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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)
Sept.
2025		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026(p)		 Sept.
2026(p)		 Percent change from:
Aug.
2026 - Sept.
2026(p)		 Sept.
2025		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026(p)		 Sept.
2026(p)		 Percent change from:
Aug.
2026 - Sept.
2026(p)

Total private

 123.6 124.5 124.7 124.7 0.0 260.7 269.9 271.1 271.7 0.2

Goods-producing

 95.0 96.4 96.4 96.8 0.4 190.4 200.7 201.1 201.2 0.0

Mining and logging

 108.8 115.6 114.1 115.1 0.9 237.2 260.6 258.0 261.1 1.2

Construction

 120.1 121.6 121.9 121.8 -0.1 243.7 257.1 258.2 257.9 -0.1

Manufacturing

 82.8 84.1 84.0 84.4 0.5 158.2 166.5 166.6 166.7 0.1

Durable goods

 82.0 84.6 84.5 85.0 0.6 158.5 170.0 170.0 170.4 0.2

Nondurable goods

 84.1 82.9 83.1 83.5 0.5 157.6 159.5 160.3 160.4 0.1

Private service-providing

 131.7 132.4 132.6 132.6 0.0 283.0 291.5 293.0 294.0 0.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 117.0 117.1 117.3 117.4 0.1 226.1 232.7 234.1 235.2 0.5

Wholesale trade

 111.7 112.2 112.8 112.7 -0.1 215.1 220.5 221.3 222.3 0.5

Retail trade

 103.2 103.9 103.7 104.0 0.3 192.5 199.0 199.4 201.9 1.3

Transportation and warehousing

 167.0 163.7 164.7 164.3 -0.2 320.9 326.7 329.8 329.5 -0.1

Utilities

 103.3 105.6 107.5 106.2 -1.2 200.7 216.5 223.3 219.3 -1.8

Information

 94.0 89.9 89.3 88.9 -0.4 203.3 203.1 201.0 202.1 0.5

Financial activities

 122.5 121.3 121.2 121.0 -0.2 284.2 290.4 291.1 291.8 0.2

Professional and business services

 143.3 144.7 144.8 144.8 0.0 318.9 331.4 333.2 333.8 0.2

Private education and health services

 162.4 166.2 166.5 167.1 0.4 353.2 364.3 366.5 368.7 0.6

Leisure and hospitality

 129.6 129.2 130.2 130.1 -0.1 299.3 309.8 314.0 315.3 0.4

Other services

 106.4 106.9 107.5 106.9 -0.6 225.5 230.3 233.7 232.7 -0.4

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 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: October 02, 2026