average factory work weekの例文

• Factories added jobs at a rapid pace during August, while the average factory work week and manufacturing overtime both expanded.
• Five other index components had a negative effect, led by a shorter average factory work week, 41.6 hours vs 41.8 hours, an indication of a dip in manufacturing activity.
• Moreover, the average factory work week was shortened by eight-tenths of an hour in December, although the Bureau of Labor Statistics said part of that decline might be attributed to storms in the Midwest.
• They were stronger manufacturing orders for consumer goods, a sign of future industrial strength; rising sensitive materials prices, a sign of increased demand; fewer people applying for first-time unemployment claims, a monthly average of 357, 000 in April vs 377, 000 in March; a longer average factory work week, a sign manufacturers were working to increase production; and an increase in building permits, a sign of stepped up home construction.