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Industry Statistics 2000

Principle Agreement 2000

Month	Number of Employees	Number of Hours	Number of Contractors
January	8,319	1,230,931	826
February	8,222	1,616,747	829
March	10,499	1,321,167	831
April	9,608	1,268,749	841
May	8,593	830,917	848
June	12,083	1,045,913	857
July	11,192	1,274,698	863
August	11,495	1,505,469	873
September	12,063	1,386,869	878
October	11,990	1,482,519	884
November	12,022	1,368,479	892
December	11,555	1,270,399	898

Total Number of Hours Worked: 15,602,857
Peak Month Worked: February
Average Number of Contractor Employers per Month: 860
Average Number of Workers per Month: 10,637
Average Number of Hours Worked per Month: 1,300,238
Approximate Dollar Amount Generated (In Wages & Fringe Benefits): $691,000,000

Residential Agreement Hours 2000

Month	Number of Hours	Number of Employees
January	24,290	176
February	25,361	179
March	41,377	371
April	38,314	364
May	23,826	282
June	34,638	494
July	42,318	512
August	51,682	452
September	45,754	491
October	52,830	506
November	51,293	475
December	48,688	491

Total Numbers of Hours Worked: 480,371
Peak Month Worked: October
Average Number of Hours Worked per Month: 40,031
Approximate Dollar Amount Generated (In Wages & Fringe Benefits): $21,000,000

Communication Agreement Hours 2000

Month	Number of Hours	Number of Employees
January	370,657	2,262
February	374,548	2,636
March	442,673	3,214
April	408,383	3,001
May	430,342	3,428
June	437,994	3,440
July	403,160	3,387
August	467,791	3,441
September	482,594	3,536
October	468,938	3,481
November	444,977	3,594
December	435,923	3,361

Total Number of Hours Worked: 5,167,980
Peak Month Worked: September
Average Number of Hours Worked per Month: 430,665
Approximate Dollar Amount Generated (In Wages & Fringe Benefits): $179,000,000

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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