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United States Average Weekly Hours

Description

Oct 09 Sep 09 Oct 08

Percent Changes

Oct 09/
Sep 09
Oct 09/
Oct 08
Total Private Non-farm 33.0 33.0 33.5 0.0 -1.5
Manufacturing 40.0 39.9 40.4 0.3 -1.0
  Durable Goods 40.1 40.0 40.6 0.3 -1.2
    Wood Products 37.7 37.8 38.1 -0.3 -1.0
    Furniture and Related Products 37.9 37.9 37.4 0.0 1.3
    Nonmetallic Mineral Products 40.8 40.9 41.8 -0.2 -2.4
    Primary Metals 40.3 40.4 41.4 -0.2 -2.7
    Fabricated Metal Products 39.5 39.4 40.8 0.3 -3.2
    Machinery 40.1 39.9 41.8 0.5 -4.1
    Electrical Equipment and Appliances 39.4 39.3 40.4 0.3 -2.5
    Transportation Equipment 42.2 42.0 41.3 0.5 2.2
    Miscellaneous Manufacturing 38.6 38.6 38.9 0.0 -0.8
  Non-durable Goods 39.9 39.9 40.2 0.0 -0.7
    Food Manufacturing 39.9 39.8 40.3 0.3 -1.0
    Textile Product Mills 38.0 38.3 37.9 -0.8 0.3
    Apparel 36.2 36.0 36.3 0.6 -0.3
    Paper and Paper Products 42.2 42.3 42.2 -0.2 0.0
    Printing and Related Support Activities 38.2 38.3 38.3 -0.3 -0.3
    Chemicals 41.3 41.4 41.5 -0.2 -0.5
    Petroleum and Coal 42.7 43.2 45.2 -1.2 -5.5
    Plastics and Rubber Products 40.6 40.6 40.6 0.0 0.0
    Leather and Allied Products 34.4 33.6 36.9 2.4 -6.8
Services Producing 32.0 32.0 32.3 0.0 -0.9
  Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 32.8 32.8 33.1 0.0 -0.9
    Wholesale Trade 37.4 37.3 38.2 0.3 -2.1
    Retail Trade 29.8 29.8 29.9 0.0 -0.3
    Transportation and Warehousing 36.5 36.5 36.3 0.0 0.6
    Utilities 41.7 41.5 42.5 0.5 -1.9
  Information 36.4 36.3 36.9 0.3 -1.4
  Financial Activities 36.0 35.9 35.9 0.3 0.3
  Professional and Business Services 34.6 34.7 34.9 -0.3 -0.9
  Education and Health Services 32.3 32.2 32.5 0.3 -0.6
  Leisure and Hospitality Services 24.5 24.6 25.1 -0.4 -2.4
  Other Services 30.5 30.5 30.7 0.0 -0.7

Note: All figures are seasonally adjusted.