Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

Automotive Industry: Employment, Earnings, and Hours [2 December 2008] http://www.bls.gov/bls/auto.htm

Links on this page provide recent estimates of http://www.bls.gov/bls/auto.htm#employment employment, http://www.bls.gov/bls/auto.htm#earnings average hourly earnings, and http://www.bls.gov/bls/auto.htm#hours average weekly hours for industries associated with the production, wholesaling, retailing, and maintenance of motor vehicles. This list is not exhaustive, but includes industries that can be directly impacted by changes in U.S. production and sales of motor vehicles. The last section of this page provides links to http://www.bls.gov/bls/auto.htm#definitionsdefinitions of these industries. Current and historical data back to 1990 are available. Data provided are for establishments that are located in the United States; the data do not distinguish between domestic and foreign ownership. Average hourly earnings and average weekly hours are for production workers.

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