Wages

Production Worker Hours and Earnings in the State of Iowa*
Sector	Average Weekly Earnings			Average Weekly Hours			Average Hourly Earnings
Sector	Oct-09p	Sep-09	Oct-08	Oct-09p	Sep-09	Oct-08	Oct-09p	Sep-09	Oct-08
Goods Producing	$738.57	$730.32	$712.80	41.1	40.8	40.5	$17.97	$17.90	$17.60
Construction	$873.16	$874.38	$914.81	41.5	42.2	43.5	$21.04	$20.72	$21.03
Manufacturing	$691.75	$675.76	$650.57	41.2	40.2	39.5	$16.79	$16.81	$16.47
Durable Goods	$664.31	$657.20	$642.88	38.6	38.5	39.2	$17.21	$17.07	$16.40
Non-Durable Goods	$720.28	$697.57	$660.74	44.0	42.2	39.9	$16.37	$16.53	$16.56
Wholesale Trade	$650.07	$656.88	$658.70	36.5	36.8	35.3	$17.81	$17.85	$18.66
Retail Trade	$358.69	$351.77	$333.96	28.4	28.3	27.9	$12.63	$12.43	$11.97
Financial Activities	$842.21	$840.70	$744.63	37.2	36.6	36.2	$22.64	$22.97	$20.57
*Data is for production and non-supervisory workers only. All employee payroll data (AEP) is available on the BLS website by clicking the AEP link above.