2005					West Virginia Gross Hours and Earnings of Production Workers, by Industry
Average Weekly Hours					Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann Avg
PRIVATE SECTOR					34.1	34.0	34.1	34.2	34.5	34.4	34.6	34.6	34.7	34.8	34.7	34.6	34.5
Goods Producing					42.0	41.7	41.6	41.9	41.9	41.3	41.8	42.1	42.3	42.7	42.1	42.1	42.0
	Natural Resources and Mining				47.2	47.1	47.7	47.5	46.4	46.0	45.0	46.4	46.8	47.2	46.9	46.5	46.7
	Construction				39.1	38.3	38.3	38.8	39.6	40.0	40.5	40.2	40.3	40.0	38.6	38.7	39.4
	Manufacturing				41.3	41.3	40.9	41.3	41.3	40.1	41.2	41.3	41.6	42.3	42.0	41.9	41.4
		Durable Goods			41.6	41.6	41.0	41.0	41.4	40.5	41.4	41.4	41.3	41.6	42.2	42.0	41.4
		Nondurable Goods			40.8	40.7	40.7	42.0	41.1	39.3	40.9	41.0	42.1	43.7	41.7	41.6	41.3
Private Service-Providing					32.2	32.1	32.2	32.3	32.6	32.6	32.7	32.7	32.7	32.7	32.7	32.7	32.5
	Trade, Transportation, and Utilities				34.8	35.0	35.6	35.5	35.8	36.0	35.6	35.6	35.7	35.6	35.8	36.0	35.6
		Wholesale Trade			40.1	39.9	39.7	39.7	40.0	40.4	40.5	40.1	40.5	40.6	40.5	40.8	40.2
		Retail Trade			31.4	31.7	32.3	32.3	32.7	33.0	32.4	32.3	32.4	32.2	32.7	33.0	32.4
	Financial Activities				33.9	33.3	33.1	33.7	34.1	33.4	33.5	33.8	33.9	34.2	33.5	33.3	33.6
		Finance and Insurance			35.1	34.6	34.6	35.0	35.3	34.7	34.9	35.1	35.2	35.6	34.9	34.3	34.9
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			29.8	29.0	28.3	29.5	30.6	29.7	29.2	30.0	29.8	30.2	29.4	30.3	29.7
	Professional and Business Services				34.4	34.4	34.1	34.0	34.3	34.6	34.9	34.7	34.6	34.8	34.8	34.9	34.6
		Health Care and Social Assistance			32.9	32.7	32.9	32.9	33.3	33.2	33.1	33.1	33.2	33.4	33.2	33.1	33.1
	Leisure and Hospitality				27.8	27.7	27.4	27.7	28.2	28.2	28.7	28.8	28.2	28.5	28.1	28.1	28.1
		Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation			37.4	37.5	37.4	37.5	37.4	37.3	37.1	37.3	38.2	36.9	37.3	37.4	37.4
		Accommodation and Food Service			26.2	26.0	25.7	25.9	26.4	26.3	26.8	26.9	26.1	26.9	26.5	26.5	26.4
Benchmark March 2006