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Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-4. Indexes of aggregate weekly hours and payrolls for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
[2007=100]
Industry Index of aggregate weekly hours(1) Index of aggregate weekly payrolls(2)
Jan.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011(p)
Jan.
2012(p)
Percent change from:
Dec.
2011 - Jan.
2012(p)
Jan.
2011
Nov.
2011
Dec.
2011(p)
Jan.
2012(p)
Percent change from:
Dec.
2011 - Jan.
2012(p)

Total private

93.0 94.8 95.3 95.5 0.2 101.4 105.0 105.6 106.0 0.4

Goods-producing

80.8 82.3 83.3 84.1 1.0 88.9 91.1 92.5 93.3 0.9

Mining and logging

104.1 113.3 116.7 119.5 2.4 116.6 128.5 133.0 135.3 1.7

Construction

70.9 72.5 73.5 73.9 0.5 78.2 80.1 81.2 81.7 0.6

Manufacturing

84.5 85.6 86.3 87.3 1.2 92.9 94.7 95.9 97.0 1.1

Durable goods

82.2 84.2 85.0 86.1 1.3 92.0 94.5 95.5 96.8 1.4

Nondurable goods

88.9 88.6 88.8 89.4 0.7 95.1 95.7 96.8 97.5 0.7

Private service-providing

96.4 98.2 98.7 98.9 0.2 105.1 109.1 109.7 110.1 0.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

93.4 94.7 95.0 95.2 0.2 99.6 103.0 103.4 103.6 0.2

Wholesale trade

92.1 94.0 94.3 94.5 0.2 100.9 104.1 104.3 104.4 0.1

Retail trade

93.4 94.8 95.5 95.2 -0.3 97.0 100.4 101.2 101.1 -0.1

Transportation and warehousing

94.1 94.9 95.0 95.8 0.8 101.3 105.4 106.2 106.8 0.6

Utilities

99.4 100.7 99.5 100.5 1.0 109.1 112.3 110.9 111.8 0.8

Information

89.5 88.9 88.7 88.2 -0.6 99.9 99.8 99.9 99.1 -0.8

Financial activities

93.7 94.8 94.8 95.0 0.2 100.8 104.6 104.8 105.6 0.8

Professional and business services

95.8 98.7 99.0 99.4 0.4 106.5 111.7 111.9 112.4 0.4

Education and health services

104.9 107.0 107.2 107.4 0.2 114.6 119.8 120.0 120.9 0.8

Leisure and hospitality

96.7 100.1 100.2 100.5 0.3 102.8 107.4 107.7 107.8 0.1

Other services

93.4 94.0 93.8 93.9 0.1 107.9 110.0 109.9 110.1 0.2

Footnotes
(1) The indexes of aggregate weekly hours are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate hours by the corresponding 2007 annual average aggregate hours. Aggregate hours estimates are the product of estimates of average weekly hours and employment.
(2) The indexes of aggregate weekly payrolls are calculated by dividing the current month's estimates of aggregate weekly payrolls by the corresponding 2007 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 2011 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: February 03, 2012