Table B-2. Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers1 on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

ESTABLISHMENT DATA                                                                                              ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Table B-2.  Average weekly hours of production or nonsupervisory workers(1) on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail


                                                   Not seasonally adjusted              Seasonally adjusted

                                                                                                                         Change
                  Industry                       Sept.  July   Aug.   Sept.   Sept.  May    June   July   Aug.   Sept.    from:
                                                 2003   2004   2004p  2004p   2003   2004   2004   2004   2004p  2004p  Aug. 2004-
                                                                                                                        Sept. 2004p


        Total private.........................   33.7   33.9   34.2   33.6    33.6   33.8   33.6   33.8   33.8   33.8       0.0

    Goods-producing...........................   40.3   40.0   40.4   39.6    39.8   40.3   40.0   40.1   40.1   40.1        .0

Natural resources and mining..................   44.1   44.4   44.8   44.1    43.6   44.2   43.9   44.1   44.3   44.3        .0

Construction..................................   39.2   39.2   39.1   37.5    38.4   38.3   38.1   38.4   38.1   38.3        .2

Manufacturing.................................   40.8   40.3   40.8   40.5    40.4   41.1   40.8   40.8   40.9   40.8       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.5    4.4    4.7    4.7     4.2    4.6    4.6    4.6    4.6    4.6        .0

 Durable goods................................   41.2   40.6   41.3   40.9    40.8   41.6   41.2   41.3   41.3   41.2       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.6    4.4    4.7    4.6     4.3    4.8    4.7    4.7    4.7    4.7        .0

  Wood products...............................   41.0   40.8   41.3   39.7    40.4   41.4   40.5   40.7   40.8   40.5       -.3
  Nonmetallic mineral products................   42.7   42.4   43.1   42.9    41.9   42.0   41.8   42.1   42.4   42.4        .0
  Primary metals..............................   42.5   42.4   43.0   42.8    42.2   43.4   43.5   43.3   43.3   43.2       -.1
  Fabricated metal products...................   40.9   40.7   41.1   40.8    40.7   41.3   41.0   41.2   41.2   41.3        .1
  Machinery...................................   41.0   41.5   41.6   41.5    41.0   42.3   42.0   42.0   42.0   42.2        .2
  Computer and electronic products............   40.8   40.3   40.2   40.2    40.6   40.8   40.5   40.9   40.4   40.5        .1
  Electrical equipment and appliances.........   40.6   40.3   40.8   40.0    40.6   41.6   40.8   40.8   40.9   40.5       -.4
  Transportation equipment....................   42.6   40.5   42.3   42.1    42.0   42.8   42.3   42.4   42.5   42.3       -.2
  Furniture and related products..............   39.6   39.3   39.8   38.6    39.1   40.0   39.7   39.4   39.5   39.3       -.2
  Miscellaneous manufacturing.................   38.4   38.0   38.4   37.7    38.3   38.9   38.4   38.5   38.5   38.2       -.3

 Nondurable goods.............................   40.3   39.8   40.2   40.1    39.8   40.3   40.1   40.1   40.2   40.1       -.1
   Overtime hours.............................    4.5    4.4    4.6    4.8     4.1    4.4    4.4    4.4    4.5    4.5        .0

  Food manufacturing..........................   40.1   39.3   39.5   39.7    39.3   39.6   39.4   39.3   39.3   39.4        .1
  Beverages and tobacco products..............   39.9   39.4   40.1   40.4    39.1   39.2   38.7   39.2   39.7   39.8        .1
  Textile mills...............................   39.4   39.9   40.5   39.7    39.0   40.3   40.3   40.5   40.5   40.2       -.3
  Textile product mills.......................   40.8   37.9   38.7   38.4    40.7   38.8   38.9   38.5   38.7   38.8        .1
  Apparel.....................................   35.0   35.8   36.3   35.4    35.1   36.1   35.9   36.1   36.3   36.4        .1
  Leather and allied products.................   38.3   36.2   37.8   37.0    38.4   38.4   38.0   37.3   37.8   37.7       -.1
  Paper and paper products....................   41.7   41.9   42.3   42.2    41.2   42.6   42.0   42.4   42.6   42.2       -.4
  Printing and related support activities.....   38.8   38.2   38.5   38.5    38.2   38.6   38.5   38.6   38.5   38.4       -.1
  Petroleum and coal products.................   44.6   46.0   45.6   46.0    44.2   45.0   45.0   45.0   46.3   46.2       -.1
  Chemicals...................................   42.5   42.2   42.7   42.7    42.2   42.9   42.6   42.8   42.9   42.9        .0
  Plastics and rubber products................   40.8   39.7   40.2   40.0    40.5   40.9   40.8   40.5   40.5   40.2       -.3

     Private service-providing................   32.2   32.5   32.9   32.3    32.3   32.4   32.3   32.4   32.4   32.5        .1

Trade, transportation, and utilities..........   33.7   33.8   34.0   33.6    33.5   33.5   33.3   33.4   33.5   33.6        .1

 Wholesale trade..............................   37.8   37.7   38.1   37.6    37.8   37.8   37.6   37.8   37.7   37.8        .1

 Retail trade.................................   31.0   31.2   31.3   30.9    30.9   30.7   30.5   30.6   30.7   30.9        .2

 Transportation and warehousing...............   37.2   37.2   37.7   36.7    36.9   37.3   36.9   37.1   37.0   37.0        .0

 Utilities....................................   40.8   40.6   40.7   41.3    40.4   41.3   41.1   41.0   41.0   41.2        .2

Information...................................   36.1   36.3   36.9   36.4    36.1   36.4   36.5   36.4   36.5   36.4       -.1

Financial activities..........................   35.2   35.4   36.1   35.2    35.4   35.8   35.5   35.6   35.5   35.5        .0

Professional and business services............   33.8   34.1   34.6   34.0    33.9   34.2   33.9   34.2   34.2   34.5        .3

Education and health services.................   32.2   32.6   32.8   32.5    32.3   32.5   32.5   32.6   32.6   32.6        .0

Leisure and hospitality.......................   25.3   26.3   26.6   25.3    25.5   25.7   25.7   25.6   25.6   25.6        .0

Other services................................   31.2   31.2   31.4   30.9    31.2   31.2   31.0   31.1   31.1   31.1        .0


  1 Data relate to production workers in natural resources and mining 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.
  p = preliminary.