Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)
| Industry | Jan. 2011 |
Nov. 2011 |
Dec. 2011(p) |
Jan. 2012(p) |
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AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS |
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Total private |
33.4 | 33.7 | 33.7 | 33.8 |
Goods-producing |
40.2 | 40.9 | 41.2 | 41.3 |
Mining and logging |
46.1 | 47.0 | 48.1 | 48.3 |
Construction |
37.7 | 38.9 | 39.2 | 39.1 |
Manufacturing |
41.1 | 41.5 | 41.6 | 41.9 |
Durable goods |
41.5 | 41.9 | 42.1 | 42.3 |
Nondurable goods |
40.4 | 40.8 | 40.9 | 41.2 |
Private service-providing |
32.3 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
33.5 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 33.9 |
Wholesale trade |
38.3 | 38.6 | 38.7 | 38.6 |
Retail trade |
30.4 | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.8 |
Transportation and warehousing |
37.5 | 37.8 | 37.7 | 37.8 |
Utilities |
42.4 | 41.7 | 40.5 | 41.2 |
Information |
36.4 | 36.2 | 36.0 | 36.1 |
Financial activities |
36.4 | 36.5 | 36.6 | 36.7 |
Professional and business services |
35.2 | 35.2 | 35.2 | 35.2 |
Education and health services |
32.1 | 32.4 | 32.4 | 32.4 |
Leisure and hospitality |
24.7 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 24.9 |
Other services |
30.7 | 30.7 | 30.8 | 30.8 |
AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS |
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Manufacturing |
4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
Durable goods |
4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
Nondurable goods |
4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
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Footnotes |
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NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2011 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors. |
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