2008					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					34.3	34.0	34.3	34.5	34.5	34.8	34.8	34.7	34.8	34.8	34.6	34.7	34.6
Goods Producing					41.7	41.5	41.8	41.9	42.2	42.3	41.9	42.3	42.4	42.6	42.2	42.5	42.1
	Mining and Logging				46.8	47.1	47.6	47.6	47.6	46.8	44.8	46.7	47.5	47.0	46.5	47.5	47.0
	Construction				39.0	38.0	38.5	38.7	39.3	40.4	40.7	40.6	39.5	40.0	38.8	39.4	39.4
	Manufacturing				41.0	41.1	41.1	41.3	41.4	41.2	41.2	41.1	41.5	41.9	42.0	41.6	41.3
		Durable Goods			41.5	41.4	41.2	41.0	41.4	41.5	41.4	41.1	41.2	41.5	42.0	42.0	41.4
		Nondurable Goods			40.1	40.4	40.8	42.0	41.3	40.7	40.8	41.0	42.0	42.5	41.8	40.6	41.2
Private Service-Providing					32.5	32.2	32.5	32.6	32.6	32.9	32.9	32.7	32.8	32.8	32.7	32.7	32.7
	Trade, Transportation, and Utilities				35.2	34.9	35.6	35.8	35.9	36.2	35.8	35.7	35.9	35.8	35.9	35.9	35.7
		Wholesale Trade			40.1	39.8	40.1	40.1	40.1	40.4	40.5	40.4	40.0	40.5	40.3	40.1	40.2
		Retail Trade			31.8	31.6	32.3	32.6	32.7	33.3	32.5	32.4	32.7	32.5	32.7	33.0	32.5
	Financial Activities				33.7	33.1	33.4	33.4	33.6	33.4	34.0	33.5	33.8	34.2	33.9	33.5	33.6
		Finance and Insurance			34.8	34.1	34.4	33.7	34.1	34.6	34.8	34.2	34.9	35.5	35.0	34.5	34.6
		Real Estate and Rental and Leasing			30.3	30.5	30.4	32.3	32.4	30.2	31.8	31.3	30.9	30.2	30.2	30.2	30.9
	Professional and Business Services				34.2	33.7	34.8	35.4	34.9	35.9	36.3	35.9	35.9	35.3	35.0	35.4	35.2
		Health Care and Social Assistance			33.7	33.4	33.5	33.7	33.3	33.3	33.3	33.1	33.4	33.6	33.3	33.2	33.4
	Leisure and Hospitality
		Accommodation and Food Service			26.9	26.7	25.8	25.8	26.4	26.3	26.6	26.6	26.2	26.5	26.5	26.5	26.4
					West Virginia Gross Hours and Earnings of All Workers, by Industry
					Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann Avg
PRIVATE SECTOR					35.0	34.8	35.2	35.0	35.1	35.9	35.6	35.7	35.2	35.5	35.0	34.5	35.2
Goods Producing					40.9	40.3	40.8	41.2	40.3	42.1	41.7	42.1	41.7	41.8	41.5	40.8	41.3
	Mining and Logging				45.6	45.9	46.2	46.9	45.5	46.5	44.9	45.3	45.6	46.5	46.7	46.1	46.0
	Construction				36.6	34.8	36.7	37.6	36.6	38.9	39.1	40.1	40.5	40.4	38.8	36.3	38.1
	Manufacturing				41.2	40.8	40.6	40.6	40.1	41.8	41.9	41.8	40.4	40.0	40.4	40.8	40.9
Private Service-Providing					33.5	33.4	33.8	33.4	33.7	34.3	34.0	34.0	33.5	33.8	33.3	32.9	33.6
	Trade, Transportation, and Utilities				35.2	34.0	34.4	34.3	34.0	34.8	34.5	34.6	34.8	34.6	35.1	34.8	34.6
	Financial Activities				34.5	34.5	34.1	34.7	35.5	37.6	35.2	34.9	34.4	36.9	36.7	36.9	35.5
	Professional and Business Services				34.2	34.8	35.5	34.8	34.2	35.4	35.2	35.8	35.2	36.2	35.5	35.1	35.2
	Educational and Health Service				34.6	34.7	34.8	34.5	34.9	34.9	34.7	34.5	34.2	34.5	34.6	34.1	34.6
	Leisure and Hospitality				26.5	26.8	27.2	27.7	28.9	29.5	29.6	29.7	28.1	27.9	27.5	27.1	28.1
	Other Services				30.6	31.3	31.8	31.4	32.5	32.6	33.1	34.0	32.1	33.4	33.2	32.2	32.4
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
	Charleston MSA Total Private				35.1	34.9	35.2	35.3	35.2	35.3	35.3	35.0	34.7	34.3	34.5	34.2	34.9
	Huntington - Ashland MSA Total Private				34.9	35.1	35.4	35.5	35.7	35.7	35.6	35.7	35.9	36.0	35.8	35.7	35.6
	Morgantown MSA Total Private				33.2	33.6	33.8	34.0	34.2	34.4	34.5	34.8	35.0	35.2	35.3	35.5	34.5
	Parkersburg - Marietta MSA Total Private				32.8	32.5	32.8	33.0	32.8	33.2	32.9	32.5	32.9	31.9	31.0	30.5	32.4
	Wheeling MSA Total Private				32.8	32.2	32.8	32.5	32.8	33.3	33.2	33.7	33.5	33.3	33.8	34.1	33.1
Benchmark March 2009