October 6, 1999 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Communications workers get the most paid leave
Workers in the communications industry received
the most paid leave compared to their hours paid of any industry in 1997.
[Chart data—TXT]
Nonsupervisory employees in communications worked 88.2 percent of their
paid hours, well below the average of 93.4 percent for all nonfarm
workplaces. In one other industry—electric, gas, and sanitary services—employees
also worked less than 90 percent of their paid hours.
For most major industries, the percentage of hours at work relative to
hours paid was above 90.0 percent and at least slightly below the average
of 93.4 percent. This group includes 6 of the 10 industries shown in the
chart.
Construction workers received the least amount of paid leave: 2.9
percent of their paid hours were in the form of leave, for an
hours-worked-to-hours-paid ratio of 97.1 percent. Retail trade workers
also received less paid leave than average in comparison to their hours
paid.
The data used in this article were produced by the BLS Hours at Work
Survey. Information on this survey is available from the BLS Multifactor
Productivity program. Find out more
in chapter 3 of
Report
on the American Work Force 1999
(PDF 1,037K). These data are for production workers and
nonsupervisory employees.
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