Industry Statistics 1997

Principle Agreement 1997

Month	Number of Employees	Number of Hours	Number of Contractor Employees
January	7,154	1,244,474	737
February	6,725	1,160,548	726
March	7,279	1,277,585	726
April	7,174	1,375,716	734
May	7,419	1,515,721	722
June	7,597	1,188,703	733
July	7,647	1,483,415	697
August	7,965	1,512,416	699
September	8,103	1,474,136	704
October	7,468	1,575,792	622
November	8,135	1,325,401	717
December	7,763	1,152,606	724

Total Number of Hours Worked: 16,286,513
Peak Month Worked: October
Average Number of Workers per Month: 7536
Average Number of Contractor Employers per Month: 712
Average Number of Hours Worked per Month: 1,357,209
Approximate Dollar Amount Generated (In Wage & Fringe Benefits): Over $625 Million

Residential Agreement Hours 1997

Month	Number of Hours
January	4,931
February	5,712
March	7,265
April	9,050
May	14,647
June	13,169
July	13,452
August	14,777
September	18,813
October	19,140
November	19,040
December	19,076

Total Numbers of Hours Worked: 159,072
Peak Month Worked: October
Average Number of Hours Worked per Month: 13,256
Approximate Dollar Amount Generated (In Wage & Fringe Benefits): $5,408,448

Communication Agreement Hours 1997

Month	Number of Employees	Number of Hours
January	1,934	314,588
February	1,898	291,080
March	1,925	305,405
April	1,907	306,569
May	1,982	354,643
June	2,041	316,847
July	2,104	337,790
August	2,129	382,436
September	2,157	346,864
October	2,193	393,174
November	2,212	361,188
December	2,232	350,500

Total Number of Hours Worked: 4,061,084
Peak Month Worked: October
Average Number of Workers Per Month: 2060
Average Number of Hours Worked per Month: 338,424
Approximate Dollar Amount Generated (In Wage & Fringe Benefits): $124 Million