18.24 17.91 18.14 Printing and related support activities 15.76 15.81 15.82 Petroleum and coal products 23.66 23.53 24.12 Chemicals 19.25 19.18 19.40 Plastics and rubber products 15.05 15.08 15.07 PRIVATE SERVICE- PROVIDING 16.36 16.31 16.51 Trade, transportation, and utilities 15.52 15.44 15.56 Wholesale trade 19.06 18.92 19.08 Retail trade 12.69 12.63 12.71 Transportation and warehousing 17.42 17.36 17.42 Utilities 27.48 27.19 27.49 Information 23.20 23.32 23.58 Financial activities 18.80 18.78 19.03 Professional and business services 19.22 18.94 19.14 Education and health services 17.38 17.41 17.48 Leisure and hospitality 9.49 9.58 9.72 Other services 14.48 14.51 14.70 (1) Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining and manufacturing, construction workers in construction, and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries. NOTE: See "Notes on the data' for a description of the most recent benchmark revision. (p) = preliminary. 16. Average weekly earnings of production or nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls, by industry Annual average Industry 2004 2005 TOTAL...

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