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 Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. June July Aug. Sept. Oct. from:
2008 2009 2009p 2009p 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009p 2009p Sept. 2009-
Oct. 2009p
Total private......................... 33.6 33.6 32.9 33.1 33.5 33.0 33.1 33.1 33.0 33.0 0.0
Goods-producing........................... 40.2 39.9 38.9 39.4 39.8 39.0 39.3 39.4 39.2 39.1 -.1
Mining and logging............................ 45.2 44.0 43.1 43.5 44.7 43.3 42.9 43.3 43.2 43.0 -.2
Construction.................................. 38.9 38.9 36.6 37.3 38.3 37.6 37.8 37.9 37.4 36.9 -.5
Manufacturing................................. 40.7 40.2 40.0 40.4 40.4 39.5 39.9 39.9 39.9 40.0 .1
Overtime hours............................. 3.6 3.1 3.0 3.5 3.5 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.2 .2
Durable goods................................ 40.8 40.2 40.0 40.5 40.6 39.4 39.9 39.9 40.0 40.1 .1
Overtime hours............................. 3.5 2.9 2.8 3.3 3.4 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 .2
Wood products............................... 38.2 38.6 38.1 38.1 38.1 37.4 37.7 37.7 37.8 37.7 -.1
Nonmetallic mineral products................ 42.5 42.7 42.1 41.7 41.8 40.8 41.5 41.3 40.9 40.8 -.1
Primary metals.............................. 41.6 41.1 40.6 40.5 41.4 39.7 40.1 40.7 40.4 40.3 -.1
Fabricated metal products................... 41.2 39.7 39.3 40.0 40.8 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.4 39.5 .1
Machinery................................... 42.0 39.6 39.3 40.5 41.8 39.8 39.9 39.9 39.9 40.1 .2
Computer and electronic products............ 40.9 40.3 40.2 40.9 40.8 40.0 40.2 40.5 40.4 40.6 .2
Electrical equipment and appliances......... 40.8 39.0 39.3 39.9 40.4 38.8 38.9 39.1 39.3 39.4 .1
Transportation equipment.................... 41.6 42.0 42.2 42.8 41.3 40.4 41.9 41.6 42.0 42.2 .2
Motor vehicles and parts (2) .............. 40.8 41.2 41.7 42.5 40.6 39.0 40.6 40.8 41.2 41.8 .6
Furniture and related products.............. 37.3 38.1 37.5 37.7 37.4 37.8 37.9 37.5 37.9 37.9 .0
Miscellaneous manufacturing................. 38.7 39.2 38.4 38.7 38.9 37.9 38.3 38.6 38.6 38.6 .0
Nondurable goods............................. 40.4 40.0 40.0 40.2 40.2 39.6 39.8 39.9 39.9 39.9 .0
Overtime hours............................. 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.5 .2
Food manufacturing.......................... 40.8 40.3 40.1 40.4 40.3 39.9 39.6 40.1 39.8 39.9 .1
Beverages and tobacco products.............. 37.6 35.8 36.0 36.4 38.1 35.3 35.0 35.4 35.8 36.5 .7
Textile mills............................... 38.3 38.1 37.9 39.3 38.4 37.8 37.6 37.9 37.9 38.8 .9
Textile product mills....................... 37.7 38.4 38.5 37.7 37.9 38.0 38.4 38.1 38.3 38.0 -.3
Apparel..................................... 36.2 35.7 35.2 36.4 36.3 35.6 36.2 35.6 36.0 36.2 .2
Leather and allied products................. 36.9 34.0 32.6 35.5 36.9 32.0 33.3 33.7 33.6 34.4 .8
Paper and paper products.................... 42.5 41.9 42.8 42.4 42.2 41.8 42.2 42.0 42.3 42.2 -.1
Printing and related support activities..... 38.8 38.6 38.5 38.8 38.3 38.1 38.5 38.7 38.3 38.2 -.1
Petroleum and coal products................. 46.1 44.2 43.4 43.5 45.2 43.4 43.2 44.1 43.2 42.7 -.5
Chemicals................................... 41.4 41.4 41.6 41.3 41.5 41.2 41.6 41.4 41.4 41.3 -.1
Plastics and rubber products................ 40.7 40.4 40.7 40.8 40.6 39.8 40.4 40.3 40.6 40.6 .0
Private service-providing................ 32.2 32.5 31.9 31.9 32.3 31.9 32.0 32.0 32.0 32.0 .0
Trade, transportation, and utilities.......... 33.0 33.3 33.0 32.9 33.1 32.8 32.8 32.8 32.8 32.8 .0
Wholesale trade.............................. 38.2 37.9 37.1 37.4 38.2 37.6 37.4 37.5 37.3 37.4 .1
Retail trade................................. 29.8 30.3 30.1 29.8 29.9 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 .0
Transportation and warehousing............... 36.2 36.8 36.5 36.6 36.3 35.8 36.3 36.1 36.5 36.5 .0
Utilities.................................... 42.7 41.9 41.7 41.8 42.5 41.9 41.9 41.9 41.5 41.7 .2
Information................................... 36.9 36.9 36.4 36.4 36.9 36.4 36.4 36.4 36.3 36.4 .1
Financial activities.......................... 35.7 36.7 35.6 35.7 35.9 35.9 35.9 36.1 35.9 36.0 .1
Professional and business services............ 35.0 35.3 34.3 34.7 34.9 34.6 34.6 34.7 34.7 34.6 -.1
Education and health services................. 32.4 32.5 32.2 32.2 32.5 32.2 32.2 32.2 32.2 32.3 .1
Leisure and hospitality....................... 25.0 25.6 24.4 24.4 25.1 24.7 24.7 24.6 24.6 24.5 -.1
Other services................................ 30.7 30.9 30.4 30.5 30.7 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.5 30.5 .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.
Last Modified Date: November 06, 2009
