Basically i want this - The average hours worked per week by production workers in manufacturing industries Now i am getting results for all this - should i only look at results of Manufacturing and production at NO 19, 20 ? Total nonfarm Total private Goods-producing Mining and logging Logging Mining Oil and gas extraction Mining, except oil and gas(1) Coal mining Support activities for mining Construction Construction of buildings Residential building Nonresidential building Heavy and civil engineering construction Specialty trade contractors Residential specialty trade contractors Nonresidential specialty trade contractors Manufacturing Production workers Durable goods Production workers WOod products nonmetallic mineral products Primary metals Fabricated metal products Machinery Computer and electronic products(1) Computer and peripheral equipment Communications equipment Semiconductors and electronic components electronic instruments Electrical equipment and appliances transportation equipment (1) Motor vehicles and parts (2) Furniture and related products Miscellaneous manufacturing
I am only thinking out loud here (if you want to call what I do "thinking" ;-) ) but, I would start with the profession that produces the highest discretionary income. If that profession is shrinking, then there will be less discretionary income out there than if one of the professions that produces less discretionary income goes down in employment levels. That will point to whether money will flow to the economy as a whole...or at least so I would think. -gastropod