BLS Establishment Estimates Revised to Incorporate March 1998 Benchmarks - United States Bureau of Labor Statistics - Statistical Data Included

Employment and Earnings, June, 1999 by Sheila McConnell

                                          Average weekly hours
Industry
                                    Previous   Revised    Difference
                                    estimate   estimate

   Total private                      34.5       34.5         0
Goods-producing                       40.9       40.9         0
 Mining                               43.4       43.4         0
 Construction                         37.9       38.0        .1
 Manufacturing                        41.7       41.7         0
 Durable goods                        42.4       42.5        .1
  Lumber and wood products            40.8       40.7       -.1
  Furniture and fixtures              40.4       40.4         0
  Stone, clay, and glass products     42.5       42.6        .1
  Primary metal industries            44.5       44.5         0
  Fabricated metal products           42.2       42.2         0
  Industrial machinery and
   equipment                          43.5       43.5         0
  Electronic and other electrical
   equipment                          41.4       41.3       -.1
  Transportation equipment            43.7       43.7         0
  Instruments and related
   products                           41.7       41.7         0
  Miscellaneous manufacturing         40.5       40.5         0
 Nondurable goods                     40.7       40.7         0
  Food and kindred products           40.9       40.9         0
  Tobacco products                    37.0       37.1        .1
  Textile mill products               41.2       41.2         0
  Apparel and other textile
   products                           37.2       37.2         0
  Paper and allied products           43.1       43.1         0
  Printing and publishing             38.4       38.5        .1
  Chemicals and allied products       43.4       43.4         0
  Petroleum and coal products         43.2       43.1       -.1
  Rubber and miscellaneous
   plastics products                  41.5       41.5         0
  Leather and leather products        37.7       37.7         0
Service-producing                     32.9       32.9         0
Transportation and public
 utilities                            39.4       39.4         0
Wholesale trade                       38.4       38.4         0
Retail trade                          28.7       28.7         0
Finance, insurance, and real
 estate                               36.8       36.8         0
Services                              32.7       32.6       -.1

                                        Average hourly earnings

                                    Previous   Revised    Difference
                                    estimate   estimate

   Total private                    $12.68     $12.68       $0.00
Goods-producing                      14.18      14.18           0
 Mining                              16.89      16.85        -.04
 Construction                        16.29      16.31         .02
 Manufacturing                       13.47      13.47           0
 Durable goods                       14.02      14.01        -.01
  Lumber and wood products           10.95      10.94        -.01
  Furniture and fixtures             10.80      10.81         .01
  Stone, clay, and glass products    13.46      13.46           0
  Primary metal industries           15.52      15.53         .01
  Fabricated metal products          13.01      12.99        -.02
  Industrial machinery and
   equipment                         14.36      14.38         .02
  Electronic and other electrical
   equipment                         13.06      13.04        -.02
  Transportation equipment           17.92      17.88        -.04
  Instruments and related
   products                          13.73      13.76         .03
  Miscellaneous manufacturing        10.79      10.80         .01
 Nondurable goods                    12.63      12.64         .01
  Food and kindred products          11.70      11.69        -.01
  Tobacco products                   18.54      18.42        -.12
  Textile mill products              10.29      10.29           0
  Apparel and other textile
   products
  8.43       8.43                                               0
  Paper and allied products          15.27      15.28         .01
  Printing and publishing            13.36      13.38         .02
  Chemicals and allied products      16.97      16.96        -.01
  Petroleum and coal products        21.16      21.20         .04
  Rubber and miscellaneous
   plastics products                 11.78      11.78           0
  Leather and leather products        9.32       9.30        -.02
Service-producing                    12.19      12.19           0
Transportation and public
 utilities                           15.24      15.21        -.03
Wholesale trade                      13.86      13.90         .04
Retail trade                          8.67       8.64        -.03
Finance, insurance, and real
 estate                              13.97      13.98         .01
Services                             12.77      12.77           0