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Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-7. Average weekly hours and overtime of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)
Industry Dec.
2018		 Oct.
2019		 Nov.
2019(p)		 Dec.
2019(p)

AVERAGE WEEKLY HOURS

Total private

 33.7 33.5 33.5 33.5

Goods-producing

 41.4 41.0 40.9 40.8

Mining and logging

 46.7 47.2 46.7 46.2

Construction

 39.9 39.7 39.4 39.4

Manufacturing

 42.0 41.4 41.4 41.4

Durable goods

 42.5 41.7 41.8 41.8

Nondurable goods

 41.3 40.9 40.8 40.9

Private service-providing

 32.4 32.3 32.3 32.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 33.7 33.7 33.6 33.8

Wholesale trade

 38.8 38.6 38.6 38.5

Retail trade

 30.1 30.2 29.9 30.2

Transportation and warehousing

 38.2 37.9 38.0 38.1

Utilities

 42.6 42.8 42.9 43.0

Information

 35.6 35.1 35.1 35.1

Financial activities

 36.9 36.9 36.9 36.9

Professional and business services

 35.4 35.3 35.3 35.3

Education and health services

 32.2 32.2 32.2 32.3

Leisure and hospitality

 24.8 24.6 24.7 24.7

Other services

 30.9 30.8 30.9 30.8

AVERAGE OVERTIME HOURS

Manufacturing

 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.2

Durable goods

 4.6 4.1 4.2 4.2

Nondurable goods

 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.1

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.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2018 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: January 10, 2020