Table 16
WEST VIRGINIA
PRODUCTION WORKERS' HOURS AND EARNINGS (CURRENT DOLLARS)
Adjusted to Constant 1982/84 = 100 Dollars by Consumer Price Index
ANNUAL AVERAGES FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2000 AND 2001*
 
Industry Annual Averages 
Hourly Earnings Percent 
Change
Weekly Earnings Percent 
Change 
2001 2000 2001 2000
   
Bituminous Coal Mining $11.09 $11.26 -1.5 $511.24 $490.98 4.1
             
Construction $10.20 $10.19 0.1 $399.75 $391.14 2.2
             
Manufacturing $8.36 $8.34 0.2 $341.80 $348.78 -2.0
  Durable Goods $8.00 $8.02 -0.2 $331.25 $336.78 -1.6
    Stone, Clay, & Glass Products $7.01 $7.48 -6.2 $277.71 $297.64 -6.7
    Primary Metals $10.71 $10.64 0.6 $471.06 $462.81 1.8
    Fabricated Metal Products $8.26 $8.62 -4.2 $344.48 $370.78 -7.1
    Machinery, except Electrical $7.02 $6.91 1.6 $282.85 $284.64 -0.6
    Electrical & Electronic Equipment $7.88 $8.38 -6.1 $287.51 $326.17 -11.9
  Nondurable Goods $8.98 $8.91 0.9 $361.14 $368.77 -2.1
    Food & Kindred Products $6.12 $5.89 3.9 $223.82 $221.32 1.1
    Printing & Publishing $7.10 $7.24 -1.9 $252.17 $265.71 -5.1
    Chemicals & Allied Products $12.18 $12.14 0.3 $556.61 $572.93 -2.8
             
Electric, Gas, & Sanitary Services $11.03 $11.36 -2.9 $463.40 $461.20 0.5
             
Trade, Wholesale $8.64 $8.61 0.4 $366.54 $365.98 0.2
             
General Merchandise Stores $4.43 $4.46 -0.7 $140.51 $141.91 -1.0
             
Health Services $8.03 $7.91 1.5 $277.81 $276.99 0.3
*March 2001 benchmark.
Source: Current Employment Statistics.