Table 15
WEST VIRGINIA
PRODUCTION WORKERS' HOURS AND EARNINGS (CURRENT DOLLARS)
ANNUAL AVERAGES FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2000 AND 2001*
Industry			Annual Averages
			Hourly Earnings		Weekly Hours		Weekly Earnings
			2001	2000	2001	2000	2001	2000
Bituminous Coal Mining			$19.64	$19.38	46.1	43.6	$905.40	$844.97
Construction			$18.06	$17.53	39.2	38.4	$707.95	$673.15
Manufacturing			$14.80	$14.36	40.9	41.8	$605.32	$600.25
	Durable Goods		$14.17	$13.80	41.4	42.0	$586.64	$579.60
		Stone, Clay, & Glass Products	$12.42	$12.87	39.6	39.8	$491.83	$512.23
		Primary Metals	$18.96	$18.31	44.0	43.5	$834.24	$796.49
		Fabricated Metal Products	$14.63	$14.84	41.7	43.0	$610.07	$638.12
		Machinery, except Electrical	$12.43	$11.89	40.3	41.2	$500.93	$489.87
		Electrical & Electronic Equipment	$13.95	$14.43	36.5	38.9	$509.18	$561.33
	Nondurable Goods		$15.91	$15.33	40.2	41.4	$639.58	$634.66
		Food & Kindred Products	$10.83	$10.13	36.6	37.6	$396.38	$380.89
		Printing & Publishing	$12.58	$12.46	35.5	36.7	$446.59	$457.28
		Chemicals & Allied Products	$21.57	$20.89	45.7	47.2	$985.75	$986.01
Electric, Gas, & Sanitary Services			$19.54	$19.55	42.0	40.6	$820.68	$793.73
Trade, Wholesale			$15.31	$14.82	42.4	42.5	$649.14	$629.85
General Merchandise Stores			$7.85	$7.68	31.7	31.8	$248.85	$244.22
Health Services			$14.22	$13.62	34.6	35.0	$492.01	$476.70
*March 2001 benchmark.
Source: Current Employment Statistics.