Average Hourly Earnings of Production Workers (seasonally adjusted)
- dollars per hour -
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
| 1996 |
12.60 |
12.56 |
12.50 |
12.69 |
12.70 |
12.76 |
12.79 |
12.82 |
12.85 |
12.84 |
12.88 |
12.95 |
| 1997 |
12.99 |
13.00 |
13.04 |
13.04 |
13.06 |
13.09 |
13.09 |
13.17 |
13.17 |
13.28 |
13.32 |
13.35 |
| 1998 |
13.34 |
13.39 |
13.43 |
13.41 |
13.45 |
13.43 |
13.34 |
13.46 |
13.53 |
13.52 |
13.54 |
13.56 |
| 1999 |
13.59 |
13.63 |
13.69 |
13.75 |
13.81 |
13.85 |
13.91 |
13.95 |
14.01 |
14.00 |
14.00 |
14.07 |
| 2000 |
14.12 |
14.14 |
14.18 |
14.23 |
14.23 |
14.29 |
14.32 |
14.37 |
14.40 |
14.48 |
14.51 |
14.50 |
| 2001 |
14.48 |
14.55 |
14.58 |
14.64 |
14.69 |
14.74 |
14.82 |
14.84 |
14.88 |
14.89 |
14.95 |
15.01 |
| 2002 |
15.05 |
15.11 |
15.15 |
15.17 |
15.24 |
15.27 |
15.30 |
15.33 |
15.37 |
15.46 |
15.47 |
15.53 |
| 2003 |
15.58 |
15.61 |
15.64 |
15.63 |
15.69 |
15.72 |
15.74 |
15.79 |
15.83 |
15.82 |
15.90 |
15.92 |
| 2004 |
15.94 |
15.96 |
16.01 |
16.08 |
16.08 |
16.11 |
16.14 |
16.21 |
16.30 |
16.28 |
16.30 |
16.35 |
| 2005 |
16.38 |
16.42 |
16.43 |
16.48 |
16.54 |
16.56 |
16.58 |
16.65 |
16.60 |
16.71 |
16.68 |
16.70 |
| 2006 |
16.71 |
16.72 |
16.74 |
16.78 |
16.79 |
16.80 |
16.80 |
16.85 |
16.84 |
16.90 |
16.92p |
16.97p |
| Note: p = Preliminary figure, r = Revised |
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