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. 1999 Fall;21(1):79–121.

Table 6. Percent Change in Implied Non-Supervisory Payrolls, Employment, Average Weekly Hours, and Average Hourly Earnings in Private1 Health Service Establishments, by Selected Type of Establishment: 1995-1999.

Type of Establishment Calendar Year 1996
Q1
1996
Q2
1996
Q3
1996
Q4
1997
Q1
1997
Q2
1997
Q3
1997
Q4
1998
Q1
1998
Q2
1998
Q3
1998
Q4
1999
Q1

1995 1996 1997 1998

Annual Percent Change Percent Change from the Same Period of Previous Year
Health Services
Payrolls 5.5 5.8 6.7 5.2 5.1 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.8 6.9 6.5 6.8 6.3 5.1 5.1 4.2 3.5
 Employment 2.7 2.8 2.3 1.4 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.1
 Average Weekly Hours -0.2 -0.3 1.1 0.2 -0.8 -0.3 -0.1 0.2 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 -1.1
 Average Hourly Earnings 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.6
Offices and Clinics of Physicians
Payrolls 6.8 11.4 9.6 7.2 9.8 11.8 12.3 11.8 11.2 9.8 8.8 8.6 8.8 7.4 6.7 6.0 4.8
 Employment 4.2 4.8 3.7 4.1 5.0 5.1 4.8 4.2 3.9 3.8 3.3 3.8 4.2 3.8 4.4 3.9 3.5
 Average Weekly Hours 0.2 1.3 1.0 -0.7 0.6 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.2 -0.8 -1.1 -1.2 -1.7
 Average Hourly Earnings 2.3 5.0 4.7 3.8 4.0 5.1 5.6 5.5 5.1 4.5 4.6 4.4 4.2 4.3 3.4 3.3 3.0
Offices and Clinics of Dentists
Payrolls 6.3 8.2 9.7 5.7 6.3 8.0 9.3 9.2 12.0 10.9 8.2 7.8 5.6 4.3 6.9 6.1 5.5
 Employment 3.2 3.5 2.7 2.3 3.3 3.7 3.5 3.7 3.4 2.8 2.6 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.5
 Average Weekly Hours -0.6 0.6 1.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.7 1.6 0.8 2.0 1.4 0.0 0.6 -0.1 -1.4 0.2 -0.9 -1.9
 Average Hourly Earnings 3.6 3.9 5.8 3.9 3.6 3.4 4.0 4.5 6.1 6.4 5.5 5.2 3.8 3.7 4.1 3.9 3.9
Nursing Homes
Payrolls 6.5 4.6 5.3 5.4 5.0 5.2 4.6 3.6 4.6 4.6 5.4 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.4 4.0 2.5
 Employment 2.6 2.2 1.3 0.3 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.6 0.1 -0.4 -0.7
 Average Weekly Hours 0.5 -0.3 0.1 0.5 -0.2 0.2 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -0.2 -0.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.3 -0.7
 Average Hourly Earnings 3.2 2.7 3.7 4.5 2.7 2.4 2.7 2.9 2.8 3.4 4.2 4.5 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.1 3.9
Private Hospitals
Payrolls 3.3 3.4 5.2 5.0 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.9 5.0 5.5 6.2 5.8 5.0 5.1 4.1 4.1
 Employment 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.7 1.5
 Average Weekly Hours -0.3 -0.5 1.4 0.3 -0.9 -0.9 -0.5 0.1 0.7 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.6 0.4 -0.1 -0.6 -0.9
 Average Hourly Earnings 3.4 2.8 2.3 2.9 3.1 3.3 2.7 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.7 2.5 2.8 3.2 2.9 3.5
Home Health Care Services
Payrolls 16.2 8.1 9.7 -4.0 7.5 7.3 7.9 9.5 12.7 11.6 8.3 6.4 1.0 -3.7 -5.8 -7.0 -4.7
 Employment 12.3 7.3 4.9 -5.5 8.6 8.0 6.3 6.3 6.8 5.9 4.7 2.4 -1.4 -5.1 -7.5 -8.1 -6.7
 Average Weekly Hours 1.2 -1.8 3.1 0.4 -3.4 -3.2 -1.2 0.7 3.2 3.8 2.5 2.8 2.0 0.3 0.1 -0.8 -1.4
 Average Hourly Earnings 2.3 2.5 1.4 1.3 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.3 1.4 1.0 1.1 0.4 1.1 1.7 2.0 3.6
Non-Farm Private Sector
Payrolls 5.5 5.8 7.7 6.6 4.0 6.1 6.2 6.9 8.5 7.4 7.1 7.7 7.5 6.7 6.5 5.9 5.2
 Employment 3.2 2.5 3.0 2.6 2.1 2.4 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.3
 Average Weekly Hours -0.6 -0.1 0.6 -0.1 -1.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 -0.8
 Average Hourly Earnings 2.8 3.4 3.9 4.1 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.6
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Excludes hospitals, clinics, and other health-related establishments run by all governments.

NOTES: Data presented here conform to the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification. Q designates quarter of year. Quarterly data are not seasonally adjusted.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment and Earnings. Washington. U.S. Government Printing Office. Monthly reports for January 1995-March 1999.