Table B-5. Indexes of aggregate 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-5.  Indexes of aggregate weekly hours of production and nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls
by industry sector and selected industry detail

(2002=100)


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

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

        Total private.........................  106.2   99.3   99.6   99.5   107.5  104.1  103.2  102.5  101.9  100.9      -1.0

    Goods-producing...........................   97.2   84.0   81.9   81.1   100.2   92.0   90.4   88.1   86.5   84.1      -2.8

Mining and logging............................  134.8  132.5  129.8  123.8   139.7  143.2  139.1  138.3  135.6  128.8      -5.0

Construction..................................  104.1   88.2   85.7   85.9   111.5  100.5   99.8   97.5   96.5   93.4      -3.2

Manufacturing.................................   92.3   80.2   78.3   77.1    93.2   86.0   84.0   81.7   79.8   78.1      -2.1

 Durable goods................................   95.1   80.2   78.1   76.5    95.8   87.1   84.6   81.6   79.4   77.3      -2.6
  Wood products...............................   78.6   60.9   57.9   59.1    81.2   70.5   66.7   64.6   62.1   62.0       -.2
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   92.3   74.5   71.9   72.5    96.3   86.3   84.0   81.0   78.7   76.4      -2.9
  Primary metals..............................   91.6   75.6   71.0   69.9    91.5   81.5   78.1   75.6   71.9   70.1      -2.5
  Fabricated metal products...................  104.3   89.1   86.3   83.4   104.9   96.6   93.8   89.8   87.1   84.0      -3.6
  Machinery...................................  104.5   91.3   88.5   84.8   104.8   96.7   94.8   91.8   88.6   85.3      -3.7
  Computer and electronic products............  103.2   95.7   93.3   90.8   103.5   99.7   96.8   96.4   93.9   90.9      -3.2
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   89.3   81.8   78.2   74.8    89.9   86.1   83.8   81.8   79.0   75.6      -4.3
  Transportation equipment....................   93.9   71.7   72.3   71.1    93.6   81.0   79.0   73.2   72.6   71.1      -2.1
   Motor vehicles and parts(2)................   78.7   51.2   52.8   51.9    78.2   63.9   61.3   53.5   53.0   51.8      -2.3
  Furniture and related products..............   78.8   63.5   60.8   60.9    79.8   67.4   66.1   64.7   62.5   61.5      -1.6
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   91.1   84.2   82.5   81.8    91.0   87.1   85.9   84.8   83.3   82.1      -1.4

 Nondurable goods.............................   87.5   79.9   78.3   77.9    88.9   84.2   82.8   81.6   80.1   79.4       -.9
  Food manufacturing..........................   98.7   96.1   94.4   94.8   102.1   99.3   98.6   98.7   98.0   98.0        .0
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   89.2   84.9   82.8   82.8    93.8   91.6   89.3   90.1   88.7   87.1      -1.8
  Textile mills...............................   51.2   39.6   37.3   37.4    50.9   42.6   40.7   39.7   38.1   37.4      -1.8
  Textile product mills.......................   73.8   61.6   60.8   58.7    73.3   67.5   65.0   62.7   61.3   58.6      -4.4
  Apparel.....................................   58.1   47.7   47.4   48.3    58.2   52.7   51.3   49.7   48.6   48.6        .0
  Leather and allied products.................   70.3   60.0   56.0   57.8    69.6   62.0   62.5   60.9   58.3   58.3        .0
  Paper and paper products....................   84.4   77.3   75.2   73.3    85.6   80.9   79.8   77.9   76.3   74.8      -2.0
  Printing and related support activities.....   89.2   77.6   75.9   75.7    89.2   82.5   80.6   78.7   76.9   75.8      -1.4
  Petroleum and coal products.................   96.0   87.4   83.5   82.5   101.0   98.6   98.4   93.3   88.9   88.1       -.9
  Chemicals...................................   96.3   89.7   89.9   89.0    96.4   93.4   91.8   91.0   90.3   89.4      -1.0
  Plastics and rubber products................   89.5   77.0   74.9   73.4    90.1   82.9   80.2   78.0   76.1   74.7      -1.8

    Private service-providing.................  108.8  103.5  104.9  104.7   109.5  107.5  107.0  106.6  105.9  105.5       -.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........  103.7   97.8   97.3   97.7   105.1  101.4  100.6  100.2   99.4   99.1       -.3

 Wholesale trade..............................  110.3  103.4  103.6  102.6   110.5  107.0  105.5  105.6  104.3  103.1      -1.2

 Retail trade.................................   99.5   94.5   94.1   94.3   101.9   97.9   97.1   96.8   96.8   96.3       -.5

 Transportation and warehousing...............  108.5  100.4   99.0  100.7   109.4  104.5  104.2  102.8  101.2  101.7        .5

 Utilities....................................   97.9   99.7  101.2   98.6    98.9   98.7  100.2  100.1  101.5   99.6      -1.9

Information...................................  101.1   97.5   98.3   97.9   100.7  100.2   99.6   99.4   98.4   97.8       -.6

Financial activities..........................  108.6  104.8  106.9  105.5   108.0  107.3  106.2  106.5  105.9  105.0       -.8

Professional and business services............  114.6  105.9  106.6  106.2   115.2  112.0  110.8  110.1  108.5  107.2      -1.2

Education and health services.................  116.2  116.1  118.2  118.1   115.4  116.6  116.9  117.2  116.9  117.3        .3

Leisure and hospitality.......................  107.5   98.2  102.5  102.8   110.7  108.2  107.8  106.7  107.3  106.1      -1.1

Other services................................   99.8   96.1   97.0   96.7   100.2   99.1   98.3   98.2   97.6   97.2       -.4


   1 See footnote 1, table B-2.
   2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
   p = preliminary.
   NOTE:  The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours
by the corresponding 2002 annual average levels.  Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average
weekly hours and production and nonsupervisory worker employment.



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