A Note on Average Hourly Earnings in Aircraft and Guided Missiles and Space Vehicles Manufacturing - Sic 3721 - Sic 3761 - Statistical Data Included

Employment and Earnings, Jan, 2000

                                         Average hourly earnings

              Industry                  Nov.      Dec.      Oct.
                                        1998      1998      1999

Total private:
 Current dollars                       $13.00    $13.00    $13.41
 Constant (1982) dollars                 7.84      7.84      7.87

Mining:
 Current dollars                        17.29     17.29     17.00
 Constant (1982) dollars                10.43     10.43      9.98

Construction:
 Current dollars                        16.82     16.87     17.49
 Constant (1982) dollars                10.14     10.17     10.27

Manufacturing:
 Current dollars                        13.60     13.69     14.04
 Constant (1982) dollars                 8.20      8.26      8.24

Transportation and public utilities:
 Current dollars                        15.48     15.50     15.76
 Constant (1982) dollars                 9.34      9.35      9.25

Wholesale trade:
 Current dollars                        14.34     14.32     14.78
 Constant (1982) dollars                 8.65      8.64      8.68

Retail trade:
 Current dollars                         8.86      8.88      9.20
 Constant (1982) dollars                 5.34      5.36      5.40

Finance, insurance, and real estate:
 Current dollars                        14.43     14.40     14.68
 Constant (1982) dollars                 8.70      8.69      8.62

Services:
 Current dollars                        13.15     13.18     13.54
 Constant (1982) dollars                 7.93      7.95      7.95

                                         Average hourly
                                            earnings

              Industry                   Nov.      Dec.
                                       1999(P)   1999(P)

Total private:
 Current dollars                        $13.44   $13.48
 Constant (1982) dollars                  7.88      (2)

Mining:
 Current dollars                         16.94   $17.22
 Constant (1982) dollars                  9.93      (2)

Construction:
 Current dollars                         17.38   $17.43
 Constant (1982) dollars                 10.19      (2)

Manufacturing:
 Current dollars                         14.09   $14.22
 Constant (1982) dollars                  8.26      (2)

Transportation and public utilities:
 Current dollars                         15.86   $15.89
 Constant (1982) dollars                  9.30      (2)

Wholesale trade:
 Current dollars                         14.86   $14.98
 Constant (1982) dollars                  8.71      (2)

Retail trade:
 Current dollars                          9.21    $9.25
 Constant (1982) dollars                  5.40      (2)

Finance, insurance, and real estate:
 Current dollars                         14.72   $14.74
 Constant (1982) dollars                  8.63      (2)

Services:
 Current dollars                         13.60   $13.71
 Constant (1982) dollars                  7.97      (2)

                                         Average weekly earnings

              Industry                   Nov.       Dec.       Oct.
                                         1998       1998       1999

Total private:
 Current dollars                       $451.10    $451.10    $463.99
 Constant (1982) dollars                272.07     272.07     272.45

Mining:
 Current dollars                        757.30     755.57     758.20
 Constant (1982) dollars                456.76     455.71     445.21

Construction:
 Current dollars                        649.25     659.62     699.60
 Constant (1982) dollars                391.59     397.84     410.80

Manufacturing:
 Current dollars                        573.92     583.19     589.68
 Constant (1982) dollars                346.15     351.74     346.26

Transportation and public utilities:
 Current dollars                        614.56     606.05     605.18
 Constant (1982) dollars                370.66     365.53     355.36

Wholesale trade:
 Current dollars                        554.96     549.89     570.51
 Constant (1982) dollars                334.72     331.66     335.00

Retail trade:
 Current dollars                        256.05     259.30     264.96
 Constant (1982) dollars                154.43     156.39     155.58

Finance, insurance, and real estate:
 Current dollars                        532.47     521.28     529.95
 Constant (1982) dollars                321.15     314.40     311.19

Services:
 Current dollars                        431.32     429.67     442.76
 Constant (1982) dollars                260.14     259.15     259.99

                                         Average weekly
                                            earnings

              Industry                    Nov.       Dec.
                                       1999(P)    1999(P)

Total private:
 Current dollars                        $463.68   $466.41
 Constant (1982) dollars                 271.79       (2)

Mining:
 Current dollars                         757.22   $778.34
 Constant (1982) dollars                 443.86       (2)

Construction:
 Current dollars                         686.51   $674.54
 Constant (1982) dollars                 402.41       (2)

Manufacturing:
 Current dollars                         594.60   $605.77
 Constant (1982) dollars                 348.53       (2)

Transportation and public utilities:
 Current dollars                         605.85   $607.00
 Constant (1982) dollars                 355.13       (2)

Wholesale trade:
 Current dollars                         570.62   $576.73
 Constant (1982) dollars                 334.48       (2)

Retail trade:
 Current dollars                         264.33   $270.10
 Constant (1982) dollars                 154.94       (2)

Finance, insurance, and real estate:
 Current dollars                         529.92   $532.11
 Constant (1982) dollars                 310.62       (2)

Services:
 Current dollars                         444.72   $448.32
 Constant (1982) dollars                 260.68       (2)