AVERAGE HOURS AND EARNINGS OF
MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION WORKERS
Nebraska - 1970 to 2004
Year	Weekly Earnings	Weekly Hours	Hourly Earnings
1970	$134.79	42.0	$3.21
1971	NA	NA	NA
1972	148.07	41.7	3.55
1973	156.78	41.8	3.75
1974	170.98	41.2	4.15
1975	187.66	40.5	4.63
1976	202.57	41.1	4.93
1977	219.91	40.8	5.39
1978	239.61	41.1	5.83
1979	269.69	41.3	6.53
1980	299.63	40.6	7.38
1981	322.80	40.3	8.01
1982	337.95	39.9	8.47
1983	353.03	40.3	8.76
1984	361.67	40.5	8.93
1985	363.51	40.3	9.02
1986	374.10	40.4	9.26
1987	377.87	40.5	9.33
1988	385.52	41.1	9.38
1989	387.87	40.7	9.53
1990	394.13	40.8	9.66
1991	397.54	40.4	9.84
1992	420.04	41.1	10.22
1993	434.09	41.5	10.46
1994	460.57	42.1	10.94
1995	464.39	41.5	11.19
1996	478.82	41.6	11.51
1997	499.73	41.3	12.10
1998	516.21	41.9	12.32
1999	535.06	41.9	12.77
2000	535.30	41.4	12.93
2001	561.97	41.2	13.64
2002	588.70	41.9	14.05
2003	618.18	41.6	14.86
2004	631.90	41.6	15.19
Source:  Nebraska Department of Labor, Nebraska Labor Market Information, Internet Data, March 2005.
NA -- not available.
Last Updated:	3/21/2005
by Nebraska Databook
email:	mlundeen@neded.org