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Industry Statistics 1998

Principal Agreement 1998

Month	Number of Employees	Number of Hours	Number of Contractor Employees
January	7,205	1,260,841	709
February	7,752	1,291,084	713
March	7,704	1,412,865	717
April	7,246	1,421,775	726
May	7,919	1,549,568	730
June	7,747	1,321,773	732
July	7,598	1,442,519	737
August	8,349	1,470,526	747
September	7,834	1,193,507	761
October	7,834	1,187,119	770
November*	7,834	1,187,119	770
December*	7,834	1,187,119	770

*Estimate

Total Number of Hours Worked: 15,925,815
Peak Month Worked: May
Average Number of Workers per Month: 7,776
Average Number of Contractor Employers per Month: 740
Average Number of Hours Worked per Month: 1,327,151
Approximate Dollar Amount Generated (In Wage & Fringe Benefits): $643 million

Residential Agreement Hours 1998

Month	Number of Hours
January	18,394
February	17,574
March	17,474
April	20,219
May	22,081
June	18,742
July	22,563
August	25,068
September	27,839
October	27,005
November	24,622
December	20,677

Total Numbers of Hours Worked: 262,258
Peak Month Worked: September
Average Number of Hours Worked per Month: 21,855
Approximate Dollar Amount Generated (In Wage & Fringe Benefits): Over $10.5 Million

Communication Agreement Hours 1998

Month	Number of Hours
January	357,918
February	341,803
March	364,294
April	361,669
May	392,004
June	361,439
July	404,069
August	404,833
September	387,191
October	430,314
November	375,010
December	382,237

Total Number of Hours Worked: 4,562,871
Peak Month Worked: October
Average Number of Hours Worked per Month: 380,239
Approximate Dollar Amount Generated (In Wage & Fringe Benefits): Over $145 Million

Why Choose ECA?

Members of the Electrical Contractors´ Association of City of Chicago, Inc. are experience, proven contractors who have a record of providing quality, cost-effective services for the electrical construction industry throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. When you contract with an ECA member, you can be certain you are working with a qualified, professional business that you can depend on. All ECA members are bonded and insured.

As established, experienced business people, ECA members offer a record of accomplishment backed by solid client references. By negotiating the industry´s collective bargaining agreement for the Chicago metropolitan area, and as the management representatives to the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee, ECA helps to guarantee the availability of skilled, well-trained electricians. This qualified workforce allows ECA members to move quickly on new projects and to serve customers more cost-effectively.

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