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U.S. employment, wages, and productivity
Table III‐14 shows U.S. producers’ and independent fabricators’ employment‐related
data. U.S. producers’ employment measured by production and related workers (“PRWs”)
fluctuated during the period but overall, PRWs increased by 2.5 percent (38 PRWs) during 2017‐
19. For U.S. producers, hours worked by PRWs increased by 1.6 percent between 2017 and
2018 then decreased 4.9 percent between 2018 and 2019 for an overall decrease of 3.4 percent
during the period. U.S. producers’ hourly wages increased throughout the period by 17.7
percent ($4.32) during 2017‐19. Overall, during 2017‐19 U.S. producers’ productivity and unit
labor costs increased by 13.4 percent and by 3.8 percent, respectively.
Independent fabricators’ employment measured by PRWs increased by *** percent
(*** PRWs) between 2017 and 2018 then decreased slightly between 2018 and 2019. Overall,
PRWs increased by *** percent (*** PRWs) during 2017‐19. For independent fabricators, hours
worked by PRWs decreased by *** percent during the period. U.S. independent fabricators’
hourly wages increased throughout the period by *** percent ($***) during 2017‐19. U.S.
independent fabricators’ productivity increased by *** percent between 2017 and 2018 then
decreased by *** percent between 2018 and 2019. Independent fabricators’ unit labor costs
fluctuated during the period but overall increased by *** percent during 2017‐19.
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