Average Manufacturing Hours and Wages for Production Workers

 

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

1994

1993

1998-99

1993-99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% Change

% Change

OKLAHOMA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  HOURS (millions)

258.5

248.6

241.9

236.7

235.0

227.0

224.5

3.98

2.77

  WAGES (million dollars)

$3,466.0

$3,378.8

$3,223.0

$2,962.6

$2,770.3

$2,760.5

$2,682.3

2.58

4.83

   Average Hourly Wages

$13.41

$13.59

$13.32

$12.52

$11.79

$12.16

$11.95

-1.35

2.01

ARKANSAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  HOURS (millions)

380.8

379.4

367.6

380.1

389.8

385.5

371.9

0.37

3.21

  WAGES (million dollars)

$4,504.1

$4,407.4

$4,178.9

$4,036.2

$4,017.8

$3,802.6

$3,574.8

2.19

5.47

   Average Hourly Wages

$11.83

$11.62

$11.37

$10.62

$10.31

$9.86

$9.61

1.82

2.19

COLORADO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  HOURS (millions)

224.4

234.8

224.7

237.2

239.8

228.3

219.7

-4.43

4.49

  WAGES (million dollars)

$3,304.4

$3,246.5

$3,156.2

$3,122.4

$3,041.5

$2,735.4

$2,713.7

1.78

2.86

   Average Hourly Wages

$14.73

$13.83

$14.05

$13.16

$12.68

$11.98

$12.35

6.50

-1.56

KANSAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  HOURS (millions)

305.8

301.7

280.3

301.7

277.4

269.6

249.0

1.36

7.63

  WAGES (million dollars)

$4,459.5

$4,262.3

$4,039.2

$4,006.3

$3,630.3

$3,391.7

$3,157.5

4.63

5.52

   Average Hourly Wages

$14.58

$14.13

$14.41

$13.30

$13.09

$12.58

$12.68

3.22

-1.96

LOUISIANA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  HOURS (millions)

257.9

256.6

256.8

275.8

268.3

265.5

267.0

0.51

-0.08

  WAGES (million dollars)

$4,108.4

$4,098.7

$3,949.1

$3,705.8

$3,643.5

$3,493.1

$3,403.0

0.24

3.79

   Average Hourly Wages

$15.93

$15.97

$15.38

$13.44

$13.58

$13.16

$12.75

-0.27

3.87

MISSOURI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  HOURS (millions)

538.6

525.3

526.7

527.9

524.1

512.9

525.9

2.53

-0.27

  WAGES (million dollars)

$7,610.0

$7,261.9

$7,135.3

$6,743.2

$6,506.7

$6,316.4

$6,114.7

4.79

1.77

   Average Hourly Wages

$14.13

$13.82

$13.55

$12.77

$12.41

$12.32

$11.63

2.21

2.05

NEW MEXICO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  HOURS (millions)

57.5

58.4

57.0

54.7

56.0

53.1

54.8

-1.54

2.46

  WAGES (million dollars)

$739.8

$752.0

$718.6

$651.3

$608.8

$580.9

$608.3

-1.62

4.65

   Average Hourly Wages

$12.87

$12.88

$12.61

$11.91

$10.87

$10.94

$11.10

-0.08

2.14

TEXAS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  HOURS (millions)

1,345.9

1,378.4

1,340.7

1,388.9

1,337.8

1,292.8

1,229.4

-2.36

2.81

  WAGES (million dollars)

$18,785.7

$18,863.1

$18,093.0

$17,032.0

$16,132.2

$15,344.5

$14,656.8

-0.41

4.26

   Average Hourly Wages

$13.96

$13.68

$13.50

$12.26

$12.06

$11.87

$11.92

1.99

1.40

8 STATE REGION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  HOURS (millions)

3,369.4

3,383.2

3,295.7

3,403.0

3,328.2

3,234.7

3,142.2

-0.41

2.65

  WAGES (million dollars)

46,977.9

46,270.7

44,493.3

$42,259.8

$40,351.1

$38,425.1

$36,911.1

1.53

3.99

   Average Hourly Wages

$13.94

$13.68

$13.50

$12.42

$12.12

$11.88

$11.75

1.94

1.31

UNITED STATES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  HOURS (millions)

24,484.6

24,582.6

24,183.3

25,014.3

25,064.6

24,560.1

23,845.1

-0.40

1.65

  WAGES (million dollars)

$355,895.9

$348,953.6

$338,267.2

$324,612.2

$317,105.8

$304,663.0

$290,293.2

1.99

3.16

   Average Hourly Wages

$14.54

$14.20

$13.99

$12.98

$12.65

$12.40

$12.17

2.40

1.48

 SOURCE: Geographic Area Statistics; Annual Survey of Manufactures; Bureau of the Census