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Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-9. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)
[2002=100]
Industry Index of aggregate weekly hours(2) Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(3)
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Feb.
2024(p)
Percent change from:
Jan.
2024 - Feb.
2024(p)
Feb.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Feb.
2024(p)
Percent change from:
Jan.
2024 - Feb.
2024(p)

Total private

121.9 123.0 122.2 123.4 1.0 231.5 242.6 242.0 245.1 1.3

Goods-producing

95.8 95.5 94.8 96.0 1.3 170.0 177.9 177.2 180.1 1.6

Mining and logging

120.9 127.0 125.1 127.2 1.7 236.1 263.4 262.5 270.6 3.1

Construction

116.6 118.5 116.1 118.3 1.9 211.2 223.8 221.0 224.8 1.7

Manufacturing

85.1 83.9 83.8 84.5 0.8 143.7 148.8 148.9 150.9 1.3

Durable goods

86.4 85.3 84.8 85.7 1.1 145.6 150.9 150.8 153.1 1.5

Nondurable goods

82.7 81.6 82.0 82.3 0.4 139.7 145.0 145.5 146.6 0.8

Private service-providing

129.2 130.5 130.0 131.0 0.8 250.9 262.5 262.7 265.4 1.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

116.0 116.0 115.2 116.1 0.8 206.6 212.5 212.5 215.0 1.2

Wholesale trade

111.6 111.9 112.0 113.0 0.9 198.6 203.3 204.6 206.9 1.1

Retail trade

102.6 102.2 101.9 102.6 0.7 179.2 181.6 181.3 183.2 1.0

Transportation and warehousing

164.8 163.7 160.9 161.8 0.6 285.4 298.1 297.3 301.6 1.4

Utilities

99.0 100.3 101.0 101.5 0.5 180.2 186.6 189.0 188.5 -0.3

Information

100.4 98.2 99.3 98.6 -0.7 193.7 197.4 199.2 196.6 -1.3

Financial activities

120.6 120.4 120.4 121.0 0.5 246.8 257.7 259.6 262.9 1.3

Professional and business services

146.6 146.1 145.7 146.5 0.5 293.2 302.2 303.0 304.6 0.5

Private education and health services

151.1 155.4 155.6 156.6 0.6 296.6 315.4 316.8 320.0 1.0

Leisure and hospitality

127.3 131.1 129.2 131.2 1.5 263.8 287.1 282.2 287.2 1.8

Other services

103.3 104.5 104.0 105.1 1.1 192.0 205.1 204.8 207.2 1.2

Footnotes
(1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
(2) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment.
(3) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2002 annual average aggregate weekly payrolls. Aggregate payrolls estimates are the product of estimates of average hourly earnings, average weekly hours, and employment.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2023 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024