Louisiana's Average Hourly Earnings (September, 1998)
|
| ALL MANUFACTURING |
$14.75 |
| Durable Goods |
$13.31 |
| Lumber & Wood Products | $10.33 |
| Stone, Clay, & Glass Products |
$12.48 |
| Fabricated Metal Products |
$12.90 |
| Machinery, excl. Electrical |
$13.40 |
| Electric & Electronic Equipment |
$19.20 |
| Transportation Equipment |
$14.47 |
| Nondurable Goods |
$16.28 |
| Food & Kindred Products |
$9.19 |
| Apparel & Other Textile Products |
$6.93 |
| Paper & Allied Products |
$16.69 |
| Printing & Publishing |
$12.84 |
| Chemicals & Allied Products |
$21.99 |
| Petroleum & Coal Products |
$23.20 |
| Petroleum Refining |
$24.01 |
| Mining |
$15.83 |
| Communications & Public Util. |
$13.98 |
| Banking/Financial |
$11.39 |