Wages

Production Worker Hours and Earnings in the State of Iowa*
Sector	Average Weekly Earnings			Average Weekly Hours			Average Hourly Earnings
Sector	Aug 08p	Jul 08	Aug 07	Aug 08p	Jul 08	Aug 07	Aug 08p	Jul 08	Aug 07
Goods Producing	$739.13	$731.17	$767.02	41.2	41.1	42.4	$17.94	$17.79	$18.09
Natural Res & Mining	$898.13	$918.31	$874.78	50.4	49.8	49.2	$17.82	$18.44	$17.78
Construction	$942.42	$932.06	$910.66	44.1	43.8	43.2	$21.37	$21.28	$21.08
Manufacturing	$665.26	$658.04	$712.32	40.1	40.1	42.0	$16.59	$16.41	$16.96
Durable Goods	$633.81	$622.66	$676.40	38.6	38.2	40.0	$16.42	$16.30	$16.91
Non-Durable Goods	$708.54	$704.60	$760.79	42.2	42.6	44.7	$16.79	$16.54	$17.02
Wholesale Trade	$666.41	$667.17	$670.34	36.1	36.2	37.2	$18.46	$18.43	$18.02
Retail Trade	$347.67	$341.48	$325.75	28.9	28.6	28.6	$12.03	$11.94	$11.39
Financial Activities	$730.17	$717.12	$616.56	36.6	36.2	36.7	$19.95	$19.81	$16.80
*Data is for production and non-supervisory workers only. All employee payroll data (AEP) is experimental and available on the BLS website by clicking the AEP link above.