ECONOMIC

TABLE B-33.—Average weekly hours and hourly earnings in selected private nonagriculturalindustries, 1947-76[For production or nonsupervisory workers; monthly data seasonally adjusted]194719481949Yearormonth1950 ....195119521953 . .19541955195619571958195919601961 . .1962196319641965 . .196619671968196919701971 .. .19721973197419751976 P1975: JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAug.SeptOctNovDec1976:JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugSeptOct ..Nov *.--Dec*Totalprivatenonagriculturali40.340.039.439.839.939.939.639.139.639.338.838.539.038.638.638.738.838.738.838.638.037.837.737.137.037.137.136 636.136.236.236.035.935.936.036.036.036.136.136.236.336.436.436.436.236.136.336.236.236.136.036.136.236.3Average weekly hours40.440.039.140.540.640.740.539.640.740.439.839.240.339.739.840.440.540.741.241.340.640.740.639.839.940.640.740.039.440.139.138.938.939.039.139.339.439.739.839.839.940.340.440.340.339.440.340.240.140.039.739.940.140.1ManufacturingContractconstruction38.238.137.737.438.138.937.937.237.137.537.036.837.036.736.937.037.337.237.437.637.737.337.937.337.236.937.036.936.637.137.136.634.936.736.836.036.436.736.736.736.937.237.637.736.037.437.137.336.936.835.937.337.437.3Retailtrade 240.340.240.440.440.439.839.139.239.038.638.138.138.238.037.637.437.337.036.635.935.334.734.233.833.733.733.332.732.432.232.332.332.532.332.432.432.332.432.332.432.432.432.532.332.232.532.232.032.132.032.132.032.032.2Average gross hourly earnings,current dollarsTotalprivatenonagricultural1$1,1311.2251.2751.3351.451.521.611.651.711.801.891.952.022.092.142.222.282.362.452.562.682.853.043.223.443.673.924.224.544.864.414.434.454.474.494.524.554.584.604.634.674.684.724.744.774.794.834.854.884.904.924.954.995.01$1,2171.3281.3781.4401.561.651.741.781.861.952.052.112.192.262.322.392.462.532.612.722.833.013.193.363.573.814.084.414.815.194.654.684.724.734.754.784.824.854.884.904.934.965.005.045.085.085.135.165.215.255.295.295.345.37$1.5411.7131.7921.8632.022.132.282.392.452.572.712.822.933.083.203.313.413.553.703.894.114.414.795.245.696.036.376.757.257.677.046.987.187.187.167.267.327.307.327.347.407.457.487.477.577.577.667.687.777.747.717.767.817.85Retailtrade 2$0.838.901.951.9831.061.091.161.201.251.301.371.421.471.521.561.631.681.751.821.912.012.162.302.442.572.702.873.093.343.553.233.263.273.283.303.323.343.373.383.403.423.433.463.473.483.493.513.523.553.573.603.633.663.67Adjusted hourly earnings,total private nonagricultural 3Index,1967 = 100ManufacturingContractconstructionCurrentdollars42.646.048.250.053.756.459.661.763.767.070.373.275.878.480.883.585.988.391.695.4100.0106.3113.3120.8129.4137.8146.6158.6172.7184.7166.0167.4168.9169.3170.3171.81 Also includes other private industry groups shown in Table B-32.3 Includes eating and drinking places.3 Adjusted for overtime (in manufacturing only) and for interindustry employment shifts.4 Current dollar earnings index divided by the consumer price index.* Monthly data are computed from indexes to two decimal places.Note.—See Note, Table B-32.Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.226172.7174.2174.8176.2177.6178.0179.4180.3181.1182.1183.3184.0185.2186.4187.2188.2189.2190.01967dollars*63.763.867.569.369.070.974.476.679.482.383.484.586.888.490.292.293.795.197.098.1100.0102.0103.2103.9106.7110.0110.1107.4107.1106.1106.4107.0106.7106.8106.9106.5107.0106.9107.1107.3107.0107.3107.8108.0108.2108.3108.1108.4108.5108.5108.7109.0Percentchangefroma yearearlier»Currentdollars8 04 83 77.45 05 73.53 25.24 94.13.63.43 13.32.92.83.74.14.86.36.66.67.16.56.48.28.96.99.59.810.09.69.08.68.78.88.18.28.47.98.07.77.27.67.77.17.37.07.16.86.56 71967dollars0 25 82.7-.42 84 93.03.73.71 31.32.71.82.02.21.61.52.01.11.92.01.2.72.73.1.1-2.5-.3-1.9-1.1-.3-.6-.5-.8-.9.1.1.51.0.81.21.31.01.41.41.11.81.41.51.51.6