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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
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Table 2
Average Weekly Hours, Seasonally Adjusted for Total Private
- Published vs. Experimental Series -
| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.7 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.7 | 34.6 | 34.6 |
89 | 34.8 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.7 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.6 | 34.4 | 34.3 |
90 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.5 |
91 | 34.1 | 34.2 | 34.1 | 34.1 | 34.2 | 34.5 | 34.1 | 34.2 | 34.4 | 34.2 | 34.3 | 34.4 |
92 | 34.2 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.5 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.5 | 34.3 |
93 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.2 | 34.4 | 34.6 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
94 | 34.8 | 34.3 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.7 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.8 | 34.6 | 34.6 |
95 | 34.9 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.2 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.3 |
96 | 33.9 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.7 | 34.3 | 34.5 | 34.7 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.7 |
97 | 34.4 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.4 | 34.6 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.8 | 34.6 |
98 | 34.8 | 34.9 | 34.7 | 34.4 |
| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.5 | 34.7 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.7 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.7 | 34.5 | 34.7 |
89 | 34.8 | 34.6 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.5 |
90 | 34.7 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.7 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
91 | 34.4 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 | 34.4 |
92 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.6 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 |
93 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.4 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.6 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.7 |
94 | 34.7 | 34.5 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.9 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.8 |
95 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.4 | 34.6 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.4 |
96 | 34.1 | 34.6 | 34.6 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 34.7 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.9 |
97 | 34.7 | 34.8 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 34.8 | 34.7 | 34.7 |
98 | 34.9 | 34.8 | 34.6 | 34.7 |
| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | |
89 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | -0.1 |
90 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
91 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
92 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
93 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
94 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
95 | 0.3 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
96 | -0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
97 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
98 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ||||||||
Bold = 10-day period | ||||||||||||
| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | |
89 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
90 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
91 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
92 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
93 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
94 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
95 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
96 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
97 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
98 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | ||||||||
Bold = 10-day period | ||||||||||||
| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
88 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | |
89 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
91 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
92 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
93 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
94 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
95 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
96 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
97 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
98 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.4 | ||||||||
Bold = 10-day period | ||||||||||||
Last Modified Date: October 16, 2001