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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)
May
2022
Mar.
2023
Apr.
2023(p)
May
2023(p)
Percent change from:
Apr.
2023 - May
2023(p)
May
2022
Mar.
2023
Apr.
2023(p)
May
2023(p)
Percent change from:
Apr.
2023 - May
2023(p)

Total private

120.3 122.2 122.1 122.4 0.2 220.3 232.9 233.5 235.2 0.7

Goods-producing

94.4 95.2 95.6 95.7 0.1 161.0 169.8 171.1 172.0 0.5

Mining and logging

114.6 121.9 122.4 126.8 3.6 215.2 238.5 241.4 248.6 3.0

Construction

113.5 114.9 115.2 114.8 -0.3 197.1 209.7 210.9 211.3 0.2

Manufacturing

84.9 85.1 85.4 85.5 0.1 138.6 144.5 145.4 146.4 0.7

Durable goods

85.7 86.2 86.4 86.8 0.5 140.2 145.8 146.8 148.4 1.1

Nondurable goods

83.4 83.3 83.6 83.3 -0.4 135.4 141.9 142.3 142.5 0.1

Private service-providing

127.2 129.6 129.5 129.8 0.2 238.1 252.4 253.1 254.9 0.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

115.7 115.8 115.6 115.7 0.1 197.2 206.6 207.0 207.7 0.3

Wholesale trade

110.3 110.1 110.4 110.4 0.0 188.5 196.3 196.7 197.1 0.2

Retail trade

101.9 101.6 101.4 101.5 0.1 170.1 177.1 177.0 177.5 0.3

Transportation and warehousing

166.3 167.8 167.2 166.9 -0.2 274.4 291.6 293.2 294.4 0.4

Utilities

96.7 96.2 96.6 96.7 0.1 170.5 175.6 178.1 178.9 0.4

Information

101.5 100.9 100.9 100.2 -0.7 189.4 195.2 196.0 195.6 -0.2

Financial activities

119.1 119.9 119.6 120.0 0.3 235.3 245.8 245.5 248.1 1.1

Professional and business services

145.7 147.7 147.6 148.1 0.3 279.8 296.9 298.4 300.6 0.7

Private education and health services

146.7 151.9 152.1 152.7 0.4 278.6 298.5 299.7 302.1 0.8

Leisure and hospitality

123.1 127.0 127.4 128.1 0.5 248.6 266.5 268.2 271.5 1.2

Other services

100.7 103.9 103.7 104.2 0.5 181.4 190.5 191.5 193.4 1.0

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 2022 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: June 02, 2023