| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : DECEMBER 6, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| COVER STORY
Wage Growth Is Slowing for Most Industries *CHANGE BETWEEN THIRD QUARTERS IN '98-'99 '97-'98 PRIVATE NONAGRICULTURAL (OVERALL) 3.6 4.2 COMPUTER MANUFACTURING 12.0 8.0 SOFTWARE & DATA PROCESSING SERVICES 4.5 6.3 SEMICONDUCTORS 4.4 8.9 SECURITY AND COMMODITY SERVICES 4.0 9.2 RESTAURANTS 3.9 5.1 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 3.7 5.1 CAR DEALERS 3.6 6.0 DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS 3.5 5.4 HOSPITALS 3.1 3.2 TRUCKING AND WAREHOUSING 2.4 2.5 FOOD STORES 1.8 5.5 HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE STORES 1.7 6.7 TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION -0.7 0.0 * AVERAGE HOURLY WAGES, NONSUPERVISORY & PRODUCTION WORKERS DATA: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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