Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers (seasonally adjusted)
Percent Change from Previous Year
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| 1996 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
| 1997 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
| 1998 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
| 1999 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
| 2000 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
| 2001 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.5 |
| 2002 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
| 2003 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
| 2004 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
| 2005 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
| 2006 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.1p |
1.4p |
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| Note: p = Preliminary figure, r = Revised |
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