Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers (1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       Mar.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.    Mar.   Nov.   Dec.   Jan.   Feb.   Mar.     from:
                                                 2008   2009   2009p  2009p   2008   2008   2008   2009   2009p  2009p  Feb. 2009-
                                                                                                                        Mar. 2009p


        Total private.........................   33.8   32.9   33.2   33.2    33.8   33.4   33.3   33.3   33.3   33.2      -0.1

    Goods-producing...........................   40.4   38.8   38.6   38.7    40.6   39.5   39.4   39.3   39.2   38.9       -.3

Mining and logging............................   45.7   43.6   43.4   42.6    46.2   45.3   44.3   44.2   44.0   43.2       -.8

Construction..................................   38.5   37.1   37.0   37.3    38.9   37.7   38.0   37.9   38.1   37.8       -.3

Manufacturing.................................   41.1   39.5   39.2   39.2    41.2   40.2   39.9   39.8   39.5   39.3       -.2
   Overtime hours.............................    3.9    2.7    2.5    2.5     4.0    3.2    2.9    2.9    2.7    2.7        .0

 Durable goods................................   41.4   39.5   39.2   39.2    41.5   40.4   40.0   39.8   39.5   39.3       -.2
   Overtime hours.............................    4.0    2.5    2.3    2.4     4.1    3.1    2.8    2.7    2.5    2.5        .0

  Wood products...............................   38.3   35.7   36.0   36.2    38.7   37.6   36.8   36.9   37.0   36.8       -.2
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   42.6   38.9   38.6   39.2    43.2   40.9   40.9   40.2   40.0   39.8       -.2
  Primary metals..............................   43.0   40.3   39.6   40.1    43.0   40.9   40.5   40.4   39.9   40.1        .2
  Fabricated metal products...................   41.7   39.5   39.2   38.8    41.8   40.8   40.3   39.7   39.4   38.9       -.5
  Machinery...................................   42.8   40.8   40.5   40.1    42.8   41.4   41.1   40.9   40.5   40.2       -.3
  Computer and electronic products............   41.0   40.4   40.3   39.9    41.0   41.3   40.4   40.7   40.5   39.9       -.6
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   41.2   39.3   38.5   38.0    41.3   40.2   39.7   39.4   38.8   38.2       -.6
  Transportation equipment....................   42.5   40.3   40.1   40.1    42.4   40.9   40.9   40.4   40.1   40.1        .0
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   42.0   38.2   38.0   38.1    41.9   40.0   39.9   38.6   38.1   38.2        .1
  Furniture and related products..............   38.5   37.4   36.9   37.8    38.7   37.2   37.3   37.7   37.5   37.9        .4
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   39.4   38.3   37.9   38.3    39.2   38.5   38.3   38.4   38.2   38.2        .0

 Nondurable goods.............................   40.5   39.4   39.1   39.2    40.7   39.9   39.7   39.7   39.4   39.4        .0
   Overtime hours.............................    3.8    3.0    2.8    2.8     3.9    3.4    3.1    3.2    3.0    3.0        .0

  Food manufacturing..........................   40.3   39.7   39.3   39.6    40.8   39.9   39.8   40.1   39.9   40.0        .1
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   39.9   36.3   36.4   35.4    40.1   37.9   36.7   37.0   36.8   35.7      -1.1
  Textile mills...............................   38.8   36.7   36.0   36.5    38.8   37.7   37.0   37.1   36.5   36.6        .1
  Textile product mills.......................   39.4   36.5   36.9   37.1    39.3   37.9   37.1   37.0   37.0   37.0        .0
  Apparel.....................................   36.9   35.6   35.3   36.3    36.7   36.2   36.0   36.0   35.6   36.1        .5
  Leather and allied products.................   39.0   33.4   32.5   33.4    38.6   34.4   34.7   34.0   33.1   33.3        .2
  Paper and paper products....................   43.3   41.4   41.2   40.7    43.6   42.1   41.9   41.6   41.5   41.1       -.4
  Printing and related support activities.....   38.7   37.4   37.3   37.6    38.6   38.2   38.0   37.7   37.5   37.5        .0
  Petroleum and coal products.................   42.8   44.9   43.5   42.7    43.7   44.4   45.3   45.1   43.8   43.9        .1
  Chemicals...................................   41.9   40.8   41.0   40.8    41.9   41.3   41.1   41.1   41.0   40.9       -.1
  Plastics and rubber products................   41.1   39.9   39.3   39.2    41.2   40.6   40.0   39.9   39.5   39.4       -.1

     Private service-providing................   32.5   31.8   32.3   32.2    32.4   32.2   32.2   32.2   32.1   32.1        .0

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.3   32.4   32.7   32.8    33.3   33.0   32.9   32.9   32.8   32.8        .0

 Wholesale trade..............................   38.6   37.7   38.1   37.8    38.4   38.1   37.8   38.1   37.9   37.7       -.2

 Retail trade.................................   30.0   29.2   29.6   29.6    30.2   29.8   29.7   29.7   29.8   29.7       -.1

 Transportation and warehousing...............   36.7   35.5   35.4   36.1    36.6   36.1   36.2   36.0   35.7   36.0        .3

 Utilities....................................   43.0   42.5   43.2   42.0    43.2   42.4   42.9   42.6   43.1   42.2       -.9

Information...................................   36.7   36.8   37.1   36.9    36.5   37.0   37.0   37.2   36.9   36.8       -.1

Financial activities..........................   36.2   35.9   36.8   36.5    35.8   36.1   35.9   36.2   36.2   36.1       -.1

Professional and business services............   35.1   34.4   34.9   34.9    34.8   34.9   34.8   34.9   34.8   34.7       -.1

Education and health services.................   32.7   32.3   32.5   32.4    32.7   32.4   32.4   32.4   32.3   32.4        .1

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.3   24.0   25.0   24.8    25.3   25.0   25.0   24.8   25.0   24.8       -.2

Other services................................   30.9   30.5   30.7   30.6    30.9   30.7   30.6   30.7   30.6   30.6        .0


   1 Data relate to production workers in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction workers in construction,
and nonsupervisory workers in the service-providing industries.  These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the
total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
   2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
   p = preliminary.



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